Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-07
BOXERS WORK
LIKE TR0JANS
JACK SULLIVAN AND HUGO
KELLY TRAIN HARD
Busy Scenes at Local Quarters-Davis-
West Contest at San
Diego Was Fast
Battle

Working like Trojans. Jack Sullivan
and Tommy Burns boxed and wrestled
around the Lewis gymnasium yester-
day afternoon in the heat of torrid
atmosphere, and both men must have
been considerably lighter when at last
they made a run for the cooling shower
bath at the rear of the training quar-
ters.
Turtle doves are Jack and Tommy
nowadays, and no trace of the animos-
ity that rankled between them after
the little affair in which Jack took
Tommys measure at 1853 pounds and
then refused to meet him in return
argument, is manifest. Yet not gentle
is the way they go after each other, to
the amusement and edification of the
fans that congregate daily in the gym
nasium presided over by Wrestler
Lewis.
There is a story going the rounds
about Burns and Sullivan after they
made up their quarrel.
When the latter took the decision
over Burns in the Pacific Athletic club
pavilion Tommy desired return en-
gagement with the twin. Sullivan re-
fused, saying that Burns had better
get a reputation before troubling him
again. Burns was angry over the
statement and passed some rather un-
complimentary remarks about his an
tagonist.
Later they settled their quarrel and
| Sullivan took care of Burns in his
battle with Hart for the worlds cham
pionship.
Burns of course was jubilant in the
dressing room after the scrap. Sulli-
van sat on the side of the rubbing
table squeezing Tommy's hand. when
suddenly the latter looked up. Jack"
he said, "do you remember how you
turned me down after the scrap we
had and L wanted a return engage
ment? Well, l swore then that if
ever did any thing big, I'd turn the
tables on you with your own words.
Now, my boy, amt l the champion?
If you ever want a scrap with me
you'll be up against this request, GO
get reputation
But Jack takes it all in good part
and is willing to admit that Tommy
is every day becoming cleverer under
the stimulus of a new fighting weight
which allows him to give the shifty
Twin the greatest sort of training work
such as will fit him for Fridays bat
tie, in which he meets the one-time
conqueror of Jack O'Brien.
Kelly is losing no spare moments in
his preparation, and down at Santa
Monica the bath house quarters have
q distinctly DuSllleSSllke air.
A hard right appears to be Hugo's
best asset in the hitting line, and
doubtless the Italians chances will de-
pend greatly upon his ability to bring
| this appendage into play when he
hooks up with the Bostonian.
| Several local sporting men who wit
messed the battle between Terry Davis
and West, at San Diego the other even
| ing, say that the battle of the little
men was one of the most spectacular
glove contests ever waged on the Pa
cific coast. 1t was fight from the tap
of the gong, and bluff at leading was
at all times the signal for a return
fire which made merry sport for the
bay and climate fans who are waxing
enthusiastic over the prospects of the
game in the southern city.
At that Davis outweighed West by
eight pounds, but claims that the
added weight was detrimental to him
than otherwise. The articles for the
fray included a weight of lis pounds
at 8 o'clock on the day of the fight
Some trouble arose. however. and for
time it was thought that the battle
would be called off. Davis ceased
training and Immediately commenced
to take on avoirdupois. When Roche
manager of the San Diego club, sig
nified that the men were to meet, Da-
Wis did not have time to rid himself
of the extra weight, and as a result
entered the ring above the limit West