| Show SI ler w says ays Joh moul must most Acce accept put B U of offer fer george slier fight critic says in the chicago tribune tommy burns bums demand for 30 to fight jack johnson on a win loso lose or draw proposition prevented their signing articles to battle in the near future for the worlds heavyweight championship title johnson has been seeking a match with tommy ever since the latter sailed for europe and to th impress the followers of the game in this country ho he repeatedly stated he would stop burns in six ten or twenty and would fight him for nothing just to convince the american public that he is tommys tommas master and the one man justly entitled to kotc around the championship pion plon ship title burns proposition stumped him however he was and still is willing to fight but lie he would like to see the color of the money that would bo be left in ili the pot after tommy took out his when burns manager billy neall met johnsons John song manager sam fitzpatrick with a certified check which he was willing to bet on the result of the contest sam backed up a bit that was more money than he cared to wagar wago r though he is confident his man is the better betted lighter what fitz wants is a bit of sure money that Is a good slice of the losers end johnson can be criticized justly for posting a forfeit of 2500 to td back up his challenge that he could stop burns burng in twenty rounds rounda and then when called refusing to make good if he Is of the opinion that jie can ahl whip tommy within the number of rounds he named he be should sign articles agreeing to burns unheard of demand and it if no club came through with the purse he would have the better of the argument wonder why foxy fitzpatrick did not think of that it would have made his claim good of having the best scrapper and it would not leave a hole largo large enough for tomm tommy y to crawl into |
