Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-10
THE PUGILISTS WHITE MAN .. ..,
 DONE GOT HIS Joe Cans Made Jimmy Britt Taste of Bitter Defeat in Their Bat
 tie Yesterday.

pion of the world, won a compara- lively easy victory over James Britt, the California pugilist, who recently defeated Battling Nelson, at the ball park here yesterday afternoon. For five rounds Cans showed that he was easily the master. He outpointed and outfought Britt at all stages and when the bell for the sixth round rang the Californian refused to go on declaring that his left arm had been broken by coming in contact with Cans elbow in the preceding round. Referee Jack Wells after examining Britt, turned to Cans and said You win."
 A great crowd that filled the grand stand and open seats and Overflowed into the field saw the battle. The bet ting was 10 to ' in favor of Cans, with lot of Britt money in evidence. The men got on the scales in the club house at 2:30 o'clock and both sealed under the limit, 133 pounds. The fighters had a guarantee of $25,000, with the provision that everything over $35, 1000 taken in at the gate would be cut up so they would re- ceive 25 per cent of that surplus. It was announced that the gross receipts amounted to at least $70,0O0. At the ringside it was rumored that the men had agreed to divide the spells equal ly. There was no talk of fake before the mill, and Cans, it was stated, had wagered $2,000 on his chances. Just before the men entered the ring Tex Rickard offered to bet any part of $10,000 on the champion, at ? to l, but he got very little of it down. Battling Nelson, Frankie Neil, Joe Thomas, Young Ketchell and other fighters were at the ringside. It was estimated that about 15,0O0 specta- tors were inside the enclosure, while 5000 deadheads looked on from a neighboring hill.
 Cans was the first to appear. He was attended by Alvie King and sev- eral handlers. He was quickly fol- lowed by the native son." whose chief second was his brother, Willus Britt. After the usual preliminaries the men put bandages on their hands and listened to the final instructions of the referee. They shook hands at about 8: :15 o'clock. lisa.
 First roundAGans began by feintl ing with his left, Britt quickly driv- ing home a couple of light stomach punches. Cans blocked a couple of lefts for the head and then drove Britt to the ropes, where he landed a sharp right handler on the nose. Cans followed with two more facers and blocked several hard wallops. They got into clinch, but broke out of it readily, after which Britt stag gered his man with solid left to the neck. Cans recovered quickly and tapped Britt in the mouth with the left at the same time getting away from a rapid return. It was Cans round.
 Second round-Britt assumed crouch, while Cans stood erect and waited. Both missed left hand swings, but Cans soon crowded his antagonist to a corner where he got home both hands to the head. Cans was forcing the fight steadily, and Britt was on the run until he sudden ly stood his ground and shot couple of lefts into the stomach. Cans blocked and ducked with great clev- erness after that and finally rapped Britt on the eye with a solid right hand smash. He repeated this blow with increased power and then stood Britt off to the bell. Cans round. ..
 s-l n,.sts rn scratch with his left eye discolore1 and closing. Cans stopped a left body blow with his elbow. but did not escape a glancing punch that landed high up on the cheek. Cans drew away then and spared. block ing several wild swings. After that Britt received left and right in the face and retreated when the negro started a heavy punch for the brea 1 basket. The referee broke them out of clinch whereupon Cans drove his man to a corner, where he had it all his own way until the gong sounded. It was easily Cans round.
 Fourth rOund-Gans landed light jab on the mouth and stopped left body blow with his elbow. Cans then ducked away from q couple of hard swings and was applauded for his great defensive tactics. They got into a clinch. but broke at the command of the referee. Britt landed a hard body punch but Cans was on top of him and drove him to the ropes get ting home a hard right on the jaw and a solid left on the mouth. Cans followed this with a terrific uppercut which landed on the jaw. BTitt's head was rocking and blood poured from his mouth when he went to his corner.
 Fifth round-Gans caught a left on his elbow and jumped away. As Britt stepped in he got heavy left on the neck and highlander on the jaw. Then Cans began to cut loose. sending in countless left hand jabs to the face and pounding the body with his right Britt backed away under the assault but Cans hurried after him and turned him half around with q hard swing for the head and quick ly drove Britt to the ropes. where he filled his face full of punches \ great uppercut made Britt practically help less and he clfnehed to save himself The bell was just in time and Cans looked a sure winner.
 Sixth round-Gans came up ready to finish the job. but there was nOth- ing doing in BTitt's corner My left arm is brukens. cried Britt. T broke fl zzsfnst his eIbov.- The crowd stood up in smazement as the referee went over to Britt1s chair to make an examination Britt still insisted that