The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-27
THE CoRCORAN- BURKE BOUT.
The Men In Good Condition and VIII
Make n Good Fight.

Make n Good Fight.
Tommy Corcoran of Savannah and Jim
Burke of New York, will meet in the
squared ring at the Theater tomorrow
night, for a 25-round bout for a decision.
horty Jenkins will be the referee. There
is a great deal of interest in the contest
and there is no doubt that there will
be a we'll filled house when the gong
calls the combatants to the center of the
ring.
Both Corcoran and Burke have been
Z training hard for this contest, and each
/ is in excellent physical condition. Corco-
! ran has been under the direction of Tom
Beaton, while Burke has had the services
of Frank Hart of New York. The men
will weigh-in at the Theater tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock. The contract for
the fight specifies that 1t shall be at the
weight of las pounds, give or take 2
pounds. There is no doubt that the men
will come well within this clause of the
agreement.
While there is considerable interest In
the fight there appears to be very little
money on the result. Such as Is In sight
| however. is Corcoran money, for the
friends of the home boy still have faith
In him.
principally in his fights In this city, is
too well-known to need repetition. Cor
| coran has always been known as a clean
and clever fighter and a hard hitter and
has gained for himself the enviable repu-
| tation of having never disappointed
house, for those that went to see him
fight have seen the real article, so far
as he was concerned.
Burke his opponent, though compara-
also has a good record, and can show to
| his credit a string of fistic battles, in not
the least number of which he was the
victor. Among the fighters that he has
met are Charles Schultz of New York
whom he put out in four rounds; Dan
| More. also of New York, over whom he
won the decision in a ten-round bout.
With Tommy Moran of Brooklyn he
fought a ten-round draw, but Burke re-
treiVed himself In his next fight, when he
won the decision over George Franklin
OF Brooklyn in another ten-round bout.
Harry Styles of Philadelphia he put out
In seven rounds, and In his next fight,
with Jack Ryan of Brooklyn. kno ka1
| him out in nine rounds. In a second
match he put him out in three rounds
less.
To Tim Kearns OF Boston he lost the
decision after a twenty-round fight, but
Janzen of New York, whom he knocked
out In twelve rounds. and the other with
! Ed Darrell, over whom he got the de-
cision at the end of ten rounds.
with Hugh McWinters of New York he
fought a twenty-round draw. and follow
ed this affair by knocking out Young
starr Of Philadelphia in five rounds. with
Tom Cleary OF Philadelphia he fought a
six-round draw. but won a similar boat
from Dan McCarrell by decision with
Kid Mcfarland of New York he fought
a twenty-round draw, and followed this
with another draw with Jack DAILY of
Wilmington, with whom he fought he
same number of rounds His next fight
with Jack O'Brien Of New York, with
whom he went twenty-five rounds. also
was a draw.
Joe Carter Of Brooklyn he knocked out
in eight rounds and followed this fight
by a fifteen-round draw with owen Zeig-
Ter Of Philadelphia. His last two fights
were with Pat Ross from whom he won
a twelve-round bout by a decision and
with Joe Handler Of New Jersey, whom
he Knocked out in the ninth round
The officers Of the fight other than the
referee will be chosen tomorrow.