Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-17
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CANS NEXT

Los ANGELES, Sept. 17.-Jimmy
Burns has arrived in Los Angeles
from San Francisco, where he occu-
pied ringside seat at the Cans Britt
matinee. The stay at the springs has
benefited Jimmy greatly, and If looks
count for anything he has entirely re-
covered from his recent illness. The
fight between Burns and Cans, which
is scheduled for September %, seems
certainty.
Burns will do his training at Long
Beach and expects to start TO work i'm
beach city today to look over the To-
cation he has in view and to make all
definite arrangements.
Professor Lewis, who has looked
after the training interests of both
Tommy and Jimmy Burns during the
last few months, viii not be with Jim
my this time The aspirant for light
weight championship honors will try
! to secure the services of Aldo, the
Turk, and Young Berry as sparring
partners, and expects Tommy Burns
to come on soon and take general
charge of the training camp.
Cans, unless he has changed his
plans, win go back to Arcadia and oc-
cupy the same cottage and training
quarters he vacated when he went
north to battle with Jimmy Britt.
If Burns was confident that he had
a chance with the champion before, he
is more so now. There is no brag or
buster about the little fellow, but after
talking with him five minutes it is i'm
possible not to be impressed with his
enthusiasm and conviction that he has
a chance to do what all other light
weights have tried in vain to do-whiI
Joe Cans and take the lightweight
crown away from him.
They always told me that Cans was
fast and had a punch" said Jimmie
yesterday, "but if he was extending
himself Monday afternoon, then l an
bound to believe the reports of hi:
prowess have been exaggerated, as, il
my estimation, he was as slow as mo
lasses in February, and as for hi:
punch-well, it seems to me he hi
without doing any particular damage
at may be that Cans was stalling. t
give the crowd a run for it's money. b
that as it may, / am dead sure 1 hav'
chance with Joe. 1t may be that
am wrong, but as I said before, i
Cans whips me the fans will see on
of the hardest fights they ever saw il
their lives. because Joe will have t,
lay me out cold to win.
Here is a campaign secret, and yol
can go as far as you like with it.
am going in to slug from the frs
round on Any man that will sta
away and try to box clever with Gan
is a sucker. am going to get hir
right off the reel, and one of US is go
ing to drop before the limit. JUS
paste these words in your hat AM
look at them on the morning of tn
2Sth.'
Cans victory over Britt Admission
day has increased the interest in tn
Cans Burns match twice over.
was the only topic of conversation
along the rialto yesterday, and tn
early signs indicate that the battle vii
be a big betting proposition, many O
the local bettors showing a decide,
willingness to wager that Burns will b
there or whereabouts at the end of tn
) goth round.
1t developed yesterday that Cans
to receive $4,000, win, lose or draw
while Burns gets $4,000 for his part q
the entertainment Jim Jeffries is
receive $1,000 for his services as tn
referee, making the presence of tn
three men in the ring on the night q
the 27th cost Manager McCarey $12,
900.