The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-15
BURKE BATTLES WITH BROKEN
 ARM
Bnf the Sailor More Than Keeps His
 End Up.
It's Not Bnrke's Night, However, and He Loses in llth-According to Referee the Sailor Fouis M'Kinnon,

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 | Boston. April 15.-with the honors of | the mill slightly in his favor-thougil l carrying a broken left arm for six l rounds-Sailcr Burke was last night disqualified in the 11th round of his | 12-round bout with Bill McKinnon at the Armory A. A. Referee Jack Shee- | han declared that the Sailor had foul 1 ed McKinnon by hitting him low with l the right hand. According to the ref | cree 1t was the second time during the l contest that the Sailor had hit low. | The ending was a big disappointment | to the members, for it was such a fast and rugged bout that they wanted to it go the limit which it would l have. As to whether the Sailor fouled there is a difference of opinion among the sports. some of whom thought that so long as McKinnon did not appear to
 be affected by the blow, the referee should have allowed the contest to continue. Others of the spectators fig ured that Burke, in view of his injury wanted to lose the contest in that way rather than stand a chance of having the referee decide against him at the finish.
 Whoever may have had the impress sion that the Sailor was not game. must have changed his mind last night During a mixup in the fifth round he broke the ulner bone in his left arm below the elbow. From that time he was unable to use it either to hit or
 
 right of any use. the Sailor kept work ing along and was stronger than Mo Kinnon when the bout ended so ab ruptly. He landed some hot punches on McKinnon with the right and re- ceived some stiff ones in return.
 McKINNON TWICE FLOORED.
 Both men appeared in the ring in grand shape. and the look on the Sail or's face showed that he felt confident of winning handily. Had he not met rryf$h fhn ooi6 6nraf CD 0o orlN in he onT test, he probably would have won.
 Not only was McKinnon badly hand led in his corner. but he was very careless. which is dangerous when against a fellow with such a right hand walloD as the Sailor has. Twice in the early rounds. Burke gave dis play of the steam behind his right by putting McKinnon to the floor when he landed on the jaw with it.
 McKinnon started off well and put some stiff jabs on Burke's mouth. He was going along like "a winner when he became a bit careless. and then the Sailors right shot on to the jaw and McKinnon went down for the count of five.
 McKinnon recovered quickly and started swapping punches with the Sailor. the latter having bit the bet ter of the exchanges.
 Burke had the better of the second round He jabbed McKinnon several times & in f the 9 face d and dn1ye o the right nt home a few left jabs and right count CTS on the ribs.
 The thffd session was a lively one. Burke started off by rocking McKin- non's head with the right. The latter then jabbed, but was ccuntered on the face. Burke's right drive was blocked and McKinnon counted on the Sailors jaw with the jaw staggering him. McKinnon jabbed Burke a number of times in the face and the Sailor kept countering on the body.
 In the fourth McKinnon sent a few rights to the body and left on the face, but Burke not only jabbed McKinnon several times and drove rights to the face and body. but he put McKinnon down again for the count of eight with a short right counter on the jaw.
 In the fifth round Burke landed some telling lefts and rights on McKinnon's face and body before the former broke his arrn.2 After that McKinnon got in some stiff jabs and rights the body.
 While going to their corners the Sail or told McKinnon he had hurt his left arm. but it looked to Bill as if the Sailor were trying to work some trick on him. From then on Burke made few attempts to use his left. but kept driving his right to McKinnon's body and head. The latter jabbed and countered the Sailor a number oS times. and several times he shook the Sailor up badly with rights on the jaw.
 BURKES TURN TO GO DOWN.
 In tire 10th McKinnon put the Sailor to the mat with a right hook on the jaw. Burke remained on one knee for the count of nine and rubbed his head briskly.
 When he got to his feet he continued sending the rights to the body. but was countered on the face and body. Both had landed a couple of rights on the head when they got to close quarters, and the Sailor started a right for the bo6y, but Referee Sheehan said it went alrIx fa6 f6a Coil and declared McKinnon the winner.
 For a few seconds McKinpon was a bit surprised. and the Sailor made a strong kick. But both boxers were hur ried out of the ring. leaving the sports arguing it out among themselves
 In the opening bout Tom Foley and John Cavill boxed siX-round draw. Jack Williams won over Danny Mur- ray in six rounds, and "Porky'' Flynn was declared the winner over Jeff Mad den in two rounds.