POINTS WIN FOR BURNS

Chronicle (Levin), 27 May 1946, Page 5

POINTS WIN FOR BURNS

HOCT WITH CLARRIE GORDON b'eeeived Sundav, 7 p.m. SYDNEY. May 2(5. i a ihe best Sydnev Stadium light for Tomniy Burns last night won a !.■ ■:;■!(' points decision f'rom the X'ew '/• -inder I'larrie Gordon. Gordon sur- :■ ■••• ! a capaeity crowd of 14,(100 with • > 'Uned puuishing display. The spec- '• • ■- hooted and counter cheered for r >• mitmtes after tlie referee, Joe V> ti-, er.iwned Burns. Iie Te!egra]th says that riordon, uas looked upon as an easy tvariu- '■ .ns t cli for Burns, gave the Queensr the hardest fight of his career. " ■ Giadowed in ringeraft and boxing •y. he threw all sorts of punehes ' tlie beginning to the eud of the i-' » > j .' n 3 bout. Burns had the advanheiglit, weiglit and reaeh. He "■ • -ted tiie X'ew Zealander and his ' • ' ua of Ihe last two rounds swung dc.-ision in his favour. Within the a.inute Gordon opened a cut on !'■ ' ' 1 i ] i with a short left. Ilalf-wiiy git the third round a short right '■ "if jaw felled Gordon but he rose " "'e. Ganie iighting in the sixth, -•■ ■ 'ith and eighth rounds evOned ac- : I n tlie eightli round Gordon • t ' Burns above tlie eye with a right --'Of. The three last rounds were s: a.;c with the boxers pounding away and (i.iidon weakening under telling, i'io'vs. Their weights were: Burns h'.s , (biidun 10.4.