San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-09
CHUCK GIVES
HERMAN
LAC|N1
lille Makes Fight Of II
But Spends Seine
Time on Floor.

Chuck Burns-whlch. OF course
isn't his name at all--had the right
pugilistic handle fastened to him when
he chose to become a producer and
grower Of cauliflower ears.
He chucked leathern fists at Tillit
kid Herman, that veteran pug with
the sneer of a storybook duke. for ten
very active rounds in the fan-packed
Kelly Field gymnasium Tuesday night
--chucked them hard and from all an
gles-and when it was over Title the
Kid was still standing. Many French
cathedrals, Technically, were still
standing also, after the Germans pass
ed through.
Title the Kid was a CORY sight, but
he sneered at Burns 10 the last. al
though, in the course of that exciting
combat. Herman went down for nine
seconds twice and was battered TO his
knees on two other occasions.
CROWD "OFFr HIM.
Herman's manner antagonized the
crowd, as usual, and the rabid ones
spit in each others ears, crushed each
others hats and drowned the roar OF
the nightflying airplanes in telling
Iillie the Kid they hoped he got his
block knocked off. That he didn't
was 3 compliment TO his endurance,
his nerve and his physical condition.
Title the Kid spent more time on the
floor than be has in any previous ten
rounder in San Antonio.
Herman has a wide reputation in
the boxing circles of the land-or he
did have. He is very clever in the
use of his hands and gets around like
a cat. In California he was once very
Popular. and he had q run Of success
in the East.
Burns decisive victory the
judges pronounced him the winner
just to make IL official-will be
used TO push the tough and valiant
younsster into pugilism's big money.
TRIP EAST PLANNED.
Don Curley, his manager, who re-
fused TO accept a foul in the third
round when Herman hit Burns low.
although Referee Louis kid AZ
berts halted the fight, said today
that he planned return to the met
r0politan district for Burns in the
near future. Chuck represented
San Antonio with no little success
in the East a couple Of winters
ago and, while he didn't get rich
on that trip, he learned much ring
craft that showed in his boxing
when he returned.
Unmerciful beating Burns gave Her
man was done mostly with mule-hoof
right, but he brought his supposedly
weak left into play at every oppOr-
tunity, especially TO the body, and the
results were excellent.
Herman, proud, refused 10 concede
defeat ct cry time. Once or twice
ht lost his temper and he insisted on
batting after the bell to end the sec
ond round. he made a fight OF il !:
Burns work turned it into a positive
thriller.
The whole bill vas studded with fly
Ing fists.
Sox Powell, boring in constantly earn
ed decision in eight rounds over the
redoubtafle Rabbit Palmer, who was
knocked down twice. once very sud-
denly in the fifth round. but 10 whom
kncckdowns are mrie holes in the pave
ment Of life's pathway. TO be stepped in
now and then but expected and taken
lightly.
DRAW is FAIRER.
lsill Fishs; was aW arded decision
In SIX rounds oyt1 Danny Long after
Lightweight slngffst. A draw would
have been fairer.
Bobby Tara, Of Kelly Field, was
wild but aggressive and Jack MILFORD.
of Brooks Field. didn't like punish
ment. After both had swung reckless
ly for time, each getting a bloody
nose. Tara put MILFORD down in the
third round. MILFORD pillowed bis head
on one glove for n ten-second nap
and the bell saved him. But be didn't
como up for the fourth and last round
and Tara got credit for technical
knockout.
The novelty bout advertised as
curtain-raiseT. failed 10 material
izr, and Announcer Jackson offered
du- apologies.
The Kelly Field athletic organiza-
ton viii promote en0ther bin in about
month.
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