Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-03-16
BOXING NOTES.

Rube Ferns is to meet Matty Matthews
in Buffalo tonight.
Jimmy Dunn and Joe Alton have beer
signed to box in Pittsburg March q
Tom Mowatt has been engaged to
box Young Otto at West Baden within
two weeks.
Chick Tucker is TO be a busy boxer
He goes against Eddie Wallace in New
York Monday night and against Lou
Ryail in New York, March -.
Tommy Feltz of Brooklyn and Kid
Beebe of Philadelphia fought six rafting
rounds at Wilmington, Del. Wednesday
night to a trad. Feltz had the better OF
the first three rounds. but then Beebe
took brace and held his own.
The 15-round bout Wednesday night at
Baltimore bctwe en- Jack Johnson of Cal
ifornia and Joe Jeanette of New York
before the Eureka Athletic Club was one
of the poorest boxing exhibitions witness
cd for many a day. Johnson was award
ed the decision.
Billy Roche of San Francisco is max
ing an effort to arrange match be
tween Young Corbett and Dick Hyland
for COlma, next month. The latter has
just returned from Colorado, but it is
no certainty that he will agree to
fight at COlma. However. Roche is
confident that he will sign the men.
1.-THE yarn sent out that Jimmy
Briggs may meet Battling Nelson
makes me laugh" says Bob Dunbar in
the Boston Journal. Jimmy is out
ciaSscd SO much in comparison with
the Dane that he hasn't started yet.
Besides there's no chance, as Nelson
could hot be induced to fight at Chel-
sea. not for the money offered over
there"
The 20-round match between Jimmy
Britt and Kid Herman of Chicago has
been settled for the second week in
April before the Pacific Athletic Club
at Los Angeles, Calf. The men agree to
weigh In at 1873 pounds at 6 o'clock on
the day of the fight Britt has deposit
ed his forfeit money with Manager Nc
Carey, and Herman wires that his
money IS on the way
Johnny Mooney, manager of Honey Mel
lOdy. and Aleck Mclean, who Is looking
=.
had n talk Wednesday at Boston relative
to a match between Melody and Mckee
Yer. The latter's manager offered Mooney
all kinds of inducements, even going 81
far as to allow Mooney to name the
terms. but the latter acted as if he was
afraid that McKeever would trim his
boxer
Tom O'Rourke. manager of the Tuxedo
Club of Essington. Pa. writes that there
will be no more interference with his club.
as authorities and the club have come
to an understanding, so that the club can
hold 2O-round bouts without being inter
fered with in any way. O'Rourkc is try
ing to get Walsh and O'TooIe for tho
opening bout. to be held March 81 Ii
he fails to land Walsh. he will substit,1t .
Abe AttelI for him.
A Portland man who saw Connolly
and Martin box at Augusta Tuesday
nlght said Barley fully earned a draw.
He cut out his old backing away tactics
ana stood up and fought Terry in good
shape. Twice he had the Phladelphian
goggy. i have always claimed that if
Bart would stand up and fight he is
and would be much more Of ring
favoritc than he now. is He will win
more fights than he loses if he toes the
scratch and swaps punches.
Express
Young otto Wednesday night added an
other victim to his long list. He smashed
and uppercut Mike Moran at will during
three rounds at the Central A. C.. New
York. and only the kindness of the time
Keeper saved the latter from going to
sleep in the third round. The other seven
"-round bouts were tame. Fred Emkins
ana Fred Lucas fought one round. Lucas
was nearly out Tom Kerner outpointec
charles Hoffman. Charles Goldman and
ioung Frenchy fought draw. Joe sber-
idan and Jack DAILY were so evenly
matched that there was little difference
Austin Rice put up an INTERESTING Gah.
10 draw with Howard Smith