The Alaska citizen., 1915-09-27
Zulu Kid vs. Bobby 6urno

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 ST. LOUIS. Aug. 21.-Joe Demelfi a bantamweisht boxer known as the Zulu Kid" says he intends to make St. Louis his home. The Zulu re turned here from the east less than two weeks sgo. but since then he has already challenged Bantam. weight Champion Kid" William; Dutch" Brandt. Eddie Campi, Frankie Burns. Jabez White and Johnny Solberg. Zulu has clippings to show that he walloped Solberg once dur ing the summer. but says he would like to do it all over again.
 ln the meantime. Tommy Sullivan has matched him with Bobby Burns of Dallas. Texas. for an eight-round bout at the Future City athletic club on next Thursday night
 This will be the third meeting between the Zulu and Burns The first one took place in St. Louis on the fifth of last January. and the Zulu was declared the winner on q claim of foul in the fourth round. Up to the abrupt ending of a rather sensational bout the Zulu held g slight advantage until he received the blow that is now known in the JarsOn Of the ring as the "ischium' punch. This blow landed several inches below and to the rear of the left hip joint and caused so much of shock to the great sciatic was totally paralyzed for the time being.
 BURNS AND DsMELFl DRAW.
 Demelfi then returned to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., and. upon his recovery. was again matched with Burns This bout took place early last spring before the Kerkau club, of Dallas, Texas. and resulted in a 10-round draw, though some accounts gave a shade to the Zulu.
 Since that time Demelfi has boxed thlse important bouts. winning from "One-Punch' Hogan in 19 rounds at New Orleans on April "A and boxing l0round draw on May 1 at the same place with Kid" Her man. On June 24 he boxed Johnny Solberg 10 rou:ld, in Brooklyn and some of the newspaper critics gave him the decisiDn while others de clared the contest draw.
 Demelfi has grown little heavier since he was seen here against Burns last January. On that oc- casion he weighed 110k pounds. but on next Tuesday night he will enter the ring weighing about 116.
 Burns has appeared here several times and made 3 good impression. but delayed his best work in the bouts until it was too late to win for him. He boxed the clever Jabez White eight rounds on April 14, 1914. and White won on points. On Oc tober ? of the same year he boxed Kid Sullivan eight rounds, and Sullivan was the winner. In both these bouts Burns made such a hurricane finish ia the last few rounds that he had many persons be- lieving he should have been given a draw However, his work in the early part of the bouts had been merely defensive, and it appeared as if he were laying back to put over a knockout punch.
 FOUL COSTS. ZULU" VERDICT.
 In his bou. with Demelfi, however. Burns elected to start fast and the result was some sensational boxing until he was unfortunate enough to land the low punch that ended the contest. Should Burns assume all ming of next Tuesday nights bout it is probable the contest will fur nish some thrills, because the Zulu likes that sort of battling and is busy all the time he is in the ring
 One of the Zulu's peculiarities is to now and then disdain the proffered help of his seconds in between rounds, and very frequently in the latter part of bout he walks around the ring during the one-minute rest period. He claims that he does not do this for any circus effects, but be- cause it prevents his legs from stiffening and enables him to enter the last round or two with greater speed.
 Atteii Heard From
 Abe Attell writes in to let us know that he doesn't play the faro bank any more. On the contrary" Able says, T have been very successful in my theatrical career, and am bet ter fixed financially today than l ever was in all my ring career"
 Able also wishes to state that he thinks Kilbane is afraid of him.
 Jack Skelley says that Jess Will lard certainly lacks great speed and agility in the ring" But then, Jack was in Yonkers when Jess woo ;p uouopo f;oht;,r Tool, ToIr