The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-05
Much Hera|ded Australian Cham pion a "fa|se A|arm' AN EASY MARK FOR BURNS Nine Thousand Persons Who Jour. neyed to See the Fight Sadly Dis.
 ppointed-Burns Landed
 as He Chose.

San Francisco, July 4-Bin souires. the iiiuch-iieralded champion of Australia, succumoed to the blow of a Canadian fist al CoIha today after he had been in the ring two minutes with Tommy Burns. The men who witnessed the brief enpase. ment between the two pugilists were char itable enough not to call him dub"
 They designated him as false alarnl.p "ho should have been pitted against 4 iourth rate lighter, rather than any pugil lst with the slightest possession of ring skill. To say that 5000 persons who iour- neyed out to Colma to witness the fight were disappointed would be phrasinp if mildly. It was hot day and q journev 10 Coima was disagreeable one Hun dreds or persons came from other states 10 see the great fighter of the antipodes battle with the light heavy weight cban;- pion of the United States, and antic;na- ton was keyed up to the highest point. From the standpoint of the average spec tator the outcome would nave been anus Ing If less effort had been required to reach the arena.
 The fight was practically ended the mo. ment the gong sounded for the men to advance to the center of the ring. Thai the defensive skill of the Australian was exceedingly poor was speedily attested. for in ten seconds he was prone upon the mat. A we'll directed right from Burns' fist struck him full upon the jaw. and after taking the count of four he arose in webbing fashion and rushed at Burns The two came into a clineh i'm. mediately, but were quickly separated in the center of the ring by big Jim Jeffries. the referee.
 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, the undeteated champion of the world standing over him, slowly call ing on the seconds. But the end was not yet. Squires evidently had some staying powers Tn the face of his punishment, and he arose up weakly and slowly, while Jeff fries held Burns back until his adversary was in position to defend himself But Squires had very little defense left. The terrific rights to the jaw had accomplished the result, and the men were barely in position again when the champion re- sumed his telling aggressive campaign. Burns landed where and when he pleased. and in a few seconds under the rain Of blows the arms of the Australian dropped helpless fashion by his side. Then the finish to the fight came. Burns deliber- ately aimed at the mark, and with all the power 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. There was not a spectator in the arena that did 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 seconds. The fight proved nothing more than that Squires was an overrafed man. Burns, while demonstrating his i'm measurable superiority over the Austral- monstrate whether or not he is actually entitled to the high pugilistic title that has been bestowed upon him.
 Fighters Talk.
 When Squires was seen after the fight he said that he had been led to believe that Burns was not ''knocker out" He had been told that Burns did not possess the strength to put man to sleep with few blows, and this belief had made hirn careless at the beginning of the contest which resulted in the straight jab to the jaw that dazed him.
 Burns said: ~--a.is--
 "I saw the moving pictures of Squires In training. which were placed on exhibi- ton. When I saw how he carried him self and how he acted. I kneV that l would not have any difficulty in defeating him l went Into the ring with the fullest confidence that 1 would be the winner
 Tho receipts for the fight wqre s270oo. (