The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-22
SMITH BEATS SlILOR BrRKE.
BrOnS Hea'ywsl6hi DOES al the Work
IN 10 Round FlEht

Jim Smith The BronX heavyweight.
handel a terrific beating IN sailor Burke
AZ the FsirInont 4 last might The
bout went the ten round limit. chiefly hecauss
Burke Rugged and Climbed necessarily
smith knocked him down IN the dith
round FOR a count OF nine. bur the hell urs
vented him from putting Burke away
In the sixth round Burke's left eve was
closed ~ tight a. an oyster smith rushed
without lrtup. hut he was Overanx ious
and missed manv chances - uut in the
flashing aailop The fight Vas one Of the
hoftesi ever seen AZ TIM dub 40 far -
little execution IN attack and Just tried 10
smith vii meet Willie Lewis AZ ire Ma
tional sporting Club early IN July
First Round smith adopted rushing
tactics At once. Burke climbing smith
goi q righi over on he neck and drove
Burke 20 the ropes smith missed several
swings a. Burke ducked and cIinchei
smith rushed again. getting a left into Tho
second Round BURKE mct a rush by
holding hard In the clinchcs BURKE fell
out 81 another, rltnoh and smith helped
10 the jaw and Burke hugEcd The sailor
vas bleeding ~ he ran away from another
nsroe attack smith filed tn with q storm
Of blows aud Burke did more hugring
ach punCher A. burke broke out ~ a
Clnch be drove hard eft 70 he heart
hen h. met another rush with a rOrsimr
eft On the mouth 4 let On the neCk iaFred
burke 20 The heels Burke mixed il, bat
smith fought hts man into another clinch
Fourth Round smith sent in a left 10
The body followed With heavy swings
hurAe then put in a left counter on the
las and smith shook BuTke with a smash
on the ueck smith cut Burke's mouth
open for more blood and had the round
frth Round burke 6linChed. ia, ked
tNo vicious swings and clnthed again
Burke then pat m o couple Of light LET'S O.
the fHCe smith sroned D clean knorkdaWa
Nth eii and Burke took me count ~ u.ne
When be- lOt up smith tried "a tnish him but
4 h. Dell prevented Do
sixth Round 4 right 90 The uerg nearly
put burke dOun but be- Gin ehed Then he
met smith with a solid left hook On Inc iaW
smith. however, suopk rs head ANA rushed
again ne closed kurke's left eye with a
tefrifio smash
Seventh Round Burke PM On q weak
ne pc u the stomach Burke stood up 70 |
ham and used the let with -ums ehert, .
bat smith made bun gToaay Nth ihFer
swings ca the head
EIGHTH Round burke sent the right over
hush TO he iaW sith great fore. but smith ]
took and rushed Burke countsred on 7
me mouth aud Ia getting out Of q clnch 4.
tel through he T1ps-. When he came back /
nmifh nailed HIM on the eye With a chppptng .
right and the sailor hugEsd Burke wa- on .
he run ~ The bell rang
Ninth Round Smiih's no-e uas bleeding .
when he came 10 BuTke let hy q right .
that landed on the nose h1t smith jumped I
ia with more ~mashes that made hurke's /
eve swell Burke slinrhsd doc ked away .
from swing and dropped 10 The 1oor To
aNOid another one
Tenth Round smith NiTh q shift pat
! left On the stomach Hen both fell IN .
: Ia -
and burke elm, he'd Burke Vas unsteady .
pa he pins. but he rallied aud used the let 4
.Or a momeni smith. however Odd AL the I
! ghfinE and won ihe bout b. a v ide mapnin