The evening world., 1908-03-06

match I have beer ac;e. him and after
putting me off for some little time he
finally mentioned price that seemed
prohibitive at the time. After many
brought 1t to t..e attention of three in
nuenua! friends that | have here. tell
ing them that match between John
drawing card in the box NJ world that
mad ever been known. and that If they
saw their way clear. ! should recon-
mend that they allow Burns the price
he ASKED for, Before Burns came over
to this country | knew from state
nents in the papers. that he wanted
S25,OU0, and 1t was on the strength OF
this that broacaed the subject to him,
but he has. since raised his price; know
", that lHey pay good prices here to
see contest, and nov demands So NO
ts said, after due delibcration. |
.1Commo nGed payment OF this amount
70 him because / think We could get
,3at much and a great deal more out OF
Burns insisted on my putting up e4o
London, and, Of course, insisted that
he put up the same amount with A. e.
Spa!ulng d Bros. and according TO my
ca5lesrams to YOU. insisted that john
Evening Worid rid '" : "s 'e" io'A
Although Burns has not so stated to
me. and l have no reason for saying
it. think he would let this G4OO go as
"a
matter is that if he can get GG,0o0 over
here. he is perfectly wiling u II.
johnson over here. and he claims Tat
Johnson can have no reason for not
coming here, because / am offering
him more money than he ever got for
contest before
AS 1 told YOU in my cable, the money
Is up, and from the Sporting Life Of
Tuesday the manager Of Spalulngs a!so
cabled you To the effect that the money
was up. so that YOU know both Burns
and myself are acting in a bona fide
manner.
Lie Of Tuesday If which you wifi
note the statement OF Burns and myself
in reference to this match. Burns has
verbally stated that he can beat John.
son. because he can outgame him Vie
claims that Johnson has vellow
streak, However. that opinion is not
general. and the same bias against col
oTed men not applying in this country.
4 was my frm opinion that tho bnttine
IN this miatch VIII be Il TO / ON Johnson
sn q, at ., ,ne very worst. e,ven' Burns
Ihyor1te' but think in this case the
VISA IL father to the thought. hecsIsa
from wLat ] can gather he figures on
johnson male against Marvin Ejer. haI
Ing the criterion of the proves of ea.b
II them and that lie is sure to heat
Another thin~ that have hgured on
Is the fact that no chamn!on Of t1a a
world has ever before coudes e lnd to
meet colored man aal fhoI1bt
that ~" chauce ] Offend 70 JoHa7 u, m
would Ua snapped M uuioklv b. bf,,i
7.,l. nr has stated thar re yor,Id 20
wiling 70 nee; Burns at his own tcr.,5s
hctHri."g 70 me statement th1t R.lrns
;i.' ID" 80. Your paper some time ago thst
: e "n''i att trr same wav with .lohn-
IS Cans did with George Memsic
irHrH ! tN"i there is 70 other way n,
getting Burns and Johnson together ey.
cent th" amcun' that he asked fo,. was
q. needed to him. Personally thin,
that Johnson viii jump at the natrti
seeing that W" - the frst colora 4 mar
Z az over ~ The chance To frIr. -,
ne h,avrNelgn' chamnionshln OF IA
World a0l Burn" Is MT cet1blts5lrp y
frt urs'rl Ht I'm uamaniing So niIIch
C' tho uHrs" - 'UretN i'm.
Burns has .r'u.ltcL TO mo thu, nm
less Johnson mes over hcro TO NEE.
, TN 20 GaT Hal' very llna tim. he
fur" he makes match II ever he does
g. one.
! thlnk have made nv position
clear IN THIS lc'te" ana SHOW wherp /
st,ud r. tn.- rputcs' 's hrrugrt ory
YOU know a. well as do 'nn, 1. viii
'' '"" grea cFt 81 'lo aiarorv Of the
squared c!rc,n 'urs ver" t"o'"
WILLIAM {. T. KELLY