Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-05

jciirics to 20 through the rormality
# counting the man out.
There was not Il spectator in the
arena That did not realize that the
lishi was over, and Il rush WAS madc
To the ring To congratulate the victor.
The fight lasted exactly two min.
utes ana eight seconds II proved
nothing more than that Squircs was
an oNerraieh man. Turns. while
demonstrating his immcasuiablc
superiority over the Australian. did
II linvc any opportunity to demon
stlatc whether he is actually entitled
to the high pugllistic title that has
heen bestowed on him
Fightcro Appear.
Turns won the toss and chose the
northwest corner with his back TO
tho sun. At five minutes To 9 O'clock
Snliros entered. preceded by Tim Me
Ginth, He was greeted with cheers.
Sunircs wore green trunks. n brown
sweater aud campaign hat lie sat
IN the northwest corner of the ring
and awaited the arrival OF Burns.
couple of minutes later Burns. nj.
tired in long bath robe. entered tho
ring. Burns walked over ana shonl,
hands with SQuIrcs ana Then sat
down In the opposite corner OF tho
ring. Squircs had his wrists and
hands bound In tape. Suulrcs posed
Tor his picture whilc his MANAGER
stood behind him and waved the Ans.
tralian flag.
Then Burns stepped up. with tho
American flag waving behind him
Jordan introducing both men. nnrns
WIS clad In green ana red tights.
WIZ an American flag MS Il belt.
Jcffrics Referee.
Ieifnes entered the ring to referee
the fight. Jordan introduced him MS
the great ana only undcrcatcd cham
pion Of the world, Jim Ioffries."
Joe Rogers challenged the winner
for $4,000 Battling Nelson and linn
my Britt were introduced by Billy
Jordan. Britt ms "a native son of Tho
Golcdn West and Nelson MS tho
hardest nut TO crack" A, Kaufman
challenged the winner of tho. fight
At 2;o7 y. IN. The men stooa In the
ring and received thcir final instruc.
ton from ,loffrics. AZ 2:l0 the mon
commenced fighting Spmiros went
after Burns. fonting and leading.
They came to u clinch In corner.
but no damage was done Burns land
90 rirht TO he Jaw ana Suuiros
went down. He STAYED down four
seconds and came up fighting. They
wont into clinch ana MS ihcy broke.
Burns missed II vicious right swing
Squires poled right into Burns
body
Blow On Chin Did 1t.
Burns landed another right swing
under the Jaw. The knockout blow
followed ana landed on Sqnircs' law
MS he rushed into Burns. 1t landed
sqlarcly on the polnt of Sunlrcs' chin
and he collapsed and fell flat on his
face.
Big Jim Jcffrics stood over him
ana slowly counted off tho ten soc.
onds. but he night have spared bin.
self the trouble as It was evident the
Australian was down and ont for
keeps
immediately the crowd swnrmod
INTO the ring while Sguires' seconds
'r"'Hd tho false alarm from Aus
iralia to his corner The fight ONLY
lasted two minutes and seconds.
Ihc preliminary Dctwccn Murphy
ana Edwards resulted in Il draw at
the end of the tenth. II was ten
minutes TO two when the preliminary
ended.
While not particularly exciting. 1t
served to whet the appetite of the
hig crowd that filled every scat in
the arena and stood up against The
enclosing walls.
There was buzz of excitement
while the moving picture men made
ready thoir apparatus and newspaper
photographers flockcd into the ring.
All Sorts OF Gambling.
The arena was located just outside
me county line and was in San Mateo
county. where The regulations az 10
Gambling are not so stringent MS in
San francisco. For several blocks
lining tho road leading to the en-.
closure, booths had bccn established
whorc various games of chance were
IN full swing. The pea and shell.
chuck-a-luck. Klondikc. roulette and
numerous ether devices designated to
separate tile unwary from his money
were in fnll operation
In the arena men CARRYING clinking
handfuls of gold and rolls of green
backs wandered through the crowd
offering even money that Burns
would not las: ten rounds. ana ten
- nine that Squircs would win, The
crowd evidently rclished the freedom
That has not obtained recently in San
Francisco since the graft prose
cution has been threatening the
board of supervisors, and other
municipal officers.
Nat Goodwin came down from
GoIdlield n see the fight. Jim JEFF
fries. Jimmy Britt. frankie Neil and
BATTLING Nelson entered tho arena
early.
The big Fellow" looked as big as