The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-29
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from them all. Burns is really nothii-< more than freshman in the fighting game, and the fact that he stood up for Is full rounds against Wolgast and made the showing that he did, Is quite tes- timonial to the ability of the Oakland lad.
 There was not knockdown in the en- tire fight. In the sixteenth round Burns was in corner absolutely helpless, and for whole minute he took the blows that Wolgast rained on his head without going to the floor. How he did it is mystery to the onlookers, but Wolgast supplied the explanation when he showed his hands after the fight Both of them were swollen so badly thatsit pained him to land blow, and he was doing most of the damage with swings that brought the side of his hand against his oppo- nents head
 For fully a minute before the bell rang in the sixteenth Burns was helpless. The blow that helped him on the fn- ishing stretch was a righthander in one of his spells of standup fighting that he sprinkled through the bout. Frankies chin was stuck out and Wogasts glove landed with a noise that sounded like the breaking of bones. The Oakanders head dropped. He tottered toward a neu- tral corner and there weakly tried to protect his head by wrapping his gloves over his ears.
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 When the bell brought relief and Burns started for his corner, it was apparent that his race was run. Both of his eyes were almost closed and his bloody face and puffed lips bore mute testimony to the effectiveness of Wolgast's vicious punishment As he sat in his corner his chief second and manager. Jack Perkins, saw that further fighting would only mean unnecessary punishment for his charge, and he decided that the time had come to end the affair. Burns protested and wanted to continue. but his handlers would not hear to It. As a matter of fact, he required assistance to get off his chair.
 Wolgast did most of the damage to his opponent with right uppercuts. although a left that he managed to drive over Burns guard was an effective blow. The famous kidney punch was used consider ably, but mostly for the purpose of bringing Frankie out of his crouching pose.
 wolgast's inability to finish his man was explained by his injured hands. The champion missed a number of swings, especially with the right, but generally he landed his blows with precision. Burns crouch and his method of spread ing his gloves and arms In front of his nedu, Hdue II idfu lor Au to get all opening, and early tonight he caused a smile by bending low and peering up under Burns guard as if he wanted to find out just where. Frankie's face was. Burns took many hard swings and uppercuts on his gloves and forearms, but the battered state of his countenance at the conclusion of the battle showed that the greater part of Wolgasts punches found their mark.
 From the first round the two boys pur- sued the same plan of battle. Wolgast, with his arms low and his right hand continually poised for blow, fought openly and without apparently much at- tempt to establish a defense. Burns crouched and covered up, varying this with an occasionally short period of swift action during which he hit out with both hands and scored all the points that were accorded to him.