Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-06
t Chelsea, where the latter won the

Bob FitZsimmons objects to Hugo
Kelley calling himself middleWeight
champion. title Fitzsimmons claims
he still holds. Just to show how dis
painfully he regards the man who is
trying to usurp his title. Fitzsimmons
asks: who is this Kelley anyhow
Tube Ferns. the ex-welterweight
champion, who has been uinpirinS
base ball in the West during the sum
mer, is going to return to the ring. He
is to meet Johnny Dukelow i'm Roches-
ter n. Y, Dec. 10, and he is also book
ed to meet some good weIterweight in
Montreal Dec. %.
The bout between Tommy Murphy
and Matty Balydwin. which was to
have taken place at Chelsea tonight,
has been postponed until Dec. II. This
weeks meeting has been postponed in
order to make some changes in the
heating plant and seating arrangements
ordered by the fire chief.
Billy Delaney does not think very
well of his former prOtege, Jim JeffrieS,
Is IL referee. Delaney saw the Burns and
OBricn bout, which JeffricS refereed
and Delaney was disguised with the
bulldog tactics employed by Burns,
stamping him as one of the foulest
fighters he ever saw. Delaney thinks
that had there been an experienced rel
cree in the ring Burns would have
been disqualified before the limit was
reached
AS Honey Melody will not be able
10 meet Billy Rhoades at the Lincoln
Club for some weeks on account OF
a bad shoulder, the matchmaker has
tied up Terry Martin and Rhoades.
Melody believes he will be ready to
meet the winner two weeks later. Mar
TIN has got big, strong and clever since
he has been at Diamond Hill, and
big Jack johnson, who has spared
with him lately, says he is a dangerous
proposition for anyone i'll the weller
weight division.
After six round of fast fighting, Paul
Moore, while having much tire best
of the bout with Joe Grim Of Philadel-
hla at PittSburg, was awarded a draw
Moore made the pace from the tap Of
the gong and in the first round sent
Joe to the floor with Il hook to the
jaw. Grim. fer the remainder Of the
fight, stalled repeatedly, making no
effort to lead and lodging the swings
of his aggressive opponent. Grim, af-
ter getting the wallor which put him
down, the same punch with which
Moore has knocked out 50 men during
the past two years, showed no desire 10
mix it with the Pittshurser.
There is already talk of another bout
between O Brien and Burns. The fans
would like to see them get together
again. but they are not likely to have
an opportunity to do so in the near
future. SO far as as O'Brien is con-
cerned. the moving pictures are to
be given his first attention. He is 4
financier first and a fighter next There
is more than a chance that both
O'Iirien and Burns will go on the road,
each with set of films and there is
some talk also that Jim Jeffries will
be paid a handsome salary to accom-
pany one set of the moving pictures
in the role of lecturer. Such a plan
would mean that there could be no talk
of Il fight for at least several months
to come
Boston Globe: 1t has been discovered
that it was not Young Kenney of Law
| renee who met Tom Sawyer at Rockland
Me-. last Friday night. The Lawrence
| mar was 50 badly beaten by Young Erne
| in Philadelphia last Thursday night that
| he refused to go on with the match. On
| his way back from Philadelphia Martin
Flaherty. WHO manages kcnncy. dropped
| off at New Haven and picked up jeff
DohCrty. the lightweight Of that city. to
| act as substitute for Kenney. The New
| Haven man jumped at the chance. not
withstanding he was out of condition and
| about to meet Il man much heavier.
| F'laherty on arriving in Rockland told
| some of the club people of the change.
| but they insisted that Doherty imperson-
| ate Kcnncy.
TEX" Richard, the Nevada fistic
promoter who is now in New York. in
giving some inside information about
| the Cans Nelson fight. states that No
| Ian never intended to let Nelson meet
| Cans. 'He thought" says Richard.
| that he'd stall around and get the
money for Il match with Clifford or
some easy mark. Why. he was supposed
to have up a $4,000 forfeit. What he
| did have up was $500. and IL savings
bank book with a $4,000 account in his
| wifes name. That wasn't worth a cent
| to us, of course. When Nolan found
| Nelson would have to fight Cans he
| tried to sneak out of the match. He
| made Il bluff at getting his forfeit back
and was all ready to skip town.
| told Nolan he'd Eevcr get out of Gold
field alive if he called the fight off. "