The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-12-12
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Sport Will Not stand E0 asSS y
But 2 Square Deal f0f. ss|,iS
ed Aspirant; for 6Jt, sssssSI S;SsI
ship Honor sSsssSS
New York, Dec. - fgsfTTS
Tommy Burns. FRS idt fIififIsS
Bill Squires, and ne r D66frs
Hardly anybody on sthongKtse
only surprise was hight last
ed SO long as IT. did: n. low; BnraI1isI D
must have thuckled with 8,ghouIiBlisS
giee when he went back to his cori
ner after the first round. He knew
by that time 1t was q cinch to tame eE
the Gunner, and he played With him;
much as would an Angora with a&
mouse. AS for being worlds cham
-pion" Burns Will have a hard tinfsY
convincing ring followers he Is iIessfsi
serving Of the title until he meets
Jack johnson. We don't say TommysS
is afraid cf the big, dark stream, NOE
that he is able or unable to beat &
Johnson. but If he expects the sport vs.
ing public to hail him as champion
he must meet him In the ring and az h
terms that are equitable Thts tidea
OF asking rs or 80 per. cent. win, lose
tie, Wrangle or draw, doesn't 20 with %
the fair-minded sport lovers. b Wss..
guess Battling Nelson will vouch forsi
that statement after the Go1dfie,d!
so1ree. The Battler received the MAJ
Jor end Of the purse, but he forfeited 4
ia lot of his popularity. Many box
ing scribes have taken up the John
son. end and are saying, Rnrns will
have to take him on IL he expecfs. u
people to consider him champion. Nj y;
I. For example, Tad .Dorgan, one o.
the best posted boxing writersf of fitn+S
day. bats ont hot one ON tina sibb
Ject. He always has been IA stapncl y
admdrer of johnson and was one Qf &:
the first to@tip him, years ago. tas ass
championship possibility !; q He ss ts
}a9gaid to %,writaSWhat he thinks. aylis
geneTatly, uses Language an aaf sns
destana q The IN norning after 81s tie
Bn rms NJ
q big scare head igtoRs 3 y1 Y y sSSs
M the natives, 5 & IE 81 ab HUI
type an Inch nigh! $jaeks il 6i Ss
isn't the best heavy, fEsutnsf 4 iii ssss
show US" After a general resume tsf
the bout he said: we want to ard
the real champion OF the world. why
Is 1t they all sidestep Johnson sIs itstt:;
because he is too big? Is it beeaase
he Is black? They have all fought
Negroes before. Is it because he is$
too good? Why all this four-fiushI -
Ing? Writers may boost their favor
lite men and Knock Others because.
they have some petty grudge, but
there's Is no denying the fact that
Jack Johnson is the best man In the |,
heavyweight division today. II he
isn't, Tommy Burns, you show us.
Is 1T like the poem we read In our
school days concerning the great Al
exander? Is 1t because Johnson's
name is great? ~ 80 q
How big was Alexander, pa, that
people called him great?
Was he like old Goliath, tall, hts
spears hundredweight~@- Ia ;sss&{
Was he SO h"g3 that he oouid stand .Ss
like some tall steeple high, s
And while his feet were on the
ground his hands could touch
the SKYE" ~ #2Ss3
"Oh, no, my child--about as tall ais.
/, or Uncle James; >-s%l 43i 81
Twas not his stature made him great
Sat the greatness OF his name. ~
A little farther on he says: Burns
and Johnson would make corking
fight. They must meet, or the heavy
weight division will fade away and
die for want OF care. Had M0ir5
won the fight with Burns pugilisrn
would have taken a jump that would
have scared the people Of Mars. Can
,ou imagine Gunner Moir over = tS
England with the title Of champtoK
Of the world painted on his hSkE
Can't you see certain gentlemail tSs
Los Angeles digging around In tllsE
closet for pair OF old trunks? Can't
you see him beating jt~across To-
bring the title back TO his native
land? What howl we would sat, uYt !;
then. What roll of money we
would send to bet on our favopit6s
heavy. What reception we wonlts
give that big fellow when he broMakfg
the title back to the United Statagg
Would 1t have much on that ftlsa
they raised about Admiral DewAB
when he returned from Manila,
"What?' = SZ2
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