Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-23
BIG CROWD
WATCHES JOE
CANS ATTRACTS MANY TO OAK
WOOD INN
is Down to 1856 1-2 Pounds and Antici-
pates No Trouble in Making the
Required Weisht-in
Good Shape

There were not enough chairs and
benches on all the big Baldwin ranch to
seat the crowd which congregated at the
lakewood inn yesterday to watch Josephus
Cans and his sparring partners perform
their stunts in Jack Doyle's back yard
and at least 500 spectators were forced 10
view the champion from any old place
they could stick their patent feathers.
Cans gave everyone a run for the time
and money spent in reaching Arcadia, foI
he added to the regular program a fast
three-round bout with Kid Dalton. The
Spaghetti champ tried to rough 1t with
the real champ, and the result was little
explanation of why Cans is called the
cleverest man of his weight in the world.
Dalton tore in like little whirlwind. but
all that happened was some pretty block
ing and foot work by Cans, who did not
attempt to hit Dalton in return.
Bubbles Robinson was also taken on FOR
three spasms ard he was able to do even
less than Dalton The boy who is to fight
Danny Webster in the preliminary next
Friday night does not show to advantage,
and 1t appears that he will meet the
same fate he did the last time he met
Danny--defeat.
For some reason or other Bubbles has
not improved to any material extent, ana
the few lessons he has had in boxing
than a help. When he met Webster be-
fore Robinson was content to tear in and
do his best to land, but now he may
think that he can box with the clever
bantamweight, in which case Dannie will
have no trouble in opening his black OPP
ponent up and smothering him with
punches.
Cans the Attraction
But Bubbles training stunts were not
included in the feature of yesterday after
noon at the lakewood. Everybody on the
place was there for the sole purpose of
watching Cans, and the champion was
the focus of all eyes.
He started out by punching the bag.
and for fifteen minutes slammed the in
fiated little balloon up against the plat
form at a rapid pace. Cans is not
pretty bag puncher, and includes no
tricks of making the leather do fancy
stunts in his repertoire, but he goes at it
so steadily that it does him world of
good.
And while he was punching the bag one
big boogie who had apparently seen him
In action sized up the situation to a turn.
See how cool he isl said the wise guy.
s'Well that's just the way he acts in a
scrap. You can't bother him because you
come in fast, for he can get away just as
easy as he does from the bag"
When the bag work was done Joe
monkeyed with the exerciser until
Trainer Keefe called him off, and then
he went into the ring with Bubbles for a
three-round session. The newcomer tried
his best to land on Cans, but Joe was not
there when needed, and even in.the rallies
Bubbles scarcely landed punch.
The fest with Robinson over, Kid Dali
ton made his way into a pair of pillows
and endeavored to break through the
champions guard. The Spaghetti champ
was real ruffiian for the time being,
but he could not do much, although the
bout was decidedly interesting to the spec
tators
Weight All Right
Cans weight was announced as being
at the 1867 mark yesterday morning
Willie Keefe stated that this was the
notch topped by the champion when he
returned from five-mile jaunt over the
roads and in the afternoon he was about
a pound heavier.
.'Weight isn't bothering us a bit" said
Trainer Keefe. Tomorrow l am going
to let Joe get back to the 13S-pound mark,
and then will take it off Tuesday, holding
him at 1856 until he weighs in for the
fight"
when are you going to dry him out,
Willie?' some one asked the trainer.
DRY him out?" said Keefe why,
man. he made 1873 for Britt the other day,
and he didn't need any drying out.
guess with two pounds added to this II
will be easy pickings to get down to the
required figure without any unnecessary
exertion.
After his workout yesterday Cans APP
peared in excellent shape, and even the
strenuous pace set him by his sparrine
partners did not appear to bother the
champion in the least. He was just as
fresh after the end of the second three
round spasm as before the first, and went
to work at once skipping rope and dane
ing around the ring until Keefe told him
to stop.
Cans will box again today, and in all
probability he will taper off road work
by Wednesday. A few light stunts in the
gymnasium will be INDUCED in every aft
ernoon until Friday. but aside from box
ing and bag punching there will be moth