THE FIGHT.

NZ Truth, Issue 168, 5 September 1908, Page 5

THE FIGHT.

Burns was esquired by Pat O'Keefe. Arthur Scott, Jack McDonald, and Pat Bourke. Our Bill's bottle-holders consisted 61 Arthur Cripps, Jimmy Rus ell, Uharlie Frost, and Scott. Burns won the toss, and elected to bat.le from the' eastern coin.r. The reforce had a word with the gladiators, Ih.n the combatants stood ready. FIRST ROUND. * At the clang of the Ronjr they crept together. Round and round they cautiously sparred. Squires was first to lead a cat's paw left to the face, landing. Again Bill led, and as they fell into clinches he jolted Bu ns downstairs. Lots more sparring. Burns led for the ! ribs ; Bill's lo(!y moved Hid blow and connected with - the champion's cheek.

Again Squires chopped Tummis on . the mouth. Then Binrns rocked m a couple of right rib-bursters. As Tommy skipped iii to follow up, Our William hooked him m the mouth and they fell into a clinch: Roars of applause greeted the Australian's "efforts at the conclusion of the round, which was a shade m Squire's favor. THE SECOND. Again Burns, lithe as a panther, at-' tacked. His footwork was a treat -to. watch. Bill moved m comparison like an ordinary cake-walker beside a French dancing-master. Neither was taking any chances. Tommy was endeavoring to work Bill around to face his eyes into the setting sun— a dodge which he practised with great success all through., Burns continued pressing, but invariably back-stepped Bill's leads. As they came together m a clinch Bill ripped a right up. onto the champion's left eye. Breaking away, Tommy kept advancing, Bill retreating. Suddenly Burns lashed a deadly right at Squires's jaw, but ! the Coalopolis boy ducked like a flash oi lightning and it whizzed over his head. Bill, upon straightening up, sent m a left and right to the napper, but. the blows fell a bit short. But he got home as he pressed, with a dirty right oh to the ribs. Burns retaliated with a left to the mouth, but there was no sting m the punch. . Fast footwork, circling round each other like a pair of hawks, with Bill mainly on the retreat, followed. Burns was fighting cool as a cucumber, apparently -trying to tempt Bill to lead. There was nothing of a seinsational nature through the round; But Squires kept his end up. THE THIRD. It opened with the , usual spar for an; opening. Bill essayed a lead with hisleft to the face, which Burns evaded. Again, they fell into clinches, and each jolted vigorously his enemy m the pantry, Squires doing best business. Break, ing away, Squires brought Ms right over scoring on the jaw. Burns retaliated with a left tteat landed m the bingie, and followed it up with a left hook to the chin. Tommy was troubling Bill. Burns simply took things quietly, backstepping and body-moving Squires' murderous punches. Suddenly Bill electrified the crowd by scoring with a left and right hook square on to the champion's , month. . But Tommy, taking the giuel [like a duck takes water, .smashed -a heavy right^ m return to the ribs. He followed it later with a terrific right swing to the Jaw, which Squires ducked and evaded beautifully. Then Our William shook himself together and lashed' m turn, but Tommy wasn't there when he ■ tet drive. As the fce'L lang the gladiators skipped to v their coCß^s, Burns began to spit the ruby fluid— the result of the previous smashes on the mouth. THE FOURTH. Burns came m full of business, as if determined to, settle matters. He lashed home a left rib-warmer, and, following, up nke a cyclone, scored on -tip .Bills mouth arid ear with left and right. Bill, m turn began to shed claret. Then they came m and mixed it fiercely. Squires scored with a right hook square on the ribs and jaw. Again he rattled horne — an uppercut— Tommy's jaw stopping it. Burns took matters calmly. Squires, full of business, let drive a couple full oft the face, which the champion back-step-ped ; but as Tommy came m Bill caught him with corker m the ribs. Again Squires scored to the face as Burns attacked. Falling into a clinch they jolted away at each other like blue blazes, Referee Nathan having to exert all Ills strength to tear them apart. This round was the liveliest of the fray up to date, Squires having a bit the best of it. , THE FIFTH. At the opening Bill, by way of a change, had the world-beater backing. For some time they kept coming together, and m the clinches that resulted pegged' away solidly at each other downstairs. Tommy's left eye, as the result of the early punch, was beginning to swell and darken. Squires sent m a straight left to the forehead, scoring heavily before the next , inevitable clinch resulted. Breaking away, Bill again had the whole Stadium- cheering like mad as he socked m a succession of straight lefts to tho mouth and damaged optic of his foe. Again., as Tommy dodged out of the danger zone, Squires shot m and landed with a heavy left, to the ribs. A clinch followed, m which Squires sent m half-a-dozen short-arm prods downstairs. As they uncoupled Squires essayed a smash to the jaw, but Tommy, swift as a 'snake, dodged, and the blow curled around, his neck. They were hot at it yat the bell. Referee Nathan's white vshirt now looked as if it had besn washed m de blood of de lamb.THE SIXTH. They came together after circling around for a while result! In the clinch Squires sent a jolt into the ribs. Burns, m breaking away, retaliated with a left hook j which landed on the chin. Squires swung a wild right m return, one which whizzed tully half a foot short. Again Bill essayed a hook to the jaw, but misped. As a ; result his head came low down, and he narrowly missed being uppercut. Just later Burns sent his head back with a jerk with a right jolt ; but Bill, returning to the attack, mixed it with the champion, and scored solidly to 1 the ribs, one punch m particular being a corker. Burns, nothing daunted, came at him like a bull-dog, but Squires again scored to the mouth. Tommy, lively as a wall--aby on his feet, kept pressing, but without scoring anything worthy of record. THE SEVENTH. Squires, looking deadly determined, opened the section with' a right jab to the face, connecting. A period of cautious play followed. Again Bill scored, connecting with a right punch hard on to the ribs. Tommy, m turn, essayed a murderous hook, directed at the jaw, which Bill ducked splendidly. A roar from the crowd next resulted as Squires uppercut the champion. Tommy hung on for fully six seconds after taking delivery of the Llow. Breaking away Squires banged m a straight left to the forehead, and followed up by . uppercutting the Canadian— one ! two ! three ! under the chin. As this happened, the great crowd fairly rose up and yelled. But Tommy wasn't settled, by long chalks. He returned to the charge and smashed Bill, m return, m the ribs. Bill closed, and m clinches they mixed it fiercely, Squires scoring best m ihe intei change's of jolts. Just 1 efore the f?ong, Squires clipped tricky . Tommy on the ear. It was all out Squires's round what time he landed out heavy punishment. THE EIGHTH. After a few seconds of circling around, Squires lashed out and landed a straight left— a hot 'un— on to Tommy's tater trap. Bill again led a left hook to the ribs. Burns back-stepped, and, darting m, banged the Australian a smash on the right car. But Bill, not to be denied a say, unleashed a right rip square into the ribs, following by another similar puncli to keep it company. Ap.ain, as Burns came at him, Bill scored m the

