The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-04
BURNS OUTPOINTS
CHAMPION HERMAN
In Fast 8 Round Bout frankie
Batters Bantam Champion
at West Side Park.
ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

Had Referee Pop o'Brien been en-
powered to render a decision a new ban
tamweight champion would have been
crowned In the Jersey City Ball Park
last night In n sizzling eight round
bout Frankie Burns, the great little
Jersey veteran. clearly and decisively
outpointed Pete Herman OF New Or
leans, the recognized bantamweight
king. Burns showed a clear superiority
In all except tho fourth and the eighth
rounds. Herman practically held Burns
even In those two rounds, though II a
hair had to be split both rounds would
have gone to Burns
Lean and trim as q pit bulldog Burns
carried tho fighting to the champion all
OF the way. Frankie steadily backed
Pete about the ring. singing him with
long left Jabs, rafting his molars with
left hooks and right crosses and upper
cuts and causing him to grunt with
cleanly driven smashes to the body.
Burns was the aggressor from the first
to the final gong. Herman made periodic
rallies but his bursts were spasmodic
and Burns always quickly drove him
back on the defensive.
Burns Master at All Times.
Burns was Herman's master in all de-
he OutDONeU MN HI lOnK
range and outslugged him at close quar-
tiers. Occasionally in the infighting Her
man would cut loose and lombard
Frankie's midsection with rapid fire
lefts and rights.
The only times Herman did any execu-
ton was In the body exchanges at close
quarters In the open boxing Frankie
was on top OF the champion all Of the
time. beating him to the punches.
Herman made his best showing in the
final frame. With his title safe and
knowing that he greatly had been out
boxed. Pete cut loose in an attempt to
turn the tide. lie found frankie a willing
mixer.
The mill. which was held In the home
OF the Shelters. drew an attendance OF
more than 5000.
The weights were announced as Her
man 119 pounds; Burns 10 pounds.
The opening gong changed at 1O;l4
o'clock.
Burns the AEgressor.
Burns shot out Of his corner and
nailed Pete with left to the body. They
had a warm exchange at close quar-
tiers, and Burns made Herman back up.
Burns timed his punches we'll and
showed a splendid Judgment OF distance.
He kept Pete on the receiving end most
OF the time.
Early in the second Burns crowded
Herman TO the ropes and bombarded
him fercely with lcfts and rights. The
champion rallied and cut loose with
rapid fire punches at close quarters.
Burns snapped with him and Pete soon
went back on the defensive.
frankie scored repeatedly in the third
Oft tn p1 hN1, Iaft
hooks TO the head and right crosses to
the Jaw. Burns forced the champion to
submit to some warm punishment.
Pete rallied in the fourth and did not
show 80 great an anxiety To- break
ground. His lefts and rights to the
body at close quarters were accom-
panied by few snappy punches to the
head Burns gave as good as he re-
ceived and the round was scored as
even.
Burns made the champion look like n
tyro In the NTH. Frank drove Pete's
head back with long lefts and Jared
him with hard rights to head and body.
Herman had to clinch to avoid punish
nent. Three times during the round
Herman was hanging on. The cham
pion. while punished severely. was in no
grave danger
The sixth and seventh were rcpcti-
tons of the NTH. frankie steadily
forced the fighting and backed the cham
ulon around the ring. Pete spent much
Of his time with his back against the
ropes assimilating the punches Burns
showered him with. Desperate in de-
feat, Herman rallied In the eighth and
by hard battling held Burns even in the
final frame frankie was much the
fresher and stronger ne the finish.
though.