Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-26
Defeats Fred Routhier in
the Fourth Round.
Canadian No Match for the
Shitty Lawrence Lad.
Arthur Cote will Meet UnhoI'z al City
Hall, Friday, June !.

1t takes longer to do some things
than IL does To do others. but 1T did not
take Tommy Sullivan of Lawrence.
Mass, llalf 50 long to dispose of Fred
Routhler of Quebec in the squared cir
Gle at city han last night as many of
the people VINO had gathered to see the
bout had expected. for not q halt
no!r elapsed between the time that the
welter-weight challenger of America
craWled in through the ropes and the
moment when he left the ring and was
on the way to his dressing room the
winner.
The crowd which saw the bout was a
big one. and while it was not the largest
that has gathered to witness the bouts
that have been pulled off during the
season under the auspices of the Au-
gusta Social and Athletic Association
still it was a large one and showed
that the people of the city and other
places in this section appreciate the eff
forts of the club to furnish 70 the pub
lie good, clean athletic sport The
crowd Was very orderly. and while all
wished that the main attraction of the
evening might have tasted longer there
were none who felt that they had not
been given their moneys worth.
Tho program of the evening included
in addition to the main bout. two pre-
liminariCs and Il semi final. all of which
were good and sufficiently puncttlated
to make them interesting. The curtain
raiser was three two-lninutc rounds
between two North-cnd lads, Johnnie
Boariway and Alec Levasseur. and
hntI I,
way. however was the more aggressive
and landed some good ones. and at the
end Of the bout was given the decision.
The second preliminary was to have
been between Kid Curry of Gardiner
ana Young Terry of Hallowcll. but the
latter could not he present and Bobby
Hill of Gardiner went three rounds
with Chester Burns of this city The
bout was a good ono and both boys got
in some heavy iolts. furnishing some
of the best sport of the evening. No de-
CiSi0n was Givem
The semi-final was also changed, as
George Gilbert, the North End favor
ito, who was to have gone up against
Eid Good of Rrockton for five rounds.
was unable to get into the game be-
cause Of lame arm. Kid Curry of
Gardiner was substituted. and al
though it was his first appearance i'm
the ring. he made good and showed
that there was in him the right mate
rial for fast one The boys nut Ilp
good. clean argument. and while the
lads appeared to be pretty evenly
matched Referee Mahaney awarded
Curry the decision.
The main bout commenced at about
go Routhier was the first to appear.
and was followed = few minutes later
by sullivan. and both were given a cor
dial greeting as They entered the ring
and took their corners. The mon
weighed about 1i5 pounds each, but
there was quite a difference between
then, in appearance. Sullivan being a
head and shoulders taller. Both were in
the rink of condition and it was OK
pectcd that the battle would be a good
ono.
With the opening Of the first round
however, things began to look different
For moment or two the men sized one
another up and then the fun began Sui
Hvan had the longer reach and lost no
time in landing on Routhier's face. while
the Canadian went for the wind Roth
got in some good blows. b,it in tho second
round Sullivan got the Indian sign on hi
man and went at him hammer and tonEs
landing right and left to the head al
most at will.
In the second round Sullivan swung
\ right hook at Routhicr which, had il
landed, would have put him out of the
business. This was followed with a So
rics of rights and lefts to the face, AMI
only the Canadians ability to take lis
medicine kept him on his feet The
round was all Sullivan's The third waS
4 repetition of the second. In the fourth
Routhier went to the mat under a rain
of iolts on the face and gained his feet
only to he sent down again. At this
point he was practically all in and the
referee stopped the bout, giving the de
ciSion to Sullivan.
Tommy Sullivan is beyond doubt the
ablest boxer who has yet visited the city.
He is as light as Il cat on his feet ana
can use both right and left like a whirI-
wind. And in addition to the foregoing
traits he has a good head 1t is hoped
that he may vet he seen i'm the city with
someone who Us more in his class.
Mr. Towle, the clubs announcer. stated
between the bouts that Arthur Cote Of
Biddeford would meet Rudolph rnholtz.
the South African champion, at City hall
Friday evening. June j.