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The Seaforth News, 1959-02-26, Page 7Battle $topped By Police Christmas may be the season of goodwill,: but exactly fifty years ago last Christmas two men worked off a personal grudge with, a fight that made sporting history, , Perhaps it was appropriate that the morning of Boxing Day, 1908, should have been chosen for the encounter, but there were many other things about the contest to make it memorable, The loser, though taking a bad beating, refused -to give in. The winner refused to finish off hI$ Opponent, though he could easily have done so. The referee was apparently loath to step the one+ sided contest, and eventually the police ordered it to end. To appreciate the real atmos- phere it is necessary to g� back a little, to the day when Jack Johnson, a powerfully - built Texan negro, fought twenty rounds 'against Marvin Hart, and lost. Three months later Hart became world heavy - weight champion, but held the title only a few months before surrender- ing it to Tommy Burns. Burns, a Frenoh-Canadian, was - actually a light - heavyweight and, in fact, won this title as well soon afterwards. Physically, he was the smallest champion the heavyweight division has ever known at 5 it. 7 in. But he had an abnormally long reach, which enabled him to hit or keep at bay, men muoh taller than him- , self. Johnson was sure he could beat Burns, and quickly challenged for his title. The champion ig- nored him, but the Negro was persistent and followed him everywhere, repeating his chal- lenge. Stung into some sort of action at last, Burns merely de- clared that Johnson was a cow- ard and had a yellow streak— an odd statement for a world champion to :cake. The inference is that Burns had either a complex about his comparative smallness or an aversion to fighting a coloured man. Whatever his reasons, he turn- ed down several attractive offers to meet Johnson but eventually fell to the bait of $30,000 to face the Negro at Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, on Boxing Day, 1908. Johnson jumped at the offer of $7,500. The sponsor was a well- known Australian politician, but his action raised a storm of pro- tests that a man ,concerned with making laws should be associ- ated with prize -fighting: He handed over the promotion to •a hotel -keeper named Hugh D. McIntosh with the stipulation that his money should be return- ed it there was any profit, and at last Burns and Johnson came face to face. It was an oppres- sively hot morning, and most of the crowd of 21,000, who includ- ed two women -and a large force of pollee, had spent the night In the open near the field where the fight was staged. The contestants were an i11- assorted pair: the .champion swarthy, thick -set, scowling; the challenger six inches taller, 21 pounds heavier, yet *with much more grace of movement. The sun glinted on his gold teeth as - he smiled at the ringsiders, ap- parently not caring that Burns was favourite in the heavy bet- ting. There was a sensation with the first blow. Johnson landed an uppercut which lifted Burns off his feet and deposited him on his back. For ;a few 'seconds cham- pion and 'crowd were stupefied. as the referee tolled off the count: He had reached eight be- fore Burns wason his feet again, still • dazed. Johnson might have ended the STATE OF AIR TRAFFIC — Importance of air traffic to the daily life of the newest state is. this taken -for -granted sign on an airport near Anchorage, in air -minded Alaska. fight then and there, but he al- lowed his opponent to continue. Early in the second round, how- ever, Burns was down again, this time from a left to the chin. As he fell he ricked his ankle,. and when he got up it was ob- vious that he Was in great pain, By the third round Burns had decided that unless he could end the fight quickly, he ' had lost his title, He tore into Johnson and hit him about the head and ribs, but the Negro only laughed. Burns was clearly outclassed. He could not hurt his challenger and it was obvious that Johnson was deliberately pulling his punches. The next three rounds all fol- lowed a similar pattern. Burns would come in, both fists flying, but Johnson would either step out of range or take the blows on his arms and then land a flurry of punches that left his opponent groggy.. Only once was Johnson, ob- viously toying with his rival, shaken out of his coolness. • In the seventh round Burns got through with a hard blow to the 'stomach. It caused no damage, but the smile left Johnson's face and he moved in relentlessly with a hail of blows. Before long the Canadian had a huge lump over one eye, and the end seemed near. Johnson changed his tactics then and for the next three rounds amused himself by land- ing a few blows that made Burns go into clinches. Then, • as he pushed