Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-09-28
VAN LOANS
FIGHT DOPE

Cans keeps his word, retiring from the
ring after his battle with George Mem
sic, Friday nights fight will mark the
passing of the greatest fighting ma
chine of the generation.
1t is no small things for a champion
of the world to hold his position at the
top of the heap for two or possibly
three years. John L. Sullivan was the
wonder of his day. He won the cham
pionship from Paddy Ryan in 1882 and
lost it to Jim Corbett in 1892. For
ten years the Boston boy was the head
liner of the pugilistic world.
Jim Corhett was a champion for five
years, but in that time he fought only
five fights--it might almost be said
that he fought only once before meet
ing Fitzsimmons, the battle with Char
lie Mitchell being the only real fight
which Corbett won as champion.
Ftzsimmons did not last long as a
champion. The spotted boy was strong
for theatrical touring and he took the
first chance offered him( two years
after beating Corbett. Then Jeff came
along and for six years he held the
title fighting nine times as a cham
pion.
AS champions, Sullivan, Corbett,
Fitzsimmons and Jeffries fought to-
tai of 40 battles, including exhibitions.
Since winning the title from Erne,
Cans has had As fights, more than the
four hoavywetghts put together, The
brown boy from Baltimore has been
the busiest one in the whole bunch,
and he did not pick soft ones either.
Joseph had the lightweights pretty
we'll trimmed before he beat Erne. as
1O3 fights will testify.
Now he says he is ready to quit the
ring before the third new crop comes
on,
! But before he goes he must beat one
/ it has ever been his fortune to face
| inside the ropes.
/ Memsic may not have all the tricks
of the trade and all the ring experience
( which comes with years of campaign
/ ing against the cream of the ''profesh,"
]
in the lightweight brigade. Herrera
/ was credited with the prize wallup, anG
there is no getting away from the
fact that the Bakersfield boy could hit
like the kick of a mule. Yet Herrera
fought Neary five times and in the end
was knocked out by the Milwaukee
/ lad. Herrera hit the Dutchman, but
could not stop him. Local ring fol-
! lowers remember the two right HAND
smashes which dropped Dutch Charlie
when he fought Memsic in this city
| Young Corbett will never forget thu
four-rOund exhibition which he fought
with Memsic when George was no
nearly so experienced as he is at the
present time. Memsic landed the right
on Young Corbett's jaw and the chame
pion took good long count and just
managed to stall through to the bell.
There is no getting away from it
George has the kick which wins fights
1t wins from a clever man just as
easily as from a dub, the only differ
ence being that it is harder to land on
the clever boxer.
Cans is not much of hand to break
ground when he fights. He likes tc
stand in close, blocking with forearms
and elbows and hitting through the
other mans guard.
There is no telling how he will elect
to fight Memsic. Cans is master OF
every known style of fighting. He car
outlook a boxer and outmix mixer
but it should not be overlooked that ir
Memsic he meets the strongest, hard
est walloper he has faced in several
| years.
Memsic's only chance is to rush
Cans beat down his guard by sheer
strength and shoot the right over to
the jaw. If the local man can do this
and many man has tried it and
failed-there will be a new champion
of the world on Friday night.