BOXING.
Of Sirenuo l3 ._ lcC , hjm to keep clever nes3 enac. + \ ie time though of troi 'b'e most of . i n he was unexpectedly i>. "ere going third ra Ul 'd. Both men "".Yea's strong ?v t the finish. hut iw. ,rig had been much the cleverer show, and the plack received the verdict Barry maJe hosts of friends by his grittv battle and was always troublesome to his opponent.
Tom my ITurns is sincere in his desire to again slip .his mits into the gloves and do battle with some of the heavy "weights. Recently h«> urged Promoter Tom McCarey in a letter to attempt to secure Tim Flynn or Sam ivtingford ior :>. twenty-round contest at Vernon. Hums savs he has .Mcintosh's promise for a match j with the winner of the LangfordMcVea affair, billed for April Stii. hut he would rather fight on this side. Burns is doing light training " every day, and finds himseif in grand condition. He believes if he can got i<'lynn and Langford in the ring in the \Vo?f. and trim them that, ho can induce some promoter to again match him with Johnson. Tommy was offered a ten'round clash with Carl Morris in the East, but he declined, diving no reasons for not taking on the. Oklahama hope other than that Carl is no drawing card, American exchange
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 451, 27 March 1912, Page 3
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225BOXING. King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 451, 27 March 1912, Page 3
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