Show TOMMY BURNS EXPLAINS fiGHT OBrien Positively Refused to En Enter Enter ter Ring fling Until He Burns Promised to Lay Down Dowil HE HAD TO AGREE TO THIS THI Determined I I In to L mul anti Did Had 1 I mm fi Bet Beh t lmh urr I if to In vw Ive IlCI fec Public Ius le 1 May Mn 9 A limit full of the th suspicious features of tho thu tight light before h foN the Pa Pt chile Athletic lIe clUb last nIght to tin th him Associated ress today lotio by u Tom Toni Tommy my III Burns the time winner Burns said Jack OBrien was o caught in one ono of his hla own ow traps luat t He refused to tu meet abet me ale and I 1 could Cool not get gel him him to tn agree to enter cuter the arena until lifter after I unit had promised to la icy luy down and mund lot let v wIll 11 time the th fight tight J I saw II no 10 other othel wise Ilse to get jet hint Into tin th ring 1 I wanted to show sho th tho country that I was wali O Urion H muster I was anxious I ta In ti prove Promo that ho lie waH iran no mm match tor for me I und mm nil to 10 whip him decisively After a 1 long hong conference with the tho other side Alele t I sums saw sa I no at possibility of tiC pulling off tho time tight fight unless I agreed to tn a n prearranged d In him n h I 1 watt wan to 10 be im the tho loser loner los r Finally 1 I consented to 10 this as soon som us liS im the time eons gOIl sounded time the first round to lu break my ray promise with tho other sIde de to the tight light mind and io go In III and win In This J I did smut and the 1111 result was Willi apparent was wal taken off his nis feet audit and scared to death verone saw sa how lion he Its hesitated about leaving his corner when the th hirst 1 BOHR gou Bounded and how hits his seconds second had liar Jo to push him out of his chair lie He knew I imad Planned to too for foi them nil all Una tl that ut ho he was duo for tor a It beating ht As for the bets busts being called off oCr I 1 was vas 1111 1111 cn 1 In tim having that done dono lot lor the time protection of ot the Ihl public I wanted to make this explanation after aftem and ond I dimI 1 riot flot ot iva IJ lit Ut to SOl see the public into any of It C rite miff of time tho bets bels cost 1110 3 OO for Cor I stood to will iSili that amoun t Manager McCarcy of time the Pacific Ath th letic club today nutty confirmed Burnt Burns state sta Ie ment Ivery I er detail of ot It was wall agreed to 11 l y mo tho latter In him order eider to t get OBrien In to tu the ring but bt there her n no imo lois lion on cit the time part of ot Burns Durns or McCarey to tu tonn cart a IT Out Ih the with smith the thc p nn Brian side l McCarey said he lie wished it to ba be distinctly understood that Billy bully Nolan Battling manager maner was ivam not nOl Involved In time the th affair Tho rie disgust of the time sporting world over vel time the burlesque given under the guise guise of a II mm boxing bo ln con tes Is without bounds Referee Charles Charlos Eyton E ton saId today toda with reference to the tue ft tight sin Burns Buros statement today toda Is I the first intimation I 1 I hll abou any an between the men amen I am ant not surprised however at the tIme reY as its there thero was plenty plent or ot suspicious circumstances I called off of all 1111 bets last night after attora a conference with Manager Wi found ninny many suspicious circumstances connected with the betting and that It would he be an nil Injustice to the public to in allow the Iho lists bets to stand sIll lid I am ant glad glud personally personal that the exposure expo ure has been heen made for It will help to shut some Homo of those out of ot the till boxing game who are In It for rOl dishonest purposes |