THE BIG BOXERS.
BURNS DEFEATS RICKARD
[UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT] OTTAAVA, August 9. At Saskatoon, Tommy Burns defeated Bill Rickard in the sixth of a fif-teen-round match. Burns played with liis opponent until the sixth round, knocking him down once for nine seconds', and again for eight, when Sheriff Colder stopped the fight- Rickard failed to show even second-rate form. Burns weighed 1851bs and Rickard 2051 b».
Alderman A. L. Tearney said tonight at Chicago that 1 10,000 dollars had been deposited with . him for Johnson to fight in Australia, Johnson refused to affirm the report, hut added that he would enter the ring as a personal favor to Alcdrman ''Tearney.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3599, 12 August 1912, Page 7
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111THE BIG BOXERS. Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3599, 12 August 1912, Page 7
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