The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-10
JOE CANS
S TILL LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPION.
Britt Lasts Five Rounds
With Baltimore Fighter.
Fight Was Negro's All
the Way as He Had No
Difficulty in Hitting His
Opponent at Will.

San Francisco, Sept. 9.-Joe Cans, %
Baltimore, the lightweight champion
of the world, won a comparatively
easy victory over James Britt, the
California pugilist, who recently de
feated Battling Nelson, at the ball
park here this afternoon. For five
rounds Cans showed that he was
easily the master. He outpointed and
outfought Britt at all stages and when
the bell for the sixth round rang the
Californian declined to go on, declar.
ing that his left arm had been broken
by coming in contact with Cans elbow
In the preceding round. Referee Jack
Welsh after examining Britt. turned
TO Cans and said: "You win" A great
crowd that filled the grandstand and
open seats and overfowed into the
field, saw the battle. The betting was
10 to in favor of Cans with lot of
Britt money In evidence. The men got
on the scales In the clubhouse at 2:30
o'clock and both scaled under the lin.
II, 1873 pounds. The fighters had
guarantee Of $4,000, with the provl.
sion that everything over $4,000 TAX.
en- In at the gate would be cut up so
that they would receive 25 per cent
of that surplus. II was announced that
the gross receipts amounted to at least
$4,000. At the rlngslde 1t was rumor.
ed that the men had agreed to divide
the spolls equally. There was no talk
Of fake" before the mill and Cans,
It was agreed. had wagered $4,000 on
his chances. Just before the men en-.
tered the ring. Tex Rickard offered to
bet any part of $4,000 on the cham.
pion at 2 to 1, but he got very little
OF II down.
Battling Nelson, Frankie Neil, Joe
Thomas. Young Ketchell and other
pugllists were at the ringside. II was
estimated that about $4,000 spectators
were inside the enclosure. while 5000
deadheads looked on from a neighbor-
ing hill. Cans was the first 10 appear. |
He was attended by Alyle King and |
several handlers. He was quickly |
by "The native son." whose
chief second was his brother. Willis |
Britt. After the usual preliminaries,
the men put bandages on their hands
and listened to the final instructions
OF the refree, They shook hands at
3 i5 o'clock.
FIRST ROUND.
Round one-They shook hands.
Cans feinted rapidly with left. Cans
missed with left and Britt placed n
left on the stomach. Cans blocked a
eft for the face. Cans blocked anoth.
er left for the face. Cans backed
Britt into a corner and put a straight
eft on the face, blocking Jimmy's re-
urn. getting back from Jlmmy's count.
pr. They clinched and broke. Brits
swung hard left on the Nace and
irew back from a left to the body
Jams was using the left very lightly
md watching for Jimmy's left body
punch.
SECOND ROUND.
Britt came up crouching. Cans stand.
ng up straight. Cans tried left to
ACE. and Britt left TO the body; both
Cans crowded Jimmy and
got in left and right on the face Cans
Iept forcing Jimmy shack with light
eft to face, Britt swung two lefts In.
o the stomach. Cans blocked left
o the stomach and forced Jimmy
round the ring. Cans ducked clever.
y and snapped Jimmy on the eye
With the right. Jimmy backed around
nd Cans caught him another right on
he eye, hard punch. Cans fought
cry cautiously. He drew JImmy's fire {
nd then raped right and left on the I
ody. He blocked Jimmy's left to the 1
ody. Cans forced Britt to the ropes. I
THIRD ROUND.
Jimmy came up with left eye black.
ned. Cans caught left body blow
n his elbow and forced Britt around. I
immy landed a glanoing blow on the Y
heck as Cans drew away. Cans G
locking a left bedy blow, and reach. /
d the face with left and right. Cans b
laced a left in the face and drew
way from body blow. Cans showed c
/ two straight lefts on the face and
locked a body blow They clinched
nd were separated by the referee @
ans was there with another straight h
1T. He had Britt pinned In the cor I
er, but the ball rang before Joe n
ould land. Britt was In the corner, :,
ut the bell rang before Joe could ],
ct punch. Cans round.
FOURTH ROUND. d
Cans touched face lightly with left, s
nd stopped a left body punch with @
Is elbow. Cans ducked one low and Il
icked another. His defense was v
'lendid. They clinched and broke At II
'ders. Britt got In right on the y,
'dy. Cans crowded Britt without b
riking at him. Britt got a right IN
e body and Cans a right on the Jaw. n,
ans whipped In right uppercut on b.
mmy's nose and then stood away ana al
inned, Cans touched the face light. pl
With left and then let go left and st
sht reaching Britt's jaw every time.
ms forced Britt towards the ropes. 10
hitting him. and sent In left and III