The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-02
KID OUTCLASSED
By OYSTER JOE
Well Directed Punch Puts Her.
man Down and Out in
Eighth.
SWINGING RIGHT TO Jaw
VICTOR AND VANQUISHED Salts
FLED WITH OUTCOME.
SWINGING RIGHT TO Jaw

Casino Athletic Club Tonopah. New,
Jan. Joe Cans fought true TO the
dope soday. After playing with Her
man for eight ROUNDS the champion landed
a full right swing on the point OF Her
mans jaw. and Chcago's favorite fighter
went to the mat beaten man.
IL was apparent from the start that Her.
man had no chance. Cans blocked his
blows with the greatest of case. and az
40 time was Cans worried In the least.
I'm tie first round Joe started 10 feel
thinEs our Herman WAS willing 10 fight
nut i1c champion stated him OF. in the
icconu roula ,ians started 10 open up The
liTc.
Herman's Leads Blocked.
Cans blocked Hcrman's leads with glove
ahd elbow, and when the opDortunity pre-
e s',i. tseli, shot rsht and left joits to
Ihe yhird and fourth rounds were rene
ttiOns OF tn second. II was plain to be
been that Herman. the short enaer. the
crowd When the Kid landed a blow the
crowd cheered wildly. Cans drew only
mooorate applause when ne fought his
IT, the fifth round Cans. having meas
ured his man, slowed down. This was
HE only round where Herman made any
showing. The hid waded in and swung
hard rights and let's at the champion
Cans appeared careless and a number OF
the blows landed The crowd cheered
madiy for the Chicagoan al the end OF
the roun1.
Cans Draws Kids Sire.
The sixth and seventh rounds were an
Cans In the eighth Cans started out by
renting and drawing Hcrman's fire They
1iddled around the ring until Cans work
ed his opponent into a corner Joe feiut-
ed with his left the Kid swung Wildly
win right and left He left an opening
a tt-nfr L.
a swinging right for the point Of the law.
Herman dropped like log with his face
buried in his hands. He lay motionIess
AZ the edge OF the ring. Cans wallsed
away II was all over.
Nate Lewis ran around the ring tn
where the Kid lay and begged him To rise
herman needed not the words: he was
senseless. At the count Of ten Lewis and
Adam Ryan carried their protegc 10 his
corner, where three minutes elapsed be-
Tore ne came to.
Herman was outclassed from start n
ttih,sh' lie never bad a chance The
llEht was NOT without Incidents The
I heaviest betting developed at the ring
Cans Apologized.
In the second round the men were mill
llg u fast IN the center of the ring when
the gong sounded. Herman Needed the
Dea ana stepped back from clipch. Cans.
on the Kids neck. The crowd aroee 20
their feet and Kissed and hooted II
was then that Cans realized what he had
ooLe: Cans faced the crowd ard made
punIc apology Not ccntent with it. he
crossed 70 Herman's corner and erasr-
ing the Kids hand. explained that he mai
not heard the gong. Kisses Changed to-
oheers as Cans returned to his seat
No Marks on Cans.
Joe cans was around town tonight and
dld not bear the slightest mark 10 indi-
cate mat he had been through a hattie.
t,ahs stated TO representative of the
press mat he was ready to get on a match
with Battling Nelson at once. falling
which he would be glad to take ON J!mmy
The Tonopah club has announced it's in
tention of offering 10000 for match be-
tween Britt and Cans, the fight 10 take
place March Il next.
Tex Richard OF the Goldfield Atblefi,
club. stated tonight that be would puar-
antee purse Of $4,000 for a confess he
tween Cans and Nelson. The receipts OF
todays fight had not been complied nm
10 q late hour tonight The club Officials
admit that they lost money. but they
claim that they did not EXPECT 10 realize
on the venture. and have no cause for
complaint The receipts probably approxi-
mate $4,000