The Detroit times., 1912-09-17
BURNS SURPRISES THE
EXPERTS AMD COMES
BACK FOR TITLE BOUT
Victory Over 0ne-Round Hogan
Gives Him Right to Chal-
lenge Champion
is AN OLD-TIME BOXER"
Avoids the Whaling, Whanging
Method and Fights More
Scientifically
IS AN oLD-TIME BOXER"
BY RlNeslDER.

we have seen beaten and retired
4 .ha - nions irving 10 come back ana
LfaiIing. with the notable exception Oh
khe great stanley Ketchel, but IL has
remained for Frankie Burns, the Oak
hand lightweight, once given beating
INV Champion WoIgast that nine out
LOT 10 Judges predicted would end his
career 10 come back and irrefutapiy
, establish his right TO a second chance.
In his recent fight with One-Round
/, Hogan In San Francisco, burns
kshowed most remarkable Improvement
land change OF style. When he fought
IWolgast the Oaklander assumed
crouch from which II was impossible
ifbr him to deliver an effective punch,
hut which wolgast penetrated innum'
.erable times. infiicting punishment
that It was thought no human being
could withstand. Occasionally Burns
Opened up and when he did he was
las good as his master. but bad coach
Ing sent him back to his crouch.
After the Wolgast fight, Burns IN
,vaded the east and in the few bouts
The fought there he showed very poor
ily, lending color to the beliet that
lNolgast had knocked all the fight out
iof him. Burns. however, thought
,otherwise, and being a game and am
Sbitious youngster, he kept plodding
along. growing better with each battle.
For over a year ne has been trying
10 ..come back" He has studied the
STYLE of other fighters. picking up
/, their good points and trying them
himself. In addition TO this he has
practiced tricks of his own and the
combination has worked excellently,
Instead OF humping himself over and
wrapping his arms around his head he
stands erect with the pose and style
OF delivery that reminds the old-tim-
ers OF Jack Dempsey. He punches ac-
cording TO the boxing Hoyle OF Jack
McAuliffe, Frankie Erne and other
great Queensberry artists. There Is
no crazy flashing about without rhyme
or reason. 1t is straight stand-up work
with Burns. distressing with the LETT
and. punishing with the right. Ii Is
the good old style and not the whang-
Ing. whaling method OF the Nelson's
and Wolgasts.
Burns has issued a challenge TO
Wolgast, Richie, Rivers and Mandot
and has hackers prepared to put mp
Substantial side bet.
Round BURNS started by scoring
heavily with a right to the body, and
they closed in, with Hogan trying to
put in short range punches. Burns
played for Hogan's sore spot, landing
right and left, and moment later al
most foored his man with right to
the law. A moment later Burns floor
ed the one-rounder with two right
wallops. Hogan took the count OF
nine, but was Immediately toppled
K over again for the count He came up
slowly, blood-covered. and Burns
quickly sent him back against the
ropes, where he lay as the bell rang
and saved him from sure knockout.
Round 10--Hogan appeared to be
weary and fairly well done for when
he toed the scratch for the final round.
He stalled and clinched and made a
few feeble jabs with his left for Burns
law. They went into a clinch and the
Oal<land boy whipped in two solid
rights TO the kidneys. These punches
wilted Hogan. He lost his grip and
backed away with both hands up to
'prutect his jaw.
Burns was right on top OF him
with all the ferocity OF tiger that
had quaffed human blood. He cut
loose with a short arm left swing and
then followed with right swing,
,sQuarely on Hogan's jaw. Down
both OF them landing fairly and
the one-rounder in a heap. IL looked
to the crowd as though Hogan would
not get up, but he surprised them
Urged on by the veteran trainer and
second, Spider Kelly, Hogan limped
10 his feet and attempted to square
on In the center of the ring. The
Oakland boy was set for him. With
another pair OF rights and lefts to the
law. Burns sent Hogan down against
The ropes for the second time during
the round.
Jim Griffin counted 10 over Hogan,
the. final second being tolled of Just
IS the one-rounder was staggering TO
his feet The referee waved to Burns
IS the winner and then the seconds
piled into the ring. Hogan made a
IunRe toward Burns. He was full OF
lRht then. His seconds hurried hin,
back to his corner, where he vert
bItterly--but he was gone The con.
fisfent beating that Burns admits
tered used Hogan completely I'M
There was no chance for him.