The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-09

"NAS III O1uilCS,
the much heralded champion OF Aus
tralia, succumbed to the blow OF a
canadian fist today after he had been
IN the ring two minutes with Tommy
Burns.
The men who witnessed the brief
meeting between the two men were
charitable enough to call him a dub.
Ihey designated him a false alarm"
VINO should have been pitted against
a fourth rate fighter rather than any
pugilist with the slightest possession
Of ring skill.
TO say that the 5000 persons who
Journeyed out to Coima to witness the
hght were disappointed would be phras-
ing 1t too mildly. Il was a hot dav
and the journey to Colma was a dis
agreeable one. Hundreds of people
come from other states to witness the
reading fighter of Antipodes battle
with the light heavyweight champion
OF the United States and authorization
was keyed UP to the highest point.
from the standpoint of the average
spectator the outcome would have been
amusing if less effort had been re-
quired to reach the arena.
The fight was as good as ended the
moment the gong sounded for the mon
TO advance to the center of the ring
mat the defensive skill of the Austral-
IAN was exceedingly poor was sDeed-
lily attested, for in ten seconds he was
prone on the mat. A well directed
TlSht from Burns fist struck him flush
on the jaw. 1t did not have force
enough behind it to give Suuires his
quletus and after taking a count Of
tour he rose in a wobbly fashion and
made Il rush at Burns The two came
into a clinch immediately, but were
quickly separated in the center of the
ring by Jim J~effries, the referee.
Burns lost no time in following IN
the advantage he had gained so early.
Out shot the dangerous right again
n the second time the champion of
Australia was On the canvas with JEFF
fries standing over him slowly call
ing Off the seconds. But the end was
not yet. Squires evidently had some
staying powers in the face of punish
ment administered to him and he rose
weakly and slowly while Jeffries held
back Burns until his adversary was in
a position to defend himself.
But Squires had little defense left.
The terrific rights to the jaw had &C. !
complished the results and the men
were barely in position again when the
resumed his telling agrees |
slVe campaign. Burns landed when
and where he pleased and in a few
under the rain Of blows, the |
of the Australian dropped in |
helpless fashion by his side.
Then the finish Of the fight came. |
Burns deliberately selected his mark
and with all his power that was lodg-
in his shoulders ne sent his right
to the point of the Jaw.
1t seemed almost a needless task
FOR Jeffries to go Thought the formal
lty OF counting the man out. There
was not a spectator in the arena who |
did not realize that ihe fight was over.
and a rush was made to the ring 10
the victor. The fight last
ed exactly two minutes and eight s.c-
onds.
The fight proved nothing more than
was an Ovelated man. Burns |
While demonstrating Lis bic
superiority owe ths Australian dill
Tot have an opportunity to demonstrate
whether he is nci'Ia;.y entitled to the
high puglistic tit'H that has been be-
upon him
In the arena. men CARRYING cIirk-
ng handfuls of goi1 ard rolls II grcen-
'acks wandered thrntgh the Gre ,vG !
'fterlng even money that Burns would
lot last ten rounds and 10 to 3 that
would via
The crowd evidently relishcd free
ON mat has no. obtained recently in
Francisco, sine. the graft prosc-
utlon has been thu satening the board
# supervisors aut ether munich !, r.
Billy Jordan, as usual, acted as mas. .
err of ceremonies, and did the au-
youncing. {
Eddie HanlOn ref5T Led the ! 4,im1r-
ry. :
Squires after the fight. said that he
been led to 'elleve that Burns
'as lot a "knocker out" This belief :
him careless ar the beginning
I the contest and "eSulted in the ea~iy +,
low to the jaw which dazed him. =
Burns said: :
L saw the moving pictures CT SOUR :
5 IN training. When I saw how he I
arried himself and how he acted
Jew would not have any difficulty
oefeatlng him. | went into the ring h
it'll the fullest confidence that would :;