Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
JOE CANS WINS
AGAINST WHITE
BOXING CONTEST is TAME ONE
FROM START
NEGRO HAD BUT LITTLE TO CON-
TEND AGAINST
Loser Used His Left CIeverly for
Two Rounds, Then Shifted
to Right Because OF
Injury
IBy Associated Press.I

NATIONAL ATHLETIC CLUB, New
York, March 12.-Joe Cans, former
lightweight champion of the world,
easily defeated Jabez White, the Eng
lish lightweight champion, in a ten
round bout at the National CLUB to-
night. 1t was tame exhibition ana
the big crowd was disappointed, as the
men were slow and lacked force be-
hind many of their blows.
White used his left cleverly 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 was apparent. White had
broken his left arm some time ago in
England.
Round 1-white led twice for head,
but was blocked. Cans jabbed left to
face and sent right to jaw. White
swung hard left to the nose, Cans
hooked his right to jaw and the bell
found them sparring in the center OF
the ring.
Round 2-White swung hard left to
stomach and jaw and ripped his left
to the stomach. Both missed rights
for the head. Cans jabbed left to the
face twice. 1t was Whites round.
Round 3-White forced the negro and
tried a swing, but missed. White land
ed hard right to stomach. Whlte
changed his tactics, using a straight
SA~S
jaw and hooked left to face. Honors
even.
Round 4-White led with a left for
the chin and sent his right to the jaw.
Cans uppercut with right and sent
straight right to stomach. White swung
two lefts to the jaw, followed by hard
straight right under the heart. Cans
seemed to be in distress and was weak
at the bell. Whites round.
Round 5-Gans jabbed left to the face
and swung right to the jaw. White
tried for the body but Cans sent in
two jabs to the face. White jabbed
twice lightly to the face and Cans sent
right to the side of head. White sent
right to the stomach and repeated.
Cans closed the round with right and
left hooks to the Jaw Neither mans
blows had force at this stage.
Round 6--Gans slowed up considera-
bly, and had no speed. He suddenly
swung right to the jaw twice and
sent another hard one in, putting
percut twice with right and White went
down again for eight. White was very
groggy at the bell. Cans round.
Round 7-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 to the jaw, but they were
light. Whites left arm seemed use
less at this stage. Cans uppercut with
right to chin, sending White down
and the bell saved him the count of
ten. Cans round.
Round S-White swung right to the
jaw. Cans jabbed two lefts to the
face and forced White about the ring,
playing for a right hook. Cans upper
cut with left to the jaw and swung left
and right to head, sending White down
for six seconds. Both were very tired
at the bell.
Round e-White slapped Cans on the
jaw with an open right. Cans put a
straight right to jaw and repeated.
White got in a stiff right under the
heart. Cans kept jabbing with his
left, but missed several rights mex
cusably A very tame round In favor
of Cans.
Round 10--Joe landed heavy right
to wind and swung right to the ear.
Cans did all the forcing. White swung
a weak right to head. 1t halted Cans.
White swung again to head and ripped
right to the wind. They were SPAR
ring at the BELL