Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-28
Sports Get Their Moneys
Worth Friday Evening.
Bouts Some Of Fastest Ever
Seen al CITY Hall.
Russell and Eeary, Ross and Han.
lon, Show Good Work.

MI that was needed in order to have
rlldc 4 complete success Of the enter
talnmcnt given by the Augusta Social
ana Athletic Club at City hall last
evening was a larger attendance. The
Attendance was poor--not onc-third as
large as it should have been for the
quality of sport provided for the occa-
sion. which was hardly conducive to
the encouragement of the association to
any great extent. but aside from that
it was enc of the very best events OF
the Kind that has been held in City
hail. The boxing was of the Cl"an"st
type. the men very clever, and the
pace was fast enough to suit the most
sanGuinc admirer Of the demonstration
Of the manly art.
The evenings entertainment included
three bouts, 4 preliminary between
Bobby Goodc and the veteran Gilbert
= :-Cmi-'inaI between Young Russell
ana Young Ncary OF Boston and the
main lout III which the contestants
We're Jimmy IIanlon of Cambridge and
Gus Ross Of Boston. and it really
might be said that both the two last
bouts Were main events. Ross
and Russell arc lroteGcs of Kill Pantz,
who was with them.
TIL" initial performance Was between
Gunlc and Gilbert and was productivn
Of much amusement even if it WAS npt
the acme Of science. The two BOYS have
met III the ring many times and have
taken each Others measure pretty we'll
but it was noticeable last evening that
Bob has been coming of late along the
path of science, and throughout the six
rounds of the bout he kept hi; Sand
hill opponent very busy dud ging his
leads. George found a resting place for
his mittS occasionally on some parts
of I6obS anatomy but he lacked ability
t" land effectively, and had it not been
for his somewhat spectacular duckin%
he would have found Il narcotic in the
end Of Bob's gloves.
The sepi-tna was good t" look at.
Both Rtsson and Ncary were very
clever AND hard hittcrs, and mixed it
lively throughout the game. Russell
carried the battle to the other boy from
the start and the first round was his
by quite q margin, hui in the second
NCary showed up better and from that
time to tho cnd it was pretty nearly IN
even thing. In the fourth round Russell
got = right in the stomach that mad"
him WinCc and kept him away for tn"
balance of tho round, but in the next he
was up and coming ami both boys fin
Sh"d strong.
Til" last bout was one Of The bcSt
ever sncn in tho hall. IianIpn is 4 vet
cram in the business ana fights with u
GOODNESS that holds him in good stead
He has been mp against some good ones
and Knows all the unwrttcn work of
tha ring. Ross is one Of the younger
aSpirantg but he is q good one AMI
has 4 punch which carries with it SlIg-
gcsti"nS Of drcamland. The bout opened
wei and in the first two minutes Ross
landed Il right on IIanlOn'S left Cyc
that rCdtlcn"d the flesh and threatened
I" close thai 'r"Hn. In the second tn"
ana let's to head and body ana tho
round was fast with honnrS about even.
TIL" third WAS q repetition of the other,
both Lows fighting fast. and Hanlon
landed 4 hard left 10 tho jaw as the
gong sounded. The fourth was one of
the fastest of the bout, being of the
give-anC-ta order. ana n"ar the close
Of the round T;oss missed some swings
that looked wicked This pace was car
ricd to til" end and the Don't finished in
best ever seen in tho hall Harry Sears
of!iciatnd as referee to the satisfaction
of all present.