The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-07-08
CANS WILL NEVER
ENTER RING AGAIN
old Master Says He Has
Quit for Good and
All.
'FORESAW THE END
BEFORE 1T CAME
Calculates Boxing Has Earned
Him More Than
100000.

BALTIMORE, July ST have gone
my limit. This is no Patti farewell.
Never again viii fight or train for a
fight. Hereafter my work, and there
will be but little of It. will be a little
exhibition boxing. providing feel we'll
I know enough to stop when I have
gone the limit"
SO said Joe Cans, former lightweight
champion OF the world, when questioned
regarding his future plans.
While the former champion looks well
he is not robust. Out OF training he
should weigh above 40 but he does not
weigh the lightweight limit-l3S pounds.
Cans was in a reminiscent mood and
while ,aIking said:
II will never fight again. That IS
sure. I have tested myself and know
well that I could not stand strenuous
training. and 1t would be strenuous if
I was to get in form. In my battle with
Rudolph UnhOltz, in San Francisco, L
discovered early that / was about in
and only won because of my ring ex-
perience. In the battle in which Nelson
beat me nature blew up about the fifth
round, and this confirmed my opinion
of myself.
Saw the End.
1T is true beat Jabez White in our
fight In New York, but I appreciated
the fact that I was not myself even
though I won.
In leisure moments I have figured my
earnings They run above the SaO0,090
mark. About three years ago began TO
manage 10y own fighting game. Since
then I have earned about 100000. date
this from the time fought Nike (Twin)
Sullivan.
1.-THE first big winning in this time
was 81, 90. I got this by beating Mel
son. who later beat me. In this fight,
in which ] got S11 600. the gate receipts
were the largest ever taken IN on
Il had conceded to Nelson the big
end. win, lose or draw. Nelson got
500 -o0 The gross receipts were S69, rs.
the largest in the history Oh my Iisht-
Il got $4,000 for beating Britt, and in
The next two bouts ] beat Jimmy BuruS
and pocketed $1,000, and then beat kla
Herman winning $1,000. IN q SNORT
while / banked 5000 more Ior Dedtlhs
Rudolph UnhOltz
Theatrical engagements at $1,000 a
week increased my bank roll maleTlail!
This was under my own management;
I have managed myself slhcesi'0o anu
began fighting In 1881
Has Long Record.
4 held the worlds championship light
weight title seven years, and have boxed
eighteen wears. ! won the title in 1902
bv beating Frank E$ne, the champion
in one minute. This was the quickest
championship win on record. 1 think
nv record will stand a wsile, and am
not sorry that I am out o. Tie game.
Cans was then asked lis opinion OF
the present day boxers. He said; II
was still in the game, 1 could tax
apd back my talk in any class. l viii
say this. with no dispars cement TO the
boxers Of the present time, 1 do not
think they are as good as those Of a few
years ago.
.'Th ~ do not seem to last more than
veal. or two. Go back few years and
see how they stood-and there was fight
Ing then. Look at John L. SuillYan, a
fvelve-ve-ar holder of the heavyweight
title. and Bob FttZsinmons, holding the
middle and heavyweight championships
and also at boxers like Kid Lavigne, IN
the lightweight division; Mysterious Blily
Smith in the welterweight class; George
Dixon. the great little. featheTwelgnt'
and Jimmy Berry, the lO5-podnder. now
we have Jack Johnson, Mike Sullivan,
NeIson. Abe AttelI, etc, but I don
think they are the finished ring men
such as we had fifteen years ago