# Young Burke — Short Fiction character guide

> Young Burke in Short Fiction by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Burke, Dear Mr. Burke, Mr. Burke

**First appearance:** 0000-my-roomy

## Who they are

Character in stories, often a young man.

## Relationships

### [Kid Howard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/kid_howard)

_rivalry_

Kid Howard and Young Burke are rivals, perhaps in boxing or another competitive arena.

### [Kid Howard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/kid_howard)

_rivalry_

Kid Howard and Young Burke are rivals, perhaps in boxing or another competitive arena.

### [Kid Howard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/characters/kid_howard)

_rivalry_

Kid Howard and Young Burke are rivals, perhaps in boxing or another competitive arena.

## In the story

### [Harmony](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/harmony)

Mentioned as 'Mike' in the quartet, a singer with a high range.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/ii)

The narrator, a new player with a hidden knee injury, trying to make the team.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/i)

A farm boy from Benton Harbor who wants to learn boxing to beat Charley Porter.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/iii)

A talented but unmotivated boxer who dreams of marrying a wealthy society woman, causing conflict with his trainer.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/iv)

A promising boxer who wins fights with skill but avoids aggressive slugging, frustrating his manager Nate. He is more interested in meeting women than in fighting hard.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/v)

A boxer who becomes infatuated with a woman he sees at a boxing event, leading Jack Grace to devise a scheme to manipulate him.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/vi)

Receives and is deeply affected by the fake fan letters, becoming overconfident about his upcoming fight.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/vii)

Referred to as 'the kid' in the betting context, wins the fight.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/viii)

The boxer who is the focus of the chapter, dealing with Esther's deception.

### [Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/women)

A young player, referred to as Young Jake, who is frustrated with sitting on the bench and wants to play regularly.

### [The Venomous Viper of the Volga](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_62_se/chapters/the-venomous-viper-of-the-volga)

One of the heavyweight contenders in the trials, fights Barney Williams.

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