Evening star., 1908-01-26
CANS WILL RETURN
TO THE PRIZE RING
Says He Has Changed His
Mind About Giving Up the
Championship-TireG
of Resting.

Il am back in the ring" says joe Cans
the champion pugiiist. i have changed
my mind about giving M the champion
snip. | thought for while that would
have 10 ST back and take It easy because
there wasn't amy one for me 10 fight. but
see that Mcfarland is coming up and
that Nelson has beaten somebody and
wants 10 night me aSaiu. 80 hero ] am
Arc you tired or rest?'' was asked
Yes, said Cans. Il thought Id Ike
i, but find that | like the game A little
better. I'd rather fight than lay of. II
there is only somebody for me Ia fight.
Jeffries and / have the same trouble
jeff can't set matches because he is SO
big and strong. | can't get any one 10
fight mo in my class because | have too
much knowledge OF the game. I'm the
only one left Of the old timers who is
still III good lighting shape
There aren't any great fighters now
ddaNs. why, when ! was doirg my hard
est lighting the fighters outclassod tbs
boys YOU See now. There aren't any Me
Fa0Ccns or HawkiuSes or ErneS or Wal
colts or F'itzsimmonses now. They've All
gone DN ana there ain / any new ones in
their class But there amt any reason
Tor me TO stop fighting as long as | can
get any one to fight. I'm still at my hest
any stiffness or amy pains. My hands are
good. And | know more tnan any OF
these new fellows. You can gamble when
feel age coming along I'm not going to
stay IN the ring md get beaten up like
some OF THESE fellows. I won't need to
Il have earned Ss1 GOO in the past SIX
teen months. and l haven't thrown it
away We put my money III property,
Mlere ii II always make living for me.
I've only done one foolish thing.
| thought I'd be swell and have an auto
IKE the rest OF the mllionaires Ii cost
me a lot, and if keep on running il into
things | guess the repair bills viii put
me down and out.
Il used TO rush to the race track right
after every fight and throw my earn
nss away on the ponies. ! didn't lose
much playing craps. as they say. IL WAS
always the horses that got nine The
last time l got trimmed tor SO 9oO in 4
few days. l had given all my money To
my mother to take care of. and / had 10
go TO her for the $1,000. | made UP my
mind to quit right then. They keep after
me now wherever | go, hut the Dookies
won't get any more OF mine.
Wants to Meet Nelson.
Il see Nelson wants to fight me III
take on Nelson or Mcfarland. weigh in
at 133 pounds rngsidc. and split the
purse 1o and -. Mcfarland told me in
Chicago he wouldn't think of lighting me
for another year. as he wants more eX-
perience. Id like to fight Nelson.
Il want to knock him out and settle all
disputes. He gave me a hard fight at
Goldield. Nelson is an exception. He's a
Joe Grim. only he knows more than Grim.
He can't be Knocked out with one punch.
It's dead easy 10 hit him on the jaw.
hit him hard as / know how at Gold
field but even when | dropped him he got
up strong. You can't reach his body. he
cause he's always covered with his arms
and elbows. He's so slow that dne can't
hit a clever boxer himself. | always had
plenty of time to block or step aside when
| saw his punches start. But he's a won
der at taking it. | beat him up as hard
las | knew how for eleven rounds. Then
| | said to myself: This fellow can't be
Knocked out in hurry. l guess I'll have
TO do something else or I'll whip myself
hitting him.