Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-28

TT Frankie Burns starts to fight Dig
ger Stanley In the first or second
round of their next fight, as he did
after he got his start In the seventh
Of last nights battle, 1t would not be
surprising II the Digger took to tho
dmbers The Digger was certainly all
In, and resorted to the meanes kind of
foul tactics In the last round last
night. Foul fighting under fire is the
best proof that a man is beaten.
Burns is one of the most aggressive
little fighters that the writer has ever
seen, and he thinks he Is clearly enti-
tied to last nights decision. The fight
was fairly even up to the seventh
round. From that out 1t was Burns;
In fact, all Burns, though Stanley
fought back hard, tough boy that he
is. Stanley's much talked of speed
was not so much superior to Burns's,
The Brtton was faster or his feet, but
] do not think that he was any better
puncher up to the seventh round. If
anything Burns had landed the cleaner
blows, though Stanley got his blows in
more frequently.
Burns's victory establishes the fact
that New Jersey can boast of two of
the best coming little men in the pu-
gilistic game in frankie Burns and
Patsy Kline. The latter is the feather
weight runner-up, n the other, well,
at liz pounds, and, without much doubt,
at lis, the bantamweight champion of
the world. Burns will peat STANLEY
the next time. l met ALI Mack, STAN
ley's manager, after the bout. He
thought a draw wa the proper caper.
A repetition of the bout would be a
good card for Tom O'Rourke. Burns
is said to have collected 50, 200 as his
share Of the proceeds.
What protection has a baseball play
er compared with that of the magnate?
Take the case of Bill Carrigan, the
star catcher of the Boston Red Sox.
Carrigan Is a catcher who would
strengthen any major league team, yet
the Boston Club has decreased his
salary this season, apparently without
any good reason. Carrigan returned
his contract unsigned and President
Taylor, who has a reputation of being
such a good sport, says that he will
sign at the clubs terms or quit organ
lied baseball. What can Carrigan do?
There was some talk of the players
banding together and demanding rep
resentation on the National Commits
sion. Apparently 1t has fallen through.
Besides Jack O'Brien, Billy Gibson,
of the Fairmont, and Tom O'Rourke, of
the National, are dickering for the
match between Patsy Kline and Joe
Coster. Jimmy Johnson. of the Fair
mont, controls Coster. He wants the
match there. It is such a long trip for
Newarkers to get to that club that
Moe Smith and Patsy would rather taxi
O'Rourke's offer. 1t appears, though,
that the Fairmont has the drop on 1t
and will probably get the match.
Abe Attell appeared in a peculiar role
last night at the National Sporting
Club. He challenged the winner of the
Stanley-Burns fight at 118 pounds,
which, in the light of events, Burns
having won, shows he would nav
weight on Burns. In the next breath
he challenged Packey Mcfarland at 1873
pounds at the National Sporting Club.
That's the Joker. Mcfarland will prob
ably not fight there. At any rate, Abe
had better take on Burns than Nc
Farland. We think he'd nave a hard
time with Burns. If the latter did not
have to make weight, but just train to
be strong.
Whether or not Jem Driscoll is the
Jem Driscoll of old will be salts
factorily settled on Monday night at
the National Sporting Club of London,
when he meets Spike Robson. In his
palmy days Jem beat his man.
President Tom Lynch believes that
the National League staff of umpires
needs to be ~reorganized and says that
he will have scouts ON the roe this
year looking for capable arbitrators.
A capital idea.
The second issue of Les Sports makes
its appearance this week and rlain-
tains the high standard set in the first
issue. There is only one fault 70 find,
Judging from general local comment
there is not enough baseball.
George Boice has signed his .on-ract
with the Portland Pacific Coast team.
Sailor Burke and Jim Savage may
fight one of the main bouts at the
Olympic Club In the near future. Dave
Kurtz and AL McCloskey viii also settle
their differences at the next bout, it
Is said.
Had a talk with Young Ahearn last
night in New York. He said hat he
would fight out here at any # the local
clubs any time provided he got his
price. He's a likely-lookiug chap.