Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-04
BURLY PERSON APPEARS.
Dark Bundle of Trouble After Burns
 and Johnson.

"A new neaVyWeiSHI ndS dpPoaicu upon the scene in the east who threatens to wipe Tommy Burns, Jack Johnson and the rest of the heavyweights clean off the face of the earth if he is given chance. Bill Warren of Australia is the burly per son in question and he has made his headquarters in Boston.
 Warren is colored fighter, weigh ing 200 pounds, and has a manager who has $2,000 in available currency to back up his challenge to fight Burns, Johnson, Hart or any others. Warren also carries with him clip pings to show that he is fighter of class. In 1899 he fought 25 round draw with Peter Jackson. That was when Warren was beginning and Jackson was near the end of his ca reer.
 Then Warren proceeded to sweep Australia. Jack Mace in IT rounds, George Button in 16, Sam Mccarthy in 25, Dick Hendry in 3, Tom Baker in 10, Jack Hart in l, Dan Kelly in 16 and several others, all in, the K. o. route.
 Here is a dark bundle of trouble with $2,000 in real money, waiting for the attention of ambitious heayyweights. ,..
 Jack Johnson, the big colored heavyweight, must really believe that Tommy Burns is an easy propo- sition, or he would never have chas- ed the Cannuck the way he has in order to get on match. The pair are to meet in Sydney, Australia, on December 1, for the heavyweight championship, and the burly black says he will surely put Burns off the pugilistic map. ...-.
 Johnson recently left England af- ter an unsuccessful trip there to sign up with Burns for battle. Upon the blacks arrival and persistent challenges was put in a rather unfa- yorable light before the sport loving English public, and made quick get away to the antipodes.
 Upon his arrival in kangaroo land Burns began to realize the fact that he could not dodge Johnson any longer and still pose as the heavy weight champion. Then a syndicate offered a $35,000 purse for battle between the pair and Burns consent ed, provided that he be given $30.- 900, win, lose or draw. Johnson, in his eagerness, accepted, and is now somewhere on the bounding pillows headed for the battle ground.
 Jack made big hit in his tour of the English music halls and was giv- en rousing reception upon his de- parture for Australia. Over in Eng land every one believes Johnson is Tommy's master, and expects the black to knock out Burns in short order.
 English magazines just received show that Jack Johnson was given a great sendoff. In commenting on the popularity of the colored man, one magazine has the following to say: "Johnosn had remarkable sendoff last week when he left Char ing Cross. By some mistake the time of his trains departure was announc- ed as 1:20, whereas 2:20 was the proper hour.
 A vast crowd of sporting people assembled as early as 12:30 and when, a little later, Johnson appear ed he was surrounded by several hundreds of we'll meaning but too demonstrative friends, all anxious to get final word with the gigantic black. Iannd out of the station went Johnson, and in and out sway ed the ever increasing crowd, till at last the station superintendent sug- gested the departure platform itse as place of refuge, and after escort ing Johnson there had the barriers closed.
 Before his departure Johnson gave away 800 autograph tickets. The owner of the one bearing the num- Der of rounds fought in the great contest will be entitled to a five pound note. The boxer was to have distributed them singly. but the crowd was so great that he threw the mover his head and they were scra nhIed for