Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-03

Tommy Murphy and Benny Yanger are
slated for a match in Philadelphia Feb. Il
Young Kloby and Willie Mack will
meet at the West End A. c., Lawrence
next week
Larry Temple will meet George Cole in
Altoona, Pa, Feb. T.. and three days
later will go against Mike Donovan at
Beaver Falls.
Jimmy Vender champion featherweght
of Wilkesbarre. Pa, who broke his
thumb after fighting four rounds with
Willie Wynne of Boston. has again chal-
lensed the BOstonian for a 10-round fight
The Casco A. c. of Portland will here
nights The club is to emulate the Ma
tioral Club of Philadelphia by giving FIVE
bouts of six rounds each. The opening
show will take place Feb. 10.
Kid Carsey, the Chicago boxer. is to
take on Kid Brock OF Cleveland at AL
| toona Feb. Il. Brock is the fellow who
was put away several weeks ago ut South
Sharon, Pa. by Carsey, who had been
rung in as Kid Beebe. 1t will be a good
| betting fight.
Joe Tipman lost Thursday night at
| Baltimore to- Harry Scroggs in the sec
! ond round Of what was scheduled to be n
15-round contest before the National A.
&c. The men had agreed on clean break;
and. according to Referee Frank WOnEe,
Tipman did not abide by the rules.
Mike Crwin) Sullivan. who is still in
! 70 hat ba To no
matched against jimmy Britt at 13j
pounds bv one of the San Francisco
clubs. The Twin has been offered sever
! al matches, but he declined them rs he
wants to get on with either Britt or
Cans.
| The trouble between the directors Of tn"
Douglas Club of Chelsea was settled
| Thursday. Three of the dissatisfied ones
| were cut adrift. The others have hired
| the rink where the bouts have been box
cd and will continue to conduct meet
! ings under the name of the Lincoln A. G.
The opening meeting of the new club will
be held about Feb. L., and the feature
bout will be between Jimmy Walsh and
| Johnny Reagan of st. Louis.
| Harry Lewis easily outponted Andy
McGarry in a three-round boxing bout at
| the smoker of the Long Acre a. c. ut
New York Thursday night. McGarry
outweighed his opponent by at least eight
pounds but Lewis was too clever AMI
! jabbed Andy at will. The latter was
almost all in at the end. Clarence Forbes
boxed a pretty go with Alex Dunshee ri
| the semi-final bout. the honors going to
! Clarence on the strength of his superior
| cleverness and hitting ability.
| Says the Biddcford Record: Arthur
| Cote began active training yesterday. He
| has to take off about six pounds to MAKE
I the 133 pounds which the articles call for
| and he says he can do it easily enough.
! In fact, he expects to get down close Ia
100. SO as to be able to rest the day Of
the fight and still not be over the required
| weight at the ringsidc. This fight Is for
| the lightweight championship of New
| England and it is the only fight this
| winter in which the principals have put
| M a forfeit to make the legitimate weight
at the ringside. Goodman has fought
| Dave Deshler twice. losing on n foul both
| times. Cote has defeated Deshler. The
| championship of New England lies be
! tween these three. IL Cote wins over
| Goodman he will have a clear title to tht
New England Championship If Goodman
| wins over Cote, who beat DeShler. his
claim would be good. For this reaso:
| the bout Is one of the most Important
that has been pulled off this winter.