Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
j. CANS WILL
START TODAY
EXPECTS TO BOX AT ARCADIA IN
OPEN AIR
SAYS BURNS WILL BE EASY TO
PUT OUT
Champion Does Not Figure Jimmy's
Punch as Anything to Be Feared.
Only One Preliminary
Scheduled

little puddle at Arcadia this afternoon,
when he starts training for his fight with
Jimmy Burns later in the month. A
whole lot of baby frogs just out of the
hatchery, will be in attendance on Joe
and the puddle will be located in the
open-air ring next to the Oakwood inn.
Because he figures that Burns is regu-
lar duck soup is no reason why Cans is
going to take any chances of being under
or overtrained and getting put out by
the aspirant to the title. The negro Will
work Just as hard for Jimmy as he would
for a better boy, and when it comes time
to enter the ring he expects to be fully
equipped with his regular strength and
science.
Cans is not at all backward in express
ing his opinion of Burns. Jimmy may
be a good boy in his class, all right"
said the champion, but he's getting in
way over his head when he climbs into
the ring with me.
Granted that he is a fine young fell
low and can take care of the second
raters as fast as they come, he has not
the experience and ability to fight me.
His punch will get him nothing, because
/ have been up against the best wallops
in the business, and when 1 didn't want
them to they never bothered me-" That
last about taking the punch when he
wanted to made Cans show his worries,
for he has lived down the membership
he had in the Fakers' trust and can now
show a clean bill of health.
Cans Is Frank
1t isn't often man will tell just how
poor he thinks his opponent really IS,
and Cans opinion is valued by the bet
ting fraternity in consequence. The negro
is frank in the statement that he Will cop
Burns in any round he wishes to after
the first few, and whatever money is bet
on his opponent will be put up as take
a-chance proposition. That old chance
blow has been known to go over on a
champion before and those who play the
short end will be doing so with this in
view.
Still Cans is not going to take any
chances, and should Burns be over the
133-pound mark when weighing in time
comes Joe will refuse to go on with the
match. He does not care so much for the
forfeit money, but strong boy IKE
Burns might be able to do a whole lot
had he much the better of the poundage.
The champion has told McCarey positive
ly that he will not enter the ring at all II
Burns is the least bit over the mark, ana
the local promoter is more WatchIul thal
usual a result. -,
In order to avoid any chance of either
man not being ready when the night OF
the fight arrives McCarey had inserted
into the articles of agreement a clause
which states that the fighters must weigh
in for his representative every day for
two weeks preceding the date OF their
engagement. In this way McCarey will
be able to keep track of the progress
made in training, and should 1t appear
that either principal will be unable to
enter the ring in proper shape he Will
oil of
avoid disappointing a large crowd of
would-be spectators. The experience of
the Nelson Herrera frost is still with Nc
Carey and he will do anything to avoid
repetition.
Many Technicalities
One thing Cans overlooked when he SAID
that IL the weights are not right there
would be no fight is the fact that ne
might lose his $4,000 forfeit money by not
getting into the ring with Burns, even II
the latter weighed a ton. Whole puncli
of tecnicalities might be uncovered
should Burns be overweight and Cans re-
fuse to go on, but it is useless to dig
them up unless they are needed. Burns
is not expected to be overweight and
therefore Cans will be ready and Wiling
To 60 on with what he deems an easy
pickup. ,,44 A.
There will be but one preliminary to the
big show of the evening, ana Manager
McCarey has been unable to determine
on the contestants who Will turnlsh the
curtain raiser. He wanted hlu Dalloii
and Jim Ford for return ensaeelhe.ll, =,
but the latter refused to sign up tor
the match on account of his hands. II
the fins are all right in day or TWO
McCarey will put the pair on 10 keep
the crowd busy until the top liners get
ready for their stunt.
McCareys course in providing but one
preliminary is a wise one, for IN the
past two or more mills of like nature
have proved anything but SATISFACTORY
Unless the fighters put up a tiptop eX-
hibition the crowd always hollers Tor
them to be taken off and it is expected
that the rule of letting the main event
men into the ring at about $3.50 Will De
just the thing the sports want.
Bio House Probable
In all probability a packed house will
greet Cans and Burns when they get to-
gether in the Maud Junction ring, as the
negro is a drawing card of eXceptlonal
ability. Jimmy Burns many admirers
will turn out in full force and will hope
for the best in spite of what Cans says
about his opponent
Aside from the bet of $1,000 to $1,000,
news of which was given exclusively in
The Herald, no wagers have been re-
corded on the coming fight. 1t is expect
ed that there will be enough Burns money
in sight to keep the price from sinking
any lower, and it is not improbable that
the odds at the ringside will be 10 to 4.
Still, there is bound to be an outpouring
of Goldfield sports to see Cans in action,
and with all their money there is no tell
ing to what point the sagebrush enthu-
siasts may boost their favorite.
But the longer the price the better,
say the Burns adherents. They are bet
ting their money on a chance, and if it
comes to them in the shape of to l
none but the cinch players who like the
long end of it will be heard to complain.