FOR THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 165, 12 July 1907, Page 2

FOR THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP.

IN LESS THAN A MINUTE. "BIGGEST FAILURE ON RECORD." (By Mail.) SYDNEY, July 6. The fight between Bill Squires, the Australian champion boxer, and Tommy Burns, the holder of the world's championship, resulted in a decisive win for Burns. The contest lasted less than a minute, Squires being knocked out.

The first cable, a San Francisco message, read:—'"Burns wins, one round," and was received with great surprise, and even doubt as to its genuineness.

An hour later, New York cabled: — "Burns knocked Squires out; one round." This settled the doubt.

New York, Friday.—The fight for the world's championship took place yesterday at Colma, near San Francisco, and the following description was cabled from the ring-side :-<-

"Squires proved the biggest failure as a championship candidate that ever entered the ring here- He showed no defence from Burns' attack, and "was knocked out in less than a minute's fighting:" " When the men sparred up, Burns retreated round the ring. Squires clinched. On the breakaway, Burns drew Squires' fire, and then floored him with a right on the temple. '"' Squires was clearly rattled, and when he rose had a lump between the ear and eye the size of a pigeon's egg. He went at Burns in a shaky manner, and forced him to the platform, getting in body punches, and a left-hander to the side of the face.

"Burns was coll, while Squires was suffering from the knockdown. Bums watched hie chance, and landed a snapping blow.

"Squires went to the boards again, got up, and relied, ducking to escape imaginary blows, and trying to clinch with an imaginary opponent, when Burns measured him, and sent him down and put with a right-hander on the chin.

"Squires rested on his back, with his head slightly raised, and eyelids xrembling, and the referee, o. J. Jeffries, counted him o\it."