Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-14
JIMMY BURNS
| WILL ENTER AS
| BIG FAVOR|TE
IMontana's Friends
Are Expectant
Short Ender Thought to Have Fair
Chance If He Makes a Stand
Up Battle with His
Opponent

I Montana Kid has but few hours more
,to wait before being given the oppor-
Stunity of proving to his friends that he
Sreally means to fight Jimmy Burns at
Maud Junction pavilion.
Everything. so far as can be foreseen
lis clear sailing for tonight's scheduled
slightweight battle, with the men to
8Evidently neither boy will experience diff
sficulty in balancing the scales Montana
3tipped the beam at 1885 yesterday morn
ling, while Burns weighed trihe more.
1t would be a popular victory this even
ling should Montana come away winner,
Jas the lad has won many friends here
sabouts because of his extreme cleVerness.
aBut every man that ever saw Montana IN
la ring is anxious to know whether the
HUSKY lightweight intends to make a
9stand-up fight of it.
Some little excitement was in order at
|Montana's camp yesterday morning when
a"Cyclone'' Thompson paid his respects.
Thompson has fought both men, draw
ling with Montana and losing to Burns;
lit was up to Cyclone so he thought, to
Soffer the Kid bit of advice and he went
Ito 1t.
"There's only one thing the matter with
were willing TO fight all the time you'd
sbe a world beater. The trouble Is you
take couple of wallops and then start
tin canning"
athis information and notified Thompson
/ Of the fact. "CycIone" however made
haste to explain that everything, said was
4 3spoken in a friendly spirit and for the
kids welfare Montana cooled down and
the gabfest died away.
/ Burns will enter the ring pronounced
favorite this evening and very little Mon
3tana money is in sight at any odds. AS
good as to 1 might be had yesterday,
and some Of that went begging.
Burns Favorite
PYrrne won all of his
local battles deciSively, and furthermore
THE fact that he is going against man
who has heretofore shown disposition 10
he on the move when the gan comes,
causes those who wager to like his
chances. 4
Montana may do this evening. so 1ar as
cleverness is concerned he looks TO nave
Rs.rns almost outclassed. Indeed, 1t would
ne difficult to find more skillful boxer
than this same Montana.
.-The Kids battles have often been puz-
3ling to those who sat at the ringside,
h1omentariy expecting him to put ms
han away. For some reason or otner
Montana slowed down at crltlcal mo
hent and allowed the opponent time Tor
iecuperation. 1900
1f stiff wallops, Montana has refused TO
toe up and devoted the remainder VI hlS
time to foot work. -,
| Just a possibility, however that Mon
tana may spring a surprise as dld Ape
| AtteH When ne met Il
his memorable combat with Ne1ll, Attell
Was regarded as a runaway rlngster OIL
most pronounced sort.
| 7 Frankie's friends were of an opinion
| that Attell would lose because of his un-
| Willingness to mix. Attell however, de-
| elared repeatedly that he would meet
! Neill at his own game and prove to the
pugilistic world that he could hght as
| we'll as box. . ,o.+od
| frankie in as vicious a battle as might
/ be witnessed. Now Montana says that ne
I Also is going to brush up the slate ana
start a new record. r.. .,.
| ! Whether he will or not remains Tor thls
| evening to develop. .,,
| ! Manager McCarey is anxious tnat tnose
| holding tickets come early, as three pre-
| 1iminaries have been carded, necesSltal-
| ing quick getaway.
Three Preliminaries
young" Bat Nelson and Jack Arnold
should give a good account of themselves,
Is they have but four ROUNDS IN winch 10
Iettie the question of supremacy.
Eddie Burns, who meets Roy Doane III
1 six-round bout, will have as his second
brother Tommy, who comes all the way
from Harbin Springs to watch the pro
Ieedings. Both boys are new TO the game
And some fun is anticipated AL lIldC
there may be a fight.
| Earl Saline and Leonard Lauder are on
Tor a ten-round affair. Lauder is one OF
HE cleyerest preliminarians that Tom
McCarey ever dug up, and 1t looks as
though he ought at least win decision
Prom Saline.