Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-01
VERY EVEN MATCH.
BARLEY Connolly and Tom Sawyer In
Good Bout at Bangor.

Bangor Me. Oct 31.-The second
boxing exhibition under the auspices
of the Bangor Social and Athletic Club
was held in The Arena on Franklin
street Wednesday night and was at
tended by about $50 followers or the
fistic art. The big arena was about
as warm as barn that is not warm at
all, but this disappointment feature of
the exhibition could not be laid wholly
to the management, owing to the fact
that the heating apparatus which had
been provided did not work properly, IN
fact was not thought safe to use, owing
to collection of water in the pipes OF
the boiler which it was feared would
cause an explosion
But the GOODNESS of the arena dis
tracted nothing from the warmth OF
the bouts on the program. These We're
pulled off Just as advertised and all
pleased the crowd. To be sure nobody
was knocked out, but Bangor sports
don't expect to see anybody half Killed
when they go to see boxing exhibit
ton. The bouts were clean and fast,
and that is all that is desired.
The first preliminary was pulled off
very shortly after 5 O'Clock. and was be-
tween Manager Jimmy ConnOrs and his
brother Danny. Jimmy's cleverness
with the padded mts is well known but
in his brother Danny he has pupil
who looks as if he will develop into a
crackerjack if he keeps right after tile
game Danny is a whole lot heavier
than Jimmy and in this and the former
meeting between the two he appeared
lust about as clever. The go was q
fast one from start to finish and Dut
the crowd in good humOr and made
them forget the cold for time.
The second preliminary was between
Jack Stewart of Bangor and Kid Me%-
ers of New York. Meyers is the clever
bantam who has been seen q number OF
times by Bangor sports. Stewart is
considerably heavier than Meyers but
Movers was much the more clever OF
the two and the go that resulted was a
corker Meyers landed manv a lusty
wallop on Stewards ribs and stomach
but Stewards strength was TOO much
of handicap for the little man to
overcome and the big mans PUSHES took
MIN off his feet when he might have
met lighter opponent with telling
blows.
The main bout Of the evening was
between BARLEY Connolly Of Portland
and Tom Sawyer of Rockland. The
men weighed in at 154 pounds and both
appeared to be in excellent condition.
Connolly's appearance was veryde-
ccptive. He looked fat and somewhat
slow when he stepped into the ring
but the first mix-up showed that he
was neither slow nor carrying any SUI
pertluous weight. The men clinched
often but broke quickly at the call of
the referee Jimmy Corners. Connolly
had wicked uppercut, which he land
ed several times on Sawyer's mouth
and neck Sawyer didn't seem to mind
any Of Connoily's blows and came
bnack strong after every exchange. The
men fought at long range for the most
part. but several times during the six
rounds they got into close quarters and
did some good infghting, giving and
taking blows in a fashion which elected
ytll- Of satisfaction from the crowd
On the whole neither man had any the
better of the argument and if there
had been decision given it must have
been q draw.