The San Francisco call., 1910-03-31
DID BARRY STALL
FOR EASY MONEY?
Fans Think He L0afed in Early
Rounds Because of His Sem
saff0naI Finish
By JOSEPH MURPHY

Jim Barry, the heavy weight, who
defeated Jack Burns on Tuesday night,
departed last night for Los Angeles,
where he goes to fulfill an engagement
is billed to hook up with the colored
wonder before Tom McCarey's club on
March IA and the encounter is sched-
uled for 25 rounds.
Barry s. sensational finish was COM
mented upon around sporting circles
yesterday and many shrewd followers
of the game are inclined to believe he
held back for whirlwind finish. While
it may not be fair to Burns to say his
opponent was holding off to pick up
some of the easy money, at the same
time Barry came to life in the nine
teenth and twentieth rounds with un-
usual suddenness. He showed in these
two periods that he can, fight some, and
his showing was remarkable when it is
considered that he had gone slow IS
rounds and then came on with such a
fast finish.
There was something like $4,000 bet
on the fight in the local poolrooms, and
most of this money went down on the
rounds. It was even money that Burns
would be stopped in Is rounds. Whether
the easterner raked in a little money
by betting on the rounds is problem
atical, but his showing in the closing
two rounds was in contrast to his
work in the earlier rounds. He showed
in the nineteenth and twentieth frames
that he has lot of speed when he cuts
loose.
He also displayed his fighting ability
on a number of occasions when he
opened up for short spells. When he
unloosened himself he clearly showed
that he was Burns master, but these
flashes did not last long and he usually
went into a clinch before he did much
execution.
Barry would have been a big hit If
he showed little more lighting spirit
in the early rounds. He has nice
assortment of blows, but he appeared
to be battling cautiously. The Chi
+cagoan knows the game thoroughly
and there are few tricks which he let's
slip by and some of them do not be-
long in the rules of fair fighting. He
made a frantic effort to keep Burns
down on one occasion in the last round,
and he really fell on the Salinas fighter
so as TO hold him on the mat.
If Burns was faster and punched a
little more decisively he would be a
great heavy weight, for the Salinas
man is certainly game. In fact, he is
one of the gamest big fellows that has
ever appeared in this city. He will not
only take punch, but he will fight
right back after receiving 1t. His show
ing against Barry was a wonderful i'm
provement over his first essay in this
city, and with more experience he may
get that speed and cleverness which
is necessary to boost him up to the
top notch class
Barry says he will take a few DAYS
rest in the south before he goes into
training for his battle with Langford
He declares that he will reverse mat
ters this time with the colored fighter.
He claims that he is a much improved
fighter than when he met Langford
before, and expects to win decisive
victory.
The receipts of the Barry Burns
fight ran over s4.10o, and half of this
amount went to the scrappers. Louis
Blot handled details in finished style,
and his initial appearance as a pro
rnoter was crowned with success, as he
certainly looked after the welfare of
his patrons.