Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-29
BOXING NOTES.

The prices Of the tickets to sec the Mel
son and Herrera fight at Los Angeles viii
be from s. to 81.
Eddie Kelley, the sparrnG partner of
Rattling Nelson, will meet George lIoey
in New York Friday night.
Maurice Savers. who was defeated by
Dave DeShicr in Cambridge Il couple Of
months ago. has ieen matched 10 box
Fred Landers in Milwaukee,. April {.
Harry Pollok has announced mat his
proposed invasion oc California with a
"table Of fighters, Including Gus Ruhlin
Abe Attell ana Jimmy Gardner. is off for
the present. The time is not ripe so soon
after Tenny'S death.
Fred Routhner. the champion welter-
weight Of Canada, has written to .Aleck
Mclean asking the latter to get him Il
match with any white wclterwcight at
the Lincoln Club. Mclean will have a
talk with the matchmaker of the club
today.
Charley McKeever is not vet satisfied
that Melody is lis master and he wants
another match with the Charlestown box
o.. In three or four weeks Mckecyer
says he will be ready to meet him, and
feels confident that he can reverse the
decision Of Monday night.
Matty Baldwin and Rid Goodman have
been matched for the main bout at th F.,
Lincoln Club, Chelsea. next Monday April
=. Baldwin was to have met Tommy
Murphy on Thursday. but Murphy sent
word that he has malaria, 50 called the
match off. This is the third time he has
backed out Of match with Baldwin
Tn" Jimmy GardnerJack Dougherty
bout which was scheduled to take place
at Milwaukee, Friday night has been
postponed until tomorrow. Gardner wiz
"a from Lowell that he had hurt his hand
in his recent bout with Willie Lewis. who
handled him rather roughly. This shoul,,
be one of the best welterwcight battles
Of the year. and the result will decide
bougherty's claim to class.
Marvin Hart, recently dnpoeed, infoni.:
t" remain in the game ana has sienificd
his willingness to meet George Gardner
before the Lincoln Athletic Club Of Chel-
sea, Mass, some time in Nav. After
mngling with George he will. should he
WIN the battle. engage Gus Ruhln in a
gam" Of wallops after which he will GO
after Tommy Burns Rv taking on these
three Marvin proves that he cares NOT
who licks him now.
III you don't believe Tommy Burns is
rs good as Jack O'Brion, read this bv
hurnS: "leS. ] appreciate the fact thai
am worlds champion. but il is only tho
attainment for which ] have fondlv hon.
cd and sought since I first entered tho
ring. and / accept the situation with thn
belef that i accomplished my ambition
by hard knocks and systematic cffafts
ana propose to defend my title as long
aS worthy opponents are in existence
The contest between Matty Baldwin ana
I\ld Goodman which is to take place NJ
the Lincoln Club Monday night. now has
the attention of the sports. They are to
poN straight rules, and as both are
vicious infighters n winner is expected be-
lore The end of Il rounds The opcnin.-
h'nt VIII be between Battling Eldridp,
OF New Bedford and Young Fronchv If
the West End In the semi-fnal Williams
"f Gloucester and Pat Callahan of Pea
body will go eight rounds.
III" secret Prize fight between Eddie
iancei and Julius Stein, scheduled to take
place Tuesday night, did not come off
ne Dout. which was to have been staged
AT an outlying han in Harlem. was pro
vented by Police Magistrate Gorke. who
jumped !nto the ring just before the wind
UP event Of the card was to begin and an
lohnceG that there was nothing doing.
ne hSht promoters argued long with tho
,iiihi'n OF the law. but to no purpose, as
ne refused to yield from his position.
ne preliminary. set-to, Ground affair
net"een Jonrny Thompson ana Willie
LEWIS ended in draw Abe Pollock
was referee.