Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-19
BOXING NOTES.

1t is said that Maurice KID Barrish
and Young Cahill have been matched for
eight rounds and are awaiting an offer.
Sandy Ferguson signed a contract
Wednesday to let Carl Harris of Day
ton manage him for two years. Sandy
expects to start for the West Saturday
Albert belmont has signed to l,ox Jim
my Moran on Jan. 30 at the Rhode Islund
a. c.. Thornton. r. l.. Moran fought
Willie Gibbs at Providence on Monday
night and made good showing.
Col Johnny Mooney announces that
Maurice Sayers. who fought vi Y. Ernc
at Philadelphia on Monday. is ready to
90 to Boston to fight anybody his weight.
Biz Backay is also anxious to come here
to meet Albert belmont.
The matchmaker of the Douglass
Club Wednesday wired Abe Attell for
his answer in regard to meeting Jim
my Walsh at the club. If Attell ac-
cepts the club will hold a special meet
ing in order to pull off the match.
Abe Attell made chopping block of
Ralph Linder at the Olympic A. c. at
New York Wednesday night. Linder
never had a, show. Adler and Jeff
Doherty fought a draw. Rube McCar-
thy put William Travis to sleep in one
round.
In the feature bout at the American
Athletic Club at Brooklyn between Jim
my Briggs Of Boston and Lew Myers of
Brooklyn. the Boston toxer was an easy
winner at the end of the three-round
M, Dat ho~ ,,,in 70
he was In the ring, while Myers stalled
a great deal.
Monday nights fight at the Douglas
"A. C.. Chelsea. between Benny Yanser.
the clever Chicago Italian. and Kid Good
man will be. it Is announced. the last
opportunity to see Ably for some time. as
he intends to travel to California lie
hopes to get chance to meet the winner
of the Herrera Herman fight Feb. 9.
Jack ReaIdon and Young Joe Grim.
both of Philadelphia. fought six rounds
10 dram before the National Sporting
Club Wednesday night at Wilmington.
Del. 1t was Il hot fight all through.
beth men being on their feet at the
finish. In the second round Reardon
dropped Grim with n right to the jaw.
and repeated the trick in the sixth.
Jig" Stone of Boston lost the de-
cision in a 2U-round fight Wednesday
night at Albany. N. Y. to Willie Honey
of Alban,. The boys fought at 133
pounds. honey forced the fight all the
way and had Stone covering up practi-
cally all OF the time. The blocking of
Bostonian was the only thing that
~ ri ho
fight Stone announced TO tho crowd
that he was satisfied with the decision
and was fairly beaten.
Portland Argus. Rait'ey Connoiley.
the we'll ll-kncwn local boxer, leaves this
week for New York where ne viii be
handled by Dan Mekcttric.. au. hc
viii later break iato the thr.e-round
game IN that city. Un1er the training
of Geo Eyers, Ccr"'lev MADE great i'm
prcv"nent and doubtless with th.
clever training that ne viii receive IN
the metropolis, n. will perfect hi,r>clf
in tho scientific ;.arts 80 the E.,r,e. 1.o-
cal sports With whom Bartlsv J.; a Fl.
vorite will watch HIS proEre:;, witr in
terest,
Bob Dunbar says: Joe Walcott toll
one ~ dSSocidLeS mat a!tcf x dozen
years or more he was paid 81 Ivy one vi
the Officers of the defunct Trinount A. G.
for defeating Frank Carey at the "Dia-
naond T. Clubs picnic. Joe was not given
the decision. althougi, he knocked out his;
opponent. but was given gold watch
He was promised some money. although
it was supposed to be an amateur con-
test. and the money was given I.y tho old
treasurer. when he learned Joe never got
the coin. I think that the officer (his
name Is withheld for several reasons, is
deserving Of praise. ever II he sanctioned
paying an amateur. Joe said the money
came In handy
Boston Journal: There is a good chance
that boxing will be resumed in this city
before many weeks. Already several are
planning to run big clubs. modelled after
the well-known Criterion Club One rrc.
moter schemes to have his club located