Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-12
Monk the Newsboy, Wins
Decision Over Geo. Dixon.
KID AtteIl Whips Tommy Fe|tz
Tommy Lowe Backs Out.
Flizsarald and Peter Sullivan Have
20.nound Draw.

thrOnged to the dOCTS Moiiuds
at Lymansville, r. L., when Ieoisr
Dixon, the ex-featherwelght champion
of the world, and one of the best-khow'i
boxers in the business. appeared III III:
ring against Monk the Newspoy "
Providence They fought 10 rouhnS
Dixon staying the limit. Monk eol ''o
decision, The Dixon Monday night Vas
not the Dixon of old. he showed una
he had lost much of his cleverness' anu
was exceptionally poor in Judging as
lance. On the other hand MONK sur
prised everybody by his fast ana cle'ei
work.
Tommy Murphy is to meet Matty
Baldwin in Chelsea tonight ana VIII
arrive in Boston early this morning.
lack Root. who is in the has been
class. is trying to break into the gam
again and wants to meet Burns or y
Brien in a finish contest.
Tommy Lowe of Washington showed
I'm at the keystone A. 4. at Phlla lei
phia Monday. but after remaining uhHil
time to go on with Kid Stein. siipp'1i
out A long delay ensued before an
opponcnt could be found for stem.
Billy West finally volunteered t" s" on'
and although he was outpointed' gave
quite a surprise party. West was
knocked down in tn" third round. hut
rallied ganely, and in the latter round
gave Stein as much punishment a. ne
received.
The bout between Sam Longford and
Joe Jeanette which was schedules Tor
Monday night in Portland was indefi-
nitely POSTPONED because the Auditor
I,..
match. The committee on pubIlI
prorerty last summer decided not t.
lease either Of the city's public haliS
FIR snarrinr matches other than those
events already booked prior to Dec /.
The committee had adhered to t'.is re
solve. whether any further matches
will take place in the Auditorium rests
,rith the city counsel inaugurated
Mon[av arc the new committee on pub
lie buildings.
Kid Gleason. who claims to come
from Massachusetts. though hc never
names the city or town. VIA HSil
Freddie Welsh of England in Phiiade!-
phia tonight.
Kid Butler of Cleveland and Cy Flynn
have been matched for $500 side ior
a battle to take place in Cleveland Jan
49, They will weigh in at $50 pounds
at 9 O'Clock on the day of the contest
Sam Langforl an Nike Schre' k have
posted their forfcits for their meeting
Jan. l in Allegheny. Pa. Schreck mas
already begun training and Langfori
will go to work the first Of next week
Johnnie Carol of Brooklyn is chaS-
ing after a match with Honey Melody
pretty hard. but his chances are very
slim. There are any number of men
with regulations who are anxious To
fight Melody.
Andy BeZenah is out with a cnal-
lenge to any 13O-pound boxer in the
world. In the future his business VIII
be done by his brother. Gene. the
welter- weight. who will look after the
interests of Gus.
Fearing that Joe Cans might try 70
enter the ring without weighing IN III
his fight with Kid Herman and there
by lose his $1,000 forfeit, but lncreaS'
his chance of winning. Herman ha ;
now made known the fact that II Cans
fails to weigh in as called Tor III tne
articles there will be no fight ms
puts a crimp in Joe'S plans ana VIII
necessitate more work and llshtT
weight Tor MN IMAM lie Iii oNPNN'N
TO make.
What was to have been an eight
round bout between Billy Clinton OF
Lowell and Nelson of Lawrence at
Salem Monday ended in the fourth
round. when Nelson quit
Willie Fitzgerald of Philadelphia anH
Peter Sullivan of Fall River Tough. z
rounds to draw Monday night al
DAYTON o.. Their was Il large Grove
present and the fight was fierce on
At first 1t was thought that Fllz-
gerald would win easily. In the thir'
round Sullivan was knocked down ant
seemed To be somewhat groEEy. but II
the next round he recovered in Won
derfully rapid manner. and forced me
fighting from that time on.
Kid Attell of Baltimore. was Siver
the decision over Tommy Feltz OF
Brooklyn Monday night at Baltimore
after Is rounds Of rough house fgh'
before the Echo Athletic Club. Felt
had the better of the first five rounds
flooring Attell in the third with .
right hook to the jaw. After the hftf
round AttelI assumed the aggressive
and from that time on badly punishec
the veteran.