Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-12
CROWDS GATHER
TO SEE WORKOUT
BURNS AND MONTANA READY
TO DO BATTLE
italian and Jew Are in Fine Condition
and Are Claiming the Victory
Before the Fight
Occurs

Large crowds of boxing enthusiasts
gathered at the Maud Junction pavilion
yesterday to see the youngsters who
are preparing for the try-out next Fri
day night go through their regular
training bouts with sparring partners.
Montana aid, who is preparing HIM
self for his battle with Jimmy Burns,
is rounding into fine condition and is
expected to put up a fast, hard fight
against the easterner. Montana yester-
day worked out with his sparring part
ner, Kid Dalton. The little Italian set
a fast pace for the Montana boy and
kept him backing over the ring.
II never felt better in my life," said
Montana yesterday. Il am strong and
can'make the weight without having to
do hard work, and so far as am con-
cerned the fight is going to be fast
from the tap of the gong.
II am going to sail into my man and
will not give him minutes rest from
the time that the fight starts. l haven't
had a chance lately to show that 1 I'M
still all right and am able to put a
man away. You can say for me that
the fans are going to be surprised, for
there is not going to be pause from
the tap of the gong to the finish OF
| the battle"
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Montana first appeared in the Los
Angeles prize ring as the main pre-
liminary of the Mike (TwiE) Sullivan
kid Mccoy battle several years ago
with Kid Soloman. The two went ten
rounds to a draw.
Montana had no science, but was
willing, fought a clean fight and that
let him out. Since that time the boy
has improved wonderfully. Even his
friends were surprised when they saw
the showing he made in his late fight
with Cyclone" Thompson when the
two fought ten rounds with draw de-
cision.
Burns is a newcomer, an easterner,
who has of late had poor luck under
his own name. When urged to come
west and try his luck in the Golden
State he chucked his old name and de-
cided to start anew in different place
under a new name.
From George Memsic he became
Jimmy Burns first cousin of the heavy
weight champion, Tommy Burns. Mem
sic was we'll known around Chicago.
When the game was at it's height in
that city he took a prominent part in
the bouts that were being held there.
After he came west he was matched
with the Montana Kid and began to do
his training at the Arcadia camp of
Tommy Burns, who for the last month
has trained for battle with K@uff-
man, the gutter
Tommy is now preparing for fight
with Jim Flynn, who is expected to
arrive in Los Angeles tonight or Thurs
day morning.
Jimmy Burns is in fine shape and is
prepared to put give and take punish
ment battle from the start of the fight.
Burns and Montana must make 133
pounds at in the afternoon, and as
both are below weight, today will be
the last day of boxing.
Kid Dalton and Caesar Attell are
matched to go ten rounds, and both
claim that the victory is already theirs.
It is difficult to pick the winner, as the
boys are about evenly matched.
One of the Terrible Turk family is
scheduled to go six rounds with Tommy
Leahy, while Manuel Torres and Eddie
Meeny will settle their difficulty in the
same number Of innings.