Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-10
BURNS WAVES
BONUS QUESTION
MEN MAY SIGN TODAY FOR
GREAT RING BATTLE
Only Question Remaining Regards
Breaking Free and Both Have Ver-
balIy Agreed to step Clean at
order Of Referee

Unless the unexpected again crops
out Tommy Burns and Jack O 'Brien
viii sign articles this morning for
twenty round battle to occur before
the Pacific athletic club, with purse
division Of a. and 25 per cent, O'Brien
to receive 10 per cent bonus. Burns
yesterday consented to waive the
troublesome bonus question and also
agreed to break clean at the referees
order.
should the men not evince a change
able disposition within the next few
hours. one Of the greatest ring contests
ever scheduled for Los Angeles VIII be
Forthcoming.
The decision OF Tommy Burns per-
tanning to q bonus created very fa-
vorable impression when the news pc
came known last night. For a while
Tommy declared that he would hold
out for an even financial break but
vest erday thought better and Volun-
teered to grant O'Brien the extra
amount.
Some trouble has existed regarding
a break but Judging from the atti-
tude of both men, yesterday the diff
f1culty cams through misunderstand-
ing OF iust what was involved. Burns
wished to fight in the clinoheS ana
protect during the breakaway, while
O'Brien called for a clean break at the
referees order, Both men expressed
themselves last night as perfectly will
ing to break clean when ordered to do
so by the third man. Burns would
have preferred the straight rules but
conceded the point.
Burns Valves Bonus
He said: 'T feel that o'Brien has
no right to demand bonus but as
there is small possibility Of his agree
ing to meet me otherwise, am willing
to waive the proposition. also wanted
to fight and protect in the breakaway
but will give in here
"There has been talk Of my wanting
to get out Of this match but no one
will get chance to say that OF me.
wanted to sign articles today but
O'Brien said he had to train when l
wanted to run the deal through: l
guess there will be no trouble about us
getting together tomorrow. HOW COIL
fident l am Of beating him can be seen
in my consent to fight on the 75 and
20 per cent basis"
O'Brien remains firm in his intention
to call for a clean break. The Phil
adelphian last night gave his version
of what is embodied.
Don't think for a minute that don't
want all the lighting at short range
that Burns can steam up. When we
come together and can mix why let
it go at that but as the referee calls
break II constitutes a clinch and then
we must back away without h1ttlng.
General satisfaction will be the order
should the men sign today as the ques-
ton of superiority will ever be a
mooted one until they meet in the ring,
stripped for battle.
Mecarey Is Weary
Manager McCarey has grown weary
of an endeavor to bring O'Brien and
Burns to terms, declaring yesterday
that they must do something one way
or the other quickly or call the affair
off for good so far as he is concerned.
Although Tommy won strictly on his
merits from Marvin Hart and COM
pletely outwitted the big Kentuckian
at every stage of the game, he owes
in great part his recent rise to Nc
Carey, who gave him an opportunity
of displaying an ability which to the
general public was beyond his powers.
While he is giving O'Brien a bonus,
he sustains small loss by SO doing.
In the event OF winning he will forget
the subject for good and all. and on
the other hand a defeat would not
entail and huge financial deficit.