The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-26

Raleigh, Jog, Goostoin l5 to l. third Time, 1 2-5.
 sixth racc ruturily course purse Smiley Corbett lo0, Miller, 6 to 5 won Charlie Dohorty, l05 Goldstein lbo to 1, second, PaJarolta, l)2, Taplln 13 to l, third. Time. l;l0 3-5.
 BOXING, NEWS In Winchondon, Mass, Christmas eve, tho real fight fans of the city were treated to a real feminine boxing bout Two young women, Miss Alex ina Carron and Miss Clara Premier both about eighteen years of age, met and mixed matters for four rounds on tho referees decision of a draw they insisted on exchanging wallops for four more rounds. The referee, fearing that they might iniure one an- other severely stopped the go. What next?
 Stanley Ketchcl, the middlewcight champion, Thursday night signed an agreement with Jim Coffroth tho fight promoter of California. to fight Hugo Kelly the Italian pugilist of Chicago for twenty-five rounds on Washing tons birthday afternoon at Colma, Cal, for the middleweight champion- ship title. Kotchel had at first de- clded to wait until after the Burns Johnson fight. and in the event of Burns winning. issue a challenge to fight him, but as Burns has already announced that he will not fight again for a year Netchel Immediately iu- formed Cofrroth to match him to meet Kelly.
 The match between Leach Cross of New York, and Young Loughrey of Philadelphia has been called orr be- cause the Quaker insisted on meeting the Nov Yorker at catch weights. sam Wallach brother and manager of Cross, refused to allow his man to meet the Quaker unless ho con sented to make 1a3 pounds. Fred Welsh and George Mcmsic have been matched to box ton rounds at the Pacific Athletic club, Los An geles. Cal, on January 5 They are to weigh 1S3 pounds al 6 o'clock
 Terrible Tcrrys brother, Phil Me- Govern figured along with Young ! Pierce in the main bout Thursday night before the Broadway Athletic | club in Philadelphia McGovcrn oc- casioned much excitement in the first round because of his tactics which re- minded those present of his famous brother when he was known as "Tcr- riblc Terry
 The first fight permit issued by the board of supervisors of san Francisco for next year was granted 10 Jack Gleason, matchmaker of the Occidont- al A. C., of that city Six club man asers made application for permits to hold shows but Gleason was the only one who was successful in getting license, the other dvc being passed up for the present Gleason will pull off his show in February.
 Willie l'itzgerald, tho "Fighting ! Harp, who has not fought for somc time. will don the mitts again and meet Paddy Lavin. the Buffalo light weight, in a tcn-rouud bout at q show to be held by the Reading CPal A. C., ! either on January z or IT, I.avin is ono Of the most promising fighters pro- i duced this year. and, according to good judges of fighters who have seen 1 him perform in bouts, he will give Fitz a hard battle.
 ! Although Charley Griffin, tho Aus tralian feathcrweight champion, has ! lost the decision in both fights that he has so far fought before the Armory I A. A., of Boston, the fight fans of that city still want 10 sec him battle, and as result Miah Murray matchmaker 1 Of the club, has made Charley Harvey, manager of owen Moran, an offer for 1 Moran to meet Griffin at one of the ' clubs shows this month. | Matty Baldwin, the clever Boston l lightweight, who is matched to meet Jem Driscoll the English feather weight champion, for twelve rounds at the next show of the Armory A. A. of Boston, on Tuesday night, is train | Ing harder for the bout than he eyer did before any battle When Dris- col beat me in our first battle" said | Baldwin, "he caught mo out of con- dition, l will he right this time, and expect to turn the tables on him"
 The next important fight to be de- cided in California will be the forty five round battle between A. Kauf- mann, the heavyweight of California, and Jim Barry of Chicago which takes place before the Jcffrics A. C. of Los Angeles on next Wednesday night. This will he the first time that a bout of this duration has been held at that club, and q record crowd Is OK pccted to see the men in action.
 
 CLAN GORDON NANQUISHED. Local Calcdonians Win at Carpet Bowls by so to 3g.
 The carpet bowling team of the New Haven Calcdonian club again asserted ] its supremacy over Clan Gordon Of Hartford last night when they defeated the crack players from the Capitol city by the score of 80 points to 39 Three rnks took part in the game which was rather one-sided one as the score shows,