The San Francisco call., 1913-11-25
MCCARTHY AND BURNS
WILL SETTLE THEIR
OLD GRUDGE TONIGHT
By WILLIAM ]. SLATTERY

BY midnight tonight the fans will
Oakland, one of the most erratic in
and out lightweights who ever drew
on a glove He will be put to the
final test this time against Johnny
Mccarthy, the rough and ready brick
layer from the Mission, who surprised
everybody by his wonderful showing
against Burns few weeks ago.
Neither fighter is endowed with an
overabundance of class, but the fans
know that these youngsters viii tear
at each other tooth and nail every
inch of the way. A feeling of bitter
ness exists between them, and 1t goes
without saying that each will try his
hardest to knock the other fellow out
They are betting to l on the re-
suit of the MILL and the wagering
has been good and lively for the past
few days. On their last showing Nc
Carthy figures at least a 10 to s
choice, but Burns has plenty of
friends over in his home town, and
they are all coming to the bat for
him and lending their financial as
well as their moral support to his
cause
The Burns admirers claim that
frankie can go better over the longer
route, and this Is the reason why they
appear so willing to back him against
his old rival The Mccarthy boosters
also figure that Johnny win be at his
best after the tenth round. provided
that Burns lasts that long. Here's the
dope in a nutshell as it Is summed
up by the rival boosters.
BURNS BETTER BOXER
Burns is admitted to be the better
boxer of the two, but strangely
enough Mccarthy outboxed him the
last time they came together. He also
outfought him. In fact, Johnny ex-
celled the Oaklander in every depart
ment of the game, and he won so far
in four rounds that there was no
chance for comparison between their
work, even though Burns ruled 10
to shot then.
II was not right. was stale,y says
Burns. This is the reason why 1
asked for the return match But /
will show them something this time.
/ am in good shape, and I expect to
knock Mccarthy out. He had no IL
cense to put anything over on me the
last time we met and he would not.
either. had I been myself. All I want
is this chance to get back at him"
Il beat him once, and I can come
back and beat him again. is the way
Mccarthy sizes the situation up. 'Tn
make him quit this time, too. I held
Wildcat Ferns, a welter weight, safe
in Is rounds back in Denver last
week, so it looks as though ought to
do even better with a lightweight,
don't it? I certainly will play for a
knockout, and I'll try to land it early,
too"
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enough, and it would appear as
though the real old fighting spirit
ought to prevail. But confidence does
not always win a battle. In fact, IT Is
often responsible for the loss of many
a one. Condition and stamina also
count. Mccarthy appears the most
sturdy of the two. but Burns always
did have the reputation of being able
to take the gaff.
MCCARTHY is GAME
Il is to be hoped that the Oaklander
will stand up and make a straight
away battle Of it He has been adopt
ing this style of late, although when
he thinks that he is going to get
drubbing, he invariably covers up and
assumes that awkward crouch. This
may be all right for his own protec-
tion, but it certainly is not at all en-
tertaining for the fans.
Mccarthy likes to stand up and wal
lop away. He has a pretty good
straight left hand and he knows how
TO bring those long swings over. His
principal asset is his gameness. The
bricklayer viii stand up there and
stop blow after blow. and when the
other fellow is tired. he Will wade in
and take a chance. He has q heart as
big as any of them
Several good ring warmers also will
grace the card. In the opener they
are going to start Jack ellis. a re-
cent arrival from Idaho, and a light
weight. who is said to possess plenty
OF ability. lie tackles Kid Exposito
of the northwest in a six round affair
Exposito is an awkward. tough fell
low.
The fire eating banfams, Kid Romeo
and Joe Reilly, are down on the list
Tor another turn. They have met
three Or four times already and on