Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-12-14
Boxing Notes.


PENNY -Yanger and George Decker will
meet at South Sharon, Pa, Dec. Is.
Honey Melody has posted $1,000 as 4
forfeit to bind a match with Mike (I"iip
Sullivan at 142 or 145 pounds.
The edict on boxing in Chicago does no'
apply to the Chicago \. A. or liiihois "a
c., only to the fy-by-night clubs.
II Is nrobable Jack O'Leary. the new
Milwaukee star. will fight KID Elack or
Johnny Morrison at CINCINNATI, Dec. ~
or 20.
1t is reported that Joey BoHker and
Abe Attell will meet at l.ondon next
purse of 1890.
Eddie Santry will be rendered big
benefit at Milwaukee. Friday. Jack Root,
Hugo Kelly. Clarence Forbes and Young
NIahoney have volunteered.
ice Woodman says that Sam Langford
and Joe Jeanette will meet in the main
bout at the Unity Cycle Social and Ath-
letic Club of Lawrence, Friday night.
The latest announcement is that Bob
FitZsimmons will not meet Marvin Hart
after the bout with Jack O'Brien. Man
ager Freedman declares it will be Fitz 5
farewell appearance.
There is a strong chance that Kid Good
man and Dave Deshler will box in the
main bout at the reopening of the Doug
las A. c. of Chelsea, which will probab-
Is be held next Monday.
Australian Tom Tracey of Portland
Ore, now wears a police officers I'M
form in that busy burg. Toms success
III his new position is phenomenal, he hay
ing already landed u burglar or two.
Boston Journal There is talk of an
other match between Arthur Cote anc
Jimmy Briggs, for Augusta. The Portland
papers talk of a bout between Cote ana
Willie Lewis, but don't take much stock
in it.
The Olympic Club of San Francisco has
pr,Spnted Eddie GraneN tho ,WelI-SuOW,
referee. and cross of solid gold celtic ir
shape. and decorated with shamrOcks in
green enamel. Accompanying the gift
was = note reading: Always fair ana
square
Jim Seaman of Pittsburg, who won the
championship of Australia, and has beer
under the weather for some time, IS il
good trim now and ready to meet any
man in the world. nobody barred. He is :;
strapping big fellow and looks strong
and speedy.
key Wood and Jack Flanagan of Cam
bridge, who is back in his old form, will
go to New York, where Flanagan viii
seek matches with Benny Yanser. kid
other 12S-pOunders. Young Schneider will
also accompany key.
Billy DUSTY Rhoades of Kansas City
who has defeated Rube Ferris and Cy
Flynn, is hot after Q match with Willi'
Lewis for any number of rounds before
any club that Lewis will name. Sig Hart
Rhoades' manager. will post a forfeit t
bind n match any time.
j. NJ Sullivan of New York. who is now
looking after the interests of Bates. who
boxed Philadelphia Jack o Bren in Alas
XII, has matched his man to box Dav'
Barry 70 rounds before the San Diego
Athletic Club Friday. Bates at present is
in Alameda working out with Bob Fltz
simmons.
Four Cleveland boxers will participate
in an ntcrcity boxing carnival that Is
to b., given in Pittsburg on Dec. y. TIL,
same quartet will go up to Oil City. Pa.
to take part in 4 carnival That vii D.
held there on the day following. Johnny
Lavack. the Cleveland trainer. is dcvel
opinS the men who will enter the con
test.
Jack McC,elland, the prize fighter. start
ed Il paEic on Il street car, tuesday morn
ing, ami in consequence was arrested anC
fined 50 and costs by Magistrate I<irley
McClelland was in the car, which WA
crowded, when n woman entered. Georg'
w. Davis, Il negro, occupied a seat III tn,
car and McCleland requested him to give
it to the lady. He refused. McClellant
then declared that if he did not give III
his seat he would break his face. The
negro did not move and rough house
followed.
Benny Yanger, the "Tipton Slasher," i.
| a football crank In Chicago he trained
with t,ckersall. the famous quarterback
} Yanger is i'll New York just now trying t.
/ get on a H;ltch with Terry McGOVtIn O
Battling Nelson. Il knew Nelson wheI
| he started fighting" says Yanger. HI
was q game kid then and could take any
| amount of a lacing. He's as tough as
piece of Whalebone. He hasn't any grca
knockout punch. but he can wear ma,
| down and then be fresh enough to pu
| him out There are half a dozen who cal
| put it on him in six rounds, and SOM
time he'll be bowled over like the rest o
| the bunch"
| A match has been arranged between
| Chick Tucker and Tommy Murphy
They will come together in n Ground ex
hibition bout at the Hudson A. G. on Sat
| urday, Dec. %. This will be the secon'
time they have met. In their previous Ell
counter. which was before the Nationa
| a. G. of Philadelphia. last Washington
birthday afternoon, Murphy had the hes
of the contest. The weight hurt Tucker
chances in the battle. Since that bou
Tucker has beaten Phil Logan, one Of tn
best boxers in Philadelphia. and als
Tommy Mowatt. the fighting conductor
in Ground bouts in the Quaker city.
Boston Journal: John l.. Sullivan. il
an interview as to the probable result o