Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-30

At l0:42 o'clock Johnson entered the ring, accompanied by his seconds, Fitzpatrick, Mullins, Unholz, Lang and Bryant.
 Wild cheers greeted nin.
 Just as Johnson took his seat Burns appeared, smiling. and the plsudiis of the spectators were even more enthu' siastie than those accorded Johnson.
 Burns took his post in the western corner, surrounded by his seconds, keiting, O'Keefe, o'Dopnell, Burke and Russell.
 When the cheering died down some what, Johnson crossed tHs ring and shook hands with his opponent.
 The Canadian serutinized Johpson's bandaged hands carefully, but they were to his satisfaction, nd he said nothing.
 The men agreed ths; if the police in- terfered and stopped the 6gat, the re- fierce should decide the fight on points. At ll:i5 clock Johnson and Burns posed for the moving picture machine. received final instructions from Re fierce Mcintosh, and returned 10 their corners.
 After few moments in preliminary sparring in the first round, Johnson appereut, and Burns went down, talk. ing a count of eight. He came up and sailed into Johnson, aiming for the body. Johnson swung a hard right to tne head, and Burns staggered back ward nearly across the ring from the impact. Then Burns rushing, planted right of great force on Johnson 's chin, and Johnson put over a stingine left to the head just as the gong rang
 The first blow landed in the second round was a right 10 Burns chin, and pu. him down, but he came up imms diately. Jonnson then got him to elos' quarters and placed a right and left tC his face and body. Burns left ey' commencd to swell. Johnson had hac the best of it SO far. He swung A ter rife left 10 Burns stomach. Burni was doing little. He was bleeding from the mouth and apparently tired.
 Burns opened the third round with ; right to the head, and then did some wonderful execution at mitigating cnopping the right ribs frequently Johnson during this round landed som' terrific blows on the kidneys.
 Johnson shot heavy right to Burns ribs at the opening of the fourtl round. The men talked wildly to eaei other, evidently each bent on getting the other excited. During the jeerini they spared 6ercely, and few blow were struck. Johnson then swung hi left to the body, and Burns brough bis right to the head. Johnson threw terrific right and left to the head
 Burns was apparently refreshed il the fifth round. He landed n rignt or the head, and punched Johnson's bod, with both hands. Johnson slippe, over a few rights on the head.
 In the sixth round they rushed t' clinen, and Johnson, with one arm free, swung his right n dozen times t' the white mans ribs. Burns jolte' Johnson's body frequently, swung hi right over the ribs, and put a stiff left to the stomach several times Johnson treated the blows as joke laughing at the crowd, and makin sarcastic remarks to his opponent. II hustled Burns to his corner, and scored couple of rights on the body.
 In the seventh round Johnson rushe Burns across the ring, dealing ou rights in which there was no mercy Burns got left to Johnson jaw, am the black raised lump under Burns right eye. Burns seemed to be losin strength, and Johnson landed repeat edly on Burns eye. in the meanwhil addressing people around the ringsid (toough Tommy was working dexter iousy at infghting) and placed sever al terrific blows on Burns ribs, droI ping him to the floor for a few sec onds.
 Eighth Round Burns eyes wer puiIed, and he was bleeding from th mouth when he emerged from his col uer. His blows seemed to have littl effect upon Johnson, who went severe ly about belaboring the champion head.
 Ninth Round" Come on, Tomm, txyinp your riuht !, yelled Johnsen a