Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-15
CANS WINS FROM
RUDOLPHUNHOLz
KNOCKS OUT B0ER IN ELEV-
ENTH ROUND
BATTLE is EASY FOR VETERAN
FIGHTER
Neuro's Terrific Jabs Too Much for
His Opponent, Who Is Unable
to Withstand Persistent
Attack

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 14-Joe
Cans, the lightweight champion, added
another victory to his long string to-
night by defeating Rudolph Unholz, the
rugged Boer from South Africa, in the
eleventh round.
The fight was Cans all the way
through He systematically beat down
Unholz, and the referee interfeted in
the eleventh, as Unholz was then prae-
tically knocked out.
Although Cans held the flight safe at
all stages, he had no easy time in SOW
ing the awkward defense of Unholz and
in overcoming his natural stamina.
The first knockdoWn occurred in the
fourth round Cans whipping in ter
rifle left uppercut to the point of the
chin. Unholz got up promptly and
came back full of fight, and although
willing at all times to mix it and never
afraid of Cans, his wild efforts were
mostly unaVaiing.
In the seventh round Cans knocked
Unholz down with a right uppercut TO
the shin, and one of the latter $ SECONDS
olsing his head, tossed a towel into the
ring and quickly crawled through the
ropes Unholz got up promptly ana
made a wicked attempt to strike his
second, who quickly craWled back out
side the ropes, and the fight went on.
From that time on it was only
question of how long Unholz would be
able to stand the punishment that Cans
was sending in with both hands.
In the tenth round he sent the Boer
to the floor again, and he got up dazed
and unsteady
Floors Opponent Again
The unequal combat was prolonged
into the eleventh round, when with
series of short-arm jolts Cans sent the
willing but awkward Boer down with a
wicked uppercut to the chin. Unholz
got up completely blinded and unable
to see his opponent. Cans seeing the
condition of Unholz, humanely stood
aside, and Referee WEIGH stepped in
and gave the decision to the champion.
Owing to the fact that Unholz has
never appeared in a local arena before
tonight, interest in the outcome was
at a low ebb, but in spite of this fact
Coliseum rink was crowded when the
signal was given for the fighters to
give battle.
The men weighed in stripped at the
ringside shortly before commencing
hostilities, the scales being set at the
133-pound mark, according to articles Of
agreement. AS both have been under
weight for several days there was no
stir when they jumped on the scales
to move the beams.
1t was noticed that Cans looked
bit drawn after he had stripped, while
the Boer, who has trained hard with a
view of wrestling the laurels from the
champion, fairly scintillated with the
glow of health
Betting Is Light
Betting on the general result was
light with the odds favoring Cans at
10 to 31b There was much speculation
on the length of the contest, however.
even money being wagered that Unholz
would not stay twenty rounds.
The splendid showing made by the
latter in his recent fights with Bat
Ting Nelson and George Memsic at Los
Angeles, in which he is credited with
having had much the better of his OPP
ponents, was the means of bringing the
Boer much support that he would stay
the limit and many heavy wagers were
risked in this way.
Jack Welsh refereed the main event,
which was preceded by two six-round
bouts, the first between Tommy Her.
man and w. o. Smith and the second
between Charlie Lucca of Chicago and
Bully Purtell of this city.