Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-30
CANS WILL
NOT RETIRE
CHAMPION TALKS OF DONATING
HIS TITLE
Burns and the Negro In Return Match
Would Not Draw Well at
Present---Joe Going
East

Have you hardened to the call Of the
bull? Joe Cans is now the man to toss
the salve toward his. last opponent,
and from the way he is quoted one is
led to believe that Jimmy Burns. who
was easy mustard for the champion Fri
day nights easily the best man in the
world at the lightweight limit. OF course.
this excepts Cans himself.
And what do you know about this
giving away the title business? Jim
Jeffries once donated bunch of laurels
and the result is one Tommy Burns
who worked things into such shape that
he goes around the country posing as the
best man In the heavyweight division.
OF course such little triHes as Young
Peter Jackson and Jack Johnson are
overlooked by the astute Tommy, and
his own mind has developed such realm
that he Is in a position to draw the color
line and bar" any fighters who sport
a kinky toupee.
Now II Joe Cans were to fall in line
and deliver his laurels over to Jimmy
Burns wouldn't 1t be grand business?
Here Is Burns, boy who hasn't reached
in the Police Gazette dope book, yet If
Cans were to do as he is quoted this
young fighter would go around the coun-
try posing as the champion lightweight
of the world. While not saying that he
can't do. 1t, there are lots Of men in the
division that he hasn't whipped. and un-
til he does so he can't be hailed as the
champ
Right here let 1t be stated that Joe
Cans is not going to retire-for a period
Of several thousand dollars. at least.
The champion likes to see the public fall
for the Patti stuff. but when it comes
right down to cases he will continue to
make these farewell appearances as
often as business is slack.
So the chances of Jimmy Burns being
declared the lightweight champion of the
world are slim. Cans is going to lay
off for q few weeks and then he will
feel the public pulse to see If return
match with Burns would draw any sort
of house.
Right now it wouldn't But few Of the
spectators who saw Cans stall around for
twenty rounds Friday night would care
to see him repeat the Performance. for
most of them were on hand only to
satisfy their curiosity and watch the
champion in action They would not
part with much money for like per-
formance and 1t would be almost Inn
possible for the same battlers to draw
much of house should they meet again.
Cans Going East
Cans will go east this morning to
look after his hotel interests in Balti-
more and as soon as this Is finished he
will gaze over the field of candidates
and select another victim. with whose
aid the champion will furnish couple OF
suites in the new hostelry.
Just who the opponent will be Is hard
to determine. for there Is nothing In the
lightweight ranks to give Cans an argu
ment. He has whipped them all so de-
cisiyely that the mastery Is patent tt
ALL and unless some new talent is brougn
to the front with rush Cans will have
to step out of the lightweight division
and take on a few of the welters.
II he does this it is probable that KID
Ketchei will be his first opponent. While
the deal In regard to this match is of
for the~present Cans and Selig may SCI
their way clear to taking the conquerol
of Joe Thomas on at 145 pounds or over
and the fight is still in prospect. Righ'
at present neither the champion nor his
manager cares to enter into contract
but a few weeks of inactivity will gel
Joe started again toward matchmaking
Neither Cans nor Burns show any III
effects from their meeting Friday night
save a badly distorted lip and few
cuts on the Burns physiog. Joe's cheek
is slightly skinned, but otherwise he
does not bear a mark of the Memsic
gloves. While Cans will go after his
hotel business Burns will look around FOR
a bout to keep him busy. and in all
probability an attempt will be made to
match him with Packy Mcfarland