Show fiANS KNOCKS OUT HERMAN IN Colored Fighter Retains His Title of Lightweight Champion BLOW ON JAW ENDS FIGHT t Square C te H Clean Contest Conte at nt Tonopah I 1 in the thu Way n It I Was 1 Expected to End I Tonopah Nov o Jan 1 Joe Joc Joe Guns Gams tl thC thC- black Gibraltar of the thu lightweight ht C claw chi cl again demonstrated his undisputed undisputed luJe right to the championship by knocking out Kid Herman of Chicago In the eighth round It was a gamely gamel contested light ht and was pulled off before before before be be- fore one une of the largest crowds ever evera a assembled In the West Vest It was touch and und go 10 from the thc gong and while some of the fight fans tans would rather have seen the tight Sight go o twenty rounds the they or are arc all pretty well agreed that the they got gut their moneys money's worth From the first filst roun round the Baltimore negro ro proved superiority over his hili adVer ad- ad Ver versa al' al ry- ry Gradually locating his opponent opponent opponents opponent's op- op s In jay with hm hard swings Gans Cans hammered Herman at will wilt In several elal Io rounds lounds he had him groggy grogg The champion first lost started the Hebrew bleeding from mouth and nose The rhe Chicago o lad was wa soon in a weakened nerl condition Cans Gans finally capped the climax by sending right and left eft to toja ja jaw and Herman went down and out for COl the count There Ther was no excuse for the loser He simply Imply met a better better bet bet- ter lei man maul but Herman made a good fight fISh t. t Gans Cans was waH practically a prohibitive favorite j 4 1 to 1 being freely Creely offered The rho men weighed In ha at 1 o'clock Neither cither was up to the limit Lew Powell and Adam n Ryan an f fought ten rounds lounds to a n. draw dra as a preliminary to the main event Long before the tight light started the amphitheatre was packed t to the doors and ridiculously high prices were wele offered of ot- offered for choice seats that had been secured by the wise ones The sportIng sporting sport- sport Ing fraternity are arc agreed that Gans Cans puts up a square clean fight At Atthe Atthe the close of or the second round a n. fraction fraction fraction frac frac- tion of oC a second after utter the gong sounded sound sound- ed Cans Gaus landed a staggering right to the Chicago lads lad's jaw Before the they went to the corners the dusky lighter grasped both o of the Kids Kills hands and said Id I r didn't mean to do that ho boy you know I didn't dont don't you ou Herman liar Her man smiled and said it fl t was all right Before Defore the gong announced the third thir round Gans Cans left his corner and again shook hands with his opponent offe offerIng Offering offer offer- Ing another apology FI light Fight ht b by Ho III Hound Round 1 1 The lighters sparred to a clinch In the breakaway Gans Cans Touched couched the Ow Kids Kid's head with Ji Il right and left ett doln doing er very little Herman replied replier b by i i OJ couple of body blows at close range Gans led a rIght r and und left to 0 the tho h. h nose bringing the claret The They mixed It freely and amI a again Gans reached the Kids Kid's head with a adan dan dangerous erous right Herman Hermon came back I with a left to the face and a right to the others other's wind Herman went to his corner fresh an and smiling Gans' Gans roun round Round 2 Dl Breaking from flom a clinch Gang Gans lan landed ed a wicked right to the jaw Herman replied with a right and left lett to the bo body y In the exchange o of blows that followed the tho Chicago o boy hoy had the better belter of It It Gans forced fOIce his opponent to the ropes with two rights to the Jaw In the Infighting that followed foT- foT lowed Gans Cans came canto out second cond best Herman handed the colored fighter an ana a aggravating left hander r to the ribs They fhe mixed It free freely I Gans delivered a S series of oC rights and lefts to the body and neck and sent pent Herman staggering staggering stag stas- gering to the ropes When the gong ong sounded Bounded Gans Gam delivered a staggering round to the tho jaw He lie apologized to the l Kid Kd ld Before Defore the gong gonS for the third d Gans Guns went to Hermans Herman's corner and again apologized for the v blo Kid Showy Shows Steam Round 3 FI Fighters hers clinch Herman delivers a left to head The 1 Kid ld showed show show- ed plenty of ot steam A rapid exchange of or rights lights and lefts at close range was wn followed b by Gens Gans leading a right to the nose that staggered Herman He came back bac with a n. left to the others other's ribs and a right to the Jaw Gans Cans reached Hermans Herman's face tace with a vicious left that sent gmt Herman reeling against the ropes The Tho colored pug followed his advantage ad with short arm rights to the body Herman reached readied Gans ribs with his left a. a as tho the gong sounded Gans had the tho better belter of the round but hut Herman Horman went to his corner showing no sl signs ns of distress s Round 4 a. Breaking from a clinch Herman sent a right tight to Gans' Gans stomach and find a left to the ribs They mixed it itA A at Ith th a rain rapt of short hort arm bod body blows with the Kid Rid playing for his opponents opponent's opponents opponent's ent's 1 kidneys M Gans after aCter two wild lid swings reached readied Hermans Herman's stomach He followed this with a right to Jaw with great force Herman returned the tho compliment with a n right to the jaw jaty and a left eft to the smoky ones one's stomach that made the champion wince Hermans Herman's round n Round und 5 5 After Arter considerable sparring sparring spar spar- ring Herman landed left eft and right to bod body The Chicago o lad rushed Gans to his corner cornel and handed him mina a right to the jaw Gans rep repaid ld him with a left to the jaw Herman came back bace I strong with a volley o of lefts and rights to the bo body and face that again forced J the dusk dusky one to the ropes Pandemonium Pandemonium Pande Pande- broke loose oo e The crowd leaped on chairs and ond howled Gans smiled and und landed two rights to the tho Jaw Herman Merman fell tell short with a hard hardri ri right ht after the others other's wind Gans came back hack with a right to the jaw v The honors were even In this roun round Round Hound 6 G. Herman was on the ag ago- Gans Gaus blocked bocke several blows that had plenty pent of steam behind them Gans peppered the Rid Kid with a series of rights and lefts to the face and wind at close range Both men were cool Herman was wali smiling Gans' Gans I face wore a It determined look Th The champion landed a right on Hermans Herman's jaw that sent the lads lad's hea head back a n foot Repeated rights to the head and Jaw sent Herman Berman staggering stagg to the rope ropes The Kid Kill rallied and swung a wicked right ht to the others other's jaw as the tho gong son rang Gans' Gans round The Final Rounds hounds Hound Round 7 7 i. Herman IIerman led Jed with a left to the ribs Gans swung to tu right to his stomach Herman IIerman rallied and and sent a aI left and right to the champions champion's s rib ribs After a clinch forced by Herman to toe save e Himself Gans forced farced the Kid to I the ropes with rights and lefts Jeffs to the face tace Herman Helman was WM worried but fought bac back Gans Cans sent scat Herman to tor tor r his corner with a right to tho the Jaw He followed the tho Kid and rained mined a number num of or blows on Herman's Hermans kidneys kidney's 8 Cans Cans' round Round Houn 8 Gans started things by a quick left leet to the face Herman re replied ye- ye I plied piled with a 11 right to the Jaw and ond a III left to the tho ribs Gans followed lIetman Herman Her lIet man around the ring The l Kid l seemed tired He Ho avoided a two wll wild blows Gans shot out rJ right ht and left left to the Rl Kids Kid's s 's jaw Herman fell ell like e a wet dishrag He lie made no attempt to I rise It was a R. clean knockout |