The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-06
PAGE OF SPORTS
ZOE CANS TIRED
ZOE FIGHT GAME
as Hotel in Baltimore Which
viii Keep Him for Rest
of His Life.
BY c. e. VAN LOAN.

A few days before the Memsic fight.
Cans announced his retirement
pm the ring. The old master has
|ver done any of the Patti farewell
fore and may be trying TO begin it.
here are his own reasons for
lifting the game:
II have been fighting for seven
IN years and that ought to be
out long enough to suit anybody.
4 mad been out for myself and
uld have got my hands on the big
bney l have earned for other neonIe
might have been able to retire he
Re. Everybody knows that | was
Wn and out before the Goldfield fight.
took raw deal on the split of that
900 purse, but, believe me, that $40
snort end, win or lose. looked as big
mountain to me. Then | oct my
TIRE end of the purse on myself. If 7
o. lost to Nelson that day l guess |
uld nave had to walk out of Gold
a. AS II was l came out with quite
nice little stake. Then the theatrical
gasements helped me along and
gan TO lay some of the money aside.
GoIdfleId Hotel.
pouSht corner lot in Baltimore
had a three-story brick building
up on tia hotel. l named It the
idheld hotel, because if il had not
for Goldfield there would not
We been any hotel.
1 had enough money TO paw for
ground and put up a good build
but l could not see enough in
hit to furnish the place properly.
at is why l came west this last
pc. You remember the papers did
ne guessing about my western
p They said Cans was going TO
ce Nelson into a fight. Well. they
ne close to the truth | did como
ST to arrange another match with
lson, and We could have got $40 900
the finish fight.
Then along came Mr.. Britt and
bcked Nelson off the perch. I
Id see my furniture going. but the
tch with Britt brought me about
900. counting the money 1 won on
self. and l got 50, 900 for fighting
msic. 1 had figured on getting to-
her $40, 900 cash and quitting the ring
good. l have managed to get $780,
and now I'm going into the hotel
iness. The fighting game is a tire
he proposition when you follow ii for
IL.
I hope to make that little hotel of
be a favorite resort in Baltimore. OF
rise. ii will be a colored mans hotel
all that, but I have some good
nds who are white men, and | ex-
T. to have such a nice place that
v will not be ashamed TO drop in
shake hands with me when they
In town.
Is Tired of Game.
be tells the truth when he says
L NE is tired of the fighting game.
Knight when it became known
Britt had visited Cans
tried to get him to call off the
tch with Memsic, the negro cham
{, was sweated pretty thoroughly
a bunch of inquisitive newspaper
H. McCarey was present. AT first
as refused to talk, repeating that
had been on the level all through
negotiations for the Memsic fight
had nothing to say. At last
ticulariy rasping inquiry brought
to his feet. Il tell you" said he,
have done many a bad thing since
anne before the public as a fighter.
/ reformed some time ago. Won't
believe me when l say that /
Re been on the level in this? If you
q t take my word. why you can go
ad and roast. Roast all you want
IT won't be the first time
hen turning to McCarey, Cans said:
Mistah McCarey, let's quit This
ting game. It's a bad game and
about sick of it. l bet you are.
Let's get out of 1t"