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FAVOR
BURNS
Favorite for Johnson Fight at
5 to 4.
BOTH MEN TRAIN HARD
Jn Pink of Condition and Hot tight
I' Looked For AYhen Men Meet
Xrpro Ha I.ons: South! Match.
Burns I to . iet $30,000.
SYDNEY. X. S. W.. Dec. Jl.-Tommy
Bom. French-Canadian heavyweight
pL'KilUt. and Jack Johnson. American
colored pugilist, who are to right here
on Saturday next for the heavyweight
championship of the wojl.l. aro both In
the pink of condition. Hard work has
made them tit for a long and hard bat
til and although the odd" favor Burns,
probably because of his recent victories,
Johnson has many supporters.
Burns is quartered at Darling Point
and has placed himself in the hands of
his skilful troiwr. O'Keefe. with O'Dnn
nrll. the Australian middleweight cham
pion, as sparring partner,
Johnson is at Ma nicy, a seaside sub
urb. Bill Lang, whom Burns trimmed
so handily in Melbourne last SepicniW-r,
has been doing his best for -the past few
weeks to give John.-on points on Burns'
style or Hghting. Several other pugil
ists have been assisting Lang in this
task and Jonson has been putting in
the hardest kind of work with the cloves
and on the road preliminary to what he
considers the most important battie of
his life.
Ciive Training Inhibitions.
Both have been (thine training exhibi
tions twice a week at their stadium and
thousands' of persons, iuc'uditis many
women, have watched them at work.
In this way they have been enabled to
gather In a lot of money, a portion of
which they intend to place on their
chances. The public betting favors
Burns at 3 to 4 and a large amount
haj been put in the hands of stakehold
ers at these figures. It is expected that
L.v persons will see the . flcht and
J''.0 tickets have already been sold. As
yet a referee has not been selected, but
ii i said a Rood man will be found
within a day or two. Contrncts for the
picture right are being made in all
parts of the world.
When the final count of the referee at
Rushcutters Bay. Sydney. Australia
next Saturday, proclaims Tommy Burns
or Jack Johnson the world's champion
heavyweight pugilist, the adherents of
the lighting game of North America.
Europe and Australia will have finally
settled for them the much-mooted ques
tion of which Is the superior man.
Johnson Camps on Trail.
Since James J. Jeffries retired and
Burns defiantly announced that he would
defend the title aiir.st all comers bar
ring colored. Johnson has camped on his
trail, denying the light of Burns to draw
the color line, an! no little amount of
public opinion has sided with the black
man.
Despite tile clamor, however. Burns
persistently refused to grant Johnson's
demand for a tight and went his way
pi'.ing tip easy-money purses against sec
ond and third-rate fighters. Nobody,
however, doubted Bums' ability to give
Johnson a good tight.
Bill Squires, the Australian. came
across the seas with the championship
bee and sought a tight with Jeftries. The
Califomlan. however, was out of the
game and Burns to.ik him on In San
Francisco. The fight lasted less than one
tound. Burns claimed that this battle
clinched his right to the title of heavy,
weight champion, but Johnson Will de
murred. Eurns then went to London.
here he knocked out Gunner Moir in
ten rounds, and afterwards whipped Jem
Koach in Ireland and several other
heavy weights.
Burns to Get $50,000.
Johnson followed Burn to Ir.don and
challenged him. Burns declared he would
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give him a fight if a purse should be
hung up of sufficient sixe to assure him
J;.'JO. win, lose or draw; but this was
not forthcoming and Burns sailed for
Australia, where he again trimmed Bill
Squires' after a harder battle than the
Australian had given him in California,
and eight days later also defeated Bill
1-ing.
Then the fight promoters at Sydney
hung up a purse of !5.000 and Burns
cabled Johnson his ultimatum. This was
that of the $35,000 Burns was to receive
jae.wo despite the Issue of the battle,
Johnson's end to be I'iOoO. Johnson ac
m pted and immediately left for Aus
tralia. The fight will be to a finish in a 24-foot
ring In the open air. Besides the purse
of JJeVO". Burns will obtain a moving -picture
film, valued at J1T50, and trans
portation for himself and manager back
to London, making in all $.Tt.O that he
will receive for meeting Johnson. John
son also gets his traveling expenses
from London to Australia and return.
