Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-02
Baseball, Racing, Boxing
BURNS CONFIRMS
LANGFOR MATCH
Gables MCCarey from Australia
and Makes Request for
Transportation
BY LAY DAVIDSON

BY JAY DAVIDSON
Tommy Burns yesterday confirmed the
acceptance by his san Francisco repre-
sentative of the match here with sam
Langford on next Labor day cabling Man
ager McCarey to that effect and requesting
transportation from sydney to San Fran
cisco. The transportation was Immediately
Forthcoming and despite reports to the et-
feet that Burns had left sydney several
days ago, the cablegram proves that he Is
still there and will not he in on the boat
upon which he was supposed to have taken
passage. He will leave at once however
and said that by taking a shorter route,
he would be able to arrive in Frisco about
June 2S. at least in time to attend the
Jeffries-Johnson fight
The cahlaEram positively cinches the
match between Burns and Langford and
removes all doubt. If any ever existed, as
to McCarey getting 1t. Burns was notihed
Immediately upon signing of the articles
by his Frisco representative and he in turn
Immediately cabled to McCareY for trans
portation. Thus, the final details of arrans-
ing this most attractive match have been
successfully closed by the local promoter
Contrary to general belief, Burns will not
come direct to Los Angeles from Frisco
Mrs. Burns is in Seattle now and news
comes from the northwestern city that an
heir is expected some time this month,
which will hasten Burns TO Seattle, instead
of Los Angeles.
MORLEY TALKS ABOUT JEFF
Jim Morley. one of the best known
sportsmen in the west returned YESTERDAY
from a visit of several days with Jenries at
Rowardennan Park. Like Jack hlpper'
Clarence Berry and other LIS Angeles
sportsmen who have returned directly from
q visit with the big fellow Morley comes
back trimming over with enthusiasm as 10
the condition Of the big boy, Morley ana
jeff have been most intimate friends for
years and jeff Will talk with him ana ZIP
per in a more extended and free manner
regarding his condition than he would have
the patience to talk with others.
Morley's opinion upon any professional
sporting subject always carries much weight
because of his wide experience and ac-
ouaintance in the various fields OF sports
and his candid and enthusiastic statement
regarding the condition of the big fellow
will be interesting news to those fans VINO
have not been able to visit jeff at MS camp
and see for themselves. Morley says:
Reports to the effect that JeH Is getting
into grand shape are not exaggerated in the
least one hardly can realize the biz i'm
provement in him since he left here. de-
spite his fine condition then. ! watched him
closely in his exhibition bouts at Frisco and
in his training camp bouts and could not
find anything in his action, his wind or all
round condition that was dispensing or
disqueting in any regard.
"rhose who have seen jeff fight will bear
me out in the statement that he always
seemed to be somewhat muscle bound about
the shoulders and this seemed to retard his
free arm movement to some extent, but l
took particular pains to observe his actions
in the ring and the first thing that at
tracted my attention the freedom of
his arm movements and the with
which he punched from any position
NEVER EXTENDS HIMSELF
Jeff was not able to extend himself in
any of these bouts for fear of unnecessarily
hurting his sparring partners None OF
them are able to stand the real gan and
jeff is forced to pull his punches to avoid
hurting them When l asked him about
this. he said We'll. If 1 should cut loose
and hit them as I really should do in my
workouts, they would be getting kilograms
soon that their mothers were dying and
before long l would not have any sparrlhS
partners In this regard only would l sug-
fest any change at his camp. lie shouid
have sparrng partners who would be able
and willing to take the rough work and
Jeff would benefit materially by such work
outs
when he is punching the lag he can
extend himself and he certainly does So
He murders the punching bag every time
he works with it and at these sessions one
can get idea of tine great steam pehlhu
those punches that he Is getting ready for
johnson. His wind is all rght-not only an
right, but / might say perfect. l saw MIN
! skip the rope 1910 times in twelve minutes
the other day and when he quit he walked
over to a group of friends and conversed
with them for few seconds and never
showed the slightest lack Of good wind
and his breathing regular and easy
1 was amazed even as well as know ms
wonderful stamina. All in ALL he looks to
me to be just as good as he ever was IN
his career-the same old inyincible un-
DGatADle
PAPKE Runs OUT OF MATCH
Billy Papke, once upon time labeled the
Thuuderbolt probably has shot his bolt IN
the west and ceased to do much thunder
tnr hereabouts When he came south after
his fight with Joe Thomas he asked Nc
Carey for a match and the local promoter
hunted around until he found Jim Flynn
rustnE for want OF exercise. He suggested
tine match with Papke and Jim was will
ing. Papke seemed tickled. The match
was made and announced as on the Paelhc
Athletic club docket for June If. Yesterday
Bill called il off and will go on with Tony
Caponi or some other has-been or never
was down at Kansas City BlIls only e%-
PLANTATION was that FLYNN had been too slow
in coming to terms for the match and that
he. Papke. had made arrangements to fight
CapOn at Kansas Citv this month. Ihls
explanation is no good. as Paqke hardly
would throw up good money hsht FOR a
.ten-twcnt-thirt opportunitv unless there
was something else TO influence him. Hav-
ting been trimmed twice by Flynn, he proba-
bIy does uot want any more of II. taponi
cannot Ggut. so Whatever Bill picks up ig
that serau If De really has heen matched
with the daco, will he easy pickinEs. BIZ
never Will regret this act bur once-all his
life as Inc Will find it very difficult to get
another match here.
McCarey is not decided yet regarding
the card that he VIII put on in place of
last night that IT probably would be Sandy
Ferguson and Jim Barry. Although Fergu-
son did not make an impressive showing
Tuesday night i'm his scrap with Burns no
did not fight his real battle, as everybody
who has seen him hght i'm the past VIII
testify. He can 90 better and with Barry
10 swap knocks with him he might be
forced to extend himself TO his best efforts
and in that event it would he a good scrap
10 see.