New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
SEEKING BOXING CROWN
frankie Burns Aims to win the
Bantam Championship.
MEETS CAMP ON APRIL is
victoryin This Bout and Against
Williams Would Make Meet.
ing with Coulon Probable.

ing with Coulon probable.
The history Of the roped arena has
as those men are known who work their
way upward until a championship title
hovers Just beyond their reach. always TO
stay there. Prominent among those boy,
who have fought gamely and we'll to reach
the pinnacle Of success in their class Is
frankie Burns, Of Jersey city, one Of the
best bantamweight boxers VINO ever
climbed through the ropes since the DAYS
Of Ike Weir or Terry McGoyern. Burns
has fought every man Of any note in his
class in the last few years. including tho
present champion, Johnny Coulon and has
beaten them all with the exception Of
Coulon The latter won decision over
Burns before the West Side Athletic Club.
Of New Orleans, after twenty rounds Of
erueling boxing. There is a version Of
that battle other than that OF the referee.
but that comes later In the story Of Burns
and his climb from the ranks
on February 1s, 1912, Burns met
Couon in memorable contest for the
bantamweieht championship Of the world,
Weighing 116 pounds In the ring. That
battle Is now history, and the story Of
how Burns forced the fighting from start
10 finish. beating the champion from pillar
to post in fifteen out of the twenty rounds,
is known 10 all. Never did the furious
little Jersey lad box as good bout,
never did he strive so hard to win, and be
1t said that never did he come so near
winning in his life. He outboxed and out.
slugged the champion fairly, and won or
his merits. according TO the critics, when.
10 tho surprise Of all and the bitter dis.
appointment Of Burns. the referee held up
the hand Of Coulon. declaring that he had
won.
That referee has never officiated In
bout Of any importance in New Orleans
since then. After the bout the Indignant
spectators threatened TO do him bodily
harm and he was escorted TO his dressing
room by a body guard. but his decision
stood as rendered, and Coulon retained his
title Coulon declared after the battle
that he would never box Burns again. and
he kept his worl. Burns has challenged
him time and again, but Coulon has
turned a deaf ear to him. and frankie has
had 10 seek elsewhere for bouts.
Tho contest at New Orleans. however.
was not the only time that Coulon crossed
gloves with his Jersey City rival On
April -, 1911. the boys met al the old
~ IL paw
earned a draw. and one month later. on
April -. to be exact. they met at the
Empire Athletic Club. up I'm Coogans
Hollow In this second meeting Burns
won handily. and al times he had the
champion running away or hanging on
10 save himself in the cllnches. After
that battle Burns challenged Coulon. but
the latter refused to renew the issue.
Burns went right ahead. meeting and de-
feating all corners i'm impressive style.
In 1911 Digger Stanley. the bantam
weight champion OF Europe. came TO TINS
country, and. seeking a match with the
best American boy OF his weight was
pitted against Burns. The boys met Tor
ten rounds at the National Sporting clup
Of America on January .. 1911. In that
contest Burns boxed perhaps the greatest
battle Of his career. He defeated staniey
I'm decisive style. not alone outhshths
him as was anticipated. but actually out
boxing and outgenerallinS him. This year
was perhaps the most successful Burns
ever had He was outpointed oy Aoe
Attell at the National Sporting Cluo' Oh.
no beat many other good boys IN soou
fashion.
To-day Rurns is two strides removed
from the bantamweight title TWO oo!s
stand between him and his HE sinu.,
lion. two capable boxers. whom ne mus
beat i'm order 10 get return enssssine"
with Coulon for the championship Ihose
hovs are Eddie Camp. of San Franci'co'
and kid" Williams. the sturd! h'N'
Dane. of Baltimore. Burns - Ws'cheu
hox Campi in twenty-round oatue U"
Anr,l u al Tom McCarey's arena IN LOS
Angeles and II he succeeds in defea''ns
camni will be matched 10 box Will'ais
The latter has already beaten lamp
twenty rounds II Burns manages T"
foat Campi-and he has an eA'.,
chance OF doing so-he Will oe HA'
with Williams. The winner of 'na' So,
test will fight Coulon for tho u"' -.
shou,d the latter refuse 10 enter INC 49,.
,b.r as he has for some time Inc w"
will be declared forfeited ANY
while Rurns has perhaps as MAJ!
friends as any man in the poN'ns AN
,hore Is a strong feeling that TIC 80.
pcver win the championship. burhs
never been the most rugged hoy NJ.
world. but has rather gone ATOMS ,r
nervous energy. He IS FURIOUS
. fast clever boxer. and no one VIII
his yri, He is not a hard hi''e'' o..
for a boy of his unquestioned so''"
record shows comparatively ie" "
ont victories. OF late Franhie "a' "a.
q slight indication To slowing UP IA
has hoxed hard. but the old snap sem
10 be lacking. This was espe0''.
ticeable i'm his bout with MicheS :,
of Boston. whom he defeated on PV"
ton rounds Burns was always -
h,, somehow or other. the LAD WV
rroved to be so easy for KID ""''""
was always there with him. ana
fairly good condition at the emu
Young" Brown is just about deSps's
Snowy" Baker is anxious TO haNo a.
box i'm Australia and has mau' "''
offer for five contests. stlpuldu"7 uo.
among others. he must meet Hughie
hogan. the Australian champion >,
declares that he is WILING u an
the ends of the earth II NJ can s" a,