I.urns Has LiOHt Three Fights.
Tommy Burns, or Noah Brusso. as his
right name Is, was born June 17,
1RM. at Hanover, Ont. He is five
feet seven Inches in height and stock-
ily built. Burns began ngniing in
1RW. and in his many battles has lost
but three, one to Mike Schreck. in ten
rounds: one to Jack Sullivan, in 20 rounds,
and one to Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, in
six rounds. His best fight was with Mar
vin Hart, whom he defeated in 20 rounds,
loiter. In another fight with O'Brien.
Burns was awarded the decision after 20
rounds.
Jack Johnson hails from Oalveston,
Texas. He Is considered to be the show
iest boxer since the days of James J.
Corbett and his hitting power is said to
be great- Johnson stands six feet two
Inches. He. therefore, will tower over
Burns and in addition will have an ad
vantage in reach. Burns, however, al
ways was a "mixer" and will fight in
close, playing for body and wind in or
der to offset the advantage of height and
reach that Johnson possesses over him.
Johnson Has Lost Two Battles.
Johnson began his ring career in 190L
and has lost but two battles one to
Marvin Hart. In 20 rounds, and the other
to Joe Jeanette. at Philadelphia, on a
foul. The most notable man he ever
nut was Bob Fitzsimmons. whom he
smothered in two rounds at Philadelphia.
This, however, was in 190", when FIU
slmmons was but a shadow of his former
self.
While up to the present time there is
nothing in the record of either man that
stamps him as anywhere near the class
of the champions of bygone days men
like Jeffries, Corbett or Fitzsimmons. or
even a near-champion like Tom Sharkey
ther doubtless will put up a great bat
tle before probably the largest crowd that
ever witnessed a glove contest. .
BILLIARD TOVKXKY TO BFAJIX
Thirty-Three Kntrle for Multnomah
Ciub Matches.
The annual handicap billiard tourna
ment of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic
Club will begin at the clubhouse tonight
and the list this year comprises 33 en
tries. These are divided into five classes
In order to expedite the tourney, and
when the drawings take place the contest
ing players will e announced. Th
list of entries is as follows:
Klrt Class Ion ioint William M. Den
nis. H. Jennings CT..). s. J. Harder S0), C
K. Hanaen, otto Mikkeleen. C. E. Murray
William S. Walter.
Serond Claw points G. R. Tully M,
T. M. Dunnf, W. B. Fehhe!mer. Russell
Smith . H. K. Everdln iu. E.
I.mvhersnn l ISO i. H. R. Wsrrlner.
T.iird U.isi- 00 points P. K. Brlgham.
Marr Bitaillnn. J- H. MacKenie, j. a
rri 1 K Rogers. J. B. Alexander.
V-ourth Clnss 00 point R. P. Knight,
Mllti.n Meyer. A. C. McMlcken. R. W. iler-
srreau. H. H. Racn, ti. u. fmun.
Fifth Class .-.0 points L. F. Buck, E. D.
Barrett T. H. t'leland. E. I. Mersereau. C.
U Munson. H M J-nea.
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SPORT NOT HELPED
Recent Match a Drawback to
Clean Wrestling.
MUST BE ABOVE SUSPICION
Onc-Shled Affairs Xot Wlint Are
Demanded by Followers of the
Game, for These Bouts
Make Faking Easy.
BY W. J. PETRA1.V.
Tie wrestling game in the city of Port
land, after a lapse of several years, is
again enjoying popular favor, and as
long as the promoters and principals of
these matches provide contests of which
there is no room for criticism they will
enjoy the confidence and respect of the
public. But If, on the other hand, they
see fit to promulgate matches of the order
ot the recent one, tne finale of the gaiua
can be written on the wall.
"Wrestling is, and always has been, the
most crooked of sports with the pos
sible exception of foot racing, such as
was in vogue a generation or more ago.
The wrestling game can be conducted as
cleanly as any sport, and with the
patronage that has paid tribute to the
tour recent matches in this city, tne
promoters are cautioned not to violate
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(Via confidence anv further by pulling off
such palpable fakes as was that match.
