Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-27
COMING
TO CALIFORNIA
AUSTRALIAN HEAVYWEIGHT
SENDS CABLEGRAM
Jim Flynn Proves Great Magnet and
Many Turn Out to Watch Him
Train-Burns Supremely
Confident

Under the sea, yesterday, came the
news that Bill Sduires, the Australian
heavyweight. had started for California
with the avowed purpose Of meeting
anyone on this side who will take him
on. Tommy Burns received cable
gram from squlres to that effect.
Evidently when Jack O'Brien delayed
his proposed trip to the Antipodes'
Squires became uneasy and desired to
be on hand and see for himself what
attraction has drawn the greater por-
ton of Kingdom TO Pacific shores.
Big purses are scarcity in Aus
tralia Jack O'Brien was to have re-
ceived $1,000 as his end of the receipts
in addition to $1,000 expense coin. The
Philadelphian, however, thought bet
ter of, the match when he reached Cali
fornia and has decided that for the
present, at, least, there is more to be
gained by waiting for an opportune
time to break in with some live one
on this side.
Suuires should have small difficulty
in securing a match over here, as there
are any number of heaVyweights VINO
will agree to meet him. If Squires is
anywhere near what he is cracked up
to be something startling may develop.
If it is a false alarm proposition Bill
will be rounded off in lively style. None
of the many aspirants for heavyweight
honors are lying back, though actual
combat is way to the bad.
Have Wrong Idea
Many of the present day ringsters
are laboring apparently under the de-
lusion that advance press work means
much to them. The sooner this idea
is dissipated the better for them. All
the boosting that might be tossed about
concerning great majority of the pre-
tenders would be likely to go Tor
naught. Among the heavyweights
there are but two men, Jack OBrien
and Tommy Burns, who so far nave
demonstrated that they are worthy OF
serious consideration.
Followers of the game wish to be
shown and this fact cannot be over
looked when matches are spoken of.
With Jeffries in the ring heavy
weight battle would be regarded most
ly in the light of a joke. With Jeft
retired there is no reason for a deal
of clamor until some one has proved
conclusively that he stands head ana
shoulders above the rest.
The Burns-Flynn battle of next
Tuesday night should show whether or
not Tommy is to be figured upon in
unraveling the mess which hangs f1re
because of the various claims that have
been made since Jim Jeffries went to
the farm.
Although quite number have visit
ed Burns at his training quarters, Ar
cadia way, there is no getting around
the fact that Jim Flynn is proving one
| of the best magnets whom the Pacific
! Athletic club has secured in long
! time.
Flynn Not Responsible
The report which emanated last
night to the effect that John Scott, a
local garage employe, had been driven
insane as a result of mixing with
Flynn Tuesday afternoon did not bear
investigation last night. Scott, 1t ap-
pears, had been discharged from a
private hospital Monday and was taken
to Flynns training quarters on the
east side by party of foolish friends
who allowed him to go on with Jim.
The Pueblo boy was unaware that
Scott had secured a recent release
from the hospital, but did not rough 1t
with his opponent. In regard to the
affair Flynn said last night:
"I did not rough it with Scott as he
merely came on as an outsider and L
always make it a point to go easy with
any one whom 1 do not know. Moth
ing was said concerning Scotts COM
ing from a hospital. There could not
have possibly been any injury result
ing from our encounter other than that
Scott eXerted himself more than he
should have under the circumstances. >"
Tommy Burns is going lively clip
at Arcadia and the husky fellow is
certainly in the condition of his life
Although Burns sends out the right
sort of talk regarding his good opinion
of Flynn it is readily to be seen that
Tommy gives no thought to the proba-
| BILE outcome. He is supremely conf
! dent and does not believe that Flynn
| possesses a chance.
The question of referee is again
buzzing around, though it has not been
settled who shall be the third man in
the ring Burns says he is willing to
let the club choose its man, and Jack
Lincke Flynn's manager, is agreeable
to Eddie Robinson, who refereed all
six bouts during the last tryout night