Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-28
HARD LUCK KID
TO FIGHT BURNS
MATCH DEFINITELY SLATED
FOR JUNE ID
Montana Holds Out and "Dctator''
Tommy Finally Agrees to Let
Jimmy Fight on Terms
That Are Fair

The Hard Luck Kid is at last in line for
a main event fight. If you don't know
who the Hard Luck Kid is just look
along the dope sheet until you come to
the Montana Kid, and there you have
hlm He has been matched to meet
Jimmy Burns George Memsic) in
twenty-round mill on June IA at the
Maud junction pavilion, and even then
it wasn't until after a lot of wrangling
had been indulged in that the match
was consummated.
Rumors of this mill have been in
the ozone for many days, and the gem
eral run of fight enthusiasts thought
1t was certainty, but such was not
the case. Tommy Burns, who has ap-
parently taken w. Nolans place as
dictator of lightweights, used his mon
strously distorted idea of Jimmy Burns
worth as drawing card and top
notcher to hold off until he had every
thing arranged to his own satisfac-
tion, and not until all the principals
got together and Montana held out
Tor what was right did the so-called
heavyweight champion concede a point
for his man.
The terms of the match are these:
The men are to fight twenty rounds
at Maud Junction on June IA for so
rer cent of the house receipts. They
are to weigh in at 1873 at o'clock on
the afternoon of the fight, and the
winner is 10 receive ali OF the 90 per
cent that goes to the fighters, less $500,
which will go to the loser for training
expenses.
Forfeits Are Up
Each man has deposited a check for
$3.50 for weight and appearance. Jim
my's dfnero was put up by Manager
Tommy, while the Kid found an angel
in one Conoley. Montana will train at
the Heidelberg Inn, in Cahuenga pass, |
and Burns proposes to go through his
preliminary stunts at the Eastside Ath-
lettc club, under the watchful eye of
Molly Mcdonald.
Just why Jimmy Burns should hold |
off and dictate terms to Montana is !
question which most of the local fans
can't answer The Kids showing |
against Memsic was undoubtedly
good one, and the best the eastern boy
could do to Montana in their one fight
was to obtain a decision at the end of
ten rounds. This decision should not
initiate against Montanas chances in
4 return battle, for everyone, including
Burns, knows Montana's condition at
the time of that mill.
And then Montana has record
no more chances than he can be proud
Of. His three battles with men of any
class at all did not discredit him In
The least. He whipped Fred Landers
Just as hard as that young man could
desire, fought Cyclone Thompson a
draw, and even in a condition which
should have put him in the hospital
made Jimmy Burns go through all his
PAGES to win on a decision.
Whipped Lots of Dubs
Every pork and beaner they ever
brought out has been meat for Mon
ana, and while his record does not
show much of class, he, like Bosher
Bill Squires, has done everything they
lsked of him and trimmed them all so ;
asst that the dope book couldn't keep
rack of all the o KS against his name.
But now that he has a chance to
show what he is worth, the Kid is
going to train as he never did before,
md he has visions of letting Burns '
handle the three hundred that goes to
he loser, while he deposits the win ;
ler's end to the Montana bank account
That he has lot of friends here who {
would like to see him win was attested ;
o the night of the Attell-Solomon mill,
when Montana crawled through the
'opes and was accorded a rousing re- ]
,eption, while Burns was received in I
silence.
But whoever wins will have to fight I
% do it, for if the othec mill between
hem Is anything to go by when Mon
ana is in condition, he is about a
match for Burns. The Hard Luck Kid
s about to have his chance, and If he
lont make the best of it nobody but
himself is to blame.