Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-13

JUG Wallis eiiS
McGovern-Nelson mill changed 10 Jan.
10 or Jan. %. The date originally agreed
upon conflicts with the big dancing party
of the Hesper Club of the East Side Oh
New York.
Jim Cofrroth, the San Francisco hight
promoter has, it is said. been promised
the permits to hold shows January and
February. This being the case, 1t looks
bad for Cans and Sullivan. who have
signed to box at the Hayes Valley Club.
Young Corbett, who has been matched
to fight Aurclio Herrera before the IA
citic A. c. of Los Angeles, Cal, on Dec.
%, arrived in San Francisco, sunday AMI
will begin training for the contest at
Sheehan's roadhouse. Joe Cans Will train
COrbett.
Matty Matthews, who showed MS old
time fighting form in q recent exhipitlon
bout with Jack Butler of Brooklyn, has
been practically matched to meet Gene
Bezenaah, the Cincinnati welterwelght'
for IS rounds before the Riverside a. Z.
Of Cincinnati on Dec %.
Billy Rhoades, the Kansas City welter-
weight who beat 'Rube" Ferns, the eX-
welterweight champion. and "Cy' Flynn.
the Buffalo fighter. in battles III Kansas
City, is matched to meet DICK Fltzpat-
rick. the Chicago fighter. for ~ rounds
at the Democratic Club of Denver, Col.
between Dec. % and %.
Mayor Dunno of Chicago will not toler-
ate interference with the Chicago A. a.
bouts to be held Dec. %. Everett J..
Brown Of the Chicago A. A. athletic COM
mittee has sent word to the Il. "A. A. that
the intercity bouts will be held. George
V. Brown of the B. A. A. has been ad-
vised to go ahead on the tourney.
The main bout at the Hudson Athletic
Club New York, Monday night. was be-
tween Charlie Seiger and Kid Williams OF
Philadelphia. The pair came together for
three rounds at catch weights. 1t was Il
fairly interesting bout, with honors about
even. Williams did the bulk of clean
hitting while Seiger was the asgressor.
Malachy Hogan of Chicago, the we'll
known referee, picks Jack O'Brien to de-
feat Fitzsmmons. Il like the younger
man." says Malachy. ''Fitz was the
greatest OF them all in his day, but he is
getting too ole to keep up the pace.
think O'Brien is the logical favorite. He
is young, strong and exceptionally clever.
am afraid Fitz has taken on a bigger
task than he can accomplish this time
Hugo Kelly of Chicago and Young Ma
honey of Milwaukee fought 10 rounds be-
fore the indianapolis Athletic Club Mon
day night, and the referee called the bout
a draw. Kelly was the aggressor in the
early rounds, and had a shade the better
of it then. Mahoney had Kelly going
proper at the windup, and in the last
round punished him severely. Many
thought Mahoney should have been given
the decision.
Willie Shumaker, ex-amateur bantam
weight champion, furnished the feature
of an entertainment at the Hudson A. c..
New York, by defeating two men in the
three-round bouts held in connection with
| the clubs stag. Shumaker's first oppon-
ent was Frank Sheehan. and the ex-
champion easily outclassed his man in
cleverness and hitting ability. Willie s
next opponent was Jack Ashton of Phila-
delphia, who arrived in New York in the
afternoon and was Immediately made a
member of the club. Ashton outweighed
Shumaker by about 20 pounds. but the
New York boy was far too clever for him
and won with ease. What was scheduled
rs the star bout was three-rOund miXun
between Kid Williams Of Philadelphia,
and Charlie Seiger, which resulted in Il
draw. Williams landed the cleaner punch
es. but Seger forced the fighting and at
the end honors were about even.