Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-06
|uNHOLz AW|NNER.
So Declared by Referee,
Tuesday Evening.
Popular Decision, However,
Would Have Been a Draw.
Coles Good Work Was The Subject Of
Much Favorable Comment.

evening, between Rudolph Unholz, the
South African champion, and Arthur
Cote of Biddeford, after 10 fast rounds
had been fought, Referee Spin Ma
haney of Lewiston. awarded the decis-
ion to unholz, although just why he
did so many Of the audience We're at a
loss to understand, and We're not at all
backward in announcing their disap-
prevail. Perhaps Mr.. Mahaney saw
points in the game that was in progress
IN the ring that those in the audience
did not see, but there We're those who
saw the bout, who We're perhaps nearly
as well yerSed in the unWritten work
of the ring as the referee, and to them,
as well as to the majority OF those pres
ent. it would have been received as far
better judgment to have called the bout
goes. and according to that the South
African lad last night added another
to his list of victories.
The exhibition was given under difhcul
ties, and had it not been for the per
sistent efforts of the management of the
Augusta Social and Athletic Association
| to prevent its patrons from being disap-
pointed the bout would have been off.
| The bout was postponed from last Fiji
| day evening on which date Cote was to
have met UnhOlZ. but failed to show UP
and the bout was postponed. Unholz
was then matched to meet Young Kenney
of Lowell, Mass, but although the money
| was sent to the last named aspirant for
| pugIlistic honors he was taken with an
| attack Of cold feet and at the last mo
ment yesterday afternoon stated that he
| .,fi
| The manage ment of the club then got
a wire to Boston after someone to fill in,
| but none 70 the boxers in that vicinity
| seemed to care to come down and give
battle to the shifty lad from the Trans
| vaal AS q last resort Cote was tele-
| phoned, agreed 10 take the next train
| for Augusta, which he did and showed
| up on train No. -. And it might be
well to say here that although Cote has
| done some shady things in connection
| with his dealings with the club. he GER
| tainly helred out Of a hole last night
and should be given the credit OF doing
some gilt-edged work against one of the
toughest propositions that has ever en-
tered the Augusta arena.
| The bout was a good one from start t,
finish and plenty fast t. satisfy all whf
saw it. A noticeable feature was the diff
ference in style Of the two men. Cote
style is too well known to mention, blu,
IInholz brought one with him that was
all his own, crouchng low and springine
at his man with the qnickness OF cat
| He is a hard hitter when he laEdG, but
missed many of his blows last night be
cause of the skilful way in which Cot
kept himself covered. With n less able
man than Cote the bout would have beer
a short one but Cote not only withstoot
the South Africans rushes but also goI
his left working in his old time form an,
landed some singers to the face ant
wind that would have told on anyone bu
Unholz Both lads had their share of hon
ors in different rounds. and in the sew
Zenith Cote scored the only Touchdown o
the bout. In the 18th rs the lads wer'
up against the ropes, one rope gave way
and Cote went through. hurting his an
kle hut in 30 seconds he was going again
and the round ended with honors easy.
At the end of the 18th both boys wer'
strong and no estimate could be made
as to how long the bout would have last
ed, but it had gone the limit and &C
cording to the referees decision Gnhol:
was declared the winner. That both lad
put up a good fight cannot be disputed
UnhOlz is one of the swiftest boxers tina
has vet visited the city and would be
| very hard one to put out, while Cote
considering that he has not been credited
with living the simple life of late, pu
lup one of the stiffest arguments that h
has yet shown, and the showing that III
made won back many Of his friends VIII
had grown decidedly lukewarm.
| Previous to the main bout there Wer
some good prelimnariss. Johnnie Board
wav won from Charlie Fuller in thre
| rounds, and George Gilbert was Pivel
the decision over Kid Curry of Gardne
in four rounds. Pinkey Robbins of Wa
tcrville stopped Tom Trask in the secon'
of q three-round bout, and did it in goo,
shape.
The semi-final was between Cheste
Purns of this city and Percy Hill of Gar
diner The boys went six fast round
and put in some of the hardest wallopin'
of the evening. They were closely match
ed and all would have been satisfied hal
the bout been called a draw, but the de
. cision was given to Burns. In the pre-
liminaries and the semi-fnal the referee
was Terry Martin.