Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-10
THE PUGlLlSTS
TIE PUGILISIS CANS AND THE
 BOER MAY MEET Big Purse Offered For These Two Tough Ones - Jeannette
 Almost Put Out.

nloter, has offered purse for Il fight I between Joe Cans and Rudolph Un-
 holz, the Boer lightweight As Nel-
 son evidently does not care for Un-
 holz, Coffroth thinks that a battle ! with Cans would be a fine attrac- tion. UnholZ, who is in Chicago, has
 wired Joe Thomas, who is represent ing him in California, that he will
 take on Cans in April, either to finish or in forty-five round battle at 133 pounds ringside. It is believed
 that Cans will accept if the purse is sufficiently large, as he has been anx- ious for some time past to re-enter the
 ring. Unholz did so well against Nell son that he is regarded on the coast as a better man that Britt, and con-
 scquently suitable opponent for the
 lightweight champion.
 Pedlar Palmer, the former English
 champion featherweight, who was
 sent to prison some time ago for man. slaughter, is anxious to regain his freedom, as relative who died re-
 gently, bequeathed to him a fortune. Joe Jeannette defeated Jim Camp
 bell, "Manley's Coon." in their six
 round fight at Billy Elmer's Consol
 dated A. C., New York, last night.
 Jeannette outclassed his opponent
 after the first round, but he was un
 able to knock out his dusky adver- sary.
 Jeanette, usually the quintes- sence of cleverness, was extremely awkward and wild in last nights battle, and in the first round he ran into a right hook which landed flush on his chin and dropped him for the count of nine. He regained his bear ings in the succeeding sessions and Campbell went to the floor in every round after the first.
 In the fifth round Jeanette dropped Campbell for the count two or three times and the referee stopped the contest. But Campbells seconds insisted that the bout go on, and in the sixth round, when Jean nette had Campbell in a very groggy condition, the referee again stopped the fight.
 Tommy Burns and an alleged Eng fish syndicate behind him have called of the proposed fight with Jack John son in London simply because the latter would not fall for what seemed a sure bunco game. Burns declares that if Johnson had signed for S5,- 900 guarantee, win, lose or draw, he (Burns) would have received as his share $30,000. Tom O'Rourke said yesterday that Burns was probably joking, as no boxing club in England would agree to give so much money for a mill. O'Rourke and Philadel- phia Jack O'Brien both insist that Burns does not want to fight John son and that when the former ar- rives here he will name so many uu- fair conditions that no match can be made. Many fight fans are arx- ious to see how the American sport | ing public will receive Burns on his ] return.
 There will be an international fight | for the featherweight championship | of the world next month at San i Francisco between Abe Attell and Jim Driscoll of England. Attell has already signed articles while Driscoll | will receive expenses and $500 | guarantee, win, lose or draw. The weight will be 122 pounds ringsids. Driscoll is recognized in England as the featherweight champion of Great Britain and not owen Moran, who fought a twenty-five round draw with Attell last fall.
 Willie Lewis, the middeweight. is said to have sailed for France Sun day on the steamer Philadelphia. to be gone for about two months. His friends said that Lewis had received assurance of at least three matches in Paris.
 Battling Nelson. it seems. is not 1ver anxious to make another match with Unholz, the Boer. for he has demanded a stiff bonus from Man iger McCarey of the Los Angeles Hub before signing articles. Me Carey says the demand is unwarrant- d and that unless Nelson withdraws | there will be no fight. Cnholz is willing to tackle Nelson, winner take III.
 Want Jeff to Fight Again.
 San Francisco. March 10. Ter" aickard. acting on behalf of some big ,1fnFnc ,Nnuaarns nf pau-bfaa Nnv Ia |