Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-28

Jack OBrien
Like mettlesome thoroughbreds fret
ting and fuming for the bugle to call
them to the post, so O'Hagan OF Phila-
delphia and Brusso of Detroit are
waiting for the hour when James J..
Jeffries shall signal the time keeper.
The form people have been active for
weeks endeavoring to base justifiable
predictions as to who will win But a
few hours more and the ring derby
shall be a thing of the past. O'Brien
has been posted favorite at 1916, with
Burns money threatening to force the
short-ender a notch higher. There is
small probability however, that Tommy
will enter the ring better than the odds
which prevailed last night. when no end
of O'Brien money appeared ready to
cover the Burns backing.
There is something very unique re-
garding the situation as 1t prevails
today. A majority of persons when
asked for an opinion predict that
O'Brien will meet his master this even
ing, but when It comes to a money
proposition O'Brien more than balances
the long green seesaw.
Throughout the country keen inter-
est Is manifest relative to this even
lng's combat and O'Brien is generally
picked as possessing too much class for
the aspiring Burns. San Francisco folks
say:
"Tommy's showing against Dave
Barry little more than year ago did
not gain much for him and we can't
figure him to have a look-in with
O'Brien, whose recent battles against
Fitzsimmons and Kaufman showed his
class"
1t is true that Burns required
twenty rounds TO knock out the tough
Barry August 81 1905, at San Francis
co. 1t also is true that Burns is not
the man who fought Dave in the earth
quake city. Any one who Witnessed him
bother that bag al Long Beach Sunday
afternoon realizes this fact TO be true.
Burns of today is not Burns Of a year
ago.
There was no little interest attend
ing the wager made by Jack Twin
Sullivan at G. Greenewald's cigar stand
last night when the shifty middle
weight drew down a ticket calling for
$1,000 should Jack O'Brien give Burns
his Thanksgiving dressing this even
ing.
81 think Jack has the class" re-
marked Twin.
For how much?" put in Manager
O'Connor. who is handling Burns
money along with his own.
We'll I'd like to go thousand or
So" said Jack. IF can get something
fair"
Without waiting to give Twin an op-
portunity of rejecting O'Connor drew
forth so much as $500 and offered to
gamble with the Twin. Sullivan asked
fae IL I,,V,
nor stood by the odds.
"All right" said the bald-headed boy,
and the pasteboards were Issued.
Sullivan has fought both O'Brien and
Burns and believes that the Quaker
will defeat Tommy. Naturally Jack
should respect OBrien the more, as the
philadelphia holds a ffteen-round
decision over him and probably had the
better of siX-round no decision af-
fair at Philadelphia. Twin also fought
a draw with O'Brien at Dawson City.
With Burns, Sullivan secured a draw
at Tacoma, though accounts of the bat
tie favored Burns. The Twin later an
nexed twenty-round decision over
Tommy in Los Angeles.
Sullivan Backs O'5rien
These battles of O'Brien- Sullivan and
Burns are not the worst dope" in the
world for those who are fond of CROP
ing through past performances. 1t is
highly probable that Burns at the pres
ent time would be as good as a 10-7
favorite should he meet Sullivan al
catch weights. Since meeting Jack 6
year ago last October Tommy has i'm
proved wonderfully. Sullivan might
last twenty rounds with Tommy, but
there are those who think not. Twir
may be considered capable of going
twenty rounds with O'Brien. The fact
,.N h., A.
OBrien and Burns may be expected tC
put up an altogether different style oi
battle than would any other comblna.
tion of the three ringsters mentioned
Unparalleled interest exists I'm Los
Angeles this morning and when O'Brier
and his opponent climb through the
ropes tonight they viii doubtless b,
recipients of the greatest ovation eve
rendered boxers appearing I'm a loca
ring. Picturesque will be the scene a
the Maud Junction arena. Practically
the entire house wss sold out by yes
terday noon. though belated ticket pur
chasers may yet secure choice place
OF vantage. Indications point to
record breaking house and the nerve
tingling interest which has beei
aroused should be productive of thrill
ing by-play among spectators.
Moving picture people developed tn
films recorded Tuesday evening an
Claim that the camera venture Wi
prove perfectly successful. Referene
to tine films brings forward question
that has been going the rounds sine
Manager McCarey and the principals Q
tonight's event decided TO run the rls
OF the pictorial issue.
Doubling Thomases have expresse
an opinion that neither oppOnen
would endeaVOr to end the battle with
in a few rounds should he be able, 10
fear OF detraeting from film value. Alb