The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-03
NOR is EASY MARK
FOR TOMMY BURNS
American, by Disposing Of En-
glisll Competitor. is Heavy
Champion.
FIGHT LAST BUT TEN ROUNDS
NOR Was Plucky, but Otherwise
Was Outclasscd BY the
american Pug.

floNDsN. Decamber 2.--Tomuy
Burns. OF 4 merlca. Knocked out Gunner
NIoir, Of rngland, In the tenth round
before ;iir National Sporting Club
here io-i !ght. Englishmen never had
great hoycs of the ability Of their rep
reseutatiye to regain their lost honors
In the boxing arena. and In some
what exciting contest the American
champion had comparatively easy
task in dispoaing of A1oir's pretensions.
and acquiring for himself the title
of heavyweight champion of the world.
After the fifth round Burns's VIC
tory was certain, and in the tenth,
when tn gunner failed to rise to the
rail- of time and was literally cut to-
pieces, Burns left the ring with scarce
j.. a mark. NOR owes the right to par
ticipatc an championship matches more
to Influence than merit. and his de-
feat, therefor, was not o matter OF
general surprise.
Burns proved himself superior in
every detail. He displayed greater
fcIencc and Infinitely better general
.liip and his blows were delivered with
much more power than were those OF
'ha Engiiahman. II was an easy yic-
tory for the American. which,. from
the very outset, appeared almost q
sortgone conclusion.
Burns Wus Eavorltc.
gurns entered the ring the favorite
at cdds OF Z TO 4. The work In the
frat round was mostly at long range.
the fighters sparrlng warily. Finally
r;urnt landed two heavy blows on the
Gunners neck and ear. the second
sending hirn staggering to the ropes.
while tile American himself escaped
without punishment, avoiding Moir.s
PUSHES clcverly.
The Duce increased in the second
round. the men getting into close quar-
ters. where Burns showed his superior
ttS and did lot Of damage on NOR $
body. He received a nasty jolt under
the chin. however. which brought hin,
ui,. but he soon resumed the in-Gght-
ing. Moir clinched fiercely. and was
Egain In the third round. Burns being
too clever for his adversary. who be-
gan to show signs OF the punishment
he had received.
IN the fourth Burns took breather.
s mhish al, allowed Moir to have Just a
Burns came back again hard in the
18th. forcing the fight from the sound
q the bell. lie landed right on.
The jaw and long left swing cui
The siath round was all in favor of
tho American whose foot work COM
pletely baffied his opponent Moir be-
came very wild in his attempts to get
his right.
Moir Dadiy Punished.
In the seventh. Burns sent home a
terrific swing. which made an ugly cash
~ The Gunner's check. They can TO
close quarters. the Eng!tshman clincn.
ms and thus avoiding the full force
of two u,ell-meant rights. Moir look
cd like hsatt man.
III the eighth. however. he came back
glinely ano with the evident Intention
but he vas fought ali over the ring
and badly Durished. Burns set unoiI
aim Numerically In the following
round, administering terrific punlsh-
Burns came quickly TO the centre
OF me ring in the tenth and forced
matters from the start. He sent the
Gunner to the floor with q short right
arm Jolt. Moir rose. only to be floored
again from hard LETT on the jaw
easy victim for another cross on the
Jaw. and. going down. was unable to
respond u tho call of time. A tre-
uilaluou5 crowd out.ide the National
sporting Club awaited the result and
the announcement of Burns's easy vic
tory caused the greatest excitement.
Tommy Burns. the winner. halls from
4 Detroit Mich, ard his real name is
Noah Brusso, and his opponent was
James Moir.'of the British royal navy.
The men fought for purse OF 5000.
and $1,000 side-bet. and the best ella i'm
70 the worlds heavyweight Champion
ship. The battle was straight Mar
quls OF Queensberry affair. with five-
pounds and Moir's lS2. The fight was
refereed by Eugene Corri, of London.