 Cann was but 5 feet, 8½ inches in height, and weighed 175 lbs.This match, the purse for which was £200 a side for the best of three back falls, took place at Tamar Green, Morice Town, near Devonport, on 23 October 1826, in the presence of upwards of 12,000 spectators.After a long struggle, the Cornishman won a fair back fall.