Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-07
WON'T BOX
THIS WEEK
CANS HURTS THUMB ON EDDIE
CHAMBERS ELBOW
JIMMY BURNS WORRIED oVGR
MANAGERS ABSENCE
Lightweight Champion Works Out al
Arcadia in Presence of Large
Throng-Negro Is
Modest


Modest
Joe Cans is one big drawing card Yes
terday Daniel Murphy, who claims to
have been born in Stuttgart, entertained
about 200 persons at the lakewood 1nn
and each and every one of those 200 was
there with the avowed purpose of watch
ing the lightweight champion go through
his daily stunts
And Cans did not disappoint Them
either. He boxed five fast rounds with
Eddie Chambers, walloped the sandbag
for ten or fifteen minutes and kept the
punching bag busy for period of four
three-minute rounds. Joe did the latter
SO we'll that he smashed one bunch of in
flated rubber, and when the new one came
on he slowed down in order not to pune
ture II, too.
Cans is one negro fighter who can be
admired by almost any one. AS rule
the dark complexioned top notchers strut
around and try their best to get every
one to rubber, no matter where they are.
But there is nothing like that with the
little fellow out at Arcadia. When he
comes out on the platform he means bust
ness, and all through it Cans keeps his
eyes off the crowd and on the work in
hand. When he is through a few we'll
chosen words of thanks are all he utters
and then he goes to headquarters.
Cans Thumb Hurt
The boxing which Cans did with Eddie
Chambers yesterday was the last he will
perform until next Sunday, according to
Willie Keefe, his trainer. In roughing 1t
with Chambers Monday Joe got his thumb
in the way of one of Eddie's elbows, and
Keefe will not allow him to take chances
of having useless mitt when he faces
Burns. Therefore Cans will confine his
work to the bag, road and gymnasium
stunts and will let the regular ring slide
until Keefe gives him the go ahead sign.
At that, boxing is apparently useless
so far as Improvement is concerned
Eddie Chambers Is clever boy, but the
way the negro twisted him up yesterday
was a shame; he let Eddie slam him
around as much as he wanted to, but
when it came to let loose Cans twisted
the other man all around him, and did
the walloping himself
One thing which is particularly notice
able to those watching Joe for the first
time is the way he gets in and out of
clinches and works his hands when close
in. Instead of using his arms to break
with and swing the other man clear, Cans
keeps his hands away and wriggles out of
it without a movement of the arms. His
supple body twists out of the other mans
embrace with no apparent effort, yet
Cans is always set in a position to
wallop them over from any position.
Build Is Perfect
Another thing which particularly at
tracts the novice at the Cans camp is the
champions build From the feet to the
waist he is in the bantam weight division,
but the broad tapering chest and the
magnificent shoulders and arms are those
of a weller or middle weight,
And there is weller weights force be-
hind the blows, too Until he contracts
upon delivering Cans arms show no sign
of muscular development, but when he
shoots forth with either glove the power
behind the thrust is brought into view
The muscles in repose set firm and
smooth behind the chocolate skin, but
once they are called into play they stand
out like those of a blacksmith.
Cans will have no trouble in making
weight Yesterday afternoon, before he
went through the after-lunch exercise,
his weight was reported by Trainer Keefe
as being at the 135-pound notch. Keefe's
only fear is that Joe will get down too
rapidly, ana Will lIleH nave " DulIb up
again to keep from going stale.
The climate has a lot to do with Cans
present condition. when l wrote to you
fellows and said l wanted warm weather.
said the champion, Il didn't mean quite
this warm You'll have me down to moth
ing before the time for my fight with
Burns and then I'll have to go and
challenge Able Attell for the other title"
Joins Fire Brigade
One thing which helped some in the low
weight yesterday was the fact that Cans,
together with Keefe, Joined volunteer
fire company and helped eXtinguish
blaze which was threatening several
homes near the lakewood Inn. Cans and
Keefe had just come in from few miles
on the road when a call came to the inn
for men to fight fire which was consum-
ing the barley stubble about mile away,
The two Immediately ran to the scene,
and were armed with wet sacks. They
went into 1t like regulars, and with the
help of the entire neighborhood put out
a fire which looked dangerous a few
minutes before. Cans stood the heat and
smoke well, but Keefe was overcome and
had to retire from the conflict before
the end.
Jimmy Burns knocked off work for a
while yesterday afternoon and came to
town to see If McCarey could not help
him locate Tommy Burns. Jimmy is wor-
ried because his manager has not ap-
peared on the scene, and the mind trouble
may interfere with his plan of action on
the night he meets Cans.
Tommy ought to be here" said Nc
Carey after Jimmy had related his
troubles. Jimmy thinks he is the only
person in the world, and when the heavy
weight is around the little fellow takes on
renewed confidence Tommy has promised
to come down from Oakland,
but at last reports he had gone on the
road with his show"
Whether Tommy shows up or not Jimmy
will keep at the grind of getting in shape
for the ambition of his life-a shot at the
lightweight championship. Frank Lewis
is directing his training and keeps the
boy working along even without the
assistance of the so-called champion
of the world And this
helps some, even if Jimmy's chances
against Cans are figured out at about
l to or 4.
STRONG TIDES CHEAT HIM