The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-10-03
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"A few days before the .Memsic
hight Joe Cans announced his retire
ment from the ring The Old master
has never done any of the Patti fare
Well before and may be trying to be.,,
gin 1t, but here are his own, reasons
for Quitting the game: H. NB%
Il have been fighting for II years
and that ought to be, about long
enough to suit anybody. III Il had;
been out for myself and could have
got my hands On the big money I,
have earned for other people might
nave been able to retire before. EX-
erybody knows that T was down and
out before the Goldfield fight. i
TOOK q raw deal on the split Of that
$4,000 purse, but, believe me. that,
$4,000 short end, win or lose, look.
cd as big as mountain to me-. Then
pet my entire end of the purse $on
myself. If had lost to Nelson that
day / guess would have had;to walk
out OF Goldfeld. AS it was came
out with quite a nice little stake.
Then the theatrical engagements3
helped me along, and l began to lay
some Of the money aside. C..
Il bought a corner lot In BaItf-
more and had a three-story brick
building put up on itr--a hotel. I
named it the Gold1eld Hotel, because
If 1t had not been for GoIdfieId there
would not have been any hotel. .iSs
Il had money enough to pay for
tne ground and put up a goodssbufId-
ing, but I could not see enouxh I'M
sight to finish the place PROPERTY, /,
mat Is why l came West this lash
time. You remember the papers did
| some guessing about my Western
trip. They said Cans was going to.
force Nelson into a fight. I dtds come
West to arrange another match with
Nelson, and we could have got $40,4S;
600 for the finish fight. ys ~ .sissss Il sss
Then along eafRa mr.; Bft ttt; NJ SaIa
knocked Nelson Off the perch, Il
could see my furniture going, but tha
match with Britt brought me about
$4,000, counting the money I won;
on myself, and I got $9, 200 for fight4
ing Memsic. I had figured on get
ting together $4,000 cash and quita
ting the ring for good. +; have az,
ranged to get $4,000, and now I'm
going into the. hotef business: the
lighting game Is a tiresome PROPOSE
tion when you follow it for years like
have. I'm ready to quit and + hope
to make that little hotel of mine
favorite resort in. Baltimore. Of
course, 1t will be colOred mans
hotel and all that, but I have some
good friends who are white men and
expect to have such nice place
that they will not be ashamed to;
drop In and shake hands with me-.
| when they are in town."
Joe tells the truth, when he says
that he is tired Of the lighting game.
The night when it became known
that Willie Britt had visited Cans;
and tried to get him to call on the,
match with Memsic, the Negro
champion was sweated pretty thor
oughly by. bunch Of inquisitiva:
newspaper men. McCarey waa pres
ent. At first Cans refused to talk
repeating that. Mp had been on the
level all throughWhe negotiations for.
| the Memsic fight and had nothing to,
say. At last particularly rasping
| inquiry brought Joe to his feet. 81
tell you" said he, II pave done many
bad thing since / came before the
public as a fighter, but ] reformed
some time ago. Won't you believe
me when / say that have been on.
the level In this? If you won't take
my word, why, you can go ahead
and roast. Roast all you want to-.
1t won't be the first time" 5
Then turning to McCarey, Cans
said: <~N @yl ~ W
"Mistah McCarey, let's quit this
fighting game. It's bad game and
I'm about sick Of 1t. / bet you are,
| too. Let's get out Of It," r#t&S