his weakening opponent off, he would help him on his way with a quick left and right to head_ and. body. _This would bring Burns into a clinch again, for the process to be repeated. By the twelfth Johnson had tired of this little game and re- sorted to derision. Dropping his guard, he pointed to a spot near his right ribs and said: "Hit me - 'here, Tommy!" Burns promptly did so, but Johnson, grinning broadly, merely turned, pointed to his left ribs, and said:'"That's right. Now hit me here!" Again Burns accepted the invitation, and again Johnson justlaughed. The fourteenth had scarcely started when the champion went down .once more under a merci- less hail, of. blows. Still he would' not quit, and as he gained his feet Johnson came in, deter- mined now to batter his victim into •insensibility. That was enough. Only. a few blows had landed and Burns was still on his feet when a police ' officer jumped into the ring to stop the fight. Johnson had been robbed of his' knock- out, but the referee immediately raised .his arm as the new world heavyweight champion. ,,ETERNAL;PROMISE - Even as the�bleaknes6 of •fhis Winter scene is softened by the dormant buds of the ,old tree, with :their promise of spring, the Cross in the roadside shrine in West Germany gives promise of Easter and a new' religious awoken - Ing after the austerity of Lent. Wizard Couldn't Figure :.Own • Pay Figure wizards in the days before electronic calculating ma- chines were even thought of were highly praised for 'some ':of their calculations and evento- day they are quite impressive. A youth named Zerah Colburn, for instance, amazed scientists by taking only four seconds to cal- culatehow many seconds these were, in forty-eight years. ' Another mathematical prodigy who was entertaininga friend casually asked him the date of his birth. This was' given. Within seconds the guest was startled' by his • host stating: "Since you were. born 975,715,200 seconds have gone 'by." It is on record that when George Parker Biddler, who later achieved fame as an engin- eer, was still at school, he ,re- jected normal.' arithmetical tfieth- ods. and invented -others. "of his own. which enabled him .to do fantastically .difficult sums with apparent ease. He became widely known as The ' Calculating Boy: Once a professor o'1 mathematics; asked him how many•,turn-§ a wheel 5 feet' 10 inches lin circumference` would make in 800,000,000 miles. He gave the correct answer iii just under a minute. Equally astonishing was the feat performed, by a professor at the old Westminster Aquarium in 1896. One.. of the audience asked him to calculate in how many different ways the 52 cards in a pack could be ,dealt. After sitting for 18. minutes with his eyes closed; he gave his- answer: 53,644,737,755,488,- 792,839,237,440,000 d i f.f.e r e n t ways. This amazing ariay of figures was afterwards checked by an eminent mathematician and Pound to be correct. But this professor, like many other geniuses, was absent- minded and could 'never calcu- late his own pay! How .To 'Foil A"Bank .Robber When Dillinger br the James ..boys :swept into'. town, .nobody. had to tell a -bank teller what to do - hit the floorand stay there. ' But in recent `iholdups, fast-shoutinggangs' have" largely given" way to lone ,amateurs ranging, from'. a little old lady With a .glass of acid (it filmed out to -be water) to a frightened boy with . a pap pistol. • To advise its members on' how to deal with . the new• breed of badmen, the. American Bankers Association last. month offered some tips in its "Protective Bul- • letin." Sum of its advice: Train tellers to expect holdup's, •thus ,avoiding the clanger of panick- ing; take -no risks, but remember'. that a calm, or •even :amused,; reaction'.will call 'many' a ban- dit's -bluff. Such coolness, the ABA noted can help turn• •the growing' tide of `crimes of'vio- :]ence" against banks (a record 431 'last year' cost ,$1 6 million): ',Some ;Successful' reactions, cited by the, ABA:, ' ;A Woman teller, faced 'by a trobber.'threatening to .use a .gun, .declared: "Let's see the gun. No gun', no money," ' . "I'm ;a note .teller. Go , to a paying 'teller." A woman teller 'turned -:-to .e fellow worker, said matter-oii- factly: "Sadie, I'; only cash checks, but this man wants money and, he doesn't have' one, What do 'I do?" A male ' teller returned the bandit's glare, said menacingly: "Get out before they carry you out." The ABA's 'conclusion: "In matters of intelligence, ingenu- ity, and _bravery, robbers are not a superior lot. Given a Mair breakr bankers could beat the best of'them." You've got to hand it to .the Tax Collector, Otherwise : he'll come and get it, et AGENTS CLASSIFIED, ADVERTISIN HEI P WANTED PROPERTIES FOR SALT WHAT HAVE YOU TO SELL? 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