Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-29
BURNS AND OBRIEN DRAW
Philadelphia Nan Makes POor Showing
Early, but Rallies Near the End,
JAMES ]. jtFfHEo ACTS AS REFEREE
Men Insist on Fighting in CIiucheS
aHd lie Has Great DiHi-
Guilty In separating
Thew.

Them.
Los ANGELES CAL Nov. 8-The
tventy-round hght between o Brlen and
Burns for the heavyv ight championship
was declared a ORA. al the end Of the
twentieth round
Fight by Rounds.
Round 1-C'Brien clinchcd after n left
lead and protested when Burns Kept both
hands WORKING duIins the cliuch. O,Brien
staggered Burns with a left hook and they
clinched. O'Brien rushed with a right
hook, which was blocked. Burns was
bleeding at the nose when the round closed,
with little advantage for either. The round
, Round burns landed "a left to the ribs
and assaulted O'Br!en savagcly, protesting
as Jenries separated them. Jeffrics sep
OBrieu put two let's to the jaw and Burns
was Kissed for attempting to hit I'm a
clinch. OBrien put a hard left to the
stomach, O'Brieu landed two stn upper
cuts and left and right TO the side OF the
head, Burns holding ON East Burns seemed
% lose his head and went into a clinch.
The round was strongly O'Briens who ap-
lpesred TO have taken the measure Of his
opponent and seemed very confident.
Round burns was eager q snd landed nIi 3
| right on head and left to body. Round
closed with Burns holding and O'Brien
seemingly the weaker.
barns Hits In n Clinch.
Round 4-3urns was Kissed for hitting in
a ciinch. lie attempted to reach OBren's
| ear as thoy were closely locked together
1 O'Bricn put right to shoulder. Burns
duckod straight loft and they clinched. As
| they were separated Burns put right hook
to jaw Q BIteu cleverly escaped from q
| corner. They exchanged right and left
hooks. O'Bueu missed stlff uppercut as
/ the gong sounded. The round was rather
1 tame. with 4 great deal OF clnching.
! Round BURNS put right to body. Burns
I took left In stomach. g. BTiGn missed rlEng
! swing and they clinched tie danced away
! but returned 60 plant straight left to jaw.
| They exchanged right leads TO jaw. and
O'Bren took stiff left to Jaw that brought
blood. Burns chased o Brlen around the
ring and they rushed into clnch. Burns
! put right and left to the face. y brleh
| countered with right without damage
/ Burns took three stth straight rights 10
the jaw. OBrien landed a right hook as
the gong sounded. The round was by FAR
/ the busiest and most. exciting thus far
| Burns showed confidence, that had pre-
viously been lacking, and the round was
Round e-Burns, with head down and
evCs eager continued to follow his man
| around The ring. O'Brien missed a straight
! left and they Clinched. Burns tainted
/ o Brien. asking him TO stand and fight;
! o'Brien kept away and Burns repeated
| trotted circles about his opponent. occasion
ally leading. The crowd displayed dissatls-
faction. and urged O,Brign to night; B haiS
! planted his left three times to the mead
as the gong sounded
O'BFien Appears Worried.
Round 7-Burns attacked savagely land
! ing rights and lefts that did no damage.
| Burns continued TO use his hands in
| clinches. O'BHen landed right and a
| left hook. evidently with some power,
Burns showed ability to duck =! 3BSrien $
| fight lie landed a straight left to the
! chest and a right TO the neck and they
\ light kidney blows, but they were not well
| aiken by the crowd. O'Brien landed a
/ left hook to the jaw. o,Brien appeared
much more worried than his opponent and
| the eftectual blows landed throughout the
rornd were largely in Burns favor
Round s-BuTns put left to C head ana M
/ his feet. Burns chased his man around
! the ring, attempting TO win in rush.
! o Brien put a short right jab to the chest
| Ihey clinched amid prolonged kissing
! o. Brien put right upperout to chin, O'Srtap
| spat blood freely and during this round
! finally stood still and waited for him to
| come into range. BUNS displayed uneN-
! y .cted agility in Slipping under O'brien's
! leads Burns was always the aggressot.
! o. Brien is making a poor, showing.
! Round BURNS mot OBrien IN tie lat
| ter's corner with savage rights TO the jaw
| and they clinched. O'Brien kept away.
| They rushed into another clinch. Jehries
! broke them with difficulty Burns with
/ right for the ribs was short. but immedl-
/ ately afterward landed D. stift right TO tho
| head. lie landed right on o Brien's iace,
/ which was covered with blood. burns Eas
nut q right hook 70 chin, and Burns, after
blocking a left uppcrcut received TWO light
. round, through Burns eagClness 10 altack'
I was his. O'Brcn appeared somewhat dis
I tressed when the gong sounded. OBrten' :
eye was badly cut.
burns Hits in CIIucb.
Round lO-BJrns continued his rushing
| tactics and OBrlen slipped in vicious
! swings Burn hit hard in clinch. They
/ exchanged straight lefts to the face.
7 d BrIen held on i'm a clInch, with Burns
landing on his back. whore a pink plaster
/ adorned o. Brien. O'Brien seemed to be
I leaning grogEily on Burns shoulder. Ho
( straightcued Burns with a right uppcrcuE.
/ He took a hard right on the Kidneys.
| O'Brien poked Burns with two straight
| lefts at long range, for the hrat time using
I a lead that has always Dccn his style OF
! battle. lie repeated the blow as the gong
| sounded. Burns stood with disgust in
Round il-Burns pushed his way across
the ring. He met O'Rricu IN clincl,
forded. Burns took straight left and also
several rights and let's TO the face Tie
continued TO rush O,BTcn, landing two
straight lcfts and taking a sun lett III
the stomach. O'Brien danced along tho
ropes but failed 10 escape TWO light let's
They clinched. O'Bricn danced away. then
closed in after Burns had planted a lefl
hook To- the face. OBrlen landed a stih
uppercut as they clluchcd and put a
straight left to the face az they. separated
Burns dueked "a left lead. Under the
qlarinE blue light, . BTicn visagc was q
CHASTITY sight. Jedries' white shirt was
bloodied from shoulders 20 cuffs, owing Il
his Interference I'm tho clinches
| Round 12--Burrs pursued OBTien ovcl
The ring and landed left on the face. IL
requested O'BTien to break after a cllnch
o Brieu's elbow met Burns face as tho,
4 clirched. Burns glove WIS locked undc
OBrien, and again he protested. Burnt
landed q left to tho ribs aud "a right {,
tho face Burns hooked light lett to tn
heart. Burns ducked left ana chased h
man around the ring. o BTien rallied
lashing two uppeTcuts 10 Burns chin
Buns was compelled TO do by far the mos
I LEADING. and as they separated from
/ clinch Burns swung O'Brien from him Will
apparent disgust at his tactics Honor
oven.
CORNELL WINS CROss-COJNTRN RUN