Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-02

fighters prepared for action. Time called
at 4:O5 p. m.
Fight by Rounds.
Round 1-Herman led for the body, missed
and they went to clnch. The men
spared and in a clinch Herman sent his
wicked right swing to he Jaw and fol-
lowed It with right to the head and they
went to a clinch. At close quarters Her
missed left for the body and quick as a
flash Cans whipped a right and LETT 70
the nose. bringins a thin stream OF blood
right to the face and walloped Herman
with right to the ribs. Herman as the gong
rang planted his left to Cans face. The
round was Cans, but Herman started con-
fidently as he took his corner.
Round 2-ierman covered up and they
worked to close quarters, Herman landing
right and left to body The men then
mixed it and furious rally followed. Her
man had the better of an exchange of body
both men displayed cleverness in blocking
Herman swung left hard to ribs, Cans re-
taliated with two hard rights to Jaw and
forced Herman to clinch. Mixing 1t Cans
drove right to ribs and sent Herman stag
gering back with a right to the neck. AS
the gong rang Cans hit Herman on the face
with a right and shook hands with Herman
In an apologize manner. Not content with
this apology Cans walked to Herman's
corner and again shook hands with him
Cans round slightly.
Three knOckdowns for Cans.
Round SHERMAN after a clinch swung
a hard left to head and they exchanged
| his man with a right to neck. Herman was
in quickly and tried right and left for the
body, but received left to the face that
would have sent him outside of the ring
had the ropes not saved him. Cans fol-
lowed with short-arm right and left body
I blows. Cans sent Herman to the floor with
| left hook to ribs. Herman, however. was
| of balance and the blow left no telling
effects. Cans had the better of the round
| nv far h11t Hartman shouyad HtfIa NJ Of
| distress
Round AFTER a clinch Herman swung
| right to ribs and left to stomach. They
mixed at close range and Herman nettled
| Cans with short-arm right to head. Roth
| then missed terrific right swings and Her
| man landed left on the stomach. Cans
planted right to jaw with great force and
| they exchanged lefts to stomach. Her
| man swung hard right to jaw and fol-
| lowed It with heavy left to stomach that
| made Cans vince. 1t was an even round.
| Round 5-After a half minutes sparring
Herman swung left to the body, following
! 1t with right to the same place, and then
rushed Cans into a corner, landing right
and left high on the body. Cans then shot
| out his right and It landed on Herman g
/ into paroxysms by driving Cans to the
| ropes with a volley of left and right swings
| to the jaw and face. Herman sent straight
| left to the face, but Cans countered with
| two hard rights to jaw, and In a mixup
| that followed Cans outpointed his man,
! landing right and left short arm blows to
| jaw. The gong ended an even round. Her
mans showing thus far had been very
! good.
Round 6-Gans ceverly blocked various
| leads by Herman and peppered the lat
teV's face and body. with rights and lefts
| at close range. Both men were very cool
but Cans face bore a determined look. Her
man was on the aggressive, but received
| a right hook to the Jaw that sent his head
| back a foot. Cover and fall in" came
| the Injunction from Herman's seconds as
Cans at long range drove his right again
| and again to the Kids face. Cans alsC
| sent Herman through the ropes with right
| hooks to the jaw. Cans had a big lead
| in this round and Herman lost his jaunty
air as he sought his seat
Clean Knockout for Cans.
Round 7-Herman opened the round witt
left swing to ribs, but Cans more than got
even with two rights and left to the
stomach. Herman rallied and landed hi,
left and a right over he ribs and they
getting Herman against the ropes, planted
right and left to face. Herman Tough
back wildly and as he closed in Cans me
him with terrific right uppercut to tn,
face that left it's mark over the right eye
Cans followed his man TO a corner anC
they exchanged kidney blows. The bel
changed as they were sparring. 1t wal
Cans round and he looked like the winner
Round Scans sent a straight left to tn
jaw and left to ribs Cans merely shool
his head and followed his man around tn
ring, cornering him, but failing in attempt
| to land. Suddenly Cans shot out his lief
and right squarely to the jaw and his maj
| dropped as though hit by a board. II
made no attempt to RISE 1t was as cleaj
a Knockout as ever took place In ring.