Salt Lake Herald | 1901-10-25 | Page 8 | Sports

1 1 9 Jimmy Burns Champion Heavyweight Conies Come to Salt Lake 7 I II Ip I p k i 7 1 r L i d r I I a Ia r j K KIa I f BURNS TIMMY BURNS the champion heavy I I weight pugilist t of oc the northwest J and an lUs M Burns arrived In the city V from Spokane and an are now at the tho Kenyon Kanyon hotel Burns is consid consider I er fel one of uC the best men in the coun country country country try and Is well known among the knights of oC the roped arena During the th past pat year he has ha trimmed nearly I AH fLU 11 tin o men In his class in the tile north northwest west wot including Charles Got Golf champion I It ef of t at Rossland last March Merch Last Lant January Burns defeated Langley Lang e a i heavyweight of oC considerable con rot ot In ft the Coeur dAlone d country In one and a half haU round roun munt t Ed Cuff Cu an another another other oth r heavyweight was defeated at atRo Rowland Roseland Ro lond In two rounds on the pf I taut t April I Burns is Ic a modest appearing man tips the scales Kales at nt ISO so 80 pounds and looks lonks 0 JL finished athlete He stated last that he thought he would make Salt Lake his future home as he 11 es the country He Is out with a challenge to meet any man mon in Sn tle world for Cor a limited number of rounds In Ina Ina ina a boxing contest Burns acts as his own backer and is willing to bat bet any reasonable amount it of t money that he can defeat anyone willing to 10 o go up against him He pre prefers fers erE Tom Sharkey or Jack of oC ofSan ofSan San Francisco The management of the Salt Lake Athletic club is now in correspondence with in the hope of getting him here for Cor a match Sharkey is at present in the east but may come through Salt Lake on his way to the contest on the coast next month and an effort will be he made at that time to secure a match for Burns