Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-08
BURNS' TJNMY
STOPS FIGHT
CAN'T, MEET CANS BECAUSE OF
GASOLINE JAG
DOCTORS SAY HE HAS AUTO
INToxIcATIoN
Whole Affair Has Phoney Look Be-
cause Of Big Purses offered
for Gans-Brltt Go
Elsewhere

Elsewhere
At an early hour this morning Man
ager Tom McCarey issued the follow
ing statements
"Dr. Ralph Hngan and DIR. G. w. Bry-
son made thorough examination of
Jimmy Burns late this afternoon. They
found him to be In perfect condition
and not suffering from any disease
whatsoever.
"Burns weighs $50 pounds and they
found 1t would be impossible for him
to train down to the weight required in
the short time allowed.
81 snw Cams this afternoon but he
refused to agree to any pOstpOnement.
He told us that engagements he had
made could not be called of, SO we
have been obliged to postpone the fight
indefinitely"
''The Gans-Burns fight is off" said Man
ager McCarey of the Pacific Athletic club
last night Burns is sick and cannot
get In condition by August 16.'
Ben Selig, manager for Cans, left for
San Francisco on the Southern Pacific
last night.
''I am going to San Francisco to arrange
a fight between Cans and Britt under the
terms of the agreement that we signed
with the Britts before leaving San Fran
CISCO" he said "If we wait for Burns to
recover we will lose the chance to fight
under that agreement"
With this simple and unsatisfactory ex-
PLANTATION by the fight magnates the big
gest fight that Los Angeles ever contem-
plated was called off last night. The
long suffering and expectant public has
been worked up to high pitch of excite
ment only to be suddenly tapped on the
wrist and told to be good, that there will
be no fight
Physicians Russell and Lanterman, who
examined Burns yesterday, stated that
Burns could not possibly get in shape
under three weeks. Auto intoxication is
the ailment with which Dr. Lanterman
says Burns is afflicted.
Physic Fails to Work
Prof. Lewis, trainer for Burns, said yes
terday afternoon: Jimmy took some
physic before my arrival and it did not
work right. In this condition he COM
menced to train, with the result that his
stomach is completely out of order Since
my arrival 1 have given Jimmy large
doses of physic with no effect He can
not get into condition by August 16.'
All yesterday afternoon Manager Nc
Carey was closeted with Jim Jeffries and
Ben Selig trying to reach some compro-
mise by which the date of the fight could
be postponed. Late in the afternoon they
took an automobile and went out to
Arcadia to consult with Cans.
Cans was greatly surprised to hear that
Burns could not fight on August 49, but
would only say that he would leave the
whole thing to McCarey and Selig and
that he did not want to take advantage.
Refuses Postponement
y, Rora
weeks, alleging that he had fine offers
from Reno, San Francisco and Colma fol
a fight between Cans and Britt and that
he could not afford to lose the oppor-
tunity.
Reno, he says, offers 70 per cent of the
receipts with a 25-round limit. The Occf-
dental club of Frisco guarantees 70 per
cent, with the further guarantee that this
percentage will not be less than $25, 900.
There is general dissatisfaction every
where among local fans over the calling
off of the fight.
Three weeks is too long for Burns to
ask for" say some. ''Why was it that
we were told each day that both fighters
were in the pink of perfection if Burns
trainer knew that he was in bad condi-
tion?'' say others.
There is general criticism of Tommy
Burns for not coming down and taking
on Tommy for support and direction when
training for fight and this time he was
left to commence training alone. Prot.
Lewis should have been sent down week
earlier.
Cans Continues Training at Arcadia
Cans is to remain in his training quar-
ters for the present and is to continue
training Selig will not insist on a for
feiture of the Burns guarantee money,
but will only ask for an amount sufficient
to pay all expenses of the trip down here
with his training retinue and his ex-
penses while here.
Manager McCarey will not insist on a
forfeiture of the $1,000 to the Pacific Ath-
letic club. .'No sick boys shall fight in
the ring for me-" he said last night
This arrangement Is eminently fair to
Burns but does not satisfy the public
who thought it had some interest in the
affair. Burns is known to be a game
little fighter, and it is believed that he is
anxious to meet the dusky lightweight
champion. But there seems to be alto
gether too much anxiety on the part OF
managers for Cans to get the larger
stakes that are offered elsewhere for the
Britt-GanS fight
Dark insinuations are afloat that the
whole affair is a put up job. The sudden
appearance of Selg, the equally sudden
illness of Burns occurring at the same
time, the reluctance of Selig to postpone
engagements with Britt and give Burn;
time to get into shape, the apparent lacl
of endeavor to secure any compromise
are facts that are puzzling the minds Of
the local enthusiasts.
Hope for Compromise
Hope is still entertained in some quar-
ters that there may be a compromise anC
the fight pulled off at later date. ShoulC
Selig fail to reach terms with the Britts
this postponement will undoubtedly be ar
ranged, but even then it may not be helC
in Los Angeles.
Jeffries stakeholder for the two sides
has not given official notice TO Cans tina.
the fight is off, although both sides hav,
agreed to quit.
Should Jeffries not give any officia
notice and should Burns appear in tn,
ring August 16 1t is not known wha
status the case would present.
If the Britt-Gans fight comes off it will
probably be held in San Francisco, as tn
Britts are likely to insist upon it beini
held there