The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-15
GOOD BOUTS ON
THE BOXING CARD

The Joe Walcott-Hone Melody fight
which takes place tomorrow night over
shadows in Importance every other box.
ing event billed for the week, though for
Rhode Isldno the Lymansville bouts are
tn. attraction. For a long time Mellody
has sought this meeting. bellevelng Wal.
colt as champion was no more For
months Melody has believed himself the
master OF Walcott. figuring that the lat
ter is not the fighter OF old on account
OF his hand which was shot about two
years ago.
Joe is certainly not the man he once
was, and. OF course. cannot use his right
rand as he did in his best years. but the
ability TO take punishment is as great as
IN the past and he still retains his terrific
lett raid IEuch, fact which he demon-
strated when he knocked out Dougherty
In Chelsea some weeks ago,
AS a punisher. Walcott is the master OF
Melody even today. Melody is the
cleverer OF the two. and II the event goes
10 rounds. Melody should win. but Wal
cCtts friends say this route will never be
covered
AS starter for the weeks festivities
Jlmiay Gardner of Lowell will meet Jim
I'otts In Davenport, Ia. and Unless Potts
is lar better boxer than he is said 10
be, jimmy should get another win. IL
is not meant that Potts is an easy man.
Iornances Gardner is so much better hat
ne looks like sure winner
IN Rockland, Me. tonight Fred Syd-
ney VIII meet a man named Tom Saw
YER while In other parts Of the country
there are several events billed Locally.
tonight viii see the opening OF the am%eur
season for the Charlestown A. c. will
hoId It's hrst meeting of the season in the
preliminary classes. the finals OF which
VIII take place in Wednesday night
close second to the Walcott- Melody
aHair tomorrow night will be the Young
Corbett-Terry McGovern x-round event
N Philadelphia. The matching of this
pair rs the result OF digging pretty deep
INTO the pugilistic graveyard. yet against
each other they should put up pretty
good contest
They seem TO have faculty of doing
this, whereas against other boxers they
would not show so well. Many OF tho
sporting men OF this city seem to favor
hcGovern, but Corbett always seems 10
fight better against McGovern than
against any other. and has twice shown
that, though McGovern can whip men
who can whip him McGovern cannot whip
Young Corbett
All through the week there are fine box
ing events billed-for settlement, and
while several good ones are In the east.
there are also some OF interest I'm the
west and middle west. In Milwaukee on
Friday night. Jack pougherty meets hard
game in Willie Fitzgerald. while tomor-
row night "Al' Kaufman will meet Fred
Cooley in Colma IL the schedule is follow
ed. These are but few OF the many i'm
portant events billed for the week
BOUTS THIS WEEK.
MONDAY.
Charlestown A. a. amateur tournament
George Gunther VS.. Jim Driscoll, New
castle, Penn.
TUESDAY.
Honey Melody VS.. Joe Walcott. Johnny
Sheehan VS.. Young Cahill and Tom Sui
livan VS.. Billy Glover, Lincoln A. c. Chel-
sea.
Jack o'Brien VS.. Fred Cooley and Jim
Tremble, Los Angeles.
Dick Hyland VS.. Cyclone Thompson,
Colma, Calf.
Johnny Lynch VS. Eddie Wallace, f.
Jansen VS.. Mike Grady and Geo. Jansen
VS. Kid Barlow. Lymansville, r. l.
Young Kenney VS. Fred Sidney, Lowell
WEDNESDAY.
Terry McGovern VS.. Young Corbett.
Philadelphia.
Amby McGarry VS.. Kid Sullivan. Baltl-
more
Young Lenny VS.. Kid Dufresne, Mon
treal.
THURSDAY.
Charlestown A. A.-Final bouts.
FRIDAY
Willie Fitzgerald vs.. Jack Dougherty,
Milwaukee.
Tommy Murphy We. Johnny Dwyer,
Philadelphia.