The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-12-31

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lsyohnson appeaped to, be- resti 4 d I, 81, /,
t6f the liafkh and let his adV6S II ~
waste htmseltSnn wild fUrhai n
swings as wiad, 4 Each fighter ssn o.
seemed to bss cailing, all his ring
Igeneralship into account There 4Sa&
great deal Eofs ,'k id ding e. firdulged5
in. Johnsonss appeared more FTSjiIi
the source @of confidence. that vi
Burns from sheer desperation. 4; I'M
the sixth round Jack sJoGnsSGni
assumed Ia bantering tone. When
ever Burns would land the big Negr;us
would turn to his corner and witiK.i
Several timed Me- laughed. omtrixht
in the face orbits adversary and al
vised him to- sg&f d hammer..'s Burns
In these brief POUNDS was ianding,
almost as often as was Johnson. pit
every blow of The Negro was clean
cut and niade the champion VINCE
Burns seemed to- haze little 3 steam
behind his <RAanches. He landed many
times on. Vital sbots, but it only ser
we'd to make the black man shake
his head iRf mirfh. = ~ s.%ssS s{$1st.S
In the, first six rounds johnson had
been apparently satisfied to take
thin gs as n they ZANE. i He had let
Burns set the pace, as it were, though,
the Texan never once quailed1 nor
gave an inch 6f ground But on the
whole his attitude seemed one more
IF defense than offense. Burns Of
course, had been forced to carry a
bold attack t.. his ebony rival nSthe
aope of evening the first fatal adj
vantage. But after six rounds had
found. Burns batfled at every angle
he black: came out Of his SHELF APP
2arently satisfied that he hadt Robbed
Tommy of his%sting, Johnson began
70 carry the battle to the eneny's
.err1toryio ). ,&i.tiTsst, r. - nv e
In the seventh round johnson
dropped BurnsA for the third time
With, a ecrnshingA wright to- the body.
The Negro from the beginning ofsthis
>ut a ,kinka;.3dIe hit Burns almost
vt will, and had. both eyes almost
swollen shut 1.-THE champion s lips
we're swollen, and, against these sore
spots Johnson directed fullisade
VI blows, In courage only was Burns
| match for the new champion. He,
low saw the. title slipping from his
grosp but only, Abored in the Harder
IN the faint. hope Of turning the. tide
If victory. c2 ar#>T .',,;' y =
Negro TAINTED Opponent. ;@ ~ - III
After this. round, in which he had
Ill the advantage, Johnson once,
more assumed anfindifferent attitude
He seemed to be- wreaking double
vengeance upon the man, whom lie
had followed .aefoss the world to
Meet. The .huhiliation to which
johnson had to Submit in the matter
Of division Of 1.-THE purse was forgot
ten in the. light of sure victory.
Johnson, stopped lighting to torment
ais man. Every blow of Burns was
net with a leert The black urged
1 the white to stand up and refused to
ceturn' his leads. He deliberately
took some Of s.Burnss best meant
blows just to 'ahow the public that
Tommy had shot his bolt And Burns
perhaps for th}a} FIST time realized
] that. he was in f0rs defeat. = 7 r.. !,
From the efghtht!to the eleventh
:ound there was very little fighting.
The gladiators continued to hurl UNI
pleasants erithets at each other. in
he twelfth round Johnson shook out
few wraps and went after Burns
'nce more with grim determination
He landed almost art will and had his
nan very much upset generally when
he twelfth round ended - a..
Burns was aim lost out again in the
thirteenth round. Johnson went af-
ter him numerically and simply pep
pered his swollen" eyes and bleeding
mouth with let's and rights. Then
he stood back, measured his man
and Waded I'M with a crushing right
over the >heart: Burns toppled but
the gong saved him. =, j;}st%t2$:tj
At this stage of the proceedings
the police got busy. They held al
consultation about the unequal affair
Referee Mcintosh interviewed Burns
during the wait, but the champion
declared he was still strong and ca
ger. He implored the police not to
interfere. 80 ~ ... ... .
In the fourteenth round, however,
the police mercifully came to the
assistance of the battered champion
and saved him the humiliation of O
Knockout Burns. was now absolute
ty powerless. He was almost blinded
and his left ankle injured in the
round had completely gone back on
him. Johnson gloating in the pros
Dect Of a knockout, rushed on his 1
hated rival with. the fury Of demonN
He smashed Burns once more with |
The cruel right, q blow that could be
heardN in the most remote corner Of
the raNilinn II nut Tommy dnwn