Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-02
THE SPORTING NEWS.

made the claret pour from Herman s
 nose in stream. Then Cans whipped
 the right oyer for the jaw, but the
 blow was trife high. He reached
 the body, however, with a terrific
 left hand upper cut, which made Her
 man hang on, with his arms around
 the champions body. On the break
 away Herman landed stiff left in
 Gans's face just as the bell sounded.
 It was all Cans.
 Second round: It was apparent
 even at this early stage that Herman
 was outclassed. The Chicago boy
 was plucky and earnest, but Cans
 was easily master of the situation. | When they came together Herman l put in couple of body blows and then they mixed 1t, finally indulging
 in give and take slugging. Herman l held his own at this style of fighting,
 but it was wholly due to his re-
 markable. condition. After breath ing spell Herman went in again with
 more body blows. but this time Cans
 drove him to the ropes with cou- pie of savage smashes on the jaw
 Cans quickly followed this attack with a hard rush in which he made Herman reel backward with heavy right on the neck. Herman clinched to save himself, but on the break away Cans was on top of him again with storm of blows which the
 white boy did his best to ward off.
 Gans's superior science was evident all through this round, and the sports
 around the ring began to offer wagers that the mill would not last ten
 rounds. When the gong rang Cans
 had Herman on the defensive near the ropes.
 Third round: Herman came up in
 good shape and lost no time in car
 rying the fight to the champion. He
 shifted his style by rapping Joe on
 the side of the head with left swing.
 They got into fast mixup, both
 landing facers and body punches until
 hard clinch ended the rally. Break ing clean, they went at it again with
 out wasting time and Cans got home
 stinging right on the ear. As Her.
 man staggered Cans rushed him to
 the ropes, where he landed a solid
 left squarely on Herman's mouth.
 Herman was rattled then and tried
 to back out of harms way, but Cans
 pressed him closely as he ran around
 the edge of the ring in full retreat.
 Getting his man in a corner, Cans
 sent left hook to the jaw at short
 range and Herman fell to the floor.
 It was not a harmful knockdown, though, for Herman jumped up and promptly clinched the champion. They broke away and Cans proceeded to pepper Herman's face with cutting
 jabs, while the Chicago pugilist pounded Joe's body with all his strength. It was Gans's round by a mile.
 Fourth round: Herman again came up smiling and confident, the min ute's rest having done him world of good. He went back to the body punching, which he believed in time would wear Cans down. But Cans was on the spot all the time with left hand jabs and right hand swings which jarred his man perceptibly when they landed on the head or body. Herman kept at it steadily all the way through this round. He landed several punches on the neck and head, but was unable to reach the jaw. There were several clinches which followed warm mixups, and yet there was not dull moment. At one period both men were banging away, apparently regardless of sci ence, while the crowd was in a state of wild delirium. A moment before time was up Herman put in a hard blow on the pit of the stomach. Cans did not break ground foot, how ever and retaliated with a right over the heart that made his antagonist hang on for dear life. Herman show ed improvement in this round, in which honors were about even.
 Fifth round: Herman opened with the usual rush, driving both hands to the stomach and ribs. Cans blocked several swings for the head, but Herman did not let up in his as- sault, sending body blows with much power. Then Cans, who was fighting with care and deliberation. shot a left to the jaw which strengthened Herman up as he was coming in. but | the Chicago fighter steadied himself with a jig step in the middle of the ring, after which he cut loose a vol ley of heavy blows which landed on Ganss face and ribs. driving the champion to the ropes. For a mo- ment Herman's friends were wild | with excitement. but Cans pulled | himself together and with series | of fearful smashes in the face and on the neck he succeeded in putting | an end to the Kids aggressiveness. Cans then forced the fighting. and Herman, a bit tired from the fast | fighting, backed to the ropes on the defensive. Cans was punching him with both hands when the gong | The champion was evident Iy holding himself in reserve.
 Sixth round: Cans by this time had evidently taken Herman's meas are, for the moment he stepped to the center of tho ring he was all action. He shot a quick left to Her. mans nose for fresh supply of gore md then peppered the Chicago boys lace with rapid jabs that fairly | blinded him for the moment. Cans raried this assault with solid blows m the stomach, Herman all the while lighting back with great pluck and strength. Cans was so 'uperior in every way that it seemed IS if Herman could not last much nnror The chamnson eaxad mn a |