The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-25
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Interesting settos Between Wen Known
Boxers.

The Gaiety was the scene last night Of
several interesting bouts inside Of a ring
about 24x20 feet and before very orderly
crowd, whose rolls might not size up
quite as big as those flashed at TIE Lenox
Athietic club this week, but whose love
of good sport was none the less keen.
1t was no fake, either.
It was Prof. Charlie Farrel's enter
tainment and the first of series which
ne proposes to give tolkeep alive interest
in the manly art. Larry Mccormick was
introduced as master of .ceremonies. Mike
Barry acted as judge. and Eddie Henry
was timekeeper.
The first event was a three-round go,
between the bantam Charlie Maybury
and the featherweight William Quinn.
Maybury was a trifie too stocky for the
featherweight, who was kept lodging to
escape the banta1n's well-dirented blows.
yet Quinn for all this, managed to make
things interesting and got in some lively
taps. 1t was good nAtured contest and
was followed by one between Harry Fow
Ter and Tom Godfrey. This proved to be
decidedly sensational. for after little
cautious sparring Fowler drove Godfrey
to his corner, landed first on his jaw, then
got in hot one between the eyes with
two on each side of the head. 1t was too
much for Godfrey, who quit the game.
jumped over the ropes and spent the eve
ming in his dressing room, waiting for
the crowd to disnerse
Johnny Barry, the champion feather
weight of Maine, was then given an OPP
portunity to exhibit himself, and Jack
Kearns faced him. Barry smiled as he
landed with the utmost ease and played
with his antagonist.
Prof. Farrell then stated that Billie
Dunning had been talking loud and pre-
tended to to be anxious to meet Joe
Soule. An opportunity was offered him
anG although seen in the city yesterday
he had failed to show up and that Luke
Manuel had consented to appear So
Luke and Joe went at it and gave clesn,
scientific performance. .Souie was han d.
capped on account of Manuel's long reach
and his advantage in height, but he
showed himself to be good man in his
class and made a gamy fight with the
odds against him.
Next came the piece de resistance OF the
night, a six-round contest to decision
between Jack Frazier, champion feather
weight of the Pacific coast and Harry
Page of Boston.
They went to their corners accompanied
by two Seconds and when they stripped,
both men appeared to be in the pink OF
condition and were fine specimens OF
physical beauty, well knit, muscular ard
stocky men in their class.
From the start it was very apparent
that these men meant business. They
spared very cautiously at first, each man
evidently sizing the other up. Page for
while did the most of the leading, but
was handsomely blocked by Frazier. As
the contest progressed both men got In
some good blows, one of which landing
on Pages mouth brought the blood. 1t
was biff, bang skillful lodges, leads with
the right and left, attempted undercuts
and at the end the decision was draw.
No one in the crowd seemed disposed
to question the correctness of the judges
opinion and all agreed that the contest
was one of the most scientific put up
for many day. 1t was pretty work to
the very end and the lovers of sport as
they quietly dispersed expressed hope
that Prof Farrell would give them Just
such bouts as this last one frequently
during the sporting season SO happily
inaugurated last night.