SQUIRES V. BURNS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8864, 15 July 1907, Page 4

SQUIRES V. BURNS.

Boxing Championship. | Australian Easily Beaten. J Cabled advices received by the Sydney Morning Herald state that the boxing contest for the heavyweight championship between W. Squires, of .New South Wales, and T. Burns, of America, took place on July 3rd, at Ban Francisco. James J. Jeffries, the retired champion, acted as referee. Burns knocked out Squires in one round. When the fight commenced the men came together quickly. Squires forced Burns around, the latter backing away. They clinched, and both tried to punch in the clinches, and failed. Burns felled Spuires with a right on the jaw. Squires rose immediately and went in, scoring on the body with his right. They clinched again-and worked across the floor. Squires laid his right on Burns’ body and his left on his ear. Then Burns landed his right on Squires’ head, and followed it with another, knocking the Australian down. Squires rose, but he was knocked down again. Squires proved the biggest failure as a championship candidate that ever entered a ring here (says a telegram from the ringside'). He had no defence from Burns, and was knocked out in lest* than a minute a fighting. At the sound of the gong Burns retreated round the ring. Squires clinched. Burns drew Squires’ fire, aud then floored him with a right temple hit. Squires was clearly rattled, and arose with a lump between the ear and the eye the size of a pigeon’s egg. Squires then went at Burns in a shaky manner and forced him on the platform, getting in some body punches and a left-hander on the side of the f*ce. Burns was cool, but Squires was suffering from the kuoek-down blow. Burns watched his chanc o , and landed a snapping blow. Squires went to the boards again, but up. tie reeled, ducking imaginary blows, and trying to c’inch an imaginary opponent. Burns measured him, and sent him down and “ out ” with a right-hander on the chm. Squires rested on his back, his head slightly raised, and eyelidi rem bling. J elfries counted him cu-.