The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-13
GIFT TITLES ARE
| EASILY SECURED
Zoe Cans Tells Why He Be-
slowed Championship on
George Memsic.
BY GEORGE sILER.

me most important happening in
Pugilism last week was the announced
eurement from the ring of Light
kelght Champion Joe Cans and the
presentation of his title TO Jimmy
urns George Memsic). Cans passed
through Chicago. en- route for Baltf-
bore, last Thursday, and affirmed the
eport that he was through with the
1ame. He said he had been fighting
eout seventeen years. had met the
Iest men In the country before he
sached the top, and since winning the
championship has cleaned up all as
irants for his honors. and also won
me welterweight championship twice
y defeating Mike Twin" Sullivan.
Asked why he presented his title TO
urns, ne said: TITLES do not repre-
Fnt much, and il did not cost anything
pestow II. know that the sporting
uDnc and the pugilistic writer's will
IKE no stock in a gift champion, so
urns VIII be compelled to fight for II.
really mad nothing TO present him. so
Pid MIN ] Intended to quit the game
nd he could defend the title The
cartwright market is pretty we'll de-
ieted at present Jimmy Britt and
SattiinS Nelson are, l think out of the
.lnning.
-hsS OhCS ILL.,
That leaves Burns. Packey McFar-
fnd' Kid Herman. Tommy Murphy,
fack blackburn and o few others In
Re held Burns is willing to fight ANY
them, and as he is q pretty tough
Pillow. he might give them a good run
mere is. 1t appears. considerable dis
atisfaction because l did not knock
urns 6ut in our recent fight. I prob
ply cnld have put him away had |
oxen any chances of laying myself
pen for hard punch or to break my
fnds- l knew l could beat him de-
|sively on points and give him good
icing doing it. so / made the lob as
fsy as possible. There is no rule COM
flling a man to win with a knockout.
| why take a chance of having a
ugh, hard-hitting fellow sneak a good
pc over. Had l been careless and had
lrns hung one on my jaw that would
fVe put me down and out l would
|ve been accused of taking.
ri gave the spectators a run for
|eir money. licked my man as clean
whistle and still did not satisfy
lose who were not within a thousand
Plies of the fight. The public is hard
please, and | sincerely hope my no.
venture will be a success and that
will not be asked to please them
|dln- nave been treated royalty
bee / severed my connections with
Herford and l have earned more
pney I'm the last two years that I
|uld call my own. than 1 have during
e fifteen years that I was fighting
Ider Herford."
, Cans Right Name Is Camp.
Cans. whose right name is Gamp.
81 born in Baltimore on Nov. %.
Al fand began fighting in 1891, since
"a time he has engaged in over 100
ttles. He won the lightweight cham
bnship at Fort Erie, Canada, on May
1902. by defeating Frank Erne in
out two seconds. One punch, in fact.
IS only defeat since then was at the
nd of Sam Langford. fifteen-round
INT decision. His most important
hts in the last thirteen months, and
hts which netted him the most
'ney and put him on ea street were
tn Battling Nelson at Goldfield. Kid
.rman at TonOpah. Jimmy Britt at
n Francisco and Jimmy Burns at
S Angeles. Joe. undoubtedly, is the
verest boxer and ring general since
! days of Jack McAuliffe, and the
neral belief is that he could have
zen Jacks measure had he been I'm
day. Cans went wrong many
le, but when he reformed and turned
new leaf, so to speak, he came into
own.