The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-16
Marty Burke Back From Retiren1e mt;
 Ready for Bouts
BY JAMES ]. CoRBETr

Marty Burke is back in ring harness again, snortfng defiance and challenges in the general direction of Gene Tunney and Bob Martin.
 The New Orleans stringbean" was ab- sent from the ring for nearly three months. This was due to attack of malaria, coupled with the fact that Burke. while chopping wood, accident ally planted the blade of the ax on his instep. The dual misfortune laid him up. but he's back again and hopeful Of lur- ing Martin or Tunney into the ring with him.
 Burke inaugurated his "come- back" the other night by taking on Frank Car bonne and beating him up in rather artis- tic fashion. The Crescent City heavy weight added a little bulk in the last three months and showed it in his punch ing.
 GOTHAM DEBUT
 The Irishman's only appearance in the New York district was not a bowling success. His opponent was Bartley Mad den the veteran who wants to fight Jack Dempsey. Some papers had it that Burke outpointed his. rival, who out gave the fight to Madden, while the rest call it a draw.
 Burke fought under disadvantages that night" declares Fred Digby, his manager. Tn the first place, he was
 battling under rules entirely new to him. The ring was extremely small and gave him no chance for real foot work. Madden clinched continually. But most vital of all was the fact that the gloves given to Burke wefe entirely too small for him. I made a protest about the gloves, but it was too late to get new ones. Therefore, Burke has to go on with the fight using gloves which made it impossible for him to close his fists properly. I asked whether any fighter in the world could put up whirlwind showing who had to fight with his fists half open because of tightness of gloves.
 AFTER MARTIN AND TUNNEY.
 Digby has been enthusiastically at- tempting to lure Bob Martin or Gene Tunney into the ring with Burke.
 Both of these boys have been hippo droming before the pubho," is his charge. Neither has ever met a good fighter in his life. The men they have been taking on are preliminary boys Each is SC darned scared of the other that they duck their own matches. Tunney three times avoided meeting with Burke aft CT the articles were signed. And or every occasion when Bob Martin was of fered a match with Martin Burke he was looking elsewhere.
 
 heavyweight in the world, barring Jacl Dempsey. His record proves him to Dc the best light-heavyweight of them all He weighs less than 170, yet he has scored victories over Willie Meehan, A Reich, Ollie Anderson, Terry Keller Happy Littleton and others. You couldn't lead Bob Martin or Gen' Tunney into the ring with Madden, Reici or any of the other tough ones wh' have been beaten by Burke. Those fei lows have been sailing around Ions enough under false colors It is abou time for both of them to come out ant do some fighting. Burke stands really now to take on each of them in one week period. And he'll go further thar that. He'll bet $500 with each of then that he can whip them over any route and at any place.
 q have claimed for Burke the cham pionship among the newcomers of thu heavyweight ranks. Tunney and Marti. have opposite views. It is up to those boys, if they want to make good thei claims, to speak right up like men new and agree to do some fighting" 1 Copyright, 1920, by King Features Syn dicate,- Inc.)