The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-29
KERNs HAS GOOD RECORD.
Topeka Boxer Returns From Two
Years Stay,in Philadelphia.

orr Kerns, the clever young boxer
who left Topeka nearly two years ago
to take a position, in the Lift Sporting
goods store of Philadelphia, has re-
turned to his home and may stay here.
Kerns is the boy who attracted at
tention in this state as the trimmer
of a number of ugh-necks'' who
Thought. they could fight. He comics
back from a twenty months stay IN
Philadelphia With more Science and
the same gpod-natured desire to amuse
anyone caring to eIfteF a friendly COM
petition with gloves He is not one of
the gore-hunting type, and has not
learned the pugilistic art of "beefing''
when he is defeated.
When. he went TO Philadelphia he
went as an expert gun salesman in
which capacity he Eas spent all his
time in the Lit store. but as Phila-
delphia, is a great sporting center he
has found time, without negIecting his
work as a salesman to enter several
contests with gloves.
He has met number of clever fight
eFs at different Philadelphia athletic
clubs and won favorable mention in
the papers for cleverness and ability
to take. punishment without quitting
for repairs. -srs1
During his stay in the Sleepy City he
has participated in fifteen battles and
won most of them. He has not lost a
daV from his work as the result OF
punishment or for training in anticipa-
ton for the bouts. His system was to
take on any good fighter who wanted
some one to play second in an exh1-
bition. and many of these exhibitions
turned out contrary to expectations on
account of the hitting power and cleE-
erness of the Kansas boy.
The sporting editor of the Philadel-
phia Record took fancy to Kerns and
named him Bob as Corr" seemed a
little tame for a prize-hhter. He has
been known as "Bob" KernS until his
given name sounds unfamiliar to him.
Kerns' last fight was with Lehman,
a clever Philadelphia fighter The
mill was pulled off last week before
prominent athletic club audience, and
a Philadelphia paper tells the rest as
in the third bout of the evening
Tom Lehman and Bob Kerns. We're the
principals and again was Ine cIoWa
treated to q rare Inix-up- kerns start
ed things moving by jabbing to the
face hard and often and he staggered
Tom with right to the Jaw. SOD
followed up his advantage quickly put
T,enihau ducked cleverly and Tor
moment the danger was passed. Tom
went for Kerns' body in the second
hut the latter had him down three
times before the round was over. Lenl-
han was inclined to rough II put. ne
found Bob able to. hold his own in this,
too. The finish eameein the third when
BOB f1oored his man Twice ana the
b6,54 was ali over. Kerns fought
good fight and held the upper hand
This fight was the SEQUEL to one
which Kerns had when he first went to
Philadelphia and was letting profes-
SIGNALS beat him up for practice lie
met this same Lehman VINO was TOO
-l1,7eh for him at the time. Kerns
threw tn rev a shoulder out of place but
fought game with the other hand for
NO rounds before his seconds discov-
cred his plight and interfered.
into vaudeville If he can secure clever
boxing partner. For the present he is
visiting with his family and friends.