Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-16

before O'BrIrn meets Kart, lie VIII
take him i'll preference 10 Hart.
Tommy Murphy and Amlcy McGarry
will meet in New York Feb. -.
The f. A a. will hold another anna
teur boxing tournament Feb. "a. 1t Will
consist of open classes for ~ ana l4o-
pound and heavyweight boxers. Should
tie entries warrant. preliminary uials
Will be held Feb. 81. Entries close FEB.
II with George V. Brown. Is. A. "A.
Fast and furious lighting marked the
six round contest at the Casino of the
Wilmington a. Z. at Wilmington, Del.
Wednesday night i'll the windup be-
tween Kid Gleason and Young Joe
Grim of Philadelphia. For five rounds
Grim forced the fighting but i'll the
and after IL minute Of savage attack.
had Grim nearly out. 1t was Il Sood
draw.
Honey Melody. who has hard con-
te:t to fill when he meets Terry Mar
tin at Pythian rink. Chelsea. Monday
night. IS training in Cambridge. some
GoCd Judges say that Martin may sur
prise ;il,. local followers Of ths. game
wien lie meets Melody. Martin is CIV
ing away weight. but h. * nevcrthe-
less confident that iIc Will be adJudge"
Ike winner.
Eddie Tancel. permanently suspended
from the Amateur Athletic Union, sig
nalizod his entrance int" professional
ranks at kcno;ha. WIS. NtdhtSoa!
night by scoring Il clean kn"ckni:t over
lack Raymond III the fourth r"tihd OF
a scheduled six-ruInd battle. lance
! ,,,+ ,,n q great fight, and tier" was
never 4 tine when the Milwaukee, man
VINO outweighed and "ntrrich"a nm
stood n chance to win.
kid Stein Of Philadelphia and ANN
NcCarrv fought Il four-round draw
Wednesday night ut BILLY Elmer
Consolidated \. 6. in West ga street
New York. II was II fast bout from
the start, and neither had amy al
vantage in amy OF the four rounds. f.d
die Johnson won from Jack Dohan o
points. Phil MrGovrm and Tor
Marcy fought a draw, ana Gcorg
Kitson and Frank Sullivan were evel
at the end of their bout.
The chief Of police Of valley Falls. R
| /. and u number of deputy sheriff
stopped q bout in The fourth round be
tween Martin Canole, the Fail Rive
lightweight, and lid IIesse! at the Val
| lev Falls Athletic club WcdneSda
night Candle was sent to the floor tire
| lines i'll the second round ANA wa
dow u onc" apparently longer than tn
| count allowed, but the contest WAS re
| stunned II developed into a sluggin
| match and in tn. fourth round the au
| thoriti.S intcrfrrcd ANA put an end t.
| il.
The Tuxe.ln 4. &. will be prrmitte.
| 10 hold 10 and 2o-round bouts at Mort
| Essington. Pa. The first bouts We're t
have been held there "Wednesday even
| ing, but on Monday the Delaware coun-
| ty authorities issued am order declar-
! ing that long contests in the ring woul'
| not be permitted. Since then the Offici
ais Of the club have held conferences
with III" authorities and explained HOY
, they intended to conduct the ring meet
ings. Permission. il is said. by one OF
| the officials has been given for the
bouts 40 intended. Tn" first show vii
| be held i'll about two weeks.
The fact that Abe Attell. who is to
| meet Jimmy Walsh for the feather
| weight championship at Pythian rink.
Chelsea, Feb. -. will have to weigh L..
pounds at the ringsidc in boxing cos
tune is not worrying Attell in the
least. He is training with Honey Mel
| lody in CharlCStoWn. He feels conf
dent of making the weight and being
strong lie was below weight WcGneS-
day and did but little training, as he
feared getting too low. Walsh, who
needs but little training. has got into
good shape for his fight with Johnny
Reagan and is doing light work at
Steve ODonnclrs. Although AtteIl is
rated as n highclass boxer. Walsh is
confident that he will be the next hold
er tf that title,