The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29
BY RICHARD DAHLGnEN.

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LONDON March 2S.-The exhibition
made by Jem Roche. the Irish cham
pion. in his recent bout with Tommy
Burns was pitiful. The only advan
tase his size seemed to give him was
that he made an easier target for the
Canadian champion.
Burns's future movements are unccr-
tain. When | asked him as to what
he proposed to do after the meeting
with Roche. he said: That depends
on circumstances. If England has
any other men for me to fight. and
fight them: otherwise | may go to
France before | go home. l can't tell
yet Just what / will do"
When 1t was suggested that cables
from the States intlmated that he was
afraid to meet Johnson, the big black,
Burns laughed II do not think any
body really thinks | am afraid to meet
Johnson. Why should | be? What
has he ever done to- make anybody
afraid of him except talk / may meet
johnson when return to the States, or
may not. ] can tell better when j
get there. 1 will say If there is
enough in it will meet him: other
wise not. | am not fighting for FUN
or practice
Burns, from the fact that he is of
French extraction and has French
name. would make him extremely pop.
uar in Paris, and ! am inclined TO be-
leve lie Will visit the French capital
professionally before he goes home.
Sam MacNey the American negro
boxer is having the time of his life
in Paris. He is posing as gladiator
in the Paris music halls and gets on
an occasional fight He recently fought
| and knocked out an Englishman named
Shearing, and here is a partial de-
scription of the fight from LIllustra-
ton:
IF the battle was not long, 1t was
at least earnest and spirited. TO the
satisfaction Of ALL blood flowed in the
second round. In the fourth Harry
Shearing fell and was unable to rise,
whereupon our capable umpire, Frantz
Richel, proclaimed the negro winner,
MacVey stood in the attitude OF a glad
/ iator to receive the admiring glances
of the fair companions OF our Paris
clubmen."
The paper also published an Illus
l8tration showing Shearing lying on the
floor and being counted out while Mac
| Vey. with head thrown high in the air,
chest expanded, arms extended and
| fists c!enched so as TO swell the mus
| Giles OF HIS arms, II la Achilles, playing
/ to the SPECTATORS
Another account was as follows:
after the first volley. sam, suli-
/. cieutly instructed upon the valor of his
| adversary, commenced the attack, Sam
made Shearng show him the way
around the ring. and in the third round
projected him to the earth. Shenring
received the coup in the beef, This
beautiful offering was received with
stolcism. Sam had been dizzy and was
distributing his strength abont the
/ body Of the home man In the fourth
round victory was given to MacNey by
our excellent conrrere, r. lsichel, who
judges these encounters with compc-
tence and who qualities for arbiter for
| Important matches. We have permits
| sion to declare invincible this marvel
/ Gus sam NlaeNey."
Association football is unquestion-
lably a storN second in the affections
OF the British public, Statistics Just
/ issued show that the attendance at
K slNty-niEht emp games was l,2S30oQ,
an average OF about $1,000 to the game,
AT some OF the games more than $4,000
! people We're present. The average NJ
tendance for the eight games OF the
/ third round WAS 20,500,
j The Sporting Times rises TO re-
mark; Enough Tommy Burns Is re-
4 preached With plclSing out all the soft
4 Jobs that offer in ptesent-daN pugilis'
4 ties, 1T may only be that he is seek
ling TO prove his right the title of tbs
4 worlds champion wherever boxing
4 nourishes, In Bill Snuires he downee
i nm Australian; in Gunner Moir, q
u Scotsman, in Palmer a Newcastle
II Englishntn, and IN lem Roehe, al
4 freshman. france then awaits hin
With more than one kicking hybrid