Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-03
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THE PUGILlSIS BIG JIM CALLS
 BURNS A HOG Jeffries Says He Has No Right to Demand Exorbitant Figures
 Other News.

Tommy Burns is pig" It was
 with this straight from the shoulder
 indictment that Big Jim Jeffries, the retired heavyweight champion of the
 world. spoke when asked for his opinion concerning Burns's demand fora $30,000 purse to fight Jack Johnson. Say for me, and make It jist as strong as you like" contin- ued Jeffries, that consider Burns's action disgrace to the modern ring. No champion ever held the title who in my estimation had the right to. conduct himself in the manner that Burns is now doing.
 So long as Tommy does not draw the color line, so long as he is willing to fight Johnson at all. he should do so finder something life reasonable arrangements. I never dreamed of demanding such cut-throat terms when 1 was the active champion IS the Canadian is now doing. With one exception, every fight that had was on the percentage basis; that Is, so much to the winner and so much to the loser Jim Corbett and Il luukHt uu d duu Q ptl Stltl Ddslo. If 1t is Burns's intention to fight Johnson at all he should Go so under terms that will not cause every Amer ican sporting man to blush for Ire hoggish and unsportsm4nlike tactics of the man they now call the cham pion."
 Stanley Ketchell. tae Michigan middleweight, who meets Billy Papl:e of Kewanee at Milwaukee Thursday night, is rapidly nearing the weight, l54 pounds. despite the talk that the weight is troublesome to him. Ketch- ell went through three hours of the hardest kind of training at his camp at Whitefish Bay, and looms up as u dangerous opponent.
 The referee question is causing TO | end of trouble. Malachy Hogan WIS finally selected by both fighters. | When 1t became known that Hogan was named to oficiate d protest was lodged and the Milwaukee fight fans have gone SO far as to appeal to the mayor of the city to prevent Hogan from filling the job.
 The following is Joe Humphreys letter relatives to the retirement of Terry McGovern:
 Dear Sir: You will do me a favor by publishing the following in your sporting column:
 'I wish to announce the retire- ment of Terry MeGoyern from the prize ring. Never again will the lot tie Brooklyn whirlwind be seen in a real battle. His showing in his re- cont fight with Spike Robson was a bitter disappointment Ia his many friends. and particularly myself. After the bout was over I had al heart to heart talk with Terry and convinced him that his fighting days were over.
 Terry has been fighting for four teen long years. during which time he met and defeated all the great est little men the world could pro- duee. To-day he can look the world In the face and say he never WIS li guilty Of dishonest acs during his career in the prize ring. McGovern and his pal. Young Corbett, will play base ball and give boxing exhibitions h the small towns during the sum mer months. In the fall Terry will go into business. t
 ~McGovern is one of the very fer fighters who have retired with aI- bank roIl. Al the preset time he has sufficient funds to carry hin 'ver for the next ten years. thanks io his friends. who were not found nsnting in his hour of need.
 Through McGovern's rctfreneutI , he prize ring has lost tic greates.. gzmest little fighter that ever put i, n a glove. He has requested me 10 ksnk the sport loving pubic for the Iind and generous treatnent he has eceived during bis career. and also I Q thank the many sporting writers r kro1eko1t the country for the uire 2 kinEs thsy said about him during Iis foartsen long years zs a erhtsr. s
 foafs sincerely. d
 JOE HuMPHRETs.~ U