The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-03
TOMMY BURNS WINS BATTLE Moir Knocked Out in
 Tenth. AMERICAN HAD EASY TASK A Tremendous Crowd Witnessed
 the Great Fight. The Enslishman Was No Equal for the Champion put He Showed Mar
 vicious Pluck Through
 out the Contest.
AMERICAN HAD EASY TASK

London, Dec. 2.-Tommy Burns of America. knocked out Gunner" Moir or England in the tenth round before the National Sporting Club here to- night.
 Englishmen never had great hopes of the ability of their representative to regain their lost honors in the boxing arena and In a somewhat unexciting contest, the American champion had a comparatively easy task in disposing of Moir's pretensions and securing for himself the title of heavyweight cham pion ofSthe world.
 After the fifth round Burns's victory was certain and .n the tenth the gun ner failed to rise to the call of tune and was literally cut to pieces, Burns left the ring with scarcely a mark.
 Moir owes his right to participate in championship matches more to infiu- ence than to merit and his defeat, there- fore, was not a matter of general sur prise. Burns proved himself superior in every detail. He displayed greater science and infinitely better general ship. and his blows were delivered with much more power than were those Of the Englishman. It was an easy vic- tory for the American which from the very outset, appeared almost a fore gone conclusion. Burns entered the ring the favorite at odds of to 4.
 The work in the first round was mostly 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 Moir's rushes cleverly. The pace increased in the second round. the men getting into close quarters, where Burns showed his superiority and did lot of damage to Moir's body. He received a nasty jolt under the chin. however. which brought him, but he soon resumed the fighting. Moir clinched fercely and was cautioned.
 They fought at long range again in the third round, Burns being too clever for his adversary. who began to show signs of the punishment he had re- ceived. In the fourth Burns took a breather which allowed Moir to have just shade the better of light round.
 Burns came back again hard in the fifth, forcing the fight from the sound of the bill. He landed a right on the jaw and long left swing cut Moir severely over the eye.
 The sixth round was all in favor of the American. whose footwork com pletely haed his opponent. Moir be- came very wild in his attempts to get 1 nhis right. In the seventh, Burns sent home a terrific swing which made an ugly gash in the gunner's cheek. They came to close quarters, the Englishman clinching and thus avoid ing the full force of two wellmeant rights. Moir looked like beaten man.
 In the eighth, however, he came back gamely and with the evident intention of trying to stand off the American, but he was fought all over the ring and badly punish ed. Burns set upon him unmercifully in the following round, administering terrific punish ment.
 Moir was now in a sorry plight. and the bell just saved him from being put out.
 Burne 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 a short right arm jolt. Moir rose. onl yto be fioered with short right arm jolt on the jaw. He struggled to his feet, but was an easy victim for another cross on the jaw and going down, was unable to respond to the call of time.
 Burns had taken his opponents though Moir showed marvellous pluck. he was equal to the American fn no other respect. A tremendous crowd outside the National Sporting Club awaited the result and the announce ment of Burns's easy victory caused the greatest excitement.