The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-01
Picks Out Easy Ones.

PICKS OUT Easy ones
Burns then began the easy task OF
knocking out pugilistic lemons. He
stopped Bill Squires in a few punches
in California. but that was after john
son had gone all the way to Australia
to make an unsuccessful attempt 10
get Squires into the ring with him.
and began to hurl challenges thick and
fast at Burns the latter suddenly
packed his trunk and went to England.
When he arrived on the other side
Burns said that he was the undisputed
champion of the world and the Eng
lish sporting fraternity went wild over
him. Gunner Moir. a fourth rater was
trotted out as Burns first victim at the
National Sporting club of London, and
the Britisher was nothing more than
punching bag. Then Burns whipped
Tiger Smith. mixed ale bruiser, in
couple of wallops. after which he went
10 Dublin and took ON Jem Roche, an
other joke who couldn't fight at all
Burns all this time was coming money
in the music halls and was also telling
people that he could beat any man IN
the world.
In the midst of it all Jack johnson
and Fitzpatrick arrived in England
and issued a challenge to fight Burns
for the championship of the world. The
National Sporting club and other box
ing organizations Immediately agreed
to hang up purses for the min. but
Burns said that he would not think or
fighting unless he got $50. 900 III cash
before ne entered the ring. Johnson
had him cornered. and with public
opinion behind MIN the negro actuaiiy
drove Burns out of England. 1t did
not take long for the leading British
sporting authorities to hail Johnson as
the real champion and Burns as a
counterfeit. Johnson remained in
England, beating several minor pu-
gilists. while Burns went to PARIS.
where he tackled Squires again. knock
ing him out once more. Then he start
ed for Australia, where he recently had
another desperate" encounter with
the same Squires, who took another
nap
Determined to follow Burns all over
the world if necessary. Johnson and
Fitzpatrick sailed for Australia not
long ago and proceeded to put it up
to Burns in such a forcefuI manner
that the latter thought il best to make
a match. As a $4,000 purse was Of
fered, Burns, scored by the fight critics
as q coward. concluded to meet John
son at Sydney rather than put him OF
until he reached California, where
James Coffroth stands ready to hang
up a similar purse for this much
talked-of mill But with the match TO
be decided In Australia there is no
chance of seeing the great battle On
American soil.
Which will carry the day? Burns IL
fast. aggressive and a hard hitter. He
Possesses science and IS ring general
OF conceded skill. His best fighting
weight is about 10 pounds and he will
shape up at least six inches shorter
than Johnson. The negro is said by
expert judges of pugilism TO be the
cleverest big man in the world today.
He can punch. but whether he is dead
game or not under gruellins punish
ment remains 10 be seen Few negro
fighters as rule relish beating. and
for that reason some wise men think
that Burns. with his rushing tactics
and heavy hitting. viii take the hear,
out OF Johnson. There are other good
judges. however who insist that Burns
is overrated and that he never defea--
ed a really first-class man. He could
not put Philadelphia Jack O'Brien out
in twenty rounds. while it took HIM
an age to best the numbering Marvin
Hart. In stopping such men as
SQuires Moir smith and Roche Burns
was entitled to no particular credit.
Thinks Burns Easy.
There are few handlers of fighters
who know more about the game than
Billy Delaney the man who trained
Corbett and Jeffries when they won
the heavyweight title Delaney now
has AL Kaufman under his wing ana
hopes to make champion out OF him
one of these days. but under no cir
eumstances will Delaney permit Kaur-
man to fight Johnson Delaney says
he does not care to give a reason for
barring the negro except that he is Il
first-ciass fighter. But he declares thar
Kaufman viii fight Burns at the drop
of the hat. Tom O'Rourke- another
good judge, who saw Burns fight Nor
in England, believes that johnson viii
beat Burns 70 certainty, while FTrz-
IA trini- aonIa ed Z redr ago that u