Show TOMMY BURNS IS ISNOW NOW CHAMPION Wins the Title From Philadel Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia phia Jack OBrien in Foot FootRace FootRace FootRace Race at Los Angeles IS APPARENT BETS DECLARED OFF BEFORE FIGHT Fl G HT Los Angeles May Ma 8 Tommy Burns ot of otLo Los Lo Angeles won the heavyweight cham chaIn championship championship of at the world from Philadelphia Tack Jack OBrien before the Pacific Ath Athletic Athletic Athletic letic club here tonight after atter twenty rounds of at fighting that was for the most part lIart art a toot foot race OBrien ran away from Burns Bums from the first round to the fin finish finish ish sh and only occasionally was the lat latter latter latter ter able to overtake him Then OBrien Invariably clinched with Burns Bums and held heldon heldon heldon on until the referee pried them apart The crowd hooted and Jeered OBrien and hurled burled all sorts of ot raillery at him as ashe asie he ie raced about the ring But very few blows of at any vigor were landed by either man and neither suffered any apparent damage Both of eyes were damaged and his lips were cut open but Burns Durns had scarcely a scratch Burns Was Disgusted Burns showed his disgust with the thae tics of ot his opponent and called to him repeatedly in a loud voice to come on and fight Burns would chase his man around the ring OBrien running as if It In 1 error of his antagonist Now and then Burns Durns would overtake him and beat him himon himon himon on the back OBrien attempting wildly to duck and dodge away awa until Bums Burns weary of ot the footrace would stand in inthe Inthe Inthe the center of at the ring with his hands at his sides and wait walt for OBrien to come cometo cometo cometo to a halt in his race around the ropes OBrien landed many lights blows at long range on Burns Binna head and face during his capers about the enclosure but they were absolutely without effect Clinches were frequent OBrien Hung On The referee had the greatest difficulty In prying the men apart or 01 rather pry pr log ing OBrien loose from Burns The refe referee referee ree Tee cautioned OBrien repeatedly about his lils tactics and finally told him he must stop it Between two of ot the early rounds Refe Rete Referee ree Eyton went to corner comer and informed him that he must stop cling clinging lug ing to Burns In the clinches and must mu break ak at the word of ot command Burns had all of the better infighting and laced his opponent terrifically about the face with short arm lefts letts holding of ot Bums Burns glove prevented him hint for using it In the clinches In ln the second round the th men wrestled in the center c of ot the ring and both fell feU fIat flat to the tle floor In the opening round OBrien showed apparent fright at his opponents rushes and ran from him at lull full speed Cornered Him Twice In the ninth round Burns Bums weary of ot constant retreating rushed aft att after atter after er him and cornered him twice in dif different different ferent lerent angles of ot the arena and inflicted severe punishment on him The latter made no effort to fight merely ducking and trying to get away Each round was largely arge a repetition of the preceding one Burns Bums had the bet better better better ter of most of them whenever he was able to corner comer his man and get at him The twelfth round was strongly in Burns Bums favor faor During this round Burns Bums laid left eye 1111 open with a terrific overhand right the blood streaming down face The latter called to his seconds something about his injury and shook his head in pain Unfair Tactics Again in the fifteenth round Burns caught his man going away awa and laid open the same eye ee again which had been patched up with court plaster OBrien occasionally oc attempted unfair tactics by holding Bums Burns head under his arm and trying to use his elbow The referee cautioned him and he quit it The twentieth and final round was as al tame as the others Probably persons were In the pa pavilion pavillon villon It has a seating capacity of SOO Betting Favored OBrien The betting was all aU in fa Ia favor vor YOI It started at 10 to 8 and at the hour of commencement was down to 10 to 6 on OBrien But few fe large bets were made Burns bet on himself mostly at odds of ot 10 to 7 Burns weighed In at ITa 1 pounds and OBrien was eight pounds lighter Before the beginning of ot the fight Refe Rete Referee Referee ree Eyton declared jail nU nh bets off under In Instructions instructions from Manager McCarey McCarcy of the Pacific Athletic club Eyton Eton was un unable unable unable able to give the reasons for this ac action actIon action tion |