Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-17
WARMTH REDUCES
WEIGHT OF PUGS
HEAVYWElGHTS IN TRIM FOR
SHORT BOUT
BARRY AND BURNS PREDICT VIC
TORY NEXT WEEK
Principals in No Decision Card Slated
for August "a at Maud Junction
Are Rounding Into Shape.
Both Are Confident

After several weeks OF idleness, the
gray old fight pavilion at Maud juno
ton will flash into brllliance again one
week from tonight, when Manager Nc
Carey of the Pacific Athletic club Will
vary the routine of bouts between the
lighter lads by staging heavyweight
battle, with Jim Barry, the former Chi
cagoan, and Jack Burns, the Salinas
bone crusher, as the principals. the
bout, as is customary at the Maud
arena, will be staged at ten ROUNDS,
which, according to the statement or
both men, will be sufficiently lengthy
to bring a decisive result. In other
words, both Barry and Burns inquire
knockout is sure to come, and neither
is backward about expressing the deep
conviction that he is the man who Will
put 1t over.
There is considerable in this battle
which will prove Of interest TO the
guessers. Odds layers are turning TO
Barry, due to his experience, his great
strength and his fearful punch. But
Burns, says Doc Gene Jeffery, his man
ager, has improved vastly since he
fought here, and for this reason he Is
predicting that he will prove serious
stumbling lock In the way of the
former idler along the boulevards.
Barry Is Heavier
Though Burns lays claim to be being
simon-pure heavyweight, Barry will
go into the ring several pounds heavier
Jack went on the road at the South
Side club yesterday. and after his work
out weighed at 1872. He has taken OH
SO much weight during the warm
weather that Jeffrey threatens to kid
nap his protege and take him to the
beaches II the hot spell continues. In
the afternoon Burns wound up with his
usual gymnasium efforts, using the
various exercising machines and box
ing four rounds with Jim Tremble.
ReveIing in the sea breeZes at Venice,
Jim Barry spun off eight miles on the
road and in the afternoon spared fif-
teen rounds, using Aldo the TURK,
Young McGee and Ed Wilkinson as
mauling partners. Barry after the
workout stated that he was ready to DO
battle at a moments notice, but he VIII
not relax his efforts until Monday,
when he will take a rest before the
battle.
Webster at Weight
Danny Webster, who will meet Mike
Kutchos In the semi-windup to the
Barry Burns argument, was troubled
somewhat Sunday with swelling OF
the knee, but yesterday he bandaged
his limb and had no further bother.
Danny is finding 1t easy to make the
116 pounds agreed to for his bout with
the Greek, taking off poundage fast by
severe workouts. At the pavilion
Kutchos worked out with Benny Solo
mon. The other youngsters, Gene Sui
livan and Billy Walsh and Jimmy
Brady and Boston Joe Kelly, are work
ing hard, all of them being ambitious
to make a good record with future en-
gagements in prospect in case they
win The return match between Walsh
and Sullivan, both of whom were prac-
tically out when the bell sounded in
the final round of their last fight. Is
arousing great interest, and a fierce
match is expected. Brady is a highly
touted San Diego lightweight, who. is
taking on Kelly as tryout, expecting
to find him an easy victim.