Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-22
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
BOXING
THE WEEKS BOUTS.

man. Eddie Carr vs. Tommy Rawson and
Willie Riley VS.. Kid Manning, at the
Armoiy \. A. Boston: Matty DeNlne VS..
Neil VS.. frankie Moore at Reading, Pa. :;
Mickey Cannon VS. Joe Sieger at Phila-
delphia.
Wednesday Wolcott VS.. Tom
Sawyer at Rochester, n. IL; Dick Nelson
vs.. Young Loughrey at New York.
Thursday-Bartley Connolly VS.. Tim
Flynn AT Rochester, n H.; Eddie Green
wald VS.. Teddy Peppers at st. Jooseph,
Philadelphia: Mike Donovan vs. Jack
Morgan at Columbus, O.; Napoleon Du-
fresno vs.. Mike Cunningham al Lewis
ton. Me.
at New York; Martin Heffron VS.. Eddie
Menney at Goldfield, New: Tony Ross VS..
Jim Stewart at New Castle, Pa: Jim
Barry VS.: Battling Johnson at Los An
wards at Milwaukee. Wis; Jack Robin
son VS., Joe Houston at Lymansvile. r.
l.; bouts at Clinton A. G.. New York;
Jack O,Brien VS.. winner Stewart Bonner
bout of Monday night at Philadelphia
Young Otto VS.. Young Fred Con bett at
Philadelphia.
.Saturdav-John Willie vs. Jack Black
burn at Philadelphia
Boston, Sept. 2l-Several good bouts
in addition to those at the Armory A
A. are of interest to the fans in Boston
and vicinity this week
One champion will be called upon
to defend his title, Johnny Coulon of
Chicago. the recognized 105-pound IT,
tie holder, when he meets Terry Ed
wards. the little old man of the ring
ir g. 10-rOund bout at Milwaukee Fri
day night.
Dow
against everybody but Sam Langford
meets Battling johnson at Los Ange-
les in q 10round bout Friday night
Barry did well against Langford. when
he fought him at Los Angeles. and is
credited with besting the Boston box
er. The Chicago man is a bigger favor
lite and is being played to defeat John
son. In the event of his winning he
will be matched to meet AL Kaufman
The Armory bouts appear to have
the call for class with Dick Hyland
one Of the greatest lightweights ever
developed in California. against Kid
Goodman. the toughest little man that
ever drew on a glove in this city, in
| a 12-round bout This should be as in
teresting a contest as the Armory
Club has ever staged Hyland has
| never been seen here. Against Good
man, who has been the trial horse for
all of the hardest ring men in the
country, Hyland will have hard bat
tie. The performances are Eddie Carr
VS.. Tommy Rawson and Willie Riley
VS.. Kid Manning.
| New York has two good bouts for
this week. Harry Lewis and Terry
Martin meeting Friday night in one
| and Dick Nelson. who is fast develop
| ing into a }lrst-class lightweight, meet
| ing Young Loughrey. the Quaker box
| er, in the other. Roth contests will be
| for six rounds
Thursday night at Lewiston Napole-
on Eufresna viii meet Mike Cunning
| ham in a sX-round bout at the Cana
dian A. c. Both boys have an addi-
! tional incentive to box for, as the win
ner has been promised a match with
Jimmy Walsh.
Jack Dougherty, the Lymansvillo
promoter has Chicago Jack Robinson
and Joe Houston boxing at his club
Friday night. Houston is a native and
gives promise of developing into good
man in the middeW"i@ht class. He
should defeat Robinson. thn later box
err showing to. Yer" poor advantage
when he bowed McKinnon hfro.