The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
If IT HAPPENS
IT'S HERE
DID BURNS GO
EASY ON BILL
Reports Indicate That Tommy
Laid Back and Then Gave
SquireS a Good Beating.

heavyweight Tommy Burns and Bill
6ouires played their third ring engage
ment last week. The Australian. as
usual. failed to 20 to the finish. This
tfrno he lasted longer than IN any of
their other battles. but the thirteenth
round closed the Incident. with "Bosh-
ter Bill reposins on the canvas for
more than tho fatal ten seconds
Reports OF the fight may or not have
been biased. but they conveyed the
Information that Bill had given the
champion an awful iaeing before he
(Burns) finally put over tho smashes
which sent him into dreamland, The
cables told OF Now 'Boshter Bill" had
wailoped Tommy IN the stomach and
face until the Canadian was covered
with goro. They said Burns was stae-
gertnE all around the roped Enclosure
and all but out and that Squires was
making great BATTLE.
That ali happened before round thir-
teen started. Then rather suddenly
came the shocking news that Burns had
assumed the aggressive and began
pummeling Bill at a fierce pace. Next
came a couple OF cracks on the Jaw and
Squires was out. To those who have
followed the progress OF Burne and
know how easily he knocked out
Squires in their two fights previous II
would seem that Burns did not fight UP
to his usual standard. 1t appeared that
BQuires was made for Burns TO battle,
and this Idea has not been shattered
Eut the fact II at Tommy took thirteen
Wounds TO turn the trick and incidental
ly bunch OF punishment has not been
explained
There IL no doubt IN the minds OF
those on this side OF the water and
particularly those who saw the first
fight between the two men in San Fran
cisco when Burns won by a knockout
In the first round. that Tommy is so
Tar superior to Squires that he should
nnd him the easiest kind of picking
Therefore. the only way to explain the
fight last week seems to be that the
champion was not in any kind OF condi-
ton, that he was generous in an effort
TO let the home man stay in the ring
longer with him because he was fight
Ing In his own country, or that the re-
ports Of the contest was strongly preju-
diced in favor Of Squires
Bosher Bills" ability as a fighter
has not brought him much praise. but
II the Australian keeps on fighting
Burns he will have the unique distinc-
ton Of doing something that It would
be hard to and in the annals Of flstic
history. Already Bill has met Burns
three times. and strangely enough has
fought on three different continents In
cidentally taking the knockout dose
each time IT will be remembered that
he flrst fought the champion at Sana
Francisco and was knocked out In one
round. The next. trip he fell for the
count in the eighth round in France on
the European continent. The thirc. and
last was that Of last week on the Aus
tralian continent, which ended in the
thirteenth round
Reports from the coast have Middle
weight Champion Stanley Ketchel and
Bill Papke busy at work IN preparation
FOR the twenty-five round contest be-
fore the Jeffries Athletic club On Labor
day afternoon. 1t did not take the two
fighters and their managers long TO
come to terms when they got together.
and II seems the stories circulated pre-
',ious to the meeting were greatly ex-
aggerated. The question OF weight,
which II was feared would result In a
long argument and the possible break
ing or Of the match. failed to material
ize.
The Papke party conceded point be-
fore the match was cinched. KetcheI's
demands that the weight be 15s pounds
three hours before the contest was ac-
oepted. This weight will in all proba-
bility bring the champion into the ring
anywhere from three to eight pounds
heavier than the Kewanee thunderbolt,
and should give him a big advantage
ketcfel Is growing more rapidly than
Papke. who still finds II no trouble TO
make 154 pounds for a fight. But Papke
would not have made the match unless
he thought he had a good chance to win
in spite of the handicap.
Al Kaufman still is springing into
o. q
weight champion. The big coast fighter
who has had long rest from ring serv-
ice got back into the game at Los An
geles and signaled his return by knock
ing out Jim Flynn. the Pueblo, Colo,
fireman. in the ninth round. While the
accomplishment was not considered a
great achievement, the speed with
which Kaufman turned the trick
fhowed he is a fighter with a good
chance at Tommy Burns toga In the
future.
The fight, which was staged by the
JefYries Athletic club, was one OF those
In the elimination series. being held ny
Ieffries to find a suitable opponent for
Champion Burns when he returns from
his trip abroad. Kaufman probably
Will have to tackle and dispose OF sew
eral other candidates. however. before
he Is declared in line to meet the cham
pion.
Kaufman has been considered a
likely champion for a long time, and in
the hands OF so wise manager as Billy
Delaney the coast fans expect to see
him make good. His inactivity in the
ring IN the last year has been explained
by Delaney. who says Kaufman is
quite young yet and that he does not
want him TO go along too fast.
Jim Jefries has changed his mind
and will enter the ring again as ref
cree He will officiate as the third man
when Stanley Ketchel and Billy Papke
fight IT out on Labor day. /. will be
remembered that when JEFF refereed
the contest July between Packey nc
Farland and Freddie WEIGH and called
81 a draw the Chicago boy and his mall
ager made such kick on the decision
that the big fellow" declared he would
never referee again. Jeffries no doubt
meant II at the time. but he was en-
couraged to take another whirl.
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