The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-12-24
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ARE THE YANKEE SPORTS OVER
IS COMING FIGHT. 81
Despite Many Rumors of q Fixed
e Deal Between Burns and johnson
Z ---Latter's Backer Says Fight Will
BE on the Square. r.. 'ss,,-

New York, Dec. 21.-A cable from
Sydney to the world is as follows:
When Tommy Burns, worlds
champion and the Rockefeller of the
ring saw the last OF the 5000 per-
sons who paid for the privilege OF
seeing him train leave his quarters
today he crumpled fac smile Of
the 100000 check he is to receive
win, lose or draw-for fighting Jack
Johnson here Saturday and ecstasti-
cally sried "Easy!" with long
drawn out ."e'' and a snappy IS" like
sound at the end that. awoke his
trainers from their nap over silver
pieces. .... - - ., :.sG..&%.a nj
l. Burns feelsethat he can afford to
be defeated, but he evidently does
MT Intend to. After whirling through
six rounds with Pat O'Keefe and
I tO'Dopnell, the Australian middle
weight champion he left the gaping
thousands cycling and tinkering GYM
nasium apparatus while he trotted
flyC miles over the road at Darling
point. ">r '.I ~. !
Inc squauy champion insists that
ne IS In. better. condition for the
most remunerative fight in his career
!hah ne ever was. His appearances
indicates confidence and strength
,fhe glow Of health extends; from
nead to toe and he is so Intensely aca
1--WE that his trainers are, ,contfnually
calling: "slow up Tommy, save your
speed for the big smoke" -. !. -.
Willy Sam FItzpaf4ck's eve twjnk-
led when visited at Manley. Here
on the rolling sands Of a beautifu1
neach, Johnson reels off miles as
though they awere skips to a we'll
stocked training table. Il. ;. ;-;:,r, :: Z.
DO You like him?" asked the old
maker Of champions, and there was
much that grinning giant to ad-1
m1re as he tripped lithely along the
(esash sss;s y With e hqnageas IS ploald,pa
tits a simple proB1em, if YOU can
call it by las hard a name," said
FITZPATRICK Jack is 20 pounds
heavier, "A inches taller, has had
more experience aud is so much
clevereg that there's no comparison.
Can pc hit?- Well I never saw any
OF the big fellows who hankered
after chance to meet him, unless
they hogged all the profits. That's
what Burns has done, but as
champion, Johnson can make enough
to get even. It's the chance we've
Travelled 10000 miles for and Jack
isn't going to let anything stop him
now that he has the worlEs title
hanging within easy reach. I hope
my Australian friends will not he
mlsled by statements to the effect
that this fight is fixed Johnson has
too much at stake. for that '--'--------
Training camp declarations, John
sons splendid physical condition and
massive frame cannot turn the odds
In favor OF the Negro. Burns is T.
to-5 favorite, and thousands have
been wagered at 4 to that Burns
Will win by a knockout inside Of 20
rounds. !
There Is something in Johnsons
record as dark-hued as his skin.
Sporting men cannot understand
why a championship seeker should
not have stack Of knockout records
behind his name. Burns has 'em
and ne has shown the sporting men
here some Of his power against the
best fighters in this part Of the
world.
Englishmen who have recently
| been In London bring the report
that had Johnson had to pull in his
battles In order to get the champion
to meet him.
Bill Lang, whom Johnson quickly
put down in the count, is In John
sons training camp. On Johnson's
last Australian tour, Lang stood up
before the Negro for nine rounds.
Lang insists that the Negro will peck
his shorter opponent to pieces.
"fve mixed with them both, and
| can't see where Burns has q chance
to win" Lang declares. why John
son is so awfully clever that he can
worry a fellow weak and then toss
over the settler. Johnson's q big
bit faster than when / fought him.
and Fitzpatrick has made great
| fighter out Of q wonderful boxer"
The fight will be a record breaker!
Ten thousand tickets have been sold
and 100000 more persons are expect
ed in the open air arena. In addition
to the $4,000 offered by Hugh D.
| Mcintosh, the promoter the men
will receive $4,000 each for training
expenses and valuable moving pic
ture privileges.