The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06

aggressor from beginning to end. This
course was rendered necessary by reason OF
Burgess superior height and reach. 1t
would not do to box at long range with
him. By reason of the qualities have
named that game would inure to his ad-
vantage, and that, of course, would be the
play he would naturally like to adopt.
There his eleverness and stiffness would
count for much.
OF course in pursuing the tactics did
was made the recipient of some staggering
left hand jabs on the face but these ex-
pected, and I kept on rushing Burge foI
all was worth
In the first and second rounds could
hear some of the on1ookers nearest the ring
say: That Yankees a good fighter, but
he'll not last. Hes started in a bit too
quick Dicku do him in a waiting game. y
This was at the end of the rounds when
was in my corner being attended by Fitz-
patrick and his aids. AS the fight pro.
crossed and 1 kept persistently raining in
blows on Burgess body and he was unable
to keep away from me or hurt me enough
to impair my steam Sam told me that
Burgess friends and joyous hackers gave
up their lolling attitudes, sat erect in thei1
seats and began to take an anxious inter
est in the contest. They had, too, in the
meantime become exceedingly quiet, while,
on the other hand, the small American
contingent vigorously applauded me.
Burge, too, had changed The look Of
complacent confidence which he wore upon
his stoioal face before the contest gave way
to one of panied surprise after the third
round. In the seventh round it changed
to one of anxiety and in the thirteenth to
that of desperation. He never finched OF
weakened for moment. He went on, like
the game man he is, hoping against hope
that some lucky blow would turn the tide
of battle. Human beings are not human
engines, however, and Burge could not
stand the pace. Although displaying the
most unfaltering courage, he finally went
down in the seventeenth round, too weak
to rise and the referee awarded me the
contest
cannot complain Of the reception my
British friends then gave me. After the
first shock of surprise I was cheered to the
echo and warmly congratulated on all sides
after I left the arena. 1t was the same out
side the clubhouse. Fitzpatrick and I were
royalty entertained everywhere.
Burge has challenged me for another bat
tie, but he wants me to concede him even
more weight than 1 gave him in our late
contest, 1873 pounds, 5 pounds above the
lightweight limit. I presume Jack Ever
hart of New Orleans, who cabled chal-
lenge Immediately upon my defeat Of
Burge, also wants a weight concession
Everhart is sturdy big fellow, almost as
big as Tommy Ryan, and must have
weighed 1A5 when defeated him in our 20
round fight on Long Island Jack Nc
Auliffe and young Critic also, learn,
mean to challenge me. Well, all I can say
is that am lightweight champion of the
world and will defend the title against all
corners. I do not propose, however, to be
jOllied into matches with welterweig hts
and Iniddleweights. Of that, however, /
can speak to better advantage when I reach
New York, which will be about the time
this letter viii appear in type, for Fitzpat-
rick, Bowling. Little and myself sail for
home in few days.