The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-11

1t was even worse than we feared.
Tommy Burns didn't give the speeta-
tors as good a run for their money
last night when h powled over Palmer
as he did in the first fiasco, when Gun
ner Moir fell off his pedestal and was
no more a fight champion. Those
wagers which Burns was said to have
down that last nights affair wouldn't
go more than six rounds apparently
had the effect of keeping the Canadian
amoving. He took his man along at a
fast pace for a round, found he could
o%utpunch him at all times, and was
able to land a blow about wherever
and whenever he chose, and shen
settled down to earnest work. 1t was
merely a question of how much punish
nlent Palmer could stand. He was
game, tried to swap punches, but failed
to give anything in return for the ter
rifle wallops that came his way, and
finally went down and out in the fourth.
it was Just about as interesting and
as much a real contest as if Burns
had Joe Grim in the ring with him.
Only Joe would nave probably stayed
a bit longer.
After Burns gets through with his
money dDIOdU dlld NOliiCo poNN
to America he will inc Jack Johnson
impaticntly awaiting him. Burns has
agreed to fight the colored man, but,
according to information that has come
out concerning communications be-
tween Sam Fitzpatrick, manager OF
Jack Johnson, and James Coffroth, the
Frisco fight promoter, it appears that
Burns's demands are not at all salts
factory. The Canadian wants a guar,
aptee OF rs per cent, win or lose. Fitz-
patrick's idea is for a match winner
taRe al, but ne will compromise on a
division by which the loser gets any
where from % per cent. to 40 per cent.
lie says that Johnson would fight Jeff
ries and guarantee the big fellow 70
per cent, win or lose, because the
colored fighter feels confident of his
ability to put Jeffries away, and would
consider the acquisition of the cham
pionship as more than making up for
any temporary financial loss. Coffroth,
it is said, will offer Burns and johnson
a SIS, 900 purse If the pair can come to
terms. Johnson's manager declares his
Willingness to make a special agree
ment with Burns, whereby the colored
fighter will agree to stop Burns inside
of twenty rounds, taking, If he succeeds
in turning the trick, a larger percent
age of the purse. However the ar
r-angements are made, it is becoming
plain that Burns cannot make any
plausible claim to heavyweight ham
pionship honors unless he takes on
johnson before long.
One of the rumors about that alto
gether mysterious organization, the
Union League Club, which is supposed
to be getting ready to form a team to
represent this city on the baseball dia-
mond, is to the effect that the space
inside the board track at the Vailburg
grounds is to be utilized for a grounds.
1t seems to be impossible to verify this
statement or to get any details regard
ing the proposed move. If Jack Prince
who left Newark yesterday to GO to
Baltimore, to look over the proposition
of running a six-day race in the Oriole
City, promotes the cycle racing game
here. he intends TO build a six-lap track
Whether it is proposed to play baseball
inside such a track, if built, or whether
the baseball people count on being able
to go ahead without considering the
possible doings of the bicycle promoters
II is SDilGW ullllCull W Suy. NldSut
the silence will be broken some time
Al Lawson has intimated that it will b.
broken soon. AL believes in lots of pub
lielty, and says that he doesn't like tn,
way things are being handled here
Lawson talks about a corporation will
a capital of $500 in Philadelphia,
company of somewhat similar proper
tions in Brooklyn, and asserts that h
has corraled a couple of m~illionaires Il
back the Paterson proposition, so tn
utter lack of similar startling informa
ton from Newark forms a EARRING not
in the great hallelujah. chorus. l
doesn't take much real money to floa
a real nice winter league, and the boost
ing given in the frigid period sometime
results in something that looks quit
like the real thing until along abou
Memorial Day or Whereabouts.
There's some doubt as to whether tn
Humane Society, the S.. p. c. A.. tn
police or the fire department shoul
be called out for this case. Anywa,
it's a new one for the blase Newar
sports and its author should nave
copyrighted. The opistle below ex
plains itself: "To the Sporting Edito