Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01

Both Men Ready for Battle and
Each Expects a Quick
Victory.

TONOPAH, New, January 1.-Everything
Is in readiness for the championship fight
to a finish between Joe Cans and Kid Her
man. which is to be held at the Casino
Athletic Club here this afternoon.
Reports have somehow gained credence
in the east that the men are to fight in an
open arena This Is not the case. The
Casino A. c. is entirely covered with glass.
and arrangements have been completed
for the heating of the vast arena. stoves
are disposed about the place where they
will do the most good. and when the hght
begins the temperature OF the CLUB mousse
which consists Of pra ctically one large COW
cred amphftheater, will be that OF Danny
spring day.
Both of the fighters are at the required
weight, 1873 pounds, and each is in condi-
ton to fight the battle of his life. Herman
has trained hard and faithfully for this
fight, for he realizes that it is the chance
of his lifetime. If he can secure the YER
dict over Joe Cans in their contest today
his fortune is assured. Therefore ne has
left nothing undOne that would help MIN on
to victory.
Cans also trained hard for this battle,
though he did not allow his progress to be
SO widely known as did Herman The
champion did most of his hard training on
the quiet and no one was allowed to know
his weight or condition. not even his train
ers. Cans was probably egged on TO TINS
supreme caution by the lesson he learned
would not take any chances of having Nate
Lewis. Herman's manager, try to practice
any of Nolan's methods on him. Ganss
caution was unnecessary. however. for
Lewis is one Of the fairest men In the
sporting world today.
Cans is Strong.
The negro declares that he is as strong
as he ever was in his life. Many followers
of puglism believed that it would weaken
Ifrl,f a;eyht Ev,it Pt1t
Joe has fully demonstrated that 1873 pounds
is weight at which he can fight his hard
est and best Now that the men are
awaiting the signal to begin their battle
betting has begun anew. and as result
the odds have been revolutionized. Here
tofore Cans was only 10 to of 2 to
favorite but now he rules first choice at
the figures of to l..
And this is as it should be. For Cans
outclasses Herman to that extent easily.
In fact the only chance that Herman has
Is that he might be able to land one of his
hardest punches flush on the negro's jaw
and thus knock him out. But this chance
Is very remote when one considers that
better fighters than Herman have failed to
land fairly on a vital spot in bout with
the champion.
Again Cans has every natural advantage
over his opponent besides possessing inf
nitely more wisdom of the tricks of the
roped arena that are almost always syn
onymous with victory in contest of this
kind Herman, however. is also versed to
some extent in the art Of ring generalship
and he even possesses fair degree of clev-
erness. But Cans is a past master In ring
craft, and he Is acknowledged to be the
cleverest boxer in the ring today, with the
possible exception OF Abe Attell, the feath-
erweight champion.
Herman Has Hard Punch.
Herman has a hard punch one that has
knockout power In 1t, but Cans also has a
heavy punch stored away in his makeup.
one that Is harder and more dangerous than
Herman's. and with it Cans combines an
accuracy in hitting never before attained by
a fighter.
So that It would seem that poor little Kid
Herman has absolutely no chance at all
against Master Joe Cans. But the Chicago
boy Is q stockily built, game fighter, who
can take an unmercifuI beating and always
come back for more, and, like Battling Mel
son, can generally outlast his opponent. He
gave exhibition of his wonderful staying
powers during his training for this fight,
| when he daily ran, or rather plowed. eight
or ten miles through the huge snowdrifts
| that hold Tonopah in what the poets call
| the "icy grasp of winter
This same ''icy grasp" may have its eff
| feet on the attendance at the fight, for a
heavy snowstorm ragged here yesterday. and
Manager Mike Riley of the Casino Club re-
ports falling off in the sale of seats. The
advance sale has been meager at the best,
and the promoters here expect to come out
| of the venture with big loss. They hope
| to be able to take in enough money to make
! upon the so, 900 purse that the men will
| fight for, but the cost of the building. which
was about $4,000, is expected to be made
| up on other pugilistic ventures that Riley
and his associates are contemplating.
Women Will See Fight.
Women will be as much in evidence at
| this fight as they were at the Cans Nelson
contest. In his training jaunts Herman has
made many friends among the women of
| the camp, and they are all anxious to see
| him in this battle for the title.
| There will be few outsiders here to wit
ness the fight. The heavy SHOWS are blamed
| principally for this. for 1t is believed that
| IL travelling were easier loads of spectato
would journey from far-off points to see
| the battle. Another thing that Is responsible
| for the slight attendance that Is expected is
! the fact that most sporting men look upon
| Herman as an inferior opponent for Cans.
| But Herman may surprise them all. At
any rate, it is pretty certain that there will
! be great fight, for time, at least.
| MAY BE A VIRGINIAN.