Show MATCH IS OFf Little Hope of This Pair Meet Meeting Meeting Meeting ing in London Roche Next Lemon London March 7 There appears to tobe tobe tobe be but little hope of Tommy Burns the worlds champion and Jack Johnson the black heavyweight coming together in the ring in London The syndicate which offered to Johnson win or pr lose has given up hope and Burns feels satisfied that he will have but one more fight In this country before leaving for forthe the states Jack Palmer was an easy mark and Burns disposed of ot him in a hurry hurr The crowd cried fake and a amob amob amob mob howled for Its Ito money back but no money mone was refunded nor was any dam damage damage damage age done Burns Is now training tr for or his fight with Jem Roche the Wexford Ireland blacksmith whom he meets on March larch 17 11 Roche was present when Burns knocked out Palmer and re remarked remarked remarked marked that Tommy Tomm would have to put up a much harder fight to whip him Irishman Is Confident The Irishman thinks he is the only man fit to beat Burns but he will go gothe gothe gothe the way wa of ot others Roche is isa a big beefy fellow one of that sort of ot fel tel fellows fellow lows low you will never get fit All depos dopes deposits its for the fight have now been made Today Tom Clarke of Dub Dublin Dublin lin tin stumped up the remaining for Roche and thus the whole of the deposit is in the safe custody of the Sporting Life who appoints the referee and timekeeper Some heavy wagering has taken place Burns giving big odds that he will put out Roche In six rounds Tommys future plans are uncertain If It a purse is not forthcoming in Paris he will return to the states in the first week of April prepared to fight Jack Johnson for as much money as can he found |