The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-10-14
BOUTS SCHEDULED
FOR THIS WEEK

VS.. Tom Sawyer at Haverhill
Tuesday-Tommy Quill of Brockton VS..
Billy Glover OF South Boston at r. I. A.
c., Thornton; Jim Barry VS.. Sam Lang
ford at Chelsea: Dick Nelson VS.. Patsy
connors at New York.
Wednesday-Jerry Gaines VS.. Black
Fitzsmmons at Cape Ann A. c..
Gloucester; Tommy Murphy VS.. Dick Hy-
land at indianapolis.
Thursday-Joe Walcott VS.. Billy Payne
at Rockand, Me.
Friday-Fred Landers VS.. Adam Ryan
at Philadelphia: Jack Blackburn VS.. Mike
Donovan at Industrial A. c., Philadelphia.
The Tommy Quill Billy Glover bout at
the reopening OF the Rhode Island Ath-
letic club tomorrow night Is the most
interesting to local ring followers OF
the many bouts scheduled for this week.
This Is a contest that has been talked
OF for long time, and from All accounts
should be a warm one. The fact that IL
Is under the management OF that WE'LL
known sporting man, John Mooney Is
an assurance that everything will be
conducted on strictly business basis
and that the very best boxing talent only
VIII get engagements here. Few men
have wider acquaintance than Mooney.
and he Is looked upon throughout the
country as one OF the squarest and best
OF sporting men.
The show for tomorrow night could not
be duplicated. on form Tommy should
be favorite over Glover. but he Is not.
IL is surprising to know how many local
followers OF the game pick Glover to
defeat the Brockton lad Since his last
performance here Glover has engaged i'm
Is contests without tasting defeat. His
work In New York and Philadelphia has
been revelation TO the critics
Some of the lOcal follovyor9 nj the snort
dope" on both boys performances
against Kid Gleason OF Philadelphia
Gleason bested Quill in six-round tilt in
the Quaker City. Shortly after the bout
Glover met and defeated Gleason. Then
again Quill and Glover met in a bout OF
eight rounds at Brockton a couple OF
years ago. Quill claims he bested Glover.
Glover claims he would have stopped
Quill had the bout been scheduled for 10
rounds. Stanton Abbott referred the con-
test and declared II draw. Since then
both have been anxious to meet once more
in the roped arena. Both are trained 10
the minute.
In the semi-inal of eight rounds Willie
Riley and Kid Freeman will contest for
the lightweight championship of South
Boston. In the opening bout OF six rounds
Denny Ryan of Cambridge and Johnny
Caville of Roxbury will be the contest
ants.
Tonight at Boston Albert belmont and
Percy Cove OF Seattle, Wash. will battle
for Is rounds Cove in good boy and on
Saturday night at Philadelphia defeated
Tommy Langdon. Langdon recently met
belmont at Chelsea, and according to re-
ports would have had the decision had
one been rendered. IL looks as II Cove
will make Albert step some to win.
belmont has been training at Pawtuck-
ct and appears to be in splendid condition.
In speaking of the fight yesterday he
said he had no intention OF breaking Cove
in pieces. as his friends, claim he will, but
said:
They say Cove is pretty good boy.
but II he is as tall as Is said, think that
| ought to be able TO keep inside, and
get in lot of blows at short range"
That is just what everybody who knows
belmont is expecting him to do, as in
fighting is AIS long suit. belmont is going
through rigorous training for his fight
tonight and says he will try hard to dis
appoint his friends Cove stands little
over feet. and only scales in at 120
pounds. He has "A punch, however, and
since coming East has demonstrated that
he has a fearful wallop for a boy of his
weight In this respect he recalls Hughey
Napier, the tall Australian. who visited
this country some years ago and batted
with Johnny Van Heest. then one of the
sturdiest OF the 125-pound men Of the
country Cove has a splendid record, and.
though Handicapped with a name that APP
pears to be detrimental TO a successful
fighter, is believed To be the kind of a
lad who will test the championship as
pirations of belmont to the fullest.
Joe Walcott, the dethroned welter-
weight champ. has what is said to be a
friendly affair with Billy Paine I'm Rock
land Me-. which is TO occur Thursday.
Friday nights show of the Industrial
club i'm philadelphia will have az princi-
pals Jack Blackburn and Mike Donovan
of Rochester.
The Custer Buckley bout, which Is
carded as a semi-final at Lymansville the
92d, may he called off, for Buckley broke
Ills thumb yesterday afternoon when he
was boxing with Peter Fihed. The two
bows were going II at a great clip when
Buckley swung with his left and caught
Fideld on the side OF the head. The thumb
swelled UP considerably. and Buckley
went to the Emergency hospital. where
the doctors said IL was broken. Buckley
was advised TO give the member a rest.
but he SAYS that he will box anyway. He
felt quite badly about the accident, for he
is quite anxious 10 meet Custer.
Young Albee of the North End, who
was defeated by Young Hanlon OF Olney-
Vile al I,ymansville fast Tuesday, is anx-
ions for another try at the latter at 40
nounds Albee states that he was sick at
The time Of the last bout, and was In no
condition TO face Hanlon. lie had been
ont driving a dray all day in the rain and
had a bad stomach when he entered the
ring.