Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
War Cry Sounds in
Camps Of Rival
Boxers
O'Brien and Burns. Are
,Marshaling Their
Forces
Philadelphia Confident That Years of
Experience and His Undlsputed
Prowess VIII Win for Him
Greatest of Victories

Down along the coast which stretch.
es from Venice to Long Beach, two
world famous boxers are bestirrine
themselves in anticipation of a ring
contest, the outcome of which will ado
or detract from their fame.
Determined and strong in the con-
viction that he is to attain u topmost
place on the ladder of his chosen call
ing Tommy Burns with his great
shoulders and superb strength tolls
at Long Beach confident that O'Brier
is to fall beneath his powerful arms
Over at Venice the Philadelphian is
the center of gondola town attraction
and although he laughingly waves
aside any reference as to the possi-
bilities of Burns proving his master
there is a set look in his eyes which
is not that of a man who undertakes
his opponent.
Such are Burns and O'Brien as they
work for the ring. There is another
side, however, to the daily life of these
two specimens and could some of the
old time ringsters come back for a
moment and mingle with them dur
ing other than training hours they
would shake their ghostly heads and
wonder what the world had come to-
Tommy Burns it is at Long Beach
but way back in Detroit waits moth
er who longs and longs for the day
when Noah Brusso will give up things
of the ring and turn to other lines
Tommy was discovered meditatine
over pages of letter yesterday ano
when he had reached the end he said;
This is from my mother and she's
begging again that l cut out this, busi'
ness for good and all. She knows
have a start now and would like te
see me quit the ring. Maybe 1 will
some time before long, and Tommy
sat staring out at the ocean.
Since arriving at the seaside towr
Burns has been accorded nothing bu
respect by the shore citizens who are
mindful of the quiet and unobtrusivt
manner In which he has gone abou
his work.
Burns Benedict
Besides, Tommy is married, and there
appears no place like home to the
championship, aspirant once he has
closed his affairs for the day. Some
thing of a romance hinges about the
heavyweights debut as benedict
Not so many months ago, while spend
ing a few weeks at Long Beach, Dan
Cupid came Tommy's way and before
he realized what had happened q
slender brunette girl had darted a
knockout thrust against which all the
resuscitating paraphernalia in the
world proved useless.
Maybe that is why Tommy has
placed a major portion of his earnings
in good Southern California real es-
tate. At any event the VOLTS cry
should not be heard about the Burns
stronghold-not at least, for some time
to come.
And then we have this Pennsylvania
man, Jack O'Brien, they call him,
when things of the ring are referred
to. OHagan, however, forms the
frontispiece of a Philadelphia home
where the ringmaster soJourns among
the steel kings when so disposed:
"How did l get the name of Jack
O'Brien?" responded the Philadelphian
when asked regarding his present cog
nomen.
"a fellow back there thought that
O'Brien was easier to pronounce than
O'Hagan and after a little while every
one was dubbing me Jack OBrien.
don't see why O'Hagan is any harder
to twist around the tongue than
O'Brien, but anyhow 1T started IN
Philadelphia"
Various other appellations have been
applied to O'Brien, supposedly in con-
junction with certain gray matter
which had been found to exist in his
head.
"Phoxy Jack O'Brien," the Philadel-
phia lawyer, real estate operator and
various other select titles. When such
emanations arise relative to man
connected with the prize ring a gen.
eral sentiment bobs up that some live
press agent has been exceedingly busy.
O'Brien has been touted as the best
booster in the world, barring Richard
Mansfield and Scotty, but how are you
going to get around him?
o'Brien's shrewdness
When a man gets away with some-
thing good-the same being a constant
practice with OBrien-less dextrous
personages should not complain. Yes,
O'Brien Is there with his cane, gloves
and a few other things when 1t comes
to manipulating affairs at an oppor-
tune moment. Witness his spectac-
ular play upon meeting Jim Jeffries
at Maud Junction pavilion some weeks
back. ~
The Philadelphian was present at
the ringside and realized that he
would be introduced before affairs had
gone the limit. Ordinary formalitles,
however, are not to this ones liking.
Oh, no-he was waiting for something
to break. Back in the house sat Jim
Jeffries and after repeated verbal in
surrections Jeff went climbing through
the ropes, O'Brien on the watch.
For some months he had been quoted
as nursing a desire to meet Jeffrles
in the ring. Scarcely had the big
fellow set firm foot on the canvas
before straight, agile young man
shot like a flash to the champions
side and grasped both hands In a
spectacle of endearment.
what do you think OF me, Jim,
getting away with something like
this?"
In all probability the preceding was
about the gist OF O'Brien's hurried
|. salutation as the giant farmer-not