In 14 one-sided rounds, in all of which he had prevailed, Jack Johnson, the coloured champion, defeated Tommy Burns, the holder of the world's boxing ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 4,455 wordsJohnson was elated over his victory. "You can just say this," he said to an interviewer "They said I had a yellow streak, and I wanted to show them that ...
Article : 265 wordsBurns, in an interview, said:—"I am satisfied with the decision. I tried to win even up to the time when the police stopped the contest. I thought I had a chance, ...
Article : 316 wordsDespite the prohibition against the admission of women half a dozen, contrived to elude the vigilance of the gatekeepers, one disguised in an overcoat and boxer hat. ...
Article : 123 wordsBurns was able to-day to motor to the National Park. His ankle sprained early in the fight was troublesome, but his face wounds were somewhat better. The ...
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Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931), Sat 2 Jan 1909, Page 38
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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