Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-04
Colby Club Crosses Path
Of the Local Sports.
Committee Appointed to lnVes.
tigaie Boxing Bouts.
City Government May Be Asked to
Act Concerning Them.

| of the local sports 1t is possible that the
| old strife between the college and the
| town NAV be revived, in which case there
| will be stirring times at times. The reg
ular monthly meeting of the Colby Club
| was held last Friday evening. At the
| same time a boxing bout was in progress
! down in the Armory. Assistant Attorney
General Warren Coffin Philbrook was on
| the program at the Colby Club meeting
| for an address on criminal law practice
But a few members of the club attended
| the meeting. Down III the Armory 500
| sports were gathered to witness sparring
| bouts between six young men. The adj
| dress of Judge Philbrook was a clean and
interesting one. The three bouts at the
Arn"ry We're interesting also to those
who had paid good money to be allowed
| to attend
Almost Immediately following the close
| of Judge PhibroOk's remarks Il member
| of the club began a discussion of the
present season of boxing bouts. A gen.
eral discussion ensued and it was finally
| decided that boxing bouts are q disgrace
| to society and the town at large. that
/ they are degrading our youth and are
! detrimental to the hest interests of the
| municipality. 1t was urged that parents
| will not want their sons and daughters
to come to Colby College because Of the
| bad influence cast upon the city by the
boxing bouts This appeared to receive
unanimous consent and the following
committee was raised: Hon. s. S. Brown
| Hon. r. w. Dunn. Rev. Edward Cary
WhittemOre. d. D., Rev. Charles Lincoln
White, president of Colby College, and
| IIoratio r. Durham.
| The purpose of the committee is that
of putting a stop to the boxing bouts by
any means that may appear to the mem
bers of the committee to be right and
proper. The committee will meet this
evening and. 50 it is now understood, will
! prepare a memorial to be presented to the
regular monthly meeting of the Water
vile city council to be held this evening
When the Journal called upon DR.. Whit
temore Saturday afternoon the reverend
gentleman appeared very much surprised
that his committees purpose had leaked
| out DR.. Whitte1nore said he knew of
nothing the committee cared to say at
! that time. no petition had then been pre-
pared and he could not say just then
what the committee would do but con-
vention with the city council is very prob
able.
That's all right from that point of view
1t is generally considered and conceded
that the boxing bouts which have been
rolled off in this city have been conduct
ed by the law which was tackled to the
statutes last winter. AS required by that
law the bouts nave been OF not more
than six rounds duration and the rounds
have never exceeded three minutes. The
bouts have been attended by the city
marshal. his deputy and n patrolman.
Surgeons have been employed to examine
the boxers before the latter have entered
the ring to see that all are sound as
breathing exercise The sheriff Of the
county has attended the bouts and so has
Mavor Bunker. the latter, of course, tn
observe whether the bouts are conducted
according to law as he understands II
while prominent business men have lined
the galleries and sat upon the main hoar
It is not charged that any of the facul-
~ of Colby College have ever been pres
ent at the bouts and that is where tn"
shoe pinches The local sport says 1t is
tough on the sports of the town to nave
n bunch Of people get together and decide
that what they have never seen or wit
messed is n nuisance and a disgrace when
the Armorv is loaded to the doors by
men who want to see lust such sport.
The bouts of last Friday night we're
conducted by the referee in a sportsman
like manner and according to law. nut
two incidents occurred in which the law
does not interfere and cause the bout To
be stopped. when by rights it should be
storped. The law allows that SIX ROUNDS
of three minutes each may be fought anu.
according to this. no matter what tne
conditions may be in the ring, no matter
how disagreeahle things may appear ana
though many people may want to cut It
out. the law says plainly that six rounds
of three minutes each may he fought
Paferae Connors Friday night took tho
matter in his owns hands in the case OF
Bobby Goode and Young DIXON ana stop
ped the bout in the fifth round. inc
reason for this lies in the following 1ac's'
In the second round Goode tapped DIXON
on the end of the nose The blow dun
lar the Philadelphia boy to any CONSIDER
able extent, but as he is tender IN tila'
spot blood began to flow in corious quail
tity. Bobby steered clear of DiXon's nose
after that as the experience of having a
| stream of gore spatter in his face was
not desirable The two youngsters spar
red and clirched and wrestled and IN the
many mixrps which followed blood APP
reared on the costume of both men. In
the middle of the fifth round. although
the bout plainly would go to Goode If the
! six rounds were finished, Mr.. Connors
thought the sight too gruesome and sent
/ the men to their dressing rooms
/ During the two preliminaries no bones
were broken and today everybody IS
walking around without the us of crutch-
es When the main bout come on the
referee thought he saw piece of frame
work hanging around the principals. and
! in his desire the give the crowd 4 square
and fair thing Mr. Connors stopped the