The herald., 1895-06-24
DAN BURNS KNOCKED OUT
Like a Distinguished Namesake,
He Met a Waterloo
A FOUR ROUND PRIZE FIGHT
The Purse Was 500 and the Crowd
Numbered 100
Ed Began Cleans Out an Opponent With
Ease-Thc Thing Lasted the Four
A FOUR ROUND PRIZE FIGHT

About twenty members of 'de push"
and "de gang" yesterday afternoon wit
messed four round 60 between Ed b.
gan and Dan Burns, the scene of the
mill being Joe Vogels union hall at
Santa Monica canyon. The purported
stake was 500 purse.
The affair was in sporting parlance "a
SOFT" Burns being fearfully out-classed.
Began has been follower OF Fisticus
for years, although not yet 80 years old.
He is relic of the palmy days of the
California Athletic club of San Francisco.
Burns probably received his ring train
ing down on Alameda street where the
Southern Pacific trains run the slowest
when entering and leaving the city.
Began weighed 125 pounds, while his
opponent tipped the scales at 141
pounds.
The affair was Waterloo for the
namesake of San Francisco's representa-
tive leader from the start. The fact is,
he was never in it from the moment the
inen shook hands, and those who are
responsible for his graduation as prize
ring hero ought 10 be jailed for perpetrat-
ing practical joke SO long after April 1st.
Round one opened with both of the
lightweights looking at each. other ior q
proper sze-up Began had evidently
eaused the caliber OF his opponent while
both were still in their separate corners
or most likely ages before. While Burns
was still cogtating upon the probable
fate which had apparently not nodded
him for James j. Corbett. Began shot
out his right, landing upon his op-
ponent's forehead with the strength of a
fair-sized electric battery. Burns NUT
tered something which sounded very
much like ugh" and at once sought to
return the com mpliment. He sawed
into space with his righs and with his
left, while Began was elsewhere. Burns
continued to chase swallows in the
direction of Bogan's face and stomach,
but he was not very successful Began
lodging. ducking and saving himself
with a great deal of cleverness. There
round ended with Burns stock worth
about four cents on the dollar.
Began knew when round mum Der two
oISned that he had his man ready to
dump whenever he might choose to have
hostilites suspended, and every one else
on hand knew the same thing. Burns. in
this round, accidentally butted his oppo-
nent just below the eyes, making the lat
tr see myriads of stars. His stock was
at par for about q second. and when he
a few moments later caught Began with
his left full in the tace, drawing first
DlOOu, MS DtSdu W HchNe IL
sigh of relief. The self-contained congrat-
ulations were. howeevr, very much previ-
GUS, for Began at once rallying, began to
rain in blows upon Daniel Burns, esq,
thick and fast in every direction, both
hands going like a windmill. Burns
was game and took his punishent with a
grln. His breathing was very laborious
at the call OF time.
The third and fourth rounds we're SIM
liar with the exception tnat Burns kept
getting weaker and acted as if he was
very much in distress. ST axe that
duffer out of the rins!' yelled some OF
the crowd in the midst of the fourth
round.
mo; let 'em scrap it out, !" was the COM
ment from some of the spectators. Burns
ended the controversy and accom- modated
the majority by himself leaving the arena.
His hacker offered later to train his man
for a go with Jack Frazer but was
laughed at. The contest yesterday was
expected to be a ten-round fight but one
shudders to think what by the end o1
the fifth round might have happened tc
Prizefghter Daniel Burns. The glove:
used were fve-ounce mittens. The ad
mission charged was one dollar. There
were two females of the genus ''de Bow.
cry" in the audience. Next Sunday a
the same time and place Ed Began anC
Jack Frazer will try conclusions.
George Arbuckle was the referee of yes
terdays contest, Jack CALVIN acting a
principal second for Began and Jack Nc
Calty performing similar service TO
Burns.