Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-09

Tho BOXING exhibition at city han
Tuesday evening vas all to the goo |
and a biz; crowd enjoyed round after
round Of fun. TIL" prcliminaricS were
good and the main bout WAS clever
ANA fast Harry Sears made Il first
class referee
George Gilbert and Young Belle
vance Of Fan River started the fun
and went six rounds in a manner Tn 1t
kept tn" crowd on its feet. GEORGE
cannot or has not been overcome yet
his lasI nights opponent kept him so
busy that he earned all his money.
Had a decision been allowed it is
probabl" that the crowd would have
voted for both
"Black" F'itZsinmonS was introduced
and challenged any 16O-pound boxer
in the world. Better watch this
something coming.
Bobby Gondc Of Erockton and Kid
Curry of Gardiner went on for the Soc
ond bout ana it was good. The firsl
round Was hot and fast, about even,
each playing mostly for the body. The
second WA, slower. Goodc had the
third. playing hard for the ribs. Tie
fourth was fairly fast, Curry had
the best If the fifth and the closing
round vas Il warm ono. The admirers
of each man was applauding at the
end.
Young York Of Lewiston challenged
any 10 H. pound wrestler and Brit
ton IF Lewiston later accepted the
def
The third bout WAS well worth go
ing to SEQ. Two finely built. strap
ping big mon shook hands aud
kept things going for nearly nve
rounds. Tom orscy Of ST. John, n.
T., and jim C"vno Of Halowcll wore
III" nltS ana they gave the, crowd
their moneys worth.
Round one was CoNn"'S because he
showed up better. using his hands
more effectively and tapping Orsay
about where Ii" wanted to. The lat
tCr's swing Was Il vicious one, but it
couldn't land.
Round two was much the same way.
although Ors"y showed Improvement
by acquaintance with Coync. Their
foot work WAS better and more blows
landed. Cuy.ic h;tI a shade the bet
ter
Round three was Coyne for I'll" first
Ors"v which made the crowd shout Lit
Il" science. hut heavy work.
Round four was about all St John and
tn" pace WAS SO hot and the crowd SO en-
thu>iastic that the men didn't hear the
lcll. 50 the seconds went i'll with special
delivery letters to notify them St Johns
round.
Round five lasted about a minute, for
brs"y went at C9Yno like a whrlwind and
trimmed him to Il standstil by beef and
Glit. The referee decided that it was all
over at the end of about 60 seconds and
sent the men to their dressing rooms
The main bout was then called, with
til" crowd Well warmed up for a good
scrap ana it was furnished. Joe Wagner
Of New York and KiG Dufresne of Lew
iston donncd the mits, were introduced
and faced each other.
Round one opened up hot and heavy
Tn" second was n bit faster. Wagner
Landed 10 head and face and Dufrcsno
was going for the body. The work at the
close WAS fast. The third and rs fourth
rounds were rcretitionS. the pace being
fast enough To suit ALL The fifth was
Wacncr's round. he being more effective
in lis work to the head and ribs Round
six was Il warm proposition and gave the
crowd its moneys worth.
At the end opinion was divided. b,it tho
hulk of the crowd seemed to think that
the hest 81 the argument had to a great
or or less degree gone to Dufresne.