Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-28
BOXING NOTES.

Charley MckeeVer and Jack Clancy
have been matched to box at Philadel-
phia next week.
Terry Martin, who recently fought
Harry Senter. the negro, has now
drawn the color line.
Jeff Doherty of Providence has been
matched to meet Mosey King at Savin
Rock, r. l., New Years night.
Tat matchmaker of the Douglas Club
is making an effort to get George Car
diner and Marvin Hart together.
George McFadden and ALI Green
wood, who in their day We're good
day night.
Abe Attell has declined to meet jim
my Walsh at 120 pounds ringside, as he
says he would have to cut a leg off to
make that weight.
Kid Goodman, who will meet Dave
Deshler at the opening meeting of the
Douglas Club next Monday evening is
the happy father Of a boy. born last
week.
Peter Maher got his famous right
hand wallop over on Morris Harris in
the third round at Philadelphia Mon
day afternoon, and Peter added an
other victory to his record.
Kid Goodman figures that Rouse
OBren cannot do any lighter weight
than himself, and if the Kid wins over
Deshler he is going to challenge
OBrien to fight him at 126 pounds.
Jimmy Briggs has two clever anna
@1, l.
in the national championships They
are East Boston lads, and Briggs is
getting them fit at his physical cul-
ture headquarters in Maverick square.
Joseph Cans has moved over to
Crolrs Gardens, Alameda, Cal The
Baltimore boy says he will pay no at
tention to anything but hard work from
now until he steps into the ring with
Mike Twin Sullivan on the Goth of Jan
uary.
George Dixon, who needs money
badly, is going into the ring again
Thursday night in New York. AS the
bout is limited to three rounds, the
eX-premier featherweight will likely
go the distance without being dam
aged to any extent.
Tommy Ryan has declined an offer
from Aleck Greggains of San Francisco
to meet Jack C'Twin'O Sullivan. The
much-retired boxer says he wants q
match with Jack O'Bricn. AS the lat
ter does not intend to box again till
the spring, Ryan could if he is really
in earnest about fighting, again take
on the Twin in the meantime.
Francisco for his home in the Quaker
city Tuesday morning. 1t would not
be surprising if his next opponent is
sam Berger, eX-amateur, fight fans
say. Sam IS beng coached by Wilus
Britt, who will, if Sam decides to be-
come an out-and-out professional, act
as his manager. COffrOth has been
promised the match if it is made, and
present indications are that it will be
fought in Mechanics pavilion Washing
tons birthday.
Joe Jeanette, through his manager,
George Armstrong, issues a challenge
10 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien to fight
for the light heavyweight champion
ship. won by OBrien from FitZsim-
mons. Jeanette weighs about 165
pounds. and will agree to make that
weight. His easy victory over Sam
Langford at Lawrence opened the ewes
of some of the fight followers. But they
evidently forgot that he won from Jack
Johnson, and had all tho better of the
go with the Pink Pajama Man" until
Jack remembered how Sandy Ferguson
lost, and fouled Jeanette.
An old-time sporting man of the
West takes exceptions to Referee Gra-
ney's ruling that O'Brien defeated
FltZslmmons in the 1ith instead of the
18th round. The sporting man states
that in the worlds sporting congress
held in London in 1859 this very cues
ton was raised and decided by legisla-
ton, which stands today as the snort
ing law of the world At that great
conclave Of leading sportsmen from all
over the world it was decided that the
minutes intermission for rest between
ROUNDS was a part of the time OF the
preceding round; !. e., that it should ia
counted as belonging to the preceding
round. The discussion arose as to tho
wording Of the Queensbury rules
whether to call the rounds four-minut.,
or three-minute rounds. / e,ch
round should be of four minutes dura-
tlon. one minute Of which should he al
! lowed for rest"