Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-02-27
Disposes Of Arthur Cote
in the Fourth Round.
Kid Frazier Wins From Young
Dali. --0theT Bouts Drawn.
Jimmy Briggs Given Decision Over Dave
Deshler at End Of 18th.

Before an audience of about 1000 pcO-
pie from many cities Of the State and
i'll one of The rrettiest boxing matches
tnat has yet been held at City hall un-
der the auspices of the Augusta Social
and Athletic Association, Arthur Cote,
TIE lucky 3iddetor,i boxer went down
iii defeat before Peter Sullivan Of Fall
River. Mass, i'll the fourth round of
what was announced to be 15-round
contest.
1t was contest well worth going to
Sc. and one which brought to the au-
dience the feeling that it had got its
moneys worth. Seth men were in the
pink of condition AMI were the TWO
finest specimens Of athletic manhood
that have yet entered an Augusta ring.
The match was a fast one from start
to finish. Both men We're cautious. as
il WAS their first meeting. and the first
round was devoted to some extent in
sizing one another up. 1t was net slow.
however, and both lads mixed matters
lively. Sullivan leading to the face and
Cote TO his favorite spot. the wind. The
round as = whole was even.
The second round opened fast. Sulii-
van landed some singers to the head.
while Cote kept boxing away at his adj
sary's wind. but his work did not APP
pear to worry the Fall River lad and
as the round closed sullivan drove Il
good one to the face. The following
round was Il repetition of the second,
with both men strong and closed with
Il lively miXup i'll which the advantage
was slightly in Sullivan's favor.
At the opening of the fourth it began
to look as if the picking of a winner
would not be Il difficult matter. Sulli-
van had got al him with a rush, land
ing hot one in the face that sent the
!tidtcfGrJ lad to the mat. Cote took
several numbers of the count, but re-
gained Lis. feet and rushed at Sullivan,
only to b. sent to the mat again in Il
Nrry few seconds. Again he took a por-
ton of the count and though it was
St."n that the end was near, he plucki-
iy kept on. Twice more he went down
before SullivaIl'S terrible right and ON
the fourth time down. seeing That
Cotes. claEcCS were hopeless, lis sec
onds threw VI the sponge.
IL vas u fair. clean bout and no one
who saw it could feel otherwise than
satisfied that tho contest Was con-
Quoted Oil its mo"itS. Cote was defeat
ed. nut he gave Il good cXhibitiou and
tIc cuuraC" exhibited BY him i'll the
last round. could not fail to
excite admiration. 1t Was with him
simply a cas-" "f meeting a better nan.
Previous to tn" main event of the
evening, Percy Kin Of Gardiner and
Kid Dalls OF Brunswick went three
fast rounds to :, draw and Bobby Good
Of !tTG;l.;Dti. Mass. ana Geo. Gilbert of
Augusta won't tour rounds to a draw,
winch were good ones ana well ap2rc-
Ciatcl.
AZ Il Soni-fIHl. Kid Frazier OF Port
land and Young DailS OF brunswick
went SIX rounds that would have well
Serv"i for 4 final. Ioth lads were
Shftv and active, although the Port
land boy showed I'D = little better from
the Stalt. The rounds We're fast and
Frazier had his man going in the sixth.
sending him to the mat as tho gong
sounded. and getting the decision.
spin" NHhoncy Of Lewiston ofiiciat-
Cd AS referee and gave the best of sat
rgfIrtion. John OMela acted as time
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