Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-03
THE R0PED arena,
knights Of Gloves Are All
Looking for Bouts.
The Small Fry Are Only Ones
to Contest This Week.
Uncertainty Of the Game Shown BY Cote,
DsshIer and Martin..-Other Notes.

| Rule Smith and Spider Welsh of san
| Fra nciscO will meet in Denver Jan. &c.
| That boxing is in a way an uncertain
game is shown by the fact that Cote de-
| feated Deshler. Deshier defeated Mar
tin, ard then Martin turns around and
defeats Cote.
| There Will be L lively row over the
| February fight permit at San Francis
| co. AIecll GreggainS. Jim Coffroth and
jim Neil, father of Frankie Neil, have
made applications for it.
INK Russell, the Quaker City light
! weight. will engage in a bout in New
York City Wednesday night. He will
| exchange wallops with Jack Dorman i'll
three-round bout before the Consol-
| idated A. G.
jim McCarcy. matchmaker of the Pa
| citic y. c. of Los Angeles, Cal, an
| nUunces that he will offer a purse OF
| ST. 900 for Il o0-round bout between Bat
| Ting Nelson and kid Herman, the Chi
cage lightweight, if the latter is sue
| cessfu in beating the victor of the
| Herrera COrbett battle.
Boston Journal; Jack OBrien claims
Inv tiNNtiSHl, iis,hl IitshNs w %, ~
championship. He won the middle
weight ana heavyweight championships
| of England He likes to don evening
| dress and fur-lined overcoats. buy real
| estate and he used to indulge in fake
| fights Can YOU beat him?
Jimmy Britt will do no fighting while
| in the East. He mad intended to en-
| gage in tWo Ground bouts with INK"
| Russell ana Harry Lewis. the Quaker
| City lightWoights, within the short pc
| Rod of three weeks but telegram
| VIII. IL he received from Willie i'll san
| Francisco has changed his plans and
| has compelled him to cancel both these
| mat ches. Tho telegram informed Jimmy
| that he has been matched to fight two
| battles ont there in February. the first
| with either young Corbctt" or kid"
Herman, the Chicago fighter, and the
second with Willie Fitzgerald, the
South B!rnhlyn lightweight.
| Mike S"hrccls Of Cincinnati and John
| Willie OF Chicago We're matched Friday
| To battle - rounds at Conll on Fri
| day, Feb. >. This match was an out
come of the Schrcck- Kaufman n"go-
| tiations. which fell through on account
| Of billy D"lany's unWilingnoss 10 al
| low his charge, I[aulmanu, 10 take part
in fight with Sclr"rk or anyone else
| until he ms had a compiet" rcst.
| Schrecll and Willie have had one mees-
! ing before this and its ending through
| the incompet"ncy Of the referee, was
| most unsatisfactory to the fans. Willie
| vas notified OF the match and wired
| back his acceptance. He viii leave Chi
| caGo at once for sam Francisco.
| Terry Martin of Philadelphia and Pc
| ter sullivan of Fail River hay" been
| matched for Laf. at tho Highland A..
c., Marlboro. They are booked 10 spa:
Il rounds at catch weights. There will
be a somi-final Of eight rounds between
| Charley Dins.!"lc ana Young Sullivan
Of Worcester, ani :, Ground prclilni-
nary between founs; Morse Of tIarl-
boro and Joe ODonncll Of Wcstboro
| Martin seems to be the candy just now
| with the fight managers, fer he has
| chances to fight Jan. 1T Portland with
Charley Sieger Jan. II at Lawrence
| (West End Club. Jan. Is with George
Ashley at Manchester. \. H.. and Jan.
10 with Peter Sullivan at Lawrence
| Unity Club
Jack OBrien, the recent conqucror Of
| FitzsirnmorS. seems none the worse for
| his recent battle for the worlds cham
| pionship, as nc is pleased to call it, ana
| in an interview recently in Chicago said
| in regard to the proposed match with
Marvin Hart: IF Tommy Ryan wants
| to meet me let him post d forfeit ami
| get club that will give US Il g,,arau-
tee" said the Philadelphia. But /
| don't think he wants to meet me He
| has no; been sincere as he might have
been. He has been talking Il good deal.
but as yet he has not come down to
business. My hacker. Jack Mcclure.
| met him at Benton Harbor and was
willing to post a forfeit of $4,000 for the
match. but he would not cover it,
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