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Show In g ii. ral. 1 just received nn offer to ii-nt in Pans, wanting to kaow It 1 IIl accept it t.iou-and pouiuM , If juuii) to llgm Jeamtte. 1 v.anl JUi- I ikiii and expense lor three, tliat s iny ! aLswer. I Mr. Hums and I are getting lone- j some to see America, but I think we will come back to Australia to live. The name "Amerlcti" sounds god o Mrs. Hums and myself, an.l of cours? I'.'s only natural that It should. TOMMY 111' UN'S. BURNS WRITES 00 AUSTRALIAN SPORT Sydney, N. S. W.. March 10. 1910. Dear Friend Otto Your welcome letter let-ter received the other day, also a Post that the pictures were In. I v. us at tho baths on Sunday and a man snapped me. He sen; me a proof, and I will inclose It In the letter. let-ter. I could have had a Utile more clothes on me. It was taken Just three weeks before I fought Dill lang. Wo meet on the 2Sth of this month In Sydney. I beat him before In six rounds, but they all say he has Improved Im-proved greatly since then. He knocked knock-ed out Squires In seven rounds a, month ago, but that was not much to do. Ill make 200U pounds (S10,uo)) that won't be bad. A lot of peoplo think Lang will beat me. We will draw between ".ooo and 6U00 pounds. Mcintosh has offered 8000 pounds JIuiiiO) tu fight after the Jeffries-Johnson Jeffries-Johnson fight, whether he wins or loses, and the winner can take tho Int. All I want is the cbance at blm. Mr. Johnson Is afraid of me all Hunt, as he wont forget how I sent hira to the Manly hospital the pert day and had the X-ray put on him ou can write to' the Manly hospital and find out that this Is the truth. He certainly was g!a when tne im-llce im-llce stopped the light, as he was not showing the white of his teeth around the finish. If you ever see him ask him why he went to the hospital at Mcnly and at Melbourne the week following fol-lowing lie never will forget the Kore ribs, and that Is why he won't prj any attention to Mcintosh's offer. of-fer. He made the offer to blm direct; di-rect; but received no replv; that shows where his henrl Is. If Jeff Is anyways near like he used to be he will murder him, as I don't consider Johnson a great lighter for his size, lie is a good defensive fighter and that is all. It be was a good, gam fellow he would bo tbe greatest fighter fight-er tho world has ever seen, but be 's a coward In his heart, and If Jeff ge'.s to him It's all over; but If he doesn't. 1 look for Johnson to win. Hut I urn ture Jeff will get to him some tini" within the limit, or elre he has gone back completely. Johnson Is a slight favorite over b'-re because tbe fans think Jeff has b. en out of the game ton lone. They may be good Judges, but that remains re-mains to be seen. I expect to be at the rtng&lde and f-eo Mr. Johnson get the heating of his Hie. I guess he won't take much of a beating, as he will tltber be looking for a soft spot or run away, as he did with Marvin Hart a few year3 aco in San Francisco. As ; o n as that nigger gets hurt he will run for hii life. He will have a man of his cwn size agaliift him this time, and If Jeff can't bent him. then we must give Johnson credtt for being a better bet-ter fighter than we thourht he was. Let me Know what you think atout I: and how the netting Is. Now, Otto. If I tdiould change my Mind and not come I'll send you a coble. "Cie particulars, Johnson." and I will pay for a twenty-word reply re-ply at this end. Let me know whit the bettlnt is, who Is favorite, what condition Jeff Is In and If you think Jeff can win. or who you think will win. as I want to bet a little money ver here and I want Information, knowing that you will be wise to everything ev-erything ln toth camps. I'll send yeu a cable If I will be there for tbe fight, so you will bear from tn or.e wav or the other. I have been hivln a good time over here. Mrs Burns and I are certainly cer-tainly enjoying ourselves, for th-Australians th-Australians are a fine lot of people |
