Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-12-27
BOXING NOTES.

In a fierce 10-round bout in PEORIA Ill.
Monday. Kid Taylor OF Chicago defeated
Billy Finucane Of the same place. He
was given the decision by Referee Ryan
after he had worn Finucane out in 10
of the fiercest rounds ever seen in Pero
ria.
Maurice Sayers of Milwaukee is another
Western boxer who needs more experience
to fit him for the speedy siX7round game
in Philadelphia. Sayers met Harry Lew
is in the star bout at the National A. c.,
Philadelphia. Monday, and the Quaker
was ahead at every stage of the contest
Jack Reardon of Philadelphia defeated
Young Joe Grim of the same city in Il
six-round fight Monday afternoon before
the National Sporting Club in Whining
ton, Del. Previous to this go Harry
Jones Of Philadelphia stopped Jack Chea-
die of Wilmington in the third round. and
Jack Murphy of Philadelphia stopped Kid
O'Donnell OF the same city in the second
round. s,sEEi
Wall street bankers and brokers to the
number of 200 arranged as part of their
Christmas day program q prize fight,
which resulted Monday afternoon in the
serious, if not critical injury of one COM
batant. and the Disagreement of the 9TH
er Spectators paid s. for admission.
Young Eilrain'' of Canada and kid"
Calllghan of the Bronx We're engaged for
the battle and purse of 500 put up. 1t
was q terrific battle and both men were
badly dsfigured. The finish came in the
18th round, when Callaghan put his left
| to stomach and right to jaw and Kilrairi
fell halfway through the ropes, uncon-
scious A physician in the crowd advised
his immediate removal to the hospital, but
he was hustled away in carriage by
his friends.
FitZsimmons is the oldest man who
has ever taken part in a ring contest
in this country. He was As years old
last June, according to the most au-
thentic records. Jem Mace was about
al when he met Joe Coburn for the
heavyweight championship at Bay st.
Louis, while Joe Goss was 40 when he
lost the championship to Paddy Ryan.
\ fighter is supposed to be at his best
between the ages of % and 30. John l..
sullivan held the championship from
% to 81 and Jim Corbett from 26 to 80.
Fitzsimmons was middleweight cham
piOnship at %, heavyweight champion
at Al. Joe Cans won the lightweight
championship when he was 25 and still
holds the title at 20. Terry McGovern
was bantam champion at the age of 20
and won the featherweight title when
he WAS year older, only to lose it
al 90
Scarcely able to see, Sam Langfold
| of Boston gave up after the eighth
round in what was to have been
12-round bout with Joe Jeannette of
| New York before the Unity Cycle and
| Athletic Club in Lawrence Monday al
ternoon. Langford showed evidence of
| the gamenesS which has placed him
out of the class of men of his weight,
but Jeanette was by no means lack
ing in that respect and he had the ad-
vantage OF about 20 pounds in weight.
This proved too great a handicap for
the Boston lad, but he hung on
tenaciously until his physical condi-
ton would no longer permit of his
continuing. Once he sent Jeanette to
the floor for the count with a hard
uppercut. Langford was clever in
ducking and blocking and put it over
Jeannette in infghting. but Joe was
up and coming all the time and his
blows were delivered with effect.