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Show BURNS MAY BOX WITH JEANETTE New York, Sept 7. Now that Tommy Tom-my Burns has actually taken part In another bout and made good, the onetime one-time champion's threat to come back and compete agalust tho various white hopes for another chance to appear in a titular bout seems to bo in a fair way of being accomplished. Burns has been out of tho ring for two years, but he Is only 31 years old and ou?ht to have many good fights left in him yet. In a recont bout with Joe Richard, whom he stopped in six rounds at a small town In tho Canadian northwest, north-west, ho only weighed 185 pounds. If this is so, ho must have done some hard and consistent training, for ho was known to be scaling around 200 pounds this spring. With Burns back In his old form Interest in heavyweight affairB would bo Increased materially. Already there is talk of matching him with Joe Jeanotte. ono of tho formidable negroes who bar the road to the title. But before tackling a task of this size it would bo a good idea for him to come hero and clean up a few of the stalwart hopes who have loomed up sinco ho retired. It might happon that Burns would find trouble enough on his hands in a bout with such giants tis Pnlzer, McCarty or Stowart, oven If he has regained his best form. If Burns should becomo a big noise In the boxing world again In all probability prob-ability Jack Johnson would promptly change hia mind about retiring and seek a match with his former ric- tlm. It is ovident from the statements state-ments that Burns has been sending out from time to tlme that he would raeot Johnson half way. Having once sampled the glory of appearing in the leading role Burns does not care to carry a spear In the chorus. However, How-ever, unlesn Burns, who Is something of a promoter on a small scale, docs not intend to finance the match him- j self he Is likely to find some dlffl- culty In bringing it about. j an |