Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-21
BOXING
THIS WEEKS BOUTS.

Tuesday-Sam Lansford vs. John Willie
at Navarro A. c. OF New York; Ink Rus
sell Us. Russell Van Horne AZ Columbus,
e.: Eddie Joyce W. john Johnson ~
Philadelphia.
Wednesday Jimmy Hanlon vs., Mike
Cunningham at Rockland, Me; jimmy
Clabhy vs. Walter Parker az Racine.
Wis; Eddie Walsh Vs. Sammy Smith at
New York
MISUNDERSTANDING Frayne vs.. Young
Loughrcy Al New York,
Friday-Al kaufman Us. Battling john
son at Los Angeles; Abe :Mteli NJ Kid
Scaier at Spokane. Wash: Johnny Co'llon
vs.. Lew Bcardinan ~ Wauke@an. H. ::
Harry Ferns ~. Eddie Carter ut New
York.
satur,Iav-Eddic tIanlon VS.. Johnny
Murphy at Colma. Cal 90 rounds).
Boston, July 2o,-Sam Lang
bout this week, that is the bout
voices. Samuel is booked for the Ma
varre ~. q. at Bath beach Tuesday
night against John Willie Of Chicago.
The latter processes, or 50 his manager,
Hughey Gatens, claims, that he par
ticulary and especially loves strife
with coiored men.
From the press agent yarns in New
York, one would be led to believe that
Willie stands a good chance to beat
Lan"ford But sober second thought
must prevail, and if one devotes an
hour TO study, he can't see anybody
but Langford, despite the statements
about Willie having such a fancy for
tar babies"
Willie is the man who figured in the
three decision Tout with Mike Schreck
at Salt Lake City, Utah, Labor day,
1905. On April 10 last year, he was
knocked out in 10 rounds by Schrcck
at Tonopah. New. Willie has also
fought Marvin Hart, Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien, Young Peter jackson and
other men.
The bout is billed for six rounds
only and it may be that the Langford
reuters are expecting too much when
they look for a knockout. But Sans
admirers are satisfied that he will cas-
lily best the Chicagoan.
On Saturday Eddie Hanlon will make
his re-entry into the ring when he will
meet Jack Clifford at Colma, Cal. Han
Ion has not fought since he was knock
ed out by Fighting Dick Hyland. two
years ago. and undoubtedly has lost
his ideas of distance and much Of his
etDjHtS w ldilNlI. NtlllIoit llot> IouSllI
with good men, Battling Nelson among
them, but he is not in the first class
by any means.
On Friday night at Los Angeles Bat
Ting Johnson and AL Kaufman are to
figure in bout, kaufman was looked
on at one time as d very prominent
heavyweight, although he never show
ed it in Boston. Billy Delaney, his
mentor, still thinks highly of his abil-
ity and predicts that he will prove
that all the good things said of him
were not idle chatter.
The New York sports have chance
to see a good bout on Thursday night
when Johnny Frayne and Young
Loughrev clash Frayne has earned
his spurs in good bouts in New York,
while Loughrey has on more than one
occasion proved a real stumbling block
to more than one championship aspir-
ant notably Packy Mcfarland. This
should be one Of the most interesting
battles of the week.
Jimmy Hanlon OF Chelsea and Mike
Cunningham, featherweight champion
of Maine, will clash at Rockland, Me.
on Wednesday. This should be fast
SiX-round contest. Hanlon is boxing in
good form and Cunningham has done
Well
A clever set-to should be seen when
Sammy Smith and Eddie Walsh, the
national amateur 125- pound champion,
meet at New York on Wednesday,
Walsh turned professional a few weeks
ago Smith is not much of a hitter,
but quite clever.
Abe Attell is billed to meet Kid
Scaler at Spokane, Wash. on Friday
night. Abe gets q guarantee of $500 and
should have little trouble in beating
Louis. He may lost his match with
owen Moran. for the articles for that
bout clearly state that neither Attell
nor Moran shall engage in a bout after
July Is.
Jimmy Walsh will meet Tommy
OToole at the Navarro A. c.. Bath
Beach. N. Y. on Aug. II. Jim Buck
ley, manager Of that club. signed
Jimmy Monday He will try to get jim
my Gardner to meet some welterweight
on Aug 4.
Tommy Murphy, who will meet Ru-
dolph CnhClz at the Armory A. A., |
Boston, one week from Tuesday night. |
arrived in Boston carly Sunday morn |
ing. He was accompanied by jim Buck |
lev. Kid Howard. his trainer. and Billy |
Gibson, manager Of Fighting Dick Hy-
Tend Tommy spent most of the day at |
the Armory A. "A. and he and his party
were guests of Billy Pierce at dinner |
and luncheon and on an automobile |
ride.
Tommy went to Northboro Monday
morning. there to condition for I'm
holE. Murphy is in better shape than
ever before III his career. and if his
appearance is anv Indication ;c ~ -