Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-07
BOXING NOTES.

Larry Temple is to fight Mix" Donovan
at Beaver Falls Thursday night.
Billy Rhodes and Dick Fitzpatrick will
meet in Davenport, Ia. Feb >.
Tommy Mow;,tt and Young otto will
meet in New York Thursday night.
Young Mrh)ney ard Hugo Kelly will
come together in Hot Springs Feb IL.
Harry Forbes is now manager. match
| maker ard boxing instructor of the Dav-
, export. Ia, a. {.
A Milwaukee, club offers an 500 purse
| for Melody or Jimmy Gardper to box
Jack Doughcrty Fob. Is.
Fred I.anicrs of San Francisco and
George McrnSic of Chicago will meet i'll
| Indianapolis Monday night.
The contest between Jack O'kcGfc am!
Kid Parker. which was to have taken
place at Spokane Friday night, has been
postponed till Feb. is.
The Manchester n. H.. sports arc plan
ming to open up the boxing game in that
city Feb o. Arthur Cote and Geo-g,,
Ashley have been signed Tor the feature
bout.
The managers of Dcshler and Briggs
met ssain Monday but failed to aSrt,,
on the weight question. hcShler will
probably meet Jack O'Neil in Philadcl-
pha Feb l..
Honey Melody has many admirers in
Spokane. They have raised Il 5000 fund
which they offer to put up as side WI :
ger Tor MN against Mike VIM SptiI-
van, Joe Cans or Jimmy Gardiner
During an amateur boxing match ut
Colma. Cal. Monday night. Thomas Do
ven was struck under the heart by
"Chicfy" Johnson and so severely injured
that Ire died within IL few minutes. john
son was arrested.
Kid Stein. the wonderful little feather
weight of Philadelphia and New York.
wits matched Monday night by Manager
Hunt OF tn" Eastern a. {. to meet Abe
Attcll of California at the Portland Audi
| torium on the 18th inst.
Billy Mccartney used good Judgment AZ
! the Washington Sporting Club III Phir-
| delphia Monday night. when he jumped
| into the ring in the fifth round and saved
his man. Young l;rne. from being knocked
| out by Jimmy Gardner of lowell The de-
| feat of the best lightweight in Philhdcl-
pha WAS unexpected. and was accom-
plShcd in such an easy manner as u
| create the boxing sensation OF the win
ter.
| \ decision which it is believed will put
| I'm end to the practice of holding priz
fights before So-callcd boxing clubs IN
| New York was rendered Monday by Jus
tcc Olmstcad in the case of john J. Don
| nelly. president of the Colma Athletic
| Club, charged with violating tn" section
| of the penal code prohibiting, the giving 81
| rriz" tights where an admission zee is
| charged. \ detective testified that on
| the occasion Of a fight or Jan. = he stoo'
| in line with other men and PAID 81 foi
| which he received a membership card en-
titling him to admission to sec the hight
| His ticket was numbered 500. although
the club claimed only a membership OF
100. Dornclly WAS fined 50 ana schtehc'
was suspended on the two prIncir'iS II
the fight in question and two men Wll'
acted as offici;ls of the club.
| At Gloucester. Mass. Monday night. be
fore 100 people Young McDonough of Bos
ton met Young Kennedy. local boy, an'
put him down for the count in the Sc
| ond round Kid Bridges and romnn!
| Lamb. both Of Gloucester, met an
bridges won in the second round. Tn
feature bout. scheduled for - rounds he
twcen John A. Sullivan of Magnolia an
loo Lavoic. nav of Gloucester. was n
fastast exhibition ever given before TN
! club. From the tap of the b.ti IL w
| fight all the time. Lavoie forced IN
fighting and was given the decision ate
about one minutes fighting in the th'r'
round. I.avoie claims to me working on
tirrtiger ut Gloucester and friends OF III
claim he has fought a siX-round dr;i
| with Rlink McCloskey before II Phiadci
| mia club. a draw with Kid Pantz an
knocked out Pocahontas in four bounds