The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-01
Tommy Burns. Avenger.


Tommy Burns acted the part of aven-
ger at Taft. Cal, this week when nc an, an
nihilated tough young fellow there
named {" Battling Brant, 4 few days
before the citizens of that place sent
'TKid'' Kenneth, a young grant,
against Arthur Pelkey. the white
hone" whom Tommy had brought ont,
and put him to sleep In SIX rounds. II
was a severe blow to Tommy and he
vowed revenge He got 1t. when he
met the other young giant OF the town
by giving him a sleep producer IN four
rounds. That was getting back through
a third party, but Tommy is not salts
fed and now wants TO meet the man
who beat Pelkey-the husky. Kenneth.
eff I can beat him said Tommy,
"then 7 will 60 after 'Gunboat' Smith
for real championship battle,
1t may be that Tommy needs the
money, but 7 doubt it, and the only
reason for him TO go against the big
fellows, after. being out OF the game
quite time, is love of the sport and
inability TO keep out of the spotlight.
If he tackles Smith he will he bump
ing hard game.
Baker Well Liked.
The coming of Snowy Baker, the
Australian promoter of boxing, TO this
country, should stir up things in a
boxing way. Mr.. Baker cabled me this
week to the effect that he was making
a tour Of the world with his wife and
that he might do some business a at tn the
same time. Another promoter of that
country, Mr.. Howe, Formerly of San
Francisco, is also headed this way to
try 10 get some boxers for new club
over there. Ten of the American boz
ers now in Sydney, including Eddie
McGoorty. RAY Bronson, Milburn Say
lor, Pal Brown and Pat Bradley, all
ioined in sending cable to the writer,
stating that they would advise Ameri-
can boxers to stick to the Baker ship,
as they have all been through the mill
there and feel satisfied that he can
give the best inducements and carry
them out. That is quite compliment
to Mr.. Baker from the Yankee fighters.
However, the Sydney promoter may
rest assured that he will be given the
glad hand by the American boxing fra
fernity, for his fame has travelled be-
fore him.
Frequently a boxer will lose a con-
test because he is put down for the
tenth count and cannot recover in time
to renew the battle, but it is seldom
that fighter will lose a contest by
being counted out while trying to obey
what happened to Eddie Gordon, a Mil
waullee lightweight, according to his
manager. Fred Evans. when no fought
Ever Hammer, the Chicago lightweight,
before club at Racine, Wis, last week.
GOrdon's Hard Luck.
In the first round Hammer put over
a right-hand walop that sent Eddie to
the canvas he started to get up at
the count Of two when his manager
motioned him to do so, but one Of his
seconds yelled for him to take the count
OF nine before getting up, as he thought
his man had been dazed by the blow.
Gordon remained down for what he
thought was the count Of nine, but evi-
dontly he missed one stroke of Referee
Stout's arm. for the latter waved him
TO his corner when he did arise, stat
ing that he had been counted ont.
EEIt was clear case of missing the
count said Manager Evans after the
contest, "although do not think that
the referee intended TO give US any the
worst of il. Gordon was just as bright
when he arose to renew the battle as
when he started, but in staying down
after his second yelled for him to do SO
he must have missed the count and
arose Just one second too late, To prove
that il was fluke we would like to
meet Mr.. Hammer again on winner
take-all basis -
From the easy manner in which
Mr.. Hammer won it is very prob
able that he will be glad TO renew the
acquaintance Of Mr.. Gordon. II they
should meet it is a good bet that there
will be an extra man on hand TO watch
for knockdowns and see that the count
is not misunderstood.