The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-02


Cans replied that he would accept
the offer if he won today. Herman re-
piled by saying that he would meet any
lightweight in the world any time.
A telegram was received from Dick
Hyland challenging the winner of the
Gans-Herman bout.
Announcer Gardner introduced the
fighters. He had forceful voice and
made himself favorite with the
crowd The attendance was about
$500
Tex Rickard bet $4,000 against $1,000
that Cans would win. He says he has
100000 to wager, but can find no other
takers.
A bet of $500 to $500 was made at
the ringside, Zeb Kendall, local
broker, taking the short end. Mark
Fleishman took the Cans end
Lew Powell of San Francisco and
Adam Ryan fought ten rounds to
preliminary events ever pulled Off
Powell throughout landed the cleaner
blows and was by far the cleverer of
the two. But Ryan, who was about
seven pounds heavier than his rival,
landed the more powerful punches
Ryan devoted most Of his attacks to
Powell IS kidneys. Both men were
when the battle ended. The referees
decision of a draw met the popular
fancy.
AT 4,o4 the ring was cleared and
the fighters prepared for action. Time
was called at 4.05 p. M.
Round Herman led for the body,
missed and then went TO q clinch The
men spared and in a clinch Herman
sent his right round the kidneys. Cans
drove a wicked right swing to the Jaw
and followed il with right to the
head and they went to cllnch> AT
close quarters Herman hooked his right
to the head Herman missed left for
the body and quick as flash Cans
whipped a right and a left TO the nose,
bringing a thin stream of blood from
that organ. Cans swung terrific right
to the face and walloped Herman with
right TO the ribs Herman, Just as the
gong sounded, planted his left to the
champion g face. The round was Cans s
but Herman smiled in confident man
ner as he took his seat.
Round 2.-Herman covered up and
they worked TO close quarters, Her
man landing right and left 10 the body.
The men then mixed IT and a furious
rally followed, Herman having the bet
ter of an exchange of body blows.
More infghting followed, in which both
men displayed great clcverness In
blocking the others attempts: Her
man swung his left hard TO the ribs,
but Cans retaliated with two hard
rights to the Jaw that forced the Gbet-
10 Kid to q cliuch. Mixing it. Cans
drove his right 70 the ribs and sent
Herman staggering back with right
TO the neck AS the gong sounded Cans
hit Herman on the face with right,
and shook hands with Herman in an
apologetic manner. Not content with
this apology, Cans left his seat, stalked
to Herman s corner, and again shook
hands with his opponent, The round
favored Cans slightly,
Round 3-Herman. after a chnch,
swung a hard left to the head, and
then they exchanged right swings to
the face Cans nearly foored his man
with a right to the neck. Herman was
in agony and tried with right and left
for the body, but received left to
the face that would have sent him out
side the ring had not the ropes saved
him. Cans followed the advantage with
short arm right and left body blows.
Cans then sent Herman to the floor
with a left hook over the ribs. Her,
man, however, was off his balance, and
fbe blow left no telling effects. Cans
| had the better of the round by far, but
| Herman showed little sign of distress.
Round AFTER n clinch Herman
swung a right to the ribs and left to
the stomach They mixed at close
range and Herman nettled Cans with
| short arm right to the head. Both men
| then missed terrific right swings, and
Herman landed left on the stomach
| Cans planted his right to the Jaw with
great force. and they exchanged letts
| 10 the stomach Herman swung hard
right TO the Jaw and followed 1t with
a heavy left TO the stomach that made
! Cans vince. II was An even round
| Round 5.-After half minute s spar
ring Herman swung left to the body,
| n Al r,1hf 70
| p]ace. and then rushed Cans into a
corner. landing right and left high on
the BODY. Cans then shot out his right
and il landed on Herman's s jaw, The
latter. however. sent the crowd into
paroxysms by driving Cans to the ropes
with volley of left and right swings
to the jaw and face Herman sent a
straight left TO the face, but Cans
countered with two hard rights to the
law and in mix that followed Cans
outpointed his man, landing right and
left short arm blows to the Jaw. Thus
far Herman S showing has been very
good.
Round 6.-Gans cleverly blocked var
ious leads by Herman and peppered his
face and body with rights and let's at
close range Both men were very cool,
| but Cans s face bore q determined look.
| Herman was on the aggressive and re-
ceived a right hook TO the Jaw that
sent his head back a. foot FCover and
fall in,n came the injunction from Her
mans seconds, as Cans, at long range,
drove his right again and again to the
kids face. Cans almost sent Herman
through the ropes with right hooks to
the Jaw. Cans had big lead in this
round and Herman lost his jaunty air
as he sought his seat
Round Herman opened the round
with left swing to the ribs, but Cans
more than got even with two rights and
left to the stomach. Herman rallied
and landed his left and then right
| over the ribs, and they went to chnch.
Cans forced the fighting, and getting
Herman against the ropes, planted right
and left to the face. Herman fought
back wildly, and as he closed IN Cans
met him with terrific right uppercut
to the face that left its mark over
the Hebrew IS eye. Cans followed his
man to a corner, and they exchanged
kidney blows The bell changed as the
men were sparring 1t was Cans
round, and he looked like sure win
ner. ..
to the face and Herman retaliated with