Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-21
CANS BOXES
ATARCADLA
SURPRISES CROWD BY DOMINIC
THE GLOVES
Advance Orders for Seats Numerous
and Indications Are Favorable for
a Record-Breaking House.
Betting Is Light

Joe Cans surprised the spectators at 'n'
Oakwood Inn yesterday by putting on the
gloves for few rounds with Bubbles
Robinson. Earlier in the week the Ba
con Kid announced that he would not don
the mitts until Saturday, and the resu,'
was that there were comparatively few
on hand to watch the workout.
There has been no letup in the hard
grind which precedes all of Cans fights
and the negro went through a slEenUous
hour yesterday afternoon. In addition
to the boxing with Bubbles the champiol
puncned the bag and skipped rope IKE
2-year-old, and at the end of his working
period he was as fresh and strong as
when he started.
Both Cans and Trainer Keefe wish the
big show was slated to occur tonight, in
stead of next Friday. "A lighters money
may come easy" said Joe, but l fail to
see it. Training is all right enough, only
toward the end 1t begins to get monot-
onous.
my weight is right where l want 1t,
and it won't be any trouble at all to get
down to the 135-pound notch. l Will be
as strong as l ever was, and l don't see
where l can lose. Training Will be al,
over by Wednesday,, and Thursday ana
The real show of the series so far as
Cans camp is concerned will occur Sun
day afternoon, wnen the champion In
tends to put in almost the entire work
ing period with the gloves. Bubbles Will
be the main victim, but 1t is possible that
a couple of other fighters can be dragged
in to oppose the champion.
No Bubbles Money
oIa hot wi
Danny Webster for $3.50, there is no money
in sight from the Robinson camp. Danny
came through with his little bunch all
right, but when it came to putting up
the mazuma Bubbles was not to pc seeh'
with or without a telescope.
Robinson asserts that he never MADE
talk about betting on the fight which Will
furnish the preliminary to the Gans-Burns
go. He says that Willie Lewis and
few of his friends put up the spiel and
that if they want to go through with II
he hasn't a word to say. Bubbles is Will
ing to fight on a winner-take-al OASIS
and this is probably the way the httie
fellows will meet. Webster can get his
money down with outsiders, for there are
plenty who concede Robinson more thar
a 2 to 1 chance.
Manager McCarey is well satisfied with
the way the seat reservations are going
and expects to break all local records
when Cans and Burns get together next
Friday night. Hundreds of fight fans Will
be here from the Nevada mining camps
and in all probability the northern end OF
this state will be well represented.
Present indications are that the house
can go no less than s22, ,0O0 and 1t is ex'
tremely possible to boost this ngure
three. and maybe four, notches. Even
40 ChanCA
will spend their money to see Cans in
action, and the Maud Junction pavilion is
sure to see a larger crowd than ever be-
fore entered it's dingy doors.
Manager McCarey and Jim Jeffries Will
pay an official visit to the Cans camp on
Monday The champion will be given MS
instructions by jeff in regard to the rules
and he must also weigh in for the beneht
of McCarey and the press representatives.
VIII Visit Burns
On the following day the same stunt will
be gone through at the Burns quarters
In Long Beach, and from then on the
men will be weighed each afternoon unti
Il is time for them to enter the ring. Nc
Carey will take no chances on frost a.
the last minute and he will demand that
ooth Cans and Burns submit to examina-
ton by a physician whenever the club
manager deems it advisable.
McCarey is worrying bit about the re-
ports which have reached him from Long
Beach in regard to the strenuous way IN
which Burns is performing his training
stunts. Jimmy is boxing all comers and
McCarey is afraid that the popular light
weight may injure his hands and be I'M
able to meet Cans in his best shape. This
would never do, so Mac will tell Burns C
cut out the real fast work and confine
himself to line of exercise where he will
not be taking chances with his mitts.
Betting on the fight will undoubtedly
be light, for Cans is such an overwhelm-
ing favorite with the discerning gambo-
iiers that none but the pikers will care
to buy Burns tickets. The price Will go
to at least IS and it would not be the
most surprising thing in the world to see
Cans on the long end of to /.
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