The Washington times., 1907-08-09
ACCUSE ". BRITT
Of DIRTY WORK
Burns Claimed Illness After
Willie'S Visit to Los
Angeles.
By C. E. VAN LOAN.

Los ANGELES. Cal. Aug. 9.-The
developments in the Gans-Burns affair
brings TO light another pugilistic scan
dal which will surely result In a solar
plexus blow 10 the boxing game.
On last Saturday night, Willie Britt,
accompanied by a mysterious individual
who signed himself Captain Baker. left
San Francisco. bound for Los Angeles
Britt had with him a check for 5000
payable TO himself. which he showed to
at least two persons on the train. stat
ing that the money was 10 be spent in
calling on the Gans-Burns match in Los
Angeles.
From the depot at Santa Barbara a
/ telegram was sent to Cans at Arcadia.
which was signed Captain Baker. II
! stated that Captain Baker would be at
the Alexandra Hotel q O'Clock on
/ Sunday morning. and asked Cans 20 call
him up on the telephone. Kid North.
| a mulatto. who was bound for Cans
quarters. saw While Britt at Santa Bar
bara and had some conversation with
him. North telephOned Cans at Ar
cadia on his arrival at Los Angeles,
stating that Willie Britt was In town
and wished to see him.
The Mysterious Captain.
Cans replied that he was busy and
would not leave his quarters. intimating
that II Britt wished 10 see him he would
have TO come out to Arcadia. The mys-
terious friend registered ,at the Alexan-
dria as Captain Baker" and the mis-
spelled word Captain" was commented
on after the Captain" had been shown
at the hotel, but shortly after o'clock
ne arrived at Arcadia in an automobile.
accompanied by a man who is not
known 70 Cans.
Gaiis met him on the road near the
raining quarters. and what happened
Is best told In his own words.
Britt Tempered With Cans.
1T was 50 dark that I could not see
ms face, but it was Willie Britt in the /
machine He began telling me about |
the Britt-Gans match in san Francisco /
and hinted that IT would be a good
h!hg not 20 take any chances with a 4
tough fellow Ike Burns. There was 1
some more talk Of that kind and then 1
ne asked me 10 toss the Burns match. /
offering 70 pay $1,000 OF my forfeit
told him at the time that / had
come West 10 fight on the level. and \
that ! considered this 5000 with Burns l
soft money. I positively refused to have
ANYTHING TO do with shA plan 10 toss
me Burns match. and shortly afterwar-i /
Britt went away
Did He Reach Burns?
Willie next took the night train for I
San Francisco.
II was on Monday after that the sud
den and mysterious sickness appeared
in the Burns camp.
Frank Lewis. who handled Jimmy
Burns in his training, makes a siren
uous denial that he knew anything Of
Br!tts action, saying that he was at
the Burns camp all of Sunday evening
and that nobody called there on business
OF any kind.
do not want 10 be mixed up in any
thins OF this sort" said Cans. 4 was I
done with all this crooked business sOrae
lime ago, and / want the people 10 be-
iieve that am absolutely on the level |
when / sign TO fight"
Now the question Is, where did Britt
go after he left Cans at Arcadia, be
tween and 8 o'clock on Sunday night7
DID his visit &c this city have anything
10 do with Burns sudden Indisposirion
which resulted in the calling or Of the
match with Cans?