vicinity of the listener, and then met the Champion with a staggering straight right square m the countenance. Amid yells of "Go m, Boshte'r Bill '." Squires scored a left hook on to his enemy's ribs. Burns kept pressing;, - Squires retreating. But Bill, up to date, had the best end of Jhe stick on points. Again Squires came over with his right, scoring on to the mouth. Burns scored with a right to., the ribs just before the gong. The betting at the opening of the fight was 4 and 5 to 1 on Burns. At. this stage it shortened to 2to 1; and, In fact, a couple of bets within writer's hearing even money was .wagered. THE NINTH. Burns, : as usual, kept pressing, and by swift footwork, turned Bill's eyes into the sun. But Squires managed to score a left jab on to the mouth of his shifty foe.- Burns, apparently . disdaining all of the clouts he had received, kept pressing, but did not bother to extend himself. They fell into a clinch, and staggered thus on ' to the ropes. Tommy scored, smashing a right for the pantry ; but Bill, tucking himself m, took delivery- of it on the chest. A .wild struggle .-, m one of the corners followed, during which mix Burns sent m a left, which smashed heavily on to Bill's cheek. Following the punch, up he forced Squires on tothe ropes. A deal of desultory fighting m holts, then Squires uppercut Burns under the chin. They broie away lor a second , or two, then fell into an embrace again and exchanged jolts, Burns walloping m a particularly gingery one m the pantry, i It hurt our Bill. From this to the end of the round it was a succession of clinches, during which Burns scored best. Bill appeared to toe »tiring. THE TENTH. '■. It opened with considerable fiddling, which ended m a resultless clinch. Suddenly Squires scored hard to the jaw with a left hook. Again Bill scored, to the body,. Tommy stood for a moment apparently inviting attack, and the Australian jabbed one ! two ! three ! straight lefts into his countenance. Burns, under the assault, awakened, and again pressed. Both swung viciously, but failed to land. Burns next, m the coolish fash* ion imaginable, placed . his right glove against Bill's chin and hooked him hard on the jaw with his left. A moment later. /they tore loose like a pair of furies. Stoush flew fierce and forcibly; most was evaded, but Squires was conspicuous by scoring with a rjght : to the already swelling eye of Tummus— a beauty. Tommy, nothing daunted, came at him, and they mixed it on even terms. Bill appeared again to be tiring. Suddenly he jolted T.dmmy on the jaw. .For the moment it seemed as though, from the impact, the Canadian was a gone coon. Squires smashed and bashed away at him desperately. The < crowd fairly went mad. But at the gong Tommy just skipped to his cornet .\: as fresh: as a sparing lajnb. By" this time it was very evident that, although Squires was leading the champion had him fairly well m hand. Another thing, his swift, short-arm light-ning-lifie jolts, while m clinches (which are so difficult to record) sapped a lot of Bill's vitality.; At "in-fighting" Burns is a master. . THE ELEVENTH; : . As they romped into each other Burns's American sash broke loose, and fluttered around his feet. There was.,, a pause for a time whilst it was adjusted: Tommy then out-stretched the glad hand to Willum, Willum shook, and hostilities i were resumed. Burns let go a left square into the Australian's ribs. But Billum, m turn, tuned him up with a right and left to ribs and jaw. Pressing, Squires hustled . Burns on to the ropes. Breaking away, more clinches resulted, and an exchange of vicious jolts downstairs. Bill, by way of variety, bashed Burns on the jaw at short range, but there wasn't much ginger m the punch. But he landed later with a right uppercut to the .jaw, and another, to the mouth. Again and again