Weekly journal-miner., 1908-12-30

the gong rang. Burns responded, call ing the negro n "yellow dog" There was not much fighting, probably more talking, in this round. Tenth Round--Both men seemed to be tiring, but Johnson sill used his fists effectively on Burns head and stomach, Burns doing all ne could to repay. His blows, however, lacked steam.
 Eleventh Round--Perspiration was pouring off Johnson and made his body look not unlike polished walnut. Burns tried a cross right, but Johnson avoided him, meanwhile laughing at the champion. Burns was outclassed, Johnson was apparently invulnerable.
 When the bell rang Burns limped ,o bis corner.
 Twelfth Round Burns took ire. mendous lot of punishment in this round. His jaw was greatly swollen. Thirteenth Aound-Johnson contin- ued to play for that injured eye and bleeding mouth of his opponent, which
 was swollen twice it's normal size. Blow after blow the colored man rain. cd upon him. The gong alone saved tne white man from defeat. for he was reeling groggy as ta bell rang. During
 the intermission between the thir-
 teenth and fourteenth rounds, the po-
 lice consulted the advisability of stop
 ping the fight. The referee talked to
 Burns, who said he was strong. Me
 In'osh asked the police not to inter
 fere.
 Fourteenth Round - Johnson wen,
 after Burns and Burns backed away
 but Jonnson. following, dropped him
 with a right to the head. Burns stay
 cd down for eight seconds. When h'
 rose Johnson flew at him, using botl
 his hands unmereifully, and immediate
 ly had the champion tottering.
 At this point ,ae police jumped int
 the ring and stopped the fight.
 The referee immediately declare, Johnson the winner, and added that h.
 considered it was the best fight eve
 witnessed in Australia. "l did the best could and tough hard,' Burns said. "Johnson wa too big and ais reach too great" Johnson appeared fresh after tn } fight, while Burns eyes were badl
 puffed and his mouth swollen. Tn Canadian fought game battle bu was no match for the Texan. The battle occurred in a twenty four , foot ring, pitched in the center of . big arena built especially for the pul ! pose at Rashcutters Bay. ! The bout was scheduled to go twer ty rounds.
 ! Thousands of persons from all part of the country were attracted 10 tn scene, and many reached there Christ mas night and slept in the open. : By 10 o'clock this morning ever seat was occupied.
 The price of seats ranged from s2.5 , to s25.
 | The crowd was estimated at betwee } eighteen and twenty thousand person Bill Squire challenged the winner. 2 Burns weighed in at l6s pounds, an Jonnson at l02.
 The betting was to on Burn , at the start, but veered in n fe' , rounds to ? to 1 one Johnson. 3 Johnson is the first negro that eve won the worlds heavyweight chan
 pionship, and in fact, the only negr that was ever permitted to fight for | He was born in Galveston in ls7 I. and began fighting in 1901. He is six feet, one and three. qua tcrs inches in height, and weights clo' { io I9O pounds.
 Burns (Noah Brusso) was born !, 3 Hanover, Ontario, in 1881, and bega 3 fighting when he was 70 years old, - He weights at I75 pounds, is fl, ' feet, seven and a quarter inches ' height.
 - His reach is seventy four and a ha
 inches, or one and three. quarters ineh' Q better than that of Johnson. e A purse of s35,000 was hung up f. . the battle, which was scheduled @ last twenty rounds. Of this Burr r demanded and received $30,000, regar \ less of the outcome of the fight. Johl
 Son had to be satisfied with $5,000 ar :, return tickets to London for himse g and his manager, Sam Fitzpatrick.