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JOE GANS, EX-LIGHT | Baltimore. Md.—Special: Alter a lt;fruitless search for health In Arizona.! Joe Gans, former champion lightweight boxer is dead. Several months a so he left hero and went to Phoenix. Ark?., but found himself growing v.orso alter being there only a few weeks and removed to Prescott which tr. 4.000 feet higher, nis wife watched over him In hla dying hours. He returned home to die.Before leaving Baltimore Gans felt that after remaining in Arizona several weeks he would be able to continue 011 to P.ono and see the Jeffries-Johnson fight. but it was no go and tlu* best ho could do was to read the dispatches , nent on from the ringside. Clans rc-, moved to Arizona upon the recommendation of his cld rival and the man . v.-ho took a war his laurels. Battling Kelson. Gnus’ last tight was with Jnbcz White of England In New . Vork City, and lie made a very poor ’Ishowing. lie was always one of the | most modest boxers In the ring. 110I-;: withstanding the great record he made.Cans' lieginnig as a boxer was most humble- He was genera! utility man • at u fif.lt and produce commission house on Marsh Market space, and as he de-; rcloped a peculiar deftness at cleaning Pish that becasne his specially. All of . the boys in the neighborhood were fond of boxing, and Joe woul.l pul on the ’ gloves in one of the spare rooms of the commission house. At the ncar-oy Monumental theater weekly battles royal vrero held as an after attraction. Gans found he could survive thcso battles royal and make some extra money, lend they were his real beginning ns a pugilist. Among the attendants was A1 Horford, who with his parents was Interested In a ealoon on Canton avenue, near Broadway. Herford's interest In boxing at that time was as a : ipectator.and he was particularly struck at the cleverness of the colored boy. flerford searched out Gans and they worked up preliminaries to local fights. Th«»n the pair entered Inta n pnrtner-VEIGHT CHAMPION.*ddp that brought much money to both. Gans as a lighter had nothing on Her- ’ ford as a manager ond matchraakt-r, and tbo colored fish cleaner and oyster opener became tho champion light weight of tho world.Guns was always an Interesting talk-«*- and only a few days before ai:-nouming his retirement fro;c tho ring, issued the following statement regarding his earnings in pugilism etc.:“In leisure moments I havo figured my earnings. They run above tho mark. About three years ago I began to manage my own fighting game. Since then 1 havo earned about SiOO.OCv. 1 date this from tho time I fought .Mike (Twin) Sullivan.Tho first big winning In this tlmo was $11,000. 1 got this by beatingNelson, who later beat me. In this light in which I got ?22,000, the gato receipts were tho largest over taken in on a fight.“1 had to concede to Kelson the big end win. lose or draw. Nelson got $22.;')0. The gross receipts were JG9.715 —tiie largest in the history of . ray fighting. |“1 got S15.C0O for healing Britt, ar.d in the next two bouts I beat Jlmxny Burns and pocketed $9,000 and then beat Kid Herman, winning JI2.900. In a short while I banked $0,000 more for beating Iludulph Unlioltz.•’Theatrical engagements at $1,000 a week Increased iny hank roll materially. This was under my own management.I have managed myself atnco 190S and I began fighting In IS9LI held tho world's championship lightweight title seven years and havo boxed IS years. I won the tltlo In 1902 by beating Frank Erne, tho champion in one round. This was tho quickest championship win on record. I think my record will stand a wbllo and I nm not sorry that I am out of the gome.In all he fought 15G battles and lost only fivo decisions. Ha has 6s knockouts to credit-HE A TH CALLS TIME ON CAREER OF A FIGHTER
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Milford, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 01, 1910
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