Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-07-06
S(U|2ES SOON STOPPED
TOMMY BURNS OF CANADA
American Pusf q Became Busy Right
After the Prsliminaries Were Gone
Through and In Little Over Couple
efs Minutes All Was ct an Esi.


San Francisco. July 5.--Bili squires.
the much-heralded champion OF Aus.
tralia. succumbed to the blow OF a
Canadian fist at colma. after he had
been In the ring two minutes. by Tom
my Burns. The men who witnessed
the brief engagement between the two
pugilists were charitable enough not
70 call him a dub" but they designat.
ed him as false alarm" who should
have been pitted against a fourth rate
fighter. rather than any pugilist with
the slightest possession OF ring skin
To say that 5000 persons who Journey.
ed TO Colma to witness the fight were
disappointed would be phraslng II too
mildly. |, was hot day. and the jour
ney TO Colma was n dlsagreeabie one
Hundreds OF persons came from other
states 10 see the great fighter OF the
Antipodes battle with the light heavy.
weight championship Of the United
States, and anticipation was keyed up
TO the highest point. From the stand
point OF the average spectator the out
come would have been amusing II less
effort had been required 10 reach the
arena
The fight was practically ended the
moment the gong sounded for the men
20 advance 10 the center OF the ring
That the defensive skill OF the Austria.
lian was exceedingly poor was speed.
lily attested. for In ten seconds he was
prone on the mat A well-directed
right from Burns fist struck him full
upon the Jaw. II did not have force
enough behind Il TO give Squires his
quietus. and after taking the count
OF four he arose In a wobbly fashion
and rushed az Burns. The two came
into a clinch Immediately, but were
Immediately separated in the center
OF the ring by Jim Jeffries. the ref.
cree. Burns lost no time In following
up the advantage he had gained so
early. Out shot his dangerous right
again. and In a second the champion
OF Australia was on the canvas with
the undefeated champion OF the world
standing over him counting off the
seconds But the end was not yet.
Squires evidently had some siav'ng
powers In the face OF his punish- NJ,
and he rose weakly and SLOWLY while
Jeffries held Burns back until his ad.
versary was in position to defend him
self But Squires had little defense
left. The terrific rights TO the jaw
had accomplished the result and the
men were barely In position again
when the champion resumed his telling
aggressive campaign. Burns landed
where and when he pleased. and In n
few seconds. under the rain Of blows
the arms of the Australian dropped
IN a helpless fashion by his side. Then
the finish 10 the fight came. Burns
deliberately selected his mark. and
with all the power that was lodged
In his shoulders he sent his right 10
the point OF the jaw. II seemed almost
a needless task for Jeffries TO 30
through the farmality OF counting the
man out. There was not a spectator
in the arena who did not realize that
the fight was over. and rush was
made TO the ring 10 congratulate the
victor. The fight lasted exactly two
minutes and eight seconds
The fight proved nothing more than
that SquIres was a muchly overrated
man. Burss. while demonstrating i'm
measurable superiority over the Aus.
tralian. did not have an opportunity
70 demonstrate wether or not he Is
actually entitled to the high pugilistic
title that has been bestowed upon
him.