The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-17
TOMMY BURNS AGAIN AT A
FORK IN PUCILISTIC ROAD

a. puncnlnB Dag Tor ngnterB In Cui
bertson, Mont. where he had aimless
| iy drifted, until finally he UP an,
knocked out Watt Adams IN tws
! rounds.
Then he found Culbertson too warn
for him and went north. He happened
! In Tommy Burns town, Calgary, AL
berta. He knocked out Joe Grim
In four rounds.
Tommy Burns saw him work and
decided that he was a future cham
pion. At least he had the newspaper
men believing he thought that and
they told people about II.
But Tommy decided that he couldn't
forsake the opportunities that were
forcing themselves upon him In a
business way at Calgary for the sake
OF caring for this roustabouf fighter,
even though he was one of these
future champions.
SO he let Luther go when he had
chance to nab him, And as re-
suit Mccartney claims the manager
ship OF the present title holder rather
than Burns.
Now comes the third fork In the
rough route OF jabs and uppercuts.
The road straight ahead of Tommy
holds a prospect OF continued success
in business: the branch holds the
glowing prospect OF another cham
pionship wrested from the boy whom
he onco might have managed.
/ Stories are coming out of Calgary
TO the effect that Tommy Burns is 10
meet Bombardier Wells. the British
champion, in an effort TO pave a way
to meet McCarty for the title. He Is
willing to meet other lighters too.
But stories have preceled these TO
the effect that Burns tried some time
ago to come back. The tale rs brought
down from the north has Ii that Tom
nay decided that he would see II no
could still fight. So he arranged a
tout with GONE big dub up In that
part of the country, fighting under an
assumed name The story concludes
with the statement that he found out
that he couldn't fight, although he did
manage to beat the dub.
Burns also had fight some time
ago near Calgary In which he battled
under the name Of Burns.
II wearing a champions crown be
the end and purpose OF fighter.
| Burns has chosen the wrong road
twice and will probably choose the
wrong once again II he starts fighting
row.
His Detroit friends insist that
man who has been out OF the game
| four years cannot get hack. He
hasn't the old stun, the old science
and stamina Burns habits have al
| yays been OF the best As fighter
and as a busineDs man. II Is said. he
has kept up his physical well-being.
Bat. champion must be more than
physically sound man. He must be
physically wonderful.
Perhaps Burns is satisfied In taking
the bonds in the roads which he did.
He has a big mems furnishings store
In the central part Of Calgary and
smother smaller one IN the outskirts.
A Detroit friend OF his says that he
recently sold for $S4 1000 bit OF land
he purchased a short time ago for
$40. 900
Burns, although a shrewd business
rnan, would not have been given such
opportunities "a he has had to make
fortune II he. had not been a cham
pion at one time.
So perhaps Tommy is satisfied I'm
taking the route he has. Perhaps he
would do the same thing over.
And. furthermore, perhaps this talk
about hiy coming back rs merely some
more of Tommy's shrewdness I'm ret.
ting his name before possible pnr.
chases OF sox. ties, collars, shirts and
handkerchiefs. w.