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GOODWIN VS. GOODMAN.
Boston, Aug 2S.-4Chester Goodwin,
the sterling Chelsea featherweight, adj
ded to his reputation Thursday night
at the Tammany A. G., and, though
he went down in defeat before Kid
Goodman in the eighth round of their
fifteen-round bout he gained many
new friends by the great battle he put
up before the Hebrew champion.
Twice during the bout Goodwin ap-
peared to be the victor, but inexperi-
ence cost him the battle. From the
tap of the gong Chester was the ag-
gressor and easily outpointed the Kid.
It looked as if it was all over but the
shouting in the second round, for
Goodwin went after Goodman and
sent him to the floor repeatedly. No
less than six times did Goodman seek
the mat from Chester's well directed
blows, and it was right here that Good
wins friends claim he was entitled to
the decision.
Water was thrown upon Goodman
as he lay on the floor and once he was
assisted to his feet by his army of
sympathizers which surged around the
ring.
Chester fought himself out in a vain
endeavor to win decisively, and the
more experienced Kid grew stronger
as the bout went along, wnhe Chester
grew correspondingfy weaker. Finally
in the eighth round the terrific body
punches began to tell ON Goodwin and
Referee Donnelly stopped the bout and
awarded the decision to Goodman.
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JEF1FORDS BROKE HIS ARM.
Philadelphia, Aug %. Jeffords
made his temperance in the fistic
arena here Thursday night in a bout
with Fred Cooley Of Chicago, before
the Broadway Athletic club The CON
test lasted five rounds. Jeffords re-
fused to continue, claiming he had bro
Ken his arm during the third round.
During the third fourth and fifth
ROUNDS he did not show any signs of
injuries and it was not until he was
badly punished in the fifth that he an
nounced his inability to continue.
Up TO quitting time, Cooley had ALI
The, best Of the fighting. T'he latter
IS a ringer for Kid Carter of BROOKLYN.
and is much smaller than Jeffords. IN
Ihe second he went after his man and
Ianded several hard body blows which
MADE Jeffords vince. Jeffords cagna
back in the third and PLAYED for the
mead, but his opponent continued his
attention to the body. The round
was a fast one and in favor of Cooley.
line Ch1cagoan kept up his good
work in the fifth and had Jeffords an
Inc run. The latter had been racnivar
general for the last four rounds and
decided he had enough To the major .
lty OF the spectators it looked Iike .
clean case Of quit. :
Lave Sullivan has signed article, -
meet Kid Goodman i n a fiftean-ro,,r,d
bout before the Criterion A q ~ po<s
ton on September 2.
George Gardner has Initiated rerr1,
M[cGoVern, Kid Mccoy and others and
VIII ny his luck on the turf. Gardner
mas purchased several thorougbbred
horses and viii race them in the west
Billy Madden announces that he has
secured a match for his man. .Denver
Ed Martin, with Sam McVey the bio
colored 'heavyweight of San Francisco,
The go is to take place at Los An
sgeles, Cal, next month.
Joe Walcott was evidently bluffing
When ne said that he would fight San
dy ferguson, the Boston heavyweight
WaIcott now says that he will not
meet Ferguson, although the latter has
accepted the negro's challenge.
An effort is under way to have Rufe
Turner of Denver meet Joe Cans in a
twenty round bout at Fort Erie in Oc-
tober, should the courts rule that
pug1lism is lawful at that place. Cans
ana Turner met a few months ago and
Cans won.
Jack johnson of San Francisco. who
ranks as the best colored heavyweight
in the business, is in the east in search
Of a fight with Tom Sharkey. The ex-
sailor says he will not notice johnson
because his only ambition now is to
fight Jim Jeffries.
Jimmy Briggs of Chelsea, who stayed
ten rounds against Young Corbett on
two occasions, says he does not intend
to do any fighting until after the sum-
ner is over. Briggs adds that he
needs a rest and has gone to the coun-
try to recuperate.
After issuing a number of chal-
lenges, Johnny Burdick has finally Sc
cured match. The featherweight has
signed articles to fight Chester Good
win of Chelsea, Mass, before the Marl-
boro A. c. of Marlboro, Mass, on Sep
TENDER Is. in fifteen round bout.
Mike Donovan of Rochester is to don
the n1itts again and his opponent will
be Al Neil, the San Francisco welter-
weight. No club has been selected for
the mill, but the indications are that
they will have it out at San Francisco
during the last week in September
Billy Elmer of San Francisco, who is
now in New York will soon undergo
an operati0n on his nose, Elmer's