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Show BURNS' SECONDS SSKt KNOCKOUT KENOSHA, Wis.. March 14, Hopo-lossly Hopo-lossly outclassed, "Kid" Burns of New York was aaved from a knockout knock-out tonight when his soconds tossed tho sponge In the ring In tho eighth round of n scheduled ten-round bout with "Packoy" McFarlaud, of Chicago. Chi-cago. It was McFarland's fight from the start. Ho left the ring without a scratch, while both tho Now Yorker's oyes wero battored shut and hiB face was marked fearfully. McFarland was merciloSB In his attack. at-tack. Ho backed tho slow, plodding Burns to tho ropes, frequently In every round, and shot. vicious rlght3 and left to the Jaw without a ro-turn. ro-turn. For tho first fho rounds Burns refused re-fused to stand up and box. Ho continually con-tinually backed away and covered his head wjth his arms to avoid McFar-land's McFar-land's punches, whllo the crowd hissed and demanded of him to flght. The Chlcagoan scored the only knockdown when Burns partially slipped and went to his knees from a punch to the head. Ho resumed fighting, however, Immediately. Tho men boxed at catch weights, but it was announced thoy both scaled about 140 pounds. |