Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-05-10 | Page 6 | Show at Manhattan Club is worth While

SHOW AT MANHATTAN I CLUB IS WORTH WHILE I Larry Burns and Jim Burris Burns Fur Tur Furnished Furnished Headliner But All AIl Bouts Are Good Before a crowd of amateur boxing fans even larger than usual the Man Manhattan Manhattan hattan battan club goes were held last night at the Salt Palace Unquestionably the feature event was the four rounds put up by Larry Burns and Jimmy TImmy Burris Burns the local welterweights For four of the tha fiercest rounds seen at the club the two went at it hammer and tongs Referee Willard Bean got in inthe Inthe inthe the way wa once and the crowd let loose loosemore loosemore loosemore more steam when he was sent to the mat When the final gong came both were on their feet slugging toe to toe and the decision of a draw was popular popular popular lar Burris had a shade in ness fleas but the draw drav was Vas right A re return return turn match between the two Is la already read announced In the opener Young Lawrence col colored colored colored ored of Salt Lake outclassed Soldier Lamont Lament of Fort Douglas and won on In Inthe Inthe inthe the fourth when the referee stopped the bout Kid the motorman and Jack Downey went four rounds to a adraw adraw adraw draw and put up some fast work The Th decision was popular Young Forbes of St Louis and Kid Davis of Salt Lake the two bantams put up an exceptionally fast four rounds in which flashes of class were frequent The honors were even ee at the end The hopes of Jack Gardner to become an amateur champion were sent glim glimmering glImmering mering meting when Kid Irish as good at the game as his name Indicates stopped I him In the fourth round Gardner found too many gloves coming his way and held on repeatedly to save himself himsel The crowd got Its moneys worth and then some