Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-18
O. 'BRIEN ESCAPES
WITH SCRATCH
DoPESTERS FIGURE ON BURNS
CHANCES
Philadelphlan Rated as Marvel with
Gloves, Though Burns viii Be
Well Supported When He
Enters the Ring

Before Jack O'Brlen reached this
simple burg rumor had it that the
Philadelphian was some aces with a
pair of boxing gloves. After his ar
rival certain skeptical persons dug
around and discovered that he had
won practically every battle by trick
cry. The good word fluttered about,
and when he agreed to meet two men
in one ring on the same evening a
crowd of the wise rushed in offering
nice odds that now was the time to
get down on good thing.
O'Brien was about, clipper as a bird,
yesterday morning with nothing more
than slightly split lip as evidence that
he had Knocked out two opponents a
few hours previous. Under ordinary
circumstances such a token would not
receive motive, but Jim Tremble is a
hero now He drew a bit of red and
there is a big ado. O'Brien declares
that he cracked his lip smiling. No
you didn't, Jack, though you might
have. At any event this split lip is a
subject of great Importance and we
must give Jim all credit.
Speculation as to just what O'Brien
and Burns will do when they meet is
to form an absorbing topic from now
until the night of the battle. Some
there are who witnessed Tuesday even
ing's fray that believe Tremble could
have remained with O'Brien had he
been more careful.
A vast majority, however, are of the
opinion that Jim could have been dis
posed of in at least half the time had
O'Brien so decreed. Judging from eV-
cry movement made by O'Brien and
Tremble, the former was toying. When
it is remembered that O'Brien did not
open strong until the eighth 1t appears
probable that he had his man timed
to hairline.
But the preliminary affair Is not a
question of moment. Suffice it to
say that a man must be worth some
thing who can dispose of two husky
youngsters in the time that OBrien
took to turn the trick. Jim Jeffries
tried it once to his chagrin
Now that O'Brien predicted what
he would do and got away success
fully Tommy Burns may come to the
fore and lay a bet. After witnessing
O'Brien in action Tuesday night
Tommy declared that Jack is no hit
ter and promises to knock the Phil
adelphian out.
Just how hard OBrien can hit re-
mains to be seen. Perhaps he landed
his hardest Tuesday night, and then
again maybe not. His right hand
blows proved sufficient to get Trem-
BILE and Cooley. They might possibly
have slipped off Tommy without do
ing a great amount of damage.
Cooley and Tremble, however,
wited within two rounds after the
bad ones started Burns must take or
avoid them for twenty. Can he do
either and win?
From the predictions of Burns and
| O'Brien, as regarded the Cooley go, a
| line may possibly be drawn on the
| judgment of the two men.
Tommy was confident that O'Brien
had assumed a big task in attempting
to stop Cooley and was doubtful of the
Philadelphian's ability. Jack claimed
that he could stop Cooley within three
rounds and he did.
There is small doubt, however, that
when Burns enters the ring with
O'Brien he will carry no end of coin
as his recent victories have proven
that he has improved vastly as re-
CARDS ring science, while he has ever
been of a type difficult for the best to
| stow away. O'Brien has an opportun-
| ity of administering Eurns' first
| knockout.