The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-04
men spared and in a clinch Herman

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Ito the head, and they went to a clincn
lat close quarters Herman pOked his
fright to the head. Herman missed the
left for the body. and quick as a flash
IGans whipped right and left to the
nose, bringing a thin stream of blood
from that organ. Cans swung a ter
Irific right to the face and WallOpe1
Herman with right to the ribs. Her
imam, just as the gong sounded, plant
led his left to the champions face. The
round was Cans but Herman smiled
lin a confident manner as he took his
lcOrner.
Round 2. Herman covered up and
they worked to close quarters, Her
man landing right and LETT to the body.
The men then mixed it and a furious
rally followed. Herman had the bet
ter of an exchange Of body blows. More
fighting followed in which both men
displayed great cleverness in blocking
the others attempts. Herman swung
his left hard to the ribs but Cans re-
ltaliated with two hard rights to jaw
that forced the Ghetto kid to a clinch.
Mixing it, Cans drove his right to the
ribs and sent Herman staggering back
ward with a right to the neck AS the
IgOng rang Cans hit Herman on the
face with a right and shook hands with
Herman as an apology. Not content
with this Cans left his seat, stalked to
Herman's corner nj again shook
hands with his opponent. The round
favored Cans slightly.
Round 3. Herman after a clinch
Iswung a hard right to the gar and then
they exchanged blows Cans nearly
p~~~o LS~ ~o0~ xr;+I rf1ht to fhn
meek. Herman was in quickly and
tried with right and left for the body,
but received a left to the face that
would have sent him outside the ring
had not the ropes saved him. Cans
followed the advantage with short arm
fright and left body blows. Cans then
Isent Herman to the floor with a left
hook over the ribs. Herman, however,
was Off his balance and the blow left
mo telling effects Cans had far the
better of the round but Herman show
led little distress.
Round 4. After a clinch Herman
iswung right to ribs and left to the
stomach. They mixed at close range
and Herman nettled Cans with short
larm right to the head. Both men hen
missed terrific right swings and Her.
imam landed a left on the stomach
IGans planted his right to the jaw and
they exchanged let's to the stomach.
Herman swung a hard right to the jaw,
land followed with a heavy left to the
stomach that made Cans vince. 1t was
ian ever round.
Round 5. After a half minute sparr-
ing Herman swung left to the body,
following it with a right TO the same
Iplace and then rushed Cans into a
~|corner, landing right and left high ON
1.-THE body Cans hen shot out his
fright and it landed on Herman's jaw.
The latter, however, sent the crowd
into paroxysms by driving Cans to the
ropes with left and right swing to the
jaw and face. Herman sent straight
left to the face, but Cans countered
with two hard rights to the jaw and in
a mix up Cans outpointed his man,
Handing right and left short arm blows
ito the jaw. The gong ended an even
round. Herman's showing thus far has
been excellent
Round 6 Cans cleverly blocked sew
Ieral leads by Herman and peppered
the latter's face, and body with rights
land left at close range. Both men
were cool, but Cans wore a determined
look. Herman was on the aggressive
and received a right hook to the jaw
THAT sent his head back a foot. Cover
land fail in" came the injunction from
1Herman's seconds as Cans, at long
range, drove his right again and again
Ito the Kids face. Cans almost sent
Herman through the ropes with right
IhoOks to the jaw. Cans had a big lead
lin this round and Herman lost his
ljaunty air as he sought his seat.
Round Z. Herman opened the round
with left swing to the ribs but Cans
more than got even with two rights
land a left tO the stomach Herman
and landed his left and then a
fright over the ribs and they went u
ia clinch Cans forced the fighting,
and getting Herman against the ropes
iplanted right and left to the face. Her
man fought back wildly and as he
CLOSED in Cans met him with a terrific
fright uppercut in the face that left its
mark over the Hebrews eye. Cans
followed his mar To a corner and they
Exchanged kidney blows. The bell
iclanged as the men were sparrfng 1t
Twas Cans round and he looked like the |
winner.
Round s. Cans sent a straight left
to the face and Herman ~retaliated with
right to the jaw and left to the ribs.
Cans merely shook his head and fol-
lowed his man around he ring, corner
ing him but failing in attempts to
land. Suddenly Cans shot out his lett
and right squarely to the jaw and Her
man dropped as though hit by a board
made no attempt to rise. 1t vas
as clean a knockout as ever tool place
in a ring.
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