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Show j j (fS WEE GEE SAYS V , I like, to go a-swlmmln' ..mmjMiL: When the weather's warm and ir-i?lgM-g I sure enjoy the water jctieg"" " And the Ud:es that aro there. New (jilcans yes, we've heard of her. They say 'lis quite a town Well, she is tired of oyster stuff, And wants a heavy crown There grew a lad, young Marty BurkS, Fret kled like Ruby Bob, Likewise his punch compared the same. So he's picked for the Job Now lurke Is young and full of pep,' Though he's a skinny boy, He hits just like a kicking mule. Which fills tho ana with Jo He's coming east with all he's got, His red top and bis Millie, Hoping to make New Orleans' dream Come true sonic after while The Orescent City craves a heavy -j weiRht title. Martin Burke, he of the strlngbean appearance, the freckled face, and the smile of confidence is an entry among prospective Jack Dempsey one-rounders ... Burke is Just a kid of 22 He's a good prospect. His receht victory over Willie Meehan made the eastern ring ! f'rms start bidding for some of his stuff. . Gf-nc Tunney, another of the heavyweight heavy-weight field. Is to be the New Orleans ; boy's next opponent. It ought to make a whale of a scrap. New Orleans has turned out such I men as Andv BOWen, Jack Everhardt, "Frcnehy" Kay. "i-'recklcs" O'Brien. Jr-,. IfandOt, and Pote Herman, but never has she had a heavyweight hope until along came Marty. s- Religious folk haven't anything to fear from Burke. He Is a niemer of several religious orders. A New 'r-b-nns religious paper, publishes his picture pic-ture every once in awhile with civic pride. The new hope is so skinny he rattles. rat-tles. He's built along the Bob Fltz-simmons Fltz-simmons plan, weighs 105, and stands over six feel. . . Vnrty's left hand has a queer little kick in It that reminds rlngslders of the stuff Ruby Hob used to have |