The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-03
British Champion Knocked
Out in Tenth Round in
international Bout.
TOMMY SHOWS UP STRONG
Gunner Badly Punished All the WAY
Through and Audience
Disappointed.

London Dec Tommy Burns Of
America knocked out Gunner" Jim
Moir Of England in the tenth round be-
fore the National Sporting club to-
night. Englishmen never had greater
| hopes Of tile ability Of their represen-
tative TO regain their lost honors in
the boxing arena but the American
champion had a comparatively easy
task in disposing Of Moir's pretensions
and securing for himself the title Of
heavyweight champion OF the world
The fight was one OF the poorest
championship contests ever decided.
Moir profoundly disappointed his sup
porters His deliveries We're bewilder-
ingly weak and when he did get home
4 on his opponent he made no impression
He fought stubbornly and courageous
/ ly, but without science. Burns, on the
other hand always was confident al
ways ingenious. He had Moir guessing
all the time and beat him just when he
thought he would
After the NTH round Burns victory
was certain, and in the tenth the Gun
ner" failed to rise at the call of time
He was literally cut to pieces, while
Burns left the ring with scarcely a
mark
Moir owes his right to participate in
championship matches more to influence
than to merit, and his defeat, there
fore, was not matter of general sur
prise. The American fighter proved
superior at every point. He displayed
greater science and infinitely better
generalship and his blows were deliv-
cred with much more power than those
Of the Englishman.
Contest ArOuses Excitement.
The contest aroused a greater amount
of excitement and enthusiasm than any
decided at the National Sporting club
since Slavin's defeat at the hands Of
Peter Jackson. Burns entered the rims
the favorite at odds of to 4, which
price would have been still longer but
for the fact that two titled hackers
of Moir covered the Burns money for
a large amount on the chance of
big winning in addition to the stake
money.
Except for the difference in weight
and Moir's advantage of two inches in
height, the men We're evenly matched
physically and in perfect form. In the
ring Burns crouching attitude appeared
to place him at a still greater disad-
vantage in height with Moir, who as
sumed a fairly erect pose with his
arms extended wide and showing no
guard.
The work in the first round was most
~ at long range, the fighters sparring
warily. Finally Burns landed two
heavy blows on the "Gunner's' neck
and ear. the second sending him stag
gering to the ropes, while the Ameri
can himself escaped without punish
ment avoiding Moirs rushes cleverly.
The pace increased in the second round,
the men getting into close quarters,
where Burns showed his superiority and
did a lot of damage to Moir's body. He
received a nasty jolt under the chin,
however, which brought him up, but
he soon resumed infghting. Moir
clinched fiercely and was cautioned.
Burns Rests Up In Fourth.
The men fought at long range again
: in the third, Burns being too clever for
his adversary. who began to show signs
OF the punishment he had received. In
the fourth Burns took a breather, which
allowed Moir to have just shade the
better of tight round. Burns came
back again hard in the fifth, forcing
the fight from the sound Of the bell.
He landed a right on the jaw and a
} long left swing cut Moir badly over
the eye.
The sixth round was all in favor of
the American, whose footwork com
pletely baffled his opponent Moir be-
came wild in his attempts to get in his
right In the seventh Burns sent home
a terrific swing, which made an ugly
cash in the "Gunners" cheek. They
came to close quarters, the Englishman
clinching and thus avoiding the full
: force of two hard rights. Some hold
ing caused Referee Eugene Corri to
enter the ring and separate the fight
ers. Moir then looked a beaten man.
In the eighth. however, the English
/ man came back gamely and with the
evident intention Of trying to stall of
the American, but he was fought all
over the ring and badly punished
! Burns set upon him numerically in the
following round administering terrific
punishment Moir was in a sorry plight
and the bell just saved him from be-
Ing put out.
Gunner Down and out.
Burns came quickly to the center OF
the ring in the tenth and forced mat
: ters from the start. He forced the
, Gunner" to the floor with short right
arm Jolt. AIofr rose only to be hooret
again from a hard left on the jaw. Ht
struggled 10 his feet. but was an easy
victim for another cross on the jaw
. and. going down, was unable 70 re
spond to the call of time.
r,,rns had taken his OppOnents meas.
ure in the early rounds. and. although
/ Moir showed marvellous pluck, he wa:
not match A tremendous crowd out
side the National Sporting club awaited
the result and the announcement o.
Burns easy victory caused great ex-
element.
After the American fighter had wor
y the victory he was eheered TO the echo
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