The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-02
Negro Had the Chicago
Lad At His Mercy
From the Jump.
BEST MAN WON
REMARKED THE KID.
Richard Offers $4,000 for a Go
Between Cans and Battling"
Nelson-Riley Raises Him
$5,ooo-Gans Says
He Will Fight
Britt.
Conditions Of the Bout.

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Conditions Of the Bout.
Z. contestants-Joseph Cans, Of Baltimore,
lightweight champion Of the world, and
Herman Landfield (kld Herman), OF chi.
cago.
TItlo at stake-Llehtwelgtt Champion
ship Of tho world, the men TO fight to
place Of contest--Arena Of the Casino
Athletic Club, Tonopah, New.
Purse-s2o,o 900, Of which sixty per cent.
goes TO the winner and forty per cent.
10 the loser.
Referee--Jack Weleh, OF San francisco.
limo OF contest-Tuesday afternoon,
4:os o'clock, January LIST.
Weight stlpuiatIon-1a3 pounds, two
!, Hours before entering tho ring.
RuIes-oucensberry, Without amend.
/ mont, the boxer who has ono or both
hands FREQ to be permitted TO hit.
scttine-Threo 10 one on Cans, with few
/ wagers.
Condition OF Men-Excellent, both be.
I Ing at weight
Manager 9, Rout-mlehael Riley Of
! r onopah.
Winner-Joc Cans, in eighth round, by
a knockout.
Cans received $4,000.
I Herman received $4,000.
+ ToNAPAH. New. January 1.-This
town is in an ecs.acy OF Queensberry de-
!! light over the Gans-Herman contest this
afternoon. and every man. woman and
child in tho municipality feels a sense
i OF overwhelming pride AMI q joyous con-
j seriousness that Tonapah Is really on the
i map and entitled to the respectful con-
/ sideratIon IL not the envy OF all other
| towns In the country. For months the
ascendancy gained by Goldfieid by reason
OF the Gnns-Neison fight ranked meath
Tonapah'S skin like poisoned arrow. but
all that now is forgotten. and Goldfeld Is
regarded as camp that had some fleet
ing pugflistic glory and Is now thing
of the past With this city its future Is
4 all bcforeit and Tonapah's cup OF happi-
aness Is ovcrflowing.
Joe Cans fought true to the dope
81 today. After. playing with Herman fol
eight rounds the champion landed ful
swing on tho point OF Herman's jaw, ana
Chicagos favorite fighter went down ant
out. It was apparent from the start tha
81 Herman had little chance. Cans blocked
E his blows with ease and at no time wa:
Cans worried in the least. The betting a
the ringside was 8 TO on Cans
In the first round Cans started to fee
things out Herman was willing to fight
but the champion stalled him off. /,
the second round Cans began to open UP
{ Herman's attempts to land mostly endet
In n failure.
Cans blocked Hernans lead with glow
md elbow and when the opportunity pre-
sented itself shot right and left jolts t
his opponents face.
The third and fourth rounds were repeti
lions OF the second. It was plainly seel
Ethat, Herman was the favorite with tn
crowd. When he landed the crowd cheer
ed wildly. Cans only drew applause whe
he fought his cleverest
In the fifth round Cans, having meas
ured his man. slowed down. This was tn
\ only round in which Herman made mn
showing. He waded in and swung har
rights and lefts at tho champion. Gan
z appeared careless and number OF tn
blows landed. The crowd chcered mndl
for the Chicsgoan. 81
On the Jaw.
The sixth and seventh rounds. were a
Ganss. In the eighth Cans started oil
& by felntlng and drawing Herman's fir
Il They fddled around the ring until Gar
worked his opponent into corner. Jc
tented with his left. Herman swun
wildly with his left and gave an opening
Like flash Cans whipped left, and the
swinging right flush on the point OF ii
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his face buried in his hands. He Ia
i motionless at the edge OF the ring. Gal
walked away It was oil over.
4 fai Nate Lewis ran around the ring a
where the kid lay and begged him
rise, but Herman was senseless. Atbtl
count OF ten Lewis and Adam Ryr
carried their 5protege to his corner, whe
three minutes elapsed before he came t
In the second round the men We
milling iercely when the gong sounde
Herman stepped back from cline
Cans, not hearing the bell, landed a ha
/ right on tho neck The crowd hiss
and hooted. Cans faced the crowd al
made a public apology. sSS ss
Not content with IT. Cans went
Herman's corner and explained that
& had not heard the gong. Kisses turn
@ 4 "a cheers as Cans returned to his corn
. Best Man Won. IN
lssl After the fight Herman said: s
Il NJ .tThere is no way Of getting away re
tt-the best man won. made the epe