The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-05
2 s |. BURNS WINS
 IN ONE ROUND Bill Squires Was an
 Easy Mark. AMERICAN IS THE VICTOR Crowd Paid Much Money for
 Minutes Sport. ssn Ieffries, as Referee, Was Hero of Big Occasion in California--Pre-
 Hminary Bout Resulted
 in . Draw.

San Francisco. July 4.--Bill souires. traiia, succumbs to the blow of a Cas- nadian fist at Colma today, after he had been in the ring two minutes with Tommy Burns
 The men wHo witnessed the brief en- sagement between the two pugilists. were charitable enough not to call him dub" They designated him as a false alarm." who should have been pftted against fourth rate fighter -ather than any, pugilist with the slightest possession of ring skill.
 To say that 5000 persons who jour neyed out to Colma to witness the the fight were disappointed would be phrasing 1t too mildly. It was a hot disagreeabie one. Hundreds of persons came from other States to see the great fighter of the Antipodes battle with the light heavyweight champion of the United States and anticipation was keyed up to the highest point. From the standpoint of the average specta- tor. the outcome would have been amusing if less effort had been re- quired to reach the arena.
 The fight was practically ended the moment the gong sounded for the men to advance to the center of the ring. That the defensive skill of the Austral- ian was exceedingly poor was speedily attested for in ten seconds he was prone upon the mat A well directed right from Burns fist struck him full upon the jaw. It did not have force enough behind 1t to give Squires his quietus and after taking the count of four. he arose in g. wobbly fashion and rushed at Burns. The two came into separated in the center of the ring by big Jim Jeffries, the referee.
 Easy for Burns.
 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 Aus tralia was on the canvas with the un- defeated champion of the world stand ing over him, slowly calling off the seconds. But the end was not yet. Squires evidently had some staying powers in the face of his punishment and he rose up weakly and slowly while Jeftries held Burns back until his adversary was in position to de- fend himself. 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 tell ing aggressive campaign. Burns land ed when and where he pleased and in Q few seconds, under the rain of blows, the arms of the Australian dropped in helpless fashion by his side.
 Then the finish to the fight came. Burns deliberately selected his mark and with all the power that was lodged in his shoulders, he sent his right to the point of the jaw. It seemed almost a needless task for Jeffries to go through the formality of counting the man out There was not a spectator in the arena that dld not realize that the fight was over and a rush was made to the ring to congratulate the victor. The fight lasted exactly two minutes and eight 'geconds.
 The fight proved nothing more than that Squires was a muchly over-rated man. Burns. while demonstrating his immeasureable superiority over the Australian, did not have any opportu- nifty to demonstrate whether or not he is actually entitled to the high pugi- listic title that has been bestowed upon him.
 The result, while surprise to many, keeps Jim Jeffries still in retirement. He had announced that If Squire won he would meet him in tn ring Beyond demonstrating that he can hit hard and with lightning-like speed, Burns had no opportunity of demonstrating his class. The end was too sudden.
 Great Crowd Present.
 A warm, beautiful day greeted the enthusiasts who travelled out to Ocean View to see the fight. The arena was opened at II o'clock. and by noon 4,000 people had entered the enclosure.
 All along Mission Street was a pro- cAssion of automobiles, 'busses, street cars. express wagons. bicycles and pe- destrians on their way to see the light. A few women braved the gaze of thous- ands of men and occupied seats close to the ringside.
 The fight had aroused unusual inter est, as Squires was an unknown quan- tity here and there was great deal of curiosity to know what the man from Australia could do. Burns re- cord is pretty well known, and while he has never been rated as 8 top- notcher in the heavy weight division, he is noted as a fast, aggressive light CT. Men interested in the sporting game were present from all parts of the country. The Nevada mining camps contributed a large crowd and many others came from Los Angeles. San Jose, Sacramento. Salt Lake City and Denver Those who came early brought their lunches and picnicked in the open.
 The hot sun was tempered by cool breeze from the ocean. The ring was pitched in the center of the enclosure and was covered with dark brown can vas. so as not to reflect too severely the hot rays of the sun. The arena is located just outside the county line and is in San Mateo County. where the regulations as to gambling are not so stringent as in San Francisco. For several blocks lining the road leading to the enclosure booths had been es- tablished where various games of chance were in full swing. In the are ma men carrying clinking handfulls of gold and rolls of greenbacks wandered through the crowd offering even money that Burns would not last ten round, and ten to nine that squires would win.
 Noted Men Appear.
 Nat Goodwin came down from Gold Gel6 to see the light. Jim Jetrries,