The Washington herald., 1907-07-08
BURNS NO CHAMPION
Must Whip Three Men to
Gain the Title.
JACK JOHNSON LOOMS UP
John l.. Sullivan Never Had n Clear
TITLE TO the Heqvy-weight Belt aud
Tommy Burns Has Not Vet shown
that lie Is the Best Fighter in
AmeTicR--Squires' Worst Heating.

Pugilistic championship titles are some
times rather confusing. For instance,
Tommy Burns (Noah Brusso). the dlmin-
ufive Canadian who last Thursday
whipped Bin Squires Of Australia, in two
minutes and eight seconds, has a better
claim TO the championship Of the world
than John J.. Sullivan. by far the best
fighter Of his day. ever had.
Burns by whipping Squires unquestion-
ably won the championship Of Australia.
and by beating Jack O'Brien he won
whatever right Jack had to the cham
plonship Of England, which he claimed
10 have won some years back For a
matter Of fact. however, Gunner Moir,
EugIands best fighter Of the present day,
viii have 70 De beaten before any one
can claim the championship Of Great
Britain But Burns Is not by any means
a real worlds champion. since he has yet
to win the championship Of America
Mike Shrek and Jack johnson stand be-
tween him and the coveted goal. counting
Jim Jemries as on the retired list and
should the big boilcrmakeT conclude 20
fight again. TOmmy's championship as
piraU1ns would go a-glmn,ering. since
there is little doubt that Jeff Is stiu good
enough 90 whip two or three men like
Burns Tommy knows this as well as
does JeGrIes. and is in no hurry % get
on a match with the real champion. says
a. VI Gillian. in the Philadelphia Record.
There was no Questioning JcGles right
% the title of worlds champion until he
retired He whipped Fitzsimmons, who
whipped E1rbetr VINO beat Charley
Mitchell when Charley was the cham
ri1u OF England Fitzsimmons was the
best man in Australia when be came 20
this country. So there is little chance %
dispute JeGues title. England. Australia,
aad America constituting the world so
lsr as puE.Istic matters go. They have
great wrastlars and fencers ia some of
tao other countries. but know little OF
nothing about fighting with gloves.
John l.. Failed to Win.
Sullivan failed Co win the championship
rr England when his London prizc-r.ug
rule bout with Charley Mitchell. Tough,
no ChaaHIv. France. in IssS. ended iu q
draw. and Dee refused TO fight Peter
/ jackson for the championship Of Austria.
. Ia because Jackson was a c9lored man.
Notwithstanding Su'Ivan's lack Of q
worlds Championship title. DC was. with
/ taa possible exception of JeGries. tha
greatest fighter the world has ever
/ known Compared with either Sullivan
[ ar JaGr.as. when those fighters were at
+ their best Burns IS only q secord-rater,
and yet. if he can whip Shrek and
/ johnson. which many believe De can, he
win have clear title 20 the champion
ship of Australia and America so long
MS JaGHez remains retired, and when
Dee whips Gunner Moir. he can claim tho
championship Of the world
The man that is likely to give Burns
most trouble in hIs march TO the cham
p.lushlp is Jack Johnson, the big negro
who has made all the white hcayy-weignte
s.la-fau Johnson is the one man that
Js0-rs has refused to fight not ttat
'J.T'' was afraid Of thu negro. Cor any on.
who has ever seen the big fellow fight
. knows that could not be true. but becaus.
/ Doc refuses 90 Gglt q championship battle
with negro. Jsffrias, who is as pig
beaded as he is big and strong, says O.
long as Doe has anything % do with -
championship. a colored man shall never
rEuT. .u contest
Burns takes different view OF che
subject. and says that color viii be u1
/ har whom IL comes 20 a match for The
champ As il stands now. John
son is more entitled % a match than
Shreck although both men must ho dis.
posed Of before Burns can earn tho right
/ TO grow Chestv Burns has met Shrauk
twice and has never done better than
set "a draw with him. That was I'm a
siT-r0uEd bout at Milwaukee I'm 1909
while Nike gained a ten-r0und decision
over Tommy AZ Detroit in 1902 Johnson
. Harrs has never met. and it viii be no
surprise If the negro should be his next
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