Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-13
CANS AND WHITE
IN PUNK" FIGHT
CoIored Man, Shell of His
Former Self, in Affair
With EngIishman.

NEW YORK. March 13.-There was a
ten-round affair between a dead one and
a stiff one at the National A.; G.. last
night. The dead one was Joe Cans. and
the stih who stood, rather tottered, before
him for the greater part of ten rounds
was Jabez White. labeled by himself and
some others the lightweight champion
OF England" When White wasn't totter-
ing he was lying prone on the floor.
JADE says he's here to fight Battling Mel
son for the lightweight championship OF
the world. Jabez White, citizen of that
is allowed to get into a ring with Battling
Nelson a cold-blooded murder will be
committed unless some sensible person
calls cop before Bat can get near
enough to White to send him telegram.
Thing Was a Fizzle.
The thing last night was tizzle. Cans
is merely a shell of his old self, but he
mas forgotten none of his cunning and
this saved him from a knockout, for
firmly believe that any kind of punch
would have put him down for the full
count, and then some.
Joe dropped White several times dur
ing the affair, and if any one insisted on
a decision ii would be Cans by a mile.
But it should have been Cans by a knock
out early In the first round
Joe said after the exhibition that he had
hurt his hand in the third round Be that
as 1t may. only one hand was needed to
put White away at any stage after the
third round. He was just dead on his
feet. So was Cans for that matter
One word tells just how the whole thing
was. That word is Punk
1ntroductions and Challenges.
After the preliminaries came the inevi-
table introduction fest that always pre-
cedes any important boxing contest. First
came Cyclone" Johnny Thompson. Then
Bat Nelson, accompanied by a speech in
which he said he is willing to meet any
man at the lightweight limit, whether he
be white. black, red. green or yellow, but
he will not fight any Infants" Came
then Packy Mcfarland and another
speech: Packy said he was the infant
the title from Nelson.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien and a pref
ty speech followed. and lastly Hugh D.
Mcintosh, promoter of the JohnsonB Burns
here to induce Jeff to fight again and will
never rest until he gets the big fellow
to consent
White was the first to enter the ring.
He was accompanied by a retinue of sec
onds, headed by Tom ORourke. Cans
climbed through second later, with Jim
my Howard. Kid Lewis and several
others. They adjusted their gloves. Joe
Humphreys introduced them and the ring
was cleared for action.
The Real Bout Begins.
White was the first 10 lead, but Cans
easily blocked the left jab. Jabez tried
several more. but Cans blocked cleverly.
White rushed, Cans evaded and snapped
a right to the chin. Then Cans began.
He jabbed and then ducked. He played
with Jabez.
White landed on the stomach at the
opening Of the second. Joe saw chance.
then he threw right over that would
have killed the Englishman had 1t landed.
But it didn't. Joe was cautious during
the rest Of the round. Joe again missed
his right against White. Several times
more Joe did things to the jaw of Jabez.
White planted a hard right to the stom-
ach in the fourth. Joe retailated by
landing his right TO the stomach and
then shifting 1t to the Jaw. White landed
on Joe's neck and he began to stagger
1t then looked as If the "Old Master
was all in.
Joe's punches were of the tap variety
in the fifth. He had scores of chances
10 laHu tneIn, ana Jim buckley, the ref
cree, called upon the men to get busy
White appeared afraid, and although
Cans exhibition was pitiful. White
couldn't or at least didn't. hit him.
Both Groggy in Sixth.
In the sixth Cans staggered and tot
tered. He walked around, then he got
one to Whites heart, then another to
the jaw. Down went White for nine
When he came up Joe landed again, and
again White dropped. He came up and
the bell brought him relief.
In the seventh Cans landed some goo6
ones, and at the end OF this round he
had White on the floor from another
right for the count. The bell rang as
White arose.
Cans dropped White for the count OF
six in the eighth. Joe landed some more
and White slooked as If he wanted to
drop.s 1t was a punk round.
Jabez landed right In the ninth round
then they began to exchange taps. Joe
missed like a novice and they fiddled
about while the members whistled.
Everybody expected action in the tenth
round, but 1t did not come. Jabez perked
up a bit. but Cans kept missing, They
We're slowly pOking taps at each other
when the bell rang