The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-02
CANS WINNER IN
ONE SIDED FIGHT
NEGRO CHAMPION KNOCKS OUT
cHlcAGo'S FAvoRiTE SON
IN EIGHTH ROUND.
VICTORY WAS CLEAN CUT
And Herman Frankly Acknowledges
Opponent the Better Man--Ghetto
Kid Quito lassed and at No
Time Had Look In.

| Casino Athletic Club, Tonopah NeT.
| Jan. Joe Cans fought true to the
dope today. After playing with
i Herman for eight rounds, the cham
pion landed fun swing ON the point
OF Hcrman's Jaw, and Chicagois fa-
yorite fighter went to the mat beat
en- man.
1t was apparent from the start that
| Herman had no chance Cans blocked
| his blows with the greatest eaae and
at no time was Cans worried In the
| least In the first round, Joe started
| to feel the thing out Herman was
willing to fight. but he champion
stalled him off
In he second round Cans startei
to open up. The Kids attempts To
land alt ended in failures. Cans
blocked nerman's leads with glove
and elbow and when the opportunity
presented itself shot right and lett
jolts 10 his opponents face. The third
aud fourth rounds were renetitions of
| the second.
Crowd Was With Herman.
| 1t was plainly seen that Herman.
the short-ender, tho under dog WIS
| a fayCrite with the crowd When the
| XIII landed a blow the crowd cheer
ID wildly Cans only drew applause
fwhen he fought hi4 cIeyereat
In. the fifth rouhd Cans, having
measured his man sipwed down. This
was the only round where Herman
made any showing. The Kid wadea
in and swung hard rights and lefts at
/ the champion. Cans appeared care
less and d number OF blows landed al
the crowd cheered nadly for the Chi
aa.s.f.au.. IL t'la end ~ the ollaa The
sixth and seventh rounds were III
Cans.
In the eighth Cans started ont BY
feintng and drawing Herman's fire
They fddled around the ring unit
Cans worked his opponcnt into n
corner Toe feinted with his left and
the Kid swung wildly with his left He
/ left an opening. Like a fash, Cans
whipped in left md then swing
right. flush on the point Of the ia#
Herman dropped like log with his
face buried in his hands. He lay mo.
tionlees at the edge Of the ring. Cans
walked away-~it was all over.
Unconscious Three Minutes.
Nate Lewis ran around the ring 20
where the Kid lay and begged him
to rise. Herman needed not the words,
he was senseless. AT the cont o.
ten. Lewis and Adam Ryan carried
their protege to his corner, where
three minutes elapsed before he came
to
Herman was outclasced from the
start 10 the finish He never had a
chance. and he never will have n
chance when he meets a man OF Cans
calihre.
The fight was not without incidents
The heaviest betting developed at the
ringsde. In the second the men were
milling It ferceIy when the gong
sounded Herman needed the bell,
and stepped back from a clinch. Cans,
not hearing The bell landed a hard
right on the Kids neck. The crowd
arose to its feet ami his ed and hoo
ed. II was then that Cans realized
what he had done. Like a gentleman
Cans faced The crowd and made a pub
lie apology. Not content with that.
Cans went 10 Herman's corner. and
graspug he Kids hand. explained
that he had not heard the gong The
Misses cha ged 10 cheers as Cans re.
turned 10 his seat
Best Man Won" Says Herman.
After the fight when he came to
Herman said:
There's no geiting'away from it,
the best man won. | made the best
fight that was in me against a super.
ior man. cannot deny that he is the
hpst man. ard do not begrudge him
his victory
Cans bore his easily won honors
with the best Of grace. "Tt was Just
as ! expect cted." aid the champion. J
had Herman outcIassed. lie vas
game. but he never had a chance to-
win"
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
ROUND ONE Herman led for tho.
body but missed ana ther went 10 8
clfnch. The men ypa.red and in a
cTinch Herman sent right around
to the Kidneys. Cans drove a wicked
right swing TO she Jaw and followed
H with a right tc the head and hey
went To- clinch. A. clio @ quarters
Herman hooked a right TO the head
Herman missed a left for the body
and rrirt as Ha-u Cans whipped a
r-eht and Jeff 20 the nose. bringing a
ufr stream " blood. Cans swung a