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WITH THE PUGSBurns Demands, Win, Lose or DrawLONDON, A pi U 2.—Billy Neal, manager for Tommy Hums, sails for the United States next Saturday on the Cunard liner Lusitania. Upon his arrival In Now York he will post $T,000 to cover the deposit of $2500 which Johnson made with u New Yoik paper, wheiein Johnson agrees to stop Bums within 20 rounds. Burns when seen lost night by a reporter at Hempstead Heath, said:“I propose to call every bluff Johnson makes. If ho really wants to fight me he ought to bo tickled to death to accept any terms I might offer. Moitey•shouldn’t be a consideration with hlrfi if lie can get a ’match Wltlf me. ‘When T fought Ilait my end was only J2500. With Kid McCoy I iccolved $5000. but I was wfcitng to take the small end in order to attain the championship title. If Johnson wins the championship it will be woiih thousands of dol-lais to him. as it 1ms been to me. My terms are *30,000, win. tie or^ lose. Fitzsimmons demanded 75 per cent. Nelson took 30 per cent In his fight with Cans, so I'm only following a. precedent. Moreover, I'm the only heavy-weight champion who$30,000With Jack Johnson#ihpis*IjxtO ftwA .Wack mni “Wit hive ftMe-steppetf
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Fort Wayne News
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Thu, Apr 02, 1908
Page 12
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