The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
MOIR LITERALLY GUT TO PIECES Tommy Burns Knocks Out the English Champion in the
 Tenth Round. GUNNER PLUCKY TO END Burns Displays Greater Sci ence, Better Generalship
 and More Power.
GUNNER PLUCKY TO ENE

London, Dec. 2.-Tommy Burns, of America, knocked out Gunner Moir, of England, in the tenth round of their & fight before the National Sporting club < here tonight Englishmen never had q great hopes of the ability of their rep resentative to regain their lost honors J In the boxing arena, and in some what unexciting contest the American * Champion had a comparatively easy task in disposing of Moir's pretensions, and of gaining the title of heavyweight < champion of the world.
 After the fifth round, Burns victory Was certain and in the tenth, when he Gunner failed to rise to the call of time he was literally cut to pieces. Burns left the ring with scarcely a mark
 Moir owes his right to participate in Championship matches more to inflli- nce than to merit, and his defeat, therefore, was not matter of general urprise. Burns proved himself su- )erior in every detail. He displayed greater science and infinitely better ,eneralship, and his blows were de- ]. ivered with much more power than | were those of the Englishman.
 It was an easy victory for the Amer ss can and one which from the very out z ct appeared almost foregone conclu- !. ion. The contest aroused a greater z mount of excitement and enthusiasm han any decided at the National porting club since slavin's defeat by Peter Jackson. Burns entered the ring < he favorite at odds of to 4, which Stould have been stlll longer but for he fact that the two titled packers t Moir covered the Burns money for large amount, on the chance of a ig winning, besides the stake money Except for the difference in weight nd Moir's advantage of two inches
 height, the men were evenly atched and in perfect form. Tn the e1 Ing, Burns crouching attitude ap- hared to place him at a still greater sadvantage in height with Moir, who suned a fairly erect pose, with his Y kms widely extended, somewhat like wrestler, and doing no charging.
 The work of the first round was ostly at long range, the fighters spar ng wafily. Finally Burns landed two avy blows on the Gunner's neck and r, the second sending him staggering the ropes, while the American him. E lf escaped without punishment, koiding Moir's rushes cleverly. The bee increased in the second round, the len getting into close quarters, where irns showed his superiority and did lot of dam age to Moir's body He ceived nasty jolt under the chin, wever, which brought him up, but he lon resumed the inhghting. Moir nched fiercely and was cautioned.
 They fought at long range again in e third, Burns being too clever for
 adversary, who began to show gns of the punishment he had re- iyed In the fourth, Burns took a bathing spell which allowed Moir to I've the better of a light round
 Burns returned to his tactics in the th, forcing the fighting from the lnd of the bell. He landed right the jaw, and long left swing cut fir severely over the eye
 The sixth round was all in favor of
 American, whose footwork com ] tely baffied his opponent. Moir pame very wild in his attempts to
 in his right. In the seventh Burns ht home a terrific swing which made
 ugly gash in the gunner's cheek. ley came to close quarters, the En- shrnan clinching and thus avoiding
 full force of two well meant rights. he holding caused Referee Eugene |z1 rrey to enter the ring and he sep ted the fighters. Moir then looked a beaten man.
 h the eighth, however he came tion of trying to stand off the Am ean, but he was fought all over the g and badly punished, Burns set '. bn him unmercifully in the following nd, administering savage punish nt. Moir was now in a sorry plight the bell just saved him from be- put out.
 urns came quickly to the center of
 ring in the tenth and forced mat from the start. He sent the gun
 to the floor with a short right arm Moir rose, only to be fioored again tn a hard left on the jaw. He strug- to his feet but was an easy vic-
 for another cross on the jaw, and hg down, was unable to respond to
 call of time.
 urns had taken his opponents mea- in the early rounds and although
 r showed marvellous pluck he was al to the American in no other re- pt. A tremendous crowd outside
 National Sporting club awaited result and the announcement of
 ns easy victory caused the great k9 excitement.