THE BURNS-JOHNSON FIGHT.
BURNS WILLING TO FIGHT AGAIN. HE COMPLAINS OF SECONDS. THE LONDON "SPORTSMAN" USES STRONG LANGUAGE. . Received January 1, 9.35 a.m. LONDON, December 31. Burns has cabled to "Sporting Life" that Johnson's (seconds influjnced the police in their intervention of the fight. He was strong and always had a chance, as Johnson was tiring. He is willing to fight Johnson aaain.
"The Sportsman" says that Burns' challenge is considered a joke, and that his charge against Johnson's seconds is childish, mean, contemptible, and quite unfounded.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3082, 2 January 1909, Page 4
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87THE BURNS-JOHNSON FIGHT. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3082, 2 January 1909, Page 4
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