The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-29
FIGHT TWENTY
FIERCE ROUNDS;
CALLED A DRAW
JACK O'BRlEN AND TOMMY
BURNS HAVE TERRIFIC
BATTLE.
BLOOD FLOWED FREELY
And Both Were Severely Punished
Western Boy Has Best Of 1t
Early But the PhiIsdeiphian
Finished Strong.

lADa akAuPtihs adl.t INON. GN.~~N'
adelphia Jack" O'Brien and Tommy
Burns. of Los Angeles, tonight fought
20 terrific rounds to a draw.
When the end came II found the Two
men In the center Of the ring engaacd
in terrible struggle. The whole IN
per part of their bodies we're covered
with blood.
Burns. who fought lik@ bull Cos
from the beginning to he end was
always on the aggressive. crowding
his opponent to the robes and fro
quently rushing him about the rims
almost in flight
Towards the end iof the ign
O'Bren seemed TO rallI and did some
effective work. Both (were severely
punished
The story Of the fight by ro1nds FOL
lows
ROUND oNE-Cd'Brien clihchea
after a left lead artd protested when
Burns kept both ha,uds working dur
ing the clinch Oi9rien staggered
Burns with a left hSook and they
clinched. O'Brien rusn ed with a right
hook which was blockEed Burns was
bleeding at the nose when the rouha
closed.
Crowd Kisses h'urns.
ROUND TWO-Burns landed iciA
to ribs and clinched. OBI len savagely
protested as Jeffries sep9 arated them.
O'Brien put two lefts to Jaw anu
Burns was Kissed for attempting "
hit In n clnch. OBrien put a nara
left 10 stomach. O'Brien 4 landed two
stiff uppercuts and lefts nd right 10
side of head, Burns holdia ng on Ia
Burns seemed to loose h mead anu
went into clinch
ROUND THREE Burns landed
left to body. Jack hockey d right on
head and left to body. The round
closed with Burns holding and Jack
seemingly the weaker.
ROUND FOUR-Burns \ was Kissed
for hitting in a clinch. The round
was tame throughout with! great deal
of clnching
Burns chases O'Rrif en-.
ROUND FIvE--Burns puSt right to
the body and took left in stomach.
Jack missed right swing an d they
clinched He planted a strais yht left
10 Jaw. They exchanged right lea IDS To
Jaw and O'Brien took stiff left to
mouth that brought blood Burns
chased OBrien around the ring and
they rushed into clinch. A few
ROUND SIX-Burns continued 70
follow his man around the ring.
OBrien missed a straight left and
clinched. The crowd displayed dis
Burns planted left
.hree times to the head as the gong
sounded.
ROUND SEVEN-Burns attacked
O'Brien sayagely landing sights and
efts that did noa damage. Burns con
inued 10 use his hands In clinche-.
D Brlen landed a right and left hook.
with some power Burns
showed ability 10 duck O'Brien's left
eads O'Brien appeared worried. and
he edectual blows landed throughout
he round we're largely in Burns
ayor.
Burns chsses O'5rien.
ROUND ElGHT-Burns put left to
read and right 10 jaw. 4 almost
.wepi O'Bricn of his feet Burns
hased him around the ring. attempt
ne TO win In a rush. O'Rrien put
hort right iab to chest Tho round
vas undressing. OBricn making
'oor showing.
ROUND NINE-Burns did most OF
he work. O'Br.en occasionally landed
reflective blows. His face is bloody
nd his loft eye Is badly cu' and he
ppes ed much distressed as the bell
auE.
ROUND TEN Burns continued his
ushinr tactics but O'Rrien slippcl
n some vicious swings. Burns h't
ard in clinch. They exchanged
frsight lefts a. tho face o'Rricn
cid IN a clinch and seemed 10 bc
'sning groggily on Burns shoulder
.efore the gong sounded O'Bricn got
40 or three light ones.
o'Brien a CHASTITY Sight.
ROUND ELEVEN Gun
nued his runaway tactics throughout
he round. Burns landing whenever
n opportunity offered itself. O'Bricn
ID get a stiff uppeIcut toward the
nd Of the round HIS face was a
hastily sight.
ROUND TWELVE CIinehing and
inning about the ring were charac
.ristic Of this round. Near the end
Brien landed two uppercuts to
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