The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-28
BURNS CAN QUIT THE ring
THE RICHEST pug ON EARTH
TOMMY HAS MADE 4
QUARTER MILLION
WITH MITTS.


BY C. HARRISON GREEN.
II Il be. true that Tommy Burns
weighed but i6s pounds and Jack
Johnson was the heavier by 20
pounds Ia their recent battle. Burns
deserves no uttlo credit for his
nerve and the fact that he stayed
"a rounds with the big Smoke
The weights, as announced In
the newspaper dispatches were
Johnson 1879 and Burns l6s
Tommy Burns was confident he
could beat Johnson, but I am OF
the opinion his confidence was has.
cd on being continually told that
the negro was a gutter whom be
was once atunE hard. Burns being
n game man himself believed. IN
my estimation. be could administer
severe punishment and outgame
Johnson. Tommy aft the black. bu,
whether his blows had any effect
or not. the fact remains that the
colored man did not rotroat an
inch
Got II Quick.
A few seconds after the first bell.
Johnson landed a singing upper
cut and Burns went 90 the floor for
the count 81 eight seconds
After the fight Burns ncknowl.
edged that ho had been given a
bad lsclng. and Is credited with the
statement that be would not mind
fighting Johnson again.
Burns - foolish % continue IN
the fiaht game. LET alone meeting
Johnson a second time. because he
has plenty u money aud does not
have 70 fiRht lie claims he waa
careless and that the trntruund
punch practically put him out Of
the running Even II Burns believes
he was careless, I do not think. after
he quietly poudora over the matter.
that he can hope 20 beat a man 20
much heavier taller and just a.
clever.
Burns was frat advised b. me
20 get out 81 England and tour Aus.
iraila Il was good bunch.
financially. Tor Tommy. This IL
bow he made little money In
Kangaroo land.
Made Some Money
For about five weeks PRIOR 10 the
flEht. Tommy charged admission 20
those Who wished % sec him AZ
work In his training quarters The
attendance daily ~as between four
and i've thousand. Burns average
daily rNYcuue. 10 be says. figured
over ioo0 lie had thfco siahfs.
bringing him $4,000 Before be
commenced active training. he fn
"a several nights 81 theatrical
work az not lraa than $500 per
night AT the lowest estimate.
Burns Il undoubtedly Richer - gT6.. !
600 after being la Australia Tees
than four months
Quarter million.
have Kept pretty close TAB on
Burns profits since 10 launehsd /
ont AZ q boxer. aud when 1 state
that he has cirauad up eloss 10
f1A000p rest assured tinRt this I
amount isn't yegy much out ons I
way OF the other
SO what's the use o. bis fEhtlng /
any longerf
Jim ieffries is quoted AZ saying.
regarding Burns defeat. 4 thought !
Johnson would win. unless they had
his hands tied In fact never Iook. /
% fof any other result Here are
Joffa remarks made IN July 10 the I
Los Angeles representative ~ this I
paper Tommy Hutua will defeas Z
jack Johnson N they ever meet I
Jack Johnson Is the bigges, dog
that ever entered = prize ring and I
has a streak Of yellow IN HE system /
AZ Wide as a street. This Is the I
kind Of q man who does lota of
talking but IN actual work does
nothing
some difference IN the Sab. chi
John L. Talks.
On Saturday IN 81 Paul. old John
l.. gave out this Interview The
fight Resulted az expected. Il
never could aes how a Eeod little
man had a show with q good big
man. ~ was this case" In Chicago.
on Dec. q John l.. blew OF like this.
n don't think Burns win lose hls
title 60 this black man. Burns
knew before he gave johnson his
chance that he would beat him.
Burns Il 'surs thing man. but I
must SAY a better fighter than peo-
PIE girn BIN credit for"
Fine dope these pugn hand cut.
Isn't ~
Doc. Roller. of wfeattlnr fam. A,
u said. T. going after tho heavy
weight chnmplennhip There IL anms
ialk of bis being matched with tho
winner u tho Barry Kaufman fight
which takes place Dec. 90. Roller
Is somewhat older than most Of the
present-day fighters. with the poe
sihie exception Of johnson. lie
might give either Barry or Rauf-
man a good fight, and again BE-
might not
Small Chance.
lt would seem. though. that the
local man would get a fine hiding
al the hands " Jack johnson. The
latter has put In seven years iu
the harness and knows the game.
while Roller has never had a profea.
slonal rims battle.
Denver ied Martin has boon net
INK as aparring partner 70 Roller FOR
some time and n e. expected win
teach The medical man lot Of good
points.
Martin fought 20 rounds with
JACK johnson IN Los Angeles IN