From' a spectacular point of view, espe
cially from the seats situated some dist
ance from the ringside, the O'Connell
Dwyer go was a hip-hip-hurrah from the
start. Any two wrestlers in the world,
unless thev are the awkwardest dubs
a live, can make a rattling good match
from the spectators" viewpoint, but .at
all these matches, more or less betting Is
usually in evidence and what benefit
does the unwary derive from a match
where his favorite, while perfectly able
to best his opponent, purposely does
otherwise?
Mr. O'Connell is a highly capable
athlete. In fact he is one of a very
few men of his ability and weight in
the country. Xevertheless-there are other
men in O'Connell's class as wrestlers
whose reputations for honest work, are
far superior to that possessed by Mr.
Dwyer. If the wrestling promoters of
Portland desire to further interest . in
the sport, and at the same time earn
mor.ey honestly, they will promulgate
matches with men of his class, who.
even though their records may be ques
tionable, are at least capable of meeting
O'Connell when the latter has an even
break with them. In the case of Dwyer.
no man, no matter how friendly he may
have been to the Multnomah Club's in
structor, can say without prejudice that
O'Connell had a chance to throw Dwyer,
and in such cases the match cannot be
styled a wrestling contest, for it is one
sided from the start. and onesided
matches are the most easily faked. Mr.
Dwver did not come to Portland with the
intention of throwing Mr. O'Connell
three times in one hour. If he had.
why did he allow O'Connell to get out
of seven full-Xelson holds within the
time the match lasted?
The work of Mr. O'Connell is quite
creditable. He is a classy wrestler, and
is capable of putting up a clever ex
hibition against men larger than himself,
but the public is not paying for wrestl
ing exhibitions and wants the bonafide
article. Match Mr. O'Connell with any
man of his weight in the world and the
public will get a run for its money. They
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EJver for a game with the high school, the evening; of December 28.
Bpeclal. - For the. first time , ..nee t .e
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will not the other way, so let us hope
that the promoters, who have already
fallen in line with the criticism of the
writer, will match O'Connell with men
nf his own weight, and not with heavy- I
weight bruisers who are anxious for re
turn engagements.
Another announcement that must be
made at this time is as follows: Wrestling
matches now being pulled off in Portland
aro not. and never have been, held under
the ausoices of the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic" Club. This splendid amateur or-,
ganization has nothing whatever to do
with the matches O'Connell makes, and
all his engagements in public, except in
handling the wrestling classes of the
club, are handled by himself and outside
parties. They are Mr. O'Connell's private
business, and when he is not engaged In
teaching the young idea at the club
gymnasium, he is at liberty to wrestle as
often as he sees fit
JOINS PICKET ON DUTY
Proprietor of Barber Shop Looks
After Interests.
The local Barbers' ITnion has stationed
pickets in front of nonunion shops with
intention to dissuade patrons from gnin
inside. Some commotion was created Sat
urday in front of a shop on Morrison
street, between Front and First, by the
picket and proprietor of the place.
When a patron started toward the door
of the shop the picket called out lustily,
"I'nfair shop; do not patronize unfair
shops!" At the same time the proprietor,
who had joined the picket outside, called
out just as lustily, "Fair shop; step right
in and be treated fairly!"
Passersby were attracted to the scene
and quite a crowd gathered.
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BIG MILL IS m
All in Readiness for Flynn
Langford Go Tomorrow.
COLORED MAN IS FAVORITE
John L. Sullivan Enlivens Sporting
Oossip-Fest With More Remarks
.Ancnt Tommy Burns Gotham .
Takes 'p Squared Circle.
BY W. .T. PETRAIX.
Jim Flynn, the California boilermaker,
and one time sparring partner and punch-ing-bag
for James J. Jeffries and other
heavies of a few years back, and Sam
Langford, a dusky "phenom" from
somewhere on the Kastern Slope, are
scheduled to engage in the old game of
fisticuffs at San Francisco tomorrow
night.
