The Washington herald., 1907-06-23
TOMMY BURNS READY
Heavyweight Is Primed for
Championship Battle.
HARD TO FIND PARTNERS
Fighters Obieet 10 the Rough Treat
ment which They Receive Mt the
HANDS of the. Big Feilow-Hns
About Completed His TFamps
,ThFOugh the Rocky Mountains.

Harbin Springs. Cal. June 22.-Moun-
taln-climbng days for Tommy Burns are
nearly over. lie has scaled the highest
peaks around here. and has become so
sure-fo0tcd during the process that he
believes he could track a Rocky Noun
tain sheep to its native lair. If occasion
required.
But so far as Burns is concerned, the
perpendicular road work he has engaged
In has toughcned the sinews Of his legs
and has accustomed his lungs to rarihed
air. something that Tommy believes viii
be 10 his advantage when he gets back
20 low attitudes.
IN tell you what mean" said Burns.
After a man has worked az this eleva-
ton, exercise under normal conditions
isn't nearly so tiresOme. | was told
about this. and l noticed that IL was so
Reliance Club. on my way TO Los
Angeles. Bag punching and other work
down there did not bother me a bit, and
felt as though l could keep on for a
FUN hour without a rest"
II WILL therefore, be seen that, accord
ing 10 the Burns theory. mountain air
benefits the strong in a way as well as
those who are run down.
To Develop speed.
Beginning Monday. Tommy will forsake
the pine-ciad ranges and do road work
on the highways and byway-- that inter
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his underpinning 10 the desired point. and
now intends to go in for speed Rapid
walking, interspersed with repeated
sprints, will be the outdoor programme,
while the gymnasium work will consist
Of handball, boxing, bag-punching, rope
skipping and the like not 20 omit men,
ton OF a splendid hip and stomach re-
ducing drll that is not quite as compli-
Gated as the squirming maneuyers that
form part OF Bill Squires daily schedule,
bat may be equally effective.
Tommy places himself on his back and
raises his head and legs IN turn, some
! times doubling back until the toes touch
/ the floor, and al other times trampling
afr Ike an old-tlme japanese juggler
/ tossing and twirling a barrel with his
/ feet
l Tommys training crew was increased
/ to-day by the arrival Of George Brown,
( the weli-known Oakland mlddle-weight.
and this was the signal for a particularly
willing boxing bout between Burns and
/ the new arrival Tommy and George
/ have worked together before and know
/ wha. 70 expect from each other.
/ Burns. when boxing, lays on with force
and expects his partner 10 reciprocate.
unless punches that count for something
/ are exchanged Tommy argues that il
would be better 20 eliminate boxing from
/ the programme. otherwise the man In
training may cultivate the habit Of strik-
ing lightly, something that would operate
I 20 his detrimeut later
Object to Punches.
/ In this connection Tommy's trainers.
who, ike most trainers. think their par
ticular man Is the embodiment Of all that
/ is master In his line talk, with a tiuee
/ OF pride. Of the difficulty Burns expert
/ erces in securing sparriug partners. They
f claim that Few II the unemployed heavies
/ care for the slambanging they are bound
| TO receive when they toe the mark with
/ Tommy. Il is told that several we'll
/ known big fellows. both white and col
ored. refused % join the Burns camp al
/ Harbin on this account although assured
| good wages and q few weeks sojOurn IL
/ the charming mountain resort. Il is ais,
/ said that Tommy had 10 send 10 10:
/ angeles and engage a big negro heavy
weight named Dewey. who will act as Z
human punching bag for Tommy wheI
he breaks camp here and moves 10 Oak
land.
The Burns party have decided 10 leave
for Oakland next wednesday. The tril
from here to Calistoga Will be made Fl
the cool Of the evening. and the EARL
train in the morning viii convey Burn
and his companions 10 Oakland.
Burns will have the use Of the Relianc
! Club gymnasium for the week precedini
the championship event with Squires a
Colma. lie will have for sparring part
nerS George Brown. Dewey, and possibl.
one other fighter. During the balance O
his time az Harbin Springs he VII do TOal
work enough with Jack Hunt, and vii
box I'm the afternoons with Don MCKenzi
and George Brown.
The latter thinks Burns fiji for the bat
tie right now. but Burns has no idea o
letting up in his work. He wants % kee
his weight az The lowest possible note
until within a day or two of the date o
the contest. when he will allow fey
pounds % accumulate. This reserv
weight. he expects. will fall away iron
him during the wear and tear Of IN
battle with the Australian.