Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-13
JAbEz WHITE EASY
FOR JOE CANS
EngIishman Frequently Knock
ed Down But Bell Saves Him
From Being Counted Out
Poor Exhibition.

National Athletic club, New York,
| March l2.--Joe Cans, formerly light
weight champion of the world, easily
defeated Jabez White. the English
lightweight champion, in a ~ten-round
bout at the National Athletic club to-
night. 1t was a tame exhibition and
the big crowd was disappointed, as
the men were slow and lacked force
behind many of their blows.
White used his LETT c~leverly in the
first two ROUNDS but in the third he
changed his tactics, relying mainly ON
his right. Two rounds later the cause
Of this shift vas apparent. White
had broken his left arm some time
ago in England and he hurt 1t early
i'm the third round
White was knocked down once in
the sixth, twice in the seventh, when
the bell saved him by one second and
once in the eighth.
Cans was far from being the Cans
of even two years ago. He missed
several blows. misjudging distance,
and failing to take advantage OF
a opportunities That presented
themselves.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round 1-After Fiddling for an
opening, White led twice for head, but
was blocked. Cans jabbed left to the
face and sent right to the jaw. White
swung hard left TO nose. Gan hook
ed his right to the jaw and the bell
found them sparring in the center OF
the ring.
Round 2.-White swung hard left
to stomach. He also sent his left to
chest and jabbed il to the jaw. White
his left to the stomach. Both
missed right swings for the head
Cans jabbcd light left to face. White
swung left to neck. Cans jabbcd left
to face. White had a good margin in
this round.
Round S.-Whlte forced the negro
and tried a swing but missed. White
landed hard right to stomach. White
changed his tactics, using a straight
right to stomach instead of the left
swing to the jaw and hooked his left
to the face. Honors pretty even in
this round.
Round 4.-Whlte led left for the
chin and sent his right to the jaw.
landed u hard right in the stom-
ach. following up with n right hook
to the jaw. White swung two let's
to jaw, followed w a. hard straight
under the heart. Cans seemed
to be in distress and WasN weak at the
bell. Whites round.
Round 5.-Gans jabued left to face
and swung right to Jaw. White tried
for the body but Cans sent in two
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lightly TO face and Cans sent straight |
to side OF head. After an eN-
change of light lefts White sent right
the stomach and repeated. Cans
closed the round with left and right |
hooks to the jaw. Neither man's
blows had force at this stage.
Round 6.-Gans slowed up consid-
erably and had nc speed seemingly
iabbed White with a left to face
and hooked his right TO head, doing
damage. Cans swung right to jaw
twice and sent another hard one. put
ting White down for nine seconds. He
twice with his right and
White went down again for a count
Of eight. White was very groggy at
bell. Cans round.
Round Tom O'Rourke and
Whites other seconds worked frantl-
eally over him during the intermis-
sion but White came up weakly. Cans
sent right and left hooks to stomach.
White swung right to the jaw, Cans
stepped in with right and left hooks
10 the jaw but they were light.
left arm seemed useless at
his stage and he could not use It,
ians uppercut with right to chin,
white down and the bell
;aved him at the count of ten.
Round S.-White swung right to
he jaw. Cans jabbed two lef.s to
ACE n forced White about the ring,
for a right hook. Cans up
oercut with left to jaw and swung left
right to head, sending White
for six seconds. Cans swung
light to the wind. White swung right
the we. Both We're very tired at
he bell. Cans round.
Round 9.-White slapped Cans on
he jaw with an open right. Cans put
straight right to jaw and repeated.
he sent a right uppercut, stop
,ing White but Allied to follow up
lis advantage. White got in a stiff
light under the heart. Cans kept
with his left but missed sew
raj rights in~cNcusably. This was a
'ery tame round in favor Of Cans.
Round 10.-Joe swung a right TO
he ear, Cans did all the forcing, lie
looked right to the jaw but missed d
light and left swings. White swungl
gain to head and ripped It into the
Wind. They were sparring at the bell