Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-09
BOXING NOTES.

The bout between Terry Martin and
Charley Sieger In Lawrence Thursday
night should be an interesting contest
as both are now boxing well.
Joe Wagner and Willie Gibbs have
been matched to box at the Rhode Is
land a. c., Thornton. Jan. 16. The pre-
liminary bout Will be between Monk
. the Newsboy and Johnny Lynch.
Jabez White. who is reckoned as the
best lightweight in England. has bout
on with Bob Russell at Birmingham.
Russell has been showing good form
for some time. and 1t is expected he
will give White a hard fight.
Kid Sullivan Of Washington. who
despite his defeat by Britt still aspires
to the lightweight championship. has
two bouts on for this week. and his OPP
TOnents. Russell and Austin Rice. Will
both give him q lot OF trouble.
Jimmy Briggs. who went to New
York To try his hand In the three round
bouts there. has got on a match with
his old rival. Kid Coffey. at Sharkcy's
Club. Coffcy IL n good boxer ard will
make the Chelsea blacksmith travel
fast
Harry T. .els, who Il in New York with
his manager. Steve Mahoney. and Jim
my Briggs. has been signed to meet
Sailor Burke at the Hudson Club. No
date has been set for the bout. but it
will probably take place next week
The same club is considering a match
between Briggs and Charley Seiger
Larry Temple has two matches on
Tor this week. one Of his opponents
will be George Gunther. the "Melbourne
kangaroo" who did some boxing here
Since going to Newcastle, Penn, where
the bout Is to he held. II Is reported
that Gunthcr has shown great form
hut 1t will be p big surprise is he wins
Temple Us also to meet Null Bowser
who. Il couple of weeks ago. got bad
lacing from Gunther
Abe Attell. who was challenged some
time ago by Harry Harris. states that
as soon as Harris posts a forfeit he will
meet him under any terms he names
1t would be a great fight if they can he
brought together. Attell also tells Billy
Nolan. manager Of BATTLING Nelson.
and his partner. Eddie Kelly. that when
they show the color of their coin. he
will meet Kelly for $1,000 side which
amount Nolan named In his challenge
to Attell.
Boston Globe: Colma will be tho
scene of many ring battles this year
Jimmy Cofforth will have all the crack
Eastern boxers that he possibly can
get to go to the coast. Three heavy
weight fights to Il finish are in CON
temptation. The first is scheduled for
Independence day. while the other two
VIII be on Labor day and Admission
day. Prior to these contests The best
boxers will be ritted against each 9TH
er and the winners will meet in the
finals. Perhaps ere the final bout Is ar
ranged Jim Jeffries may be enticel
from retirement.
That George Gardner will not be the
FIRST man that Philadelphia Jack
OBrien Will meet when he starts fight
ing again seems reasonably sure. The
Quaker City boxer is u wise fellow and
will be against n boxer that is a draw
Ing card. lie told his friends there last
week that he did not consider Gardner
logical candidate and as he was after
the money he would take on only box.
ers who would draw good money. II
view Of the fight that Gardner put ur
against Fitzsimmors he did not beliey.
the lowell boxer would attract much
money.