Langford reign.? favorite as far as
the betting odds so far quoted are con
cerned; but. in view of the past per
formances of favorites in California
scraps, this does not necessarily mean
that he has a "Big Bill" Taft cinch
on the v'ctory aa well as the accruing
perquisites, in fact it would not prove
surprising- were the boilermaker to
stick one over on the black that would
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l.angford. boc.iuse lie is quoted at
10 to 3. ought to carry home the per
simmons, and if the scrap is really
such a cinch tor the colored mun if
would be no more, than just to call
Hie affair oft by slipping- his name Into
the columns of the Police Gazette (-.a
the winner, and t.ive the easy murks
a few hard-earned scads, both at th".
box office and at the betting rins
However, the fighting game does not
prosper that way, .'.nd neither do tho
scrappers eat. so the match will have
to be fought in order to satisfy all
hands.
John L. Sullivan, by means of the.
divorce court and the condescension
of the Kastern scribes, manages to
keep himself in th limelight despite
his long ago demise as a live one.
John's latest, stunt is. to take a fa 1,
out of the. comlnsr Tommy Eurns-Jaclv.
Johnson go. which is to be produced
for tho benefit of the sports of sydne.
Australia, and which jonu-i.
inates a fake. John, being so far away
from the seat of action, and 1t requir
ing several wecKs or muniim i'"
...oi.iiiitr onlnion to
ncwspapeia tuiii.. , ,
reach that place, it is quite likely that
the unfortunate spons .--j
be deprived of the ortce great nght
er's opinion. Natuially this is hard
luck on Sydney, for were John s spiel
to reach the ears of the eacer Aus
tralians. It Is more than likely that
no ti-e navilion In whlcii
Burns and Johnson meet would be un
able to accommodate the rush. If mem
ory serves rightly John has so denom
inated every bout in which Bums has
appeared in recent ycaia. v . -
oossible that John is acquainted wit.i
Tommy?
The city of New York is blossoming
out as a scrap center, which, in view of
the fact that the boxing game has been
dead there for several years, has afford
ed the fight fans an opportunity for
much speculation. According to report,
the game is being conducted on a plan
which comes within all the requirements
of the law and precludes the possibility
of police interference unless the authori
ties spring something new on the pro
moters. According to the New York
scheme an apparently bona fide club ha.,
been formed, and on nights when boxing
bout are scheduled it is absolutely, im
nossble for a police officer. and any one
not holding a card of -".ibcrsliip
to gain admispion. Six-round bouts au
now being presented, but the promoters
anlunce'a ten-round affair for the near
future. ...
Probal.lv for the first time In hi
caree, before the public. Former World.
Champion James J. Jeffries was round,
lv criticised for not awarding Hug,
Kellv a decision over Billy Papke n th
scrap the other night. According to the
,tmis Kellv put it all over the applrant
C ""other (four.h. match with Ketch
iii r,?d the blooded . ones who ha.1
backed the dago with an Irish handle
. a a chance to collect on their tick-
Big Jen decided the bout a dr.
-nd the Kelly clan had to be satisfied
t break even on the game, except for
the prfce ot their entrance pasteboards.
Aberdeen is a lucky town and Dan
o ,,, the scrapper, should be ten-
de vo e o tSank for his action in
ouired weight. Sullivan tabooed the per-.
?nrmancT by announcing that he would
, in on- and thereby the Aberdeen
Von, were saved the sight of a mcdiocrp
U is also whispered that th,
matin, u ,.mia and
fnw""? there recent-
i" Vm, would also be a good thing.
ROBERTS NOT TO RESIGN
I.a Grande Lan?. Office Receiver I
Taking Sick Leave.
LA GRANDE. Or.. Dec. 20.-(SpeciaU-A.
A. Roberts. Receiver of the local Land
Office, whose accounts are in a muddled
condition, stoutly , denies he has resigned.
He is. however, out of office on a two
weeks' furlough on account of '"es-
So voluminous is the last of experHng
his books that the Investigation, started
two weeks ago. is hardly under wa jet.
The special agent is st.ll silent.
Britain. Canada, 'Australia ad N
Zealand had to j-ay a t eflclencj of MU.
10 on last year's worklnKa of the t'Mfl-.
eahle ae,o,dii.K to the accounts pubhahed
a, tew days ago..
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