The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-09-10
GETS LABOR DAY
DECISION OVER
MCT|CUE

RING SIDE. JERSEY CITY, Sept
; tSpccial)-Panama Joe Cans and
Mike McTigue fought a l2roun1 pre-
liminary to the wilson Downing
championship go. in which Panama
Joe Cans out fought McTigue in !
out Of II rounds. The following is a
round-by-round story OF the Panama
Joe Gans-Mikc McTiguc fight.
Round /. MeTigue swung right
TO the Jaw followed by lett jab TO the
body, both falling lightly upon Cans.
Cans spared cautiously for tie first
two minutes. picking his chances 10
land two or three healthy blows 10 the
head and body They cinchcd. cx-
changing several body blows, with
Cans landing a couple OF healthy
blows in the region OF the kidneys.
Gong Cans round
Round 2. Cans opened with a swift
left to the head, staggering McTiguc,
and followed up with a short right to
the ribs. clnchcd McTiguc sending
homo several swift jabs to body ana
head. In the breakaway McIiRuc
landed two hard jabs in the stomach.
McIigue was fighting quito last at the
sound OF the gong. McIiguc's round
Round ;. Cans poked his leG into
McTigue', face McTigue came bacL
with hard right To head They clinched
exchanging heavy blows In the inch
In the break they fought fast aad hard
IN the breakawAy. Cans sent several
hard blows 10 the head and body
Gong Cans round
Round 4. MeTigue rushed the hght
Ing from the sounding OF the gong
sending home many heavy blows 10
the body. Cans fought on the defens-
lYc during the entire round, landing
only a few light blows Both fought
quite evenly during this round. Song
Round even.
Round S, Cans boxed around the
ring for a few seconds awaiting an OPP
portunity 10 land a telling punch
which came about a few secoud, be
fore tho gong. when Cans landed a
swift right 10 dc nose. drawing blood
and lett to the cye, causing tins
member TO swell quite BIT Mcfigue
fought during the entire round quit
lightly Can, round
Round g. McTigue rushed, sending
hard right TO the head and several
heavy body blows 10 the body Clinch
Both exchanged heavy blow On the
break. Nc liguc landing a heavy head
blow McTigue out fought ca dur
ing the entire round. Gong Nc
Tigue's round
Round 7. Mc'rigue swing, a lett to
the car, in the eiiuch both got ia some
good fighting On the break Cans
landed several good body punches aud
lett to McTigue's enlarged eve. Nc
.Tiguc sent lett to the stomach.
Cans right for the head went Wild aud
landed lightly ON Me1igue's shoulder,
but later landed a right aud left
swing on Mcfiguc's Jaw. Gong. Cans
round.
Round 8. Cans rushed with a heavy
right and lett 10 the stomach and a
last right to the head. MeTigue came
back with a short iab to the ribs aud
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landed a heavy tap OH McIigucs al.
ready bloody nose and a light tap on
tho much swollen eye. Cans out
fought McTiguc throughout the en-
tire round. Gong. Cans rouna.
Round g. Cans followed the tactics
OF round 8, rushing the fight and land
ing effective blows at will Early in
the 9th Cans drove hard right TO
Mcrigucs Jaw and left to the stom-
ach. In the cliuch Cans did some
good fighting, landing a couple OF kid.
ncy punches McTigne landed only Il
couple OF light body blows but
nothing OF any consequence. Just "a
the gong sounded Cans landed d
heavy right on Mc11gue's leit ear.
Cans round
Round 10 McTigue opened with
left to the jaw and a right 10 Cans
motith, drawing blood Cans sent
couple OF wild punches at MeIigue's
head: McTiguc landed on Cans chin
with a lett and short right to the
stomach. They clinched and Nc
Tiguc landed again on the chin. Gong
sounded while they were tightly
locked in a clinch MeTigue's round.
Round IL. Cans rushed McTigue,
swinging desperately at Mcligue's
jaw. but missed. McTigue forced
Cans to the ropes, landing several
hard body punches. McTigue poked
right lab on Cans chin but fell short
in his attempt TO land 4 left swing on
the jaw Cans landed only one punch
10 the stomach during the entire
round. Gong. McTigue's round.
Round IL. Cans rushed McTigue
landing a right on the jaw and a lett
in the ribs McTigue staggered under
the blows. Cans forced McTigue TO
the ropes, splitting his jaw with a
hard left swing. McTigue came back
with a left to the stomach and right
to the shoulder. Cans landed a lett
on chin and right TO ribs. Gong
Cans round.