Squires scored. Burns • curled m a right for the jaw. It only clipped .Bill, but it was sufficient to stagger hinj. They were so hot on the job that both failed to hear the gong. It was a fierce and strenuous round what time Burns took delivery of bags of punishment. A couple of times, m fact, Squires seemed to have him going, going, gone. The fact that Tomjfiy didn't hear the gong proves that his head was rocking at the time. THE TWELFTH. ' Squires came up fresh, and ditto his opponent. Bill opened the ball by socking m a left hard to the ribs, swiftly followed by a left into the pantry. Falling into clinches Burns jolted him severely downstairs m return, and also banged Bill on the forehead. But, breaking away, Squires uppercut him onf.the chin. Bill then let go a tremendous right swing. Tommy just ducked m time, -and it whizzed over his melon. A clinch followed, and an exchange of jolts, m which Squires came .off second beat. Burns, upon, breaking away, assaulted the Australian m the vicinity of the jaw, with a couple of lefts m quick succession. Bill, nothing daunted,, replied with a brace to ribs and jaw, and Burns clinched. . Away, Tommy chased his man round the ring, scoring with a light jab to the face. . ; CURTAIN. ■ But m the thirteenth the end came mighty sudden; Squires lashed a left for the jaw. Tommy took delivery on his glove. A clinch followed, m which Burns jolted Bill a volley under the chin. |; Pressing, Burns hustled Bill on to the ropes. Bill essayed a right hook to J ne jaw, and Burns countered. Billum 's tnoiuth was now spurting claret. The raps that he had received m the abovementioned ■ mix had evidently rattled him. He came at Burns with hjis guard low, then the beginning of the end happened.. Burns jolted up a short right, square on to the chin, and Squires dropped to the linoleum for eight seconds. ', He could ! have risen earlier, but took the spell, j Hopping up, ' 'he lashed a right- on r *to Tommy's optic, but the champion retaU iated with another of his deadly right jolts. It copped Squires on the point, and again he sat down for eight seconds. He arose, looking a bit dazed, then Burns tore into him like a cyclone. Anyone could see with half an eye that it was : "Good-bye, Bill." Smash after smash, short but deadly, the champion sent mto Bill's face. He bombarded with both hands, and smeared with gore, Squires rocked like a sapling m a gale of wind. Finally, a pile-driving • right sent the hope of Australia down with a helpless thud. The crowd rose up and yelled itself hoarse with appeals to Bill to get up. But Bill was beaten. One by one the 1 seconds were .counted. Just after the count, Squires, by % Herculean effort, staggered on to his pins, but the same instant the police officer m charge of the fight sang out: "JMo more of it !" and the towel came m from Bill's corner. Bill, looking like a man who had crawled over a battlefield, made a movement as if to return to the attack, but his corner led him to. his chair. Although / the gong must have sounded m a few seconds he was hopelessly beaten. And thus ended our Willum's third battle for the world's championship, ■'■'.'

Viola Spenser, parachustist, was Carried off with her balloon m England, and had to stay up m it all night. She finally came down half-frozen, at Leicester, where tho sheep come from. The , fair Viola is probably sick of parachuting after this, and spcn's ber time some otlier tasbioßj

The following are the weights, etc. , ol the combatants :— BURNS SQUIRES Weight, 12st. 81b Weight, 12gt sft Height, sft. 7in. Height sft. lOin. Chest, 44in. Chest, 40£in. Waist, 32in. Waist, 33*. Thigh, 24in. 'Ihigh, 21in., Calf, 15£in. Calf, 15fin. Forearm, 12in. Forearm, llf ia. Wrist, 7fin. Wrist, 7*in. Biceps; 15|in. Biceps, 13tn. Neck, 17in. Neck, ftin. I Reach, 73in. Reach, 75in.