The evening world., 1913-08-27
Tommy Burns Writes a Letter,
Declaring He Believes Arthur
PsIty Best Of All the Heavy.
: weights.

ouoWin8 letter written, Oy tne ""S'
,sfors the matches at McCaiey's Arena
vsrs indsfihitely postponed this week.:
Shasta Limited de Luxe.
4 few lines while speeding on this
train for CALGARY. to attend to some
business and see my wife and two
children. left Los Angeles last
Night leaving Pelky at Vsnics.
whore he 10 training for his contest
with Charlie Miller.
This boy Pelky 10 . hne fellow-a
Grand boy and likes the simple life
end he can box some! He 10 fast
. good left hand-and have taught
him how to use that short right
And he 10 ~ game - they make
them.
I went six rounds with him at Cal.
GAry before his match With McCarty.
and believe me this boy had me all
In ~ the fintsh. and that's how ! got
hold Of him. Perky 10 French and
Irish. He right name II Arthur
Poltier. and his mothers name be-
fore she vas married was Cassidy.
o you 80 he has . good mixture.
70 show you what . big. good.
hearted fellow he 10. I was having
HIM undergo Al operation on his
Rosa OF course. the doctors had 20
pct him 70 sleep for Q few minutes.
Arthur called mo TO one side and
SAID: Put Il on until tomorrow, -
want to 90 to confession hrst'
Pelkey 10 feet ~ inches tall and
weighs - pounds In condition. and
= every Inch . man and . gentle.
maa. II all boxers were like him
the people would worship boxing In
every country In the world. I hope
nat Paris contest with johnson goes
through. ] expect another cablsgram
- Ca1sary. Perky will beat that
oeack man - sure % you're alive,
u they ever meet. No one knows
10Th johnson and Psiky better than
] "a. - ] fought them both. OF
course. Psiky = the white cham.
0ooa. but want him to redeem what
loot Tor the white race. Believe
~ that's the ambition Of my life.
] think 0unboat Smith would be q
5oks beside him. Pslky Will NJ his
AoW. He tells me he fought In q
New York club and was TO get 8 Der
eeat. Of the sroas receipts. and when
theS came 20 count I'D there we're
ai complimentary tickets In the box.
Hesky said Il hooked like Q S1,ooo
house. and he WAS handed 81 for his
. PER cent Of the gross. That sure
vas handing him some! Peiky VIM
get what's coming to him nov.
Money 10 not everything in the
verid. but ] sure want TO zee him
oake oomethns. ~ no 10 dsssrvtng
- u Your friend.
TOMMY BURMA
ThE above reminds 10 that som
where N al the ciamorins {,
matches and din Of chasmpiol
shlO claims BY our white hopes che
Aas eesa . silent void. Peiky's aams
never mentioned. Ask any Of the ma,
a0srs a other hsavywsights Why N,
deaf book for . match with Pslky, a
they erndis up and state disdainfuN
yss with entirely unnecessary smphas
that n their opinion Paiky 10 . d,
Whom the public doesn't care to .
d - ring. why" they say. so a
- liked han . couple OF years ago
Aal ehn they susssst come soft
matcA.
TIE plain fact 10 that none Of them
stumbling over his own feet In his ha,
70 meet Pelky. Perhaps the knowaed
THAI Tommy Burma has been coachi
Pelky Cor several months may ha
somsthAns to do with Il.
p rows this Tor press agent dope
III Jim Buckley 10 the truth
80 full real old Irish EentlemaI
he accuses himself Of being. let hin
announce In the newspapers owe
his own monaker. that looks % goo
o Q check, that he viii L.. 0unboa
Smith nght the winner u the Paissr
Moran contest II Demosthene
BUCKLEY viii thus piacs himssK O
Ssoord"-! &C.. We.
~ AN OAvAGE writes that he
IL handling brother Iim's eusin
- now.
IA ne public knows" Gays Dal
~Jim's great Nights were won onl
when he trained. and his defeats 4
FRANK Moran and Tom Kenned
each in seven rounds. show what !
eaa do when he puts his head dow
% business ! think II 10 no mol
than fair that Jim should get q r
tnsA match with Smith. a. II u vi
asfetood he was In no condition {
to night they fought. think q
way Jim 10 going now he'll be-
Smith. Since losing to Smith he HI
uot lost one battle. and defeat,
Xublsk twice. Tim Logan. Dan Dial
Tom Mcmahon. Jack Heating al
Whltsy Alien. He 10 open to me
0aith. Paiser or any heavyweisht.
tie the fighter who hghts once
twies without getting into condition
Ieess the confidence Of the public. i
0nAs matches far apart after that
~ eWn fault However, II would
tat9eDtins to sec u Savage could
V1oAout NeSgsa IN his cornsr.
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