Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-05
THE PUGILISTS JOE CANS
 AGAIN MATCHED The Colored One Has Another Bat tie to Win-0ther Fight News
 of Interest.

Chicago III, April 5.--Joe Cans, the lightweight champion, and Harry Leads of Philadelphia, have been matched to fight at 133 pounds weIght in at the ring side stripped. The rep resentatlves of both men met here yesterday and agreed upon all the de- tails of the match. The articles sign ed call for fight within the next three months for the best purse ob- tainable. Forfeits of $o,O0O each were posted and no purse less than S20,O0O is to be considered. Neither man will be permitted to engage in championship fights during the life of the, articles. Cans. gave Battling Nelson, who was present when the match was made the preference, but the Chicago man declined. stating that he had enough money to retire. Joe Thomas, who is to meet Willie Lewis in an eight-round bout before the Clifford A. c. at its headquarters in Grand Central palace on April To- will leave the Quaker city to-day and finish up his training at Browns gym nasium. Lewis is working like Fro jan at Hen Schlosser's road house at Silver lake. Lewis base been over there for two weeks and says that the Gotham fans will see much i'm proved man when he steps in the ring with Thomas. The weight, 15O pounds. suits him exactly and he is confident that he will make good. Young Donahue. the clever New England lightweight who recently cleaned up three of the good ones at Los Angeles, has been matched to l meet Steve Kenny of Milwaukee for | ten rounds at catch weights before a | club at Pueblo, Col. inside of two | weeks. Donahue went west with | Mike CTwin) Sullivan and cleaned up few good men, the rest sidesteppng | him until he reached Denver.
 | Willie Hosey. the hard-hitting light weight champion of Albany, who box | ed Maurice Savers at the National Sporting club last Monday night, Is not satisfied with the showing he made. HOsey had only two days mo- tice to get into shape and thinks with a weeks time he can put the Milwau- kee boy out of business. Several of the clubs are after the Albany cham pion, but he will insist on proper time to train before considering Oeffrs.
 Bert Reyes. the hard-hitting feath- er-weight of Philadelphia. who has been meeting all the good boys of New York lately. will appear in his own city Monday night. when he will clash with Willie Moody. also of Phil adelphia. for six rounds at catch weights, before the Spring Garden A. C. Reyes has improved considerably under the careful eye of Jimmy Kelly, his manager, who will keep him going with the best boys of his weight
 Emergency Kelly, the hard-htting featherweight of Boston, and Willie Mango. of New York. are both report ed to be In the best possible shape for their fifteen-round scrap at catch weights, which will come off Satur- day afternoon before one of the swell est boat clubs on the Harlem river. A | Weil-kilUWH spoTllnS inhH NHo ls d great admlrer of Mango's ability as a fighter has put up the purse for the boys to battle for.
 Matty Baldwin. the crack New England featherweight. who fights Jack O'Leary. of Milwaukee. for ten rounds on Tuesday night at the Green
 Valley A. c. of Milwaukee, would like to get crack at Spike Robson or Abe Attell for any old route. That is. Johnny Mack says so. and any