Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-09
BOXING NOTES.

INK Russell and Boxer Kelley clash
in Philadelphia tonight.
Sailor Burke and Dave Holly will
meet i'll bridgeport May 20.
Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, and
Mike Schreck are to be matched in a
few days by the Denver promoters
The bout between Tommy Murphy
and Johnny Summers is slated by the
Philadelphia promoters for May -.
At private club in Rhode Island to-
night Sammy Keller of England will
box Kid Moore and Frank Adams will
meet Kid Manning.
Tommy O'Toole the Philadelphia
featherweight, is out after a title, and
has issued Il challenge to meet any 1872
pound boxer in the world. He will not
want for opponents.
Joey BOWker. the champion feather
weight of England, and Jim Driscoll
have been matched to box in London
the last week of this month for $1,000
a side and $3.50 purse. BOwker boxed
Driscoll off the reel last year and lost
the decision.
Jimmy Walsh who is still in Denver
will probably be matched with Freddie
Weeks in a few days. The latter, who
has been boxing in Philadelphia. start
ed for Colorado Monday, and on his ar
rival in Denver will see the promoter
who offers the purse for Walsh and
himself
The manager of Young Corbett evil
IDENTIFY did not have nerve enough to
try and "con' the, public again about
Errl, IN, Oh e, l,o
has cancelled all the bouts that had
been arranged for Ccrbett. The latter
got $500 out of his second bout with Kid
sullivan.
The English boxing season mas now
closed Monday rights program at the
National Sporting club. London, was Il
fitting termination. Owen Moran did not
have a runaway victory over Al belmont,
of America, after all. Certainly the Eng
lishman was the moro scientific boxer OF
the two. but ii was not until the last few
rounds that il was made clear that Mo
ran would gain the verdict.
1t was the intention of the manage
ment of the Augusta Social and Attn
letic Association to have had a bout
at the club room Friday evening, but
have more training in order that they
might be in better condition the date
has been set ahead one week. Friday
May II. Three good bouts will be ar
ranged for that night and each will be
well worth seeing.
BARLEY Connolly of Portland was
Wednesday matched t. fight Tom
Sawyer of Rocklard at Rumford Falls
next Monday night. BARLEY has
fought Sawyer 4 15-rOund draw at
Rockland in which sports down that
way claimed Sawyer had the best Of
the argument. Ever since that fight
Connolly has been anxious TO get at
the Rcokland boy again and the go
should be a sizzlcr for six rounds
Connolly is in top notch form and is
confident Of landing the decision.
There is every prospect of a glove
contest being arranged shortly which
Will create much interest in this coun-
try. Negotiations are now pending for
a six-round bout between John l.. Sui
Ivan and Jake kilrain, to take place
either in Philadelphia or in Chicago this
fall. kilrain has been doing consider
able boxing with his pupils. and he is
in very good physical condition. Sulli-
van has SPARED daily, Sunday except
ed. % months. He has not tasted Ii
quor in this time. Both old gladiators
are crowned with silver hair. The maxi
ing Of such a match would do much
to revive interest in boxing.
The announcement is made that ar
engagements have been completed for
a meeting between Kid Shea of Hal
lowell and Jim McInns of Bangor
which will occur at Old Town Friday
evening. May "a. and should be good
one McInnis has not been in Augusta
since Arthur Cote put him out twice
in three rounds two years ago. but he
is still in the game and in firSt-claSS
condition. which fact he demonstrated
at Old Town a few weeks ago. by put
ting out George Phelan in short order.
As for Shea he is always in condition
and since coming to Maine has de-
vcloped to a degree that is surprising,
even to his close friends. He showed
his ability cOnclusively in his battle
with Young Sidney of Boston last
week and demonstrated that i'm a six
round bout he is one Of the cIcvcrest
and most dangerous men in his class
in the state today It is likely that
some Of the Augusta sports will be on
hand to sec the bout.