The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-13
JOHNSON WINS BOUT
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kCO4LlnueQ lIOlll Y IlLSl ] d6CsJ twenty pounds, in fact the men were not in the same class. Johnson Weighed 1855 and Burke tipped the beam at slightly under 165 pounds The two men were in prime condition and it was generally agreed that the fight was one of the best ever fought in Connecticut.
 Previous to the big bout there were three preliminaries and in two of these the Connecticut fighters proved their worth, easily outpointing their oppon- ents. Terry McGovern and Young Cor bett hammered each other fer three rounds, much to the delight of the crowd and despite the bulky propor- tlons of the two little fighters, they were as lively as crickets and went at each other in old-time style. Corbett was much fatter than the man he con quered on two different occasions, but Terry could have lost 15 or 20 pounds and still have been overweight.
 The first preliminary was between Kid Egan of New York and Jack Gardiner of Bethel, this state. There was nothing but Gardiner to this fight after the first few seconds and at the end of the second round Egan could hardly stand. He fell on his chair in the corner and was so groggy when the bell rang for the third round that Referee walker refused to let the men fight. The men fought at about 122 pounds.
 The second preliminary was a hot go between Young Boss of this city and Colored Mississippi of New York. Bosei drove the colored man to the ropes In every round and his powerful lefts were too much for his opponent. Mississippi was down and almost out on several occasions and the fierce fight put up by the local man sent the audience wild with delight. Then fol- lowed the Corbett- -McGovern love tap ping match and after wait of twen- ty-fve minutes the big fellows made their appearance In the colored mans corner were Larry Temple, Sam Fitz- patrick and Herbert Furey, while Burke was taken care of by Joe Hum phries, Joe Mulvehill, Jim Savage and Frank McElroy.
 Round Burke seemed nervous but immediately started the fighting by an attempt to reach the colored mans head. Johnson warded off the blow and the men cinched, Johnson landed his first body blow after the clinch and another hugglng match followed. John- son was forced to the ropes after which the men spared, Johnson landing twice on the sailors ribs. Just before the gong sounded Burke tapped Johnson under the chin and the crowd yelled
 Round 2-Johnson started things in this round and the men cllnched only to be parted by the referee Johnson's powerful right swings landed on the lighter man and he was driven to the corner. Burke came back with all his power and twice Johnson got out of the way of weli-fntended jabs. Tho sailor then tucked fierce swing and
 the men fell into each others arms. Close fighting followed in which Burke failed to break away when ordered The result was several hard uppercuts in tho ribs.
 Ruund 2- Burke forced Johnson to
 the ropes and landed twice on John
 son's shoulderlbut in the mix-up Burke
 dropped to tho floor to avoid punish
 ment. Johnson's long swings were
 telling on the sailor. Six times Johnson landed on BArke's ribs and the sailors wind was almost gone, He again took to his knees to avoid the blows of the
 darkey.
 Round 4-Tne men clinched at first and Johnson swung Burke into one corner Johnson rained several blows on Burke's ribs, the sailor being almost powerless to stop them Burke got in two rights to the jaw but the colored
 man smiled and once compllmented his opponent for his efforts. The sailor toward the end of the round picked up
 in his fighting and had Johnson on the
 .un but could land no blows.
 Fifth round-In a fierce hammer and tongs clash Johnson landed some terri | ble blows over the sailors heart and the latter took to the mat. Nine sec l onds were counted off. and the sailor
 arose and tucked swing at his jaw. The men clinched again, but Burke was unable to stop the body blows, and he once more went to tho floor. This | time he was driven under the ropes, and the crowd hissed When he arose | Johnson went at him savagely, and the
 sailor bent on one knee again. The
 gong sounded second after he arose. Sixth round--Johnson forced the 1 fighting. and Burke was forced to drop | to the mat On every mixup there was | a olinch, and the friends of the sailor yelled frantioally to give him eneour- agement The colored man evidently tried for a knockout, and punched right and left, putting his great shoulders behind every swing. The sailor fought gamely, despite the big handicap, and
 when the gong sounded he was almost winded The men shook hands, smiled,