| Show TOMMY BURNS AND JACK PALMER TODAY London L Feb Fob 9 Tommy Burns Burn the tho American heavyweight pugilist who will meet Jack Palmer of at Newcastle tomor tomorrow row for tOr the championship hRs has been forced to 10 forego a part or of his usual training during the th past week on account of at a n severe cold and an a II strained I tendon In the right foot tool but ho Is conn dent of ot his hi ability a hIli I to make short work of ot hits his hi opponent Tha American America lo is still a n strong favorite In the betting Even the north country countr countrymen men who ho are arc noted for tOI tho the way a In which they will back an nn englishman against a foreign lighter fighter are asking long hong odds odd be tore fore laying their money mone They The ThO have havo of however to 10 place iOcO at nt 2 I to 1 that Palmer will stay pIa six alx Burns backers backer have hae not taken this tItle bet LeI but flume Burns nevertheless believes bellens that thaI th tIght 1 will not 1101 last lat longer than that He lie said today that he hp Intended to make the tho fight as short ai as n possible as liS ho he has lias an en cn to give a IL number of ot exhibitions next week and must mUll I hot bet Into Inlo shape again for tor the fight In Dublin on March 1 n 17 for tor which Richard Crocker Croeker the former Tarn Tam Tammany many leader lender and one of ot the backers of Jem lem Rowe Howe the Irish champion whom Burns nUmA will meet IB l I returning from Egypt Palmer Is la considered n a somewhat bet bt ter ler fighter than Gunner Moir who hums Burns I put nut away awny In ten tn rounds round hut lIne has n II tation lallon for hitting low It II being on an al 01 a foul toil blow that Ihal MoIr was given Ien tho the decision do over him when last they met mel The betting belting at nt the club duh Is la 6 to 4 In favor of ot Burns Ilium S Robert Ya on n hums Burns wanted l at lit referee In his light fight with Moir will act In that thet capacity In the Iho fight tomorrow Burns has haa been bren offered to go 10 to Paris Pant In April to 10 meet a n French boxer |
