The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
Champion Oufiighfs
Clumsy Opponent
4 Right to the Jam Brings
Unequal Contest TO
an End
BY r. A. Smyfh

The lightweight Championship title,
which Joe Cans has hGls for six years,
was not menaced when he met Boer
Unholz last night in the Coliseum.
Cans had Unholz helpless in the
eleventh round and Referee Jack Weleh
stopped the affair as it was evident that
the Boer could not defend himself
against the alert boxer who had stead
led himself for the final effort.
The fight bore out all that The Call
said about il, as in no stage did Unhoiz
have a chance with Cans. He had alb
solutely no boxing style and the only
qualities that carried him as far as he
went were his extreme awkwardness
and ruggedness. The majority of the
boys who take part In the four round
bouts here outclass him completely in
their knowledge Of the game.
PLAYS FOR BoER's EYE
Unholz fought with his shoulder held
high IN order 10 protect his jaw, and
when he crouched down he presented
no vulnerable part for the usually un-
erring blows Of the champion. In order
10 get him to straighten up Cans COM
meneed TO play for Unholz' left eye.
and this soon seemed as large to the
Mulligan guards. 1t did not seem pos
sible for Cans TO miss il, and it fairly
amused the spectators to see the help
lessness Of the Boer in protecting that
point.
Cans had his man pretty thoroughly
cut down in the fifth round, and after
that it seemed the end would come at
any time There was some theatrical
play in the seventh round which the
spectators could not understand.
The men were in a clinch and IN
holz was trying for the body when
Cans pushed his hand aside and shot a
left hook to the chin. Unholz staggered
back a step and Cans put a right to
the ear. Unholz tried TO save himself
from going down by catching Cans.
but failed. He fell to the mat, and
Teddy Wolf tossed a towel into the
ring, signaling that the defeat Of IN
holz was acknowledged
BELL SAVES UNHoLZ
Joe Thomas, Unholz' manager, and
the other seconds in the corner did
not try TO restrain Wolff. but Referee
Jack Welch refused TO heed the signal
and ordered the men to proceed. To
the spectators il seemed prearranged
In order to save Unholz from being
knocked out. The bell saved Unholz in
the eighth round from a knockout, as
Cans dazed him with a left hook to
the jaw.
Again in the tenth round it seemed
the end had come. Joe sent his IA
nous right hand TO the jaw. his glove
not travelling more than four inches
UnhOlz fell into his arms and then sank
10 the floor. He showed his apprecia-
tion Of theatrical effect by crawling
on his hands and knees to the side OF
the ring and lifting himself up by the
ropes. He was on his feet al the end
Of eight seconds and showed by his
actions that he had been shamming
Early in the eleventh round Cans
landed a left hook to the jaw and fol-
lowed this with a hard right TO the
jaw. Unholz went down dazed and was
down some seven seconds. When he
stood Up he turned his back on Cans
who was standing quietly by, and CON-
menced boxing with an imaginary op-
ponent in his own corner. It seemed toe
ridiculous to be the true actions of a
man in his condition, but Referee
Welsh accepted II as genuine rather
than take a chance Of having a help
less man injured and motioned him tc
his corner. giving Cans the fight
Unholz was badly cut about the face
but the $4,000 he received for his share
with the 81 900 his manager, Joe
Thomas. received viii compensate hin
for his experience with the hard hitting
Cans. The latter was fighting for &
percentage. and under the peculiar con-
ditions he will receive less for winning
than the businesslike Boer will get foI
losing.