Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-15
WITH THE CLOVES.
Notes Of Interest From
the Squared Circle.
Numerous Bouts Made and Still
Others Being Talked About.
Arthur Cote 10 Meet Peter Sullivan Of Fall
River Feb. rs in Augusta.

There is talk Of Bob FitZsimmonS and
Gus Rubin meeting at Chelsea on April
49, The matchmaker tried to match them
for IN earlier date. but FitZsmmons has
dates that preclude an engagement earlier
than Patriots day.
The boxing match at City hall between
Arthur Cot" OF Biddeford and Peter Sui
Ivan OF Fail River, Mass. will occur
Monday evening, Feb. ", instead of Fri
day eVerinS, Feb -, announced. Tim
Mahany of Lewiston will referee.
George Silel IS out with the announce
ment that he recently edited the Queens
bury rules for the marquis. and he thinks
he has greatly improved them. 1t is not
on record that the marquis has author
ICED anyone 10 use the blue pencil on his
rules. and there certainly is no evidence
that he engaged Sill, as editor
There is IL bill before the Kentucky Leg
islature to lcgaliZe boxing bouts, and il
is said that every colonel in the Senate
and House is in favor Of the bill. As
every third member OF the body has the
| Inilitary title that is so fashionable i'll the
Blue Grass state, The promoters OF the
bill have figured out Il clear majority.
Doc Payne Of Cleveland, who once act
| ed as an am:able punching bag for Kid
| Mccoy, is out with the announcement
| that in his opinion Jack OBrien is able
to punch Marvin Hart full Of holes. This
| is at variance with the result OF a SIX
| round boat between Hart and OBricn al
| Philadelphia in which the Quaker was
| tiopping about the floor most OF the time
init possibly the amiablc Payne has some
| inside ini orina ton on tn" SUBJECT mat H.
| has not Yet gwen to the public.
| Before a crowded house at the Wash
ington Sporting Club ut Philadelphi'
| Monday evening Adam Ryan and Junk
| Russell. both of Philadelphia, fought SiN
I fast and hard r0lmOs with honors slightly
| in favor OF RHan at the finish. INK WIZ
somewhat Wild and many of his w, II IN
tended swings went aStray. Ryan va:
| very clever and E- stung Russell. His
lett leads To the face and right drives Il
1 the body took n great deal OF steam on
oil Ink The latter. however. was aiway.
| flll oil fight hat i- found il rather mare
| Marvin Iiart is firing of life on the road
and vearfS tor home life. lie says TIA
| h. intends to retire this year and VII
! Guit TIE ring Tor goou. Hart owns !;
| small farm e miles from Louisville on
| the RcrdstoWn like. In reference To M
contest with Tommy Burns AT Los An,
| .eIcS on Feb -. the Colonel says. u
shall certainly win easily. | am training
On the beach at Santa Monica. Cal.
| have never been in better SHAPE and my
| friends will not BE-. disappointed IN ny
| performance in the ring this month OF
| hereafter.
| In challenging Jack O'Brien to fight for
| the .niddew,i sht championship. Tommy
| I:van Stipul.teS l1S pounds rlngSide, well
| kTowins that the Philadclphian cannot
| thu. Quaker for it gives him an oppor-
| tutrifV 10 say that Ryan is Unfair, aud
also PERMITS him to say to the Annoying
| h,ayywei-ltS that Ec cannot talk Ia
them as he is busy with Mir RYAN. These
! t,so able AID genial gentlemen under
stand each other thoroughly, and no one
should jam, to the conclusion that th' J
| are in any way diSI lscd with tach
| other. -
| Bob Dunbar in Boston Journal, There 5
| no chance To get Auralio Herrera here
The MeXiran received 5000 for his "nd
| of the fight against kid Herman at Loo
| Angeles while he received only S"" l"'
| his fight at Chelsea with Kid Goodman
| OF course in Il way the small pur:" al
| Chelsea was his fault. rs he insisted on a
| guarantee. That 5000 ,r i'll buy him 4 lot
| OF whiSkey and cigars. on which the Mex
| lean trains {" Bill Mellody's training
stunts are the talk of Charlestown, and
it is safe to say that every club III the
! Bunker Hill district will be well repre-
scented when Honey meets Terry Martin
at Chelsea Monday night. | look to see
| d big crowd. After that bout Melody
| will start for the Pacific coast again,
| where he is booked with Mike Twin Sui
| nvan ON March Ii.