Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-20
BOXING
BOUTS THIS WEEK.


vim Hart. Tommy Raws"r vs. George
Murray ard Eddie Carr vs.. Bill r"nr"ty.
Arlnorv A. A.. Boston; J&ck Blackburn
VS. Jack Robinson, Brooklyn: Willie
Moody W.. Fred Corhett, Philadelphia;
Harry S,rogss vs. Pat Sullivan New
York.
Leach cross New York.
cote. Rir lefold; Maurice savers vs.,
Frank fical9 ard George s,os Herbert s, VS..
son VS.. III. Mover Piqa. o.; John Willie
VS. Jim F!vnn. Philadelphia.
Saturday-,ieulse Gunlher VS.. George
Cole, BROOKLYN
Jack (Twim Sullivan and Marvin
Hart are 20 meet at the Armory a. A.
Tuesday night, and IL lively bout is
expected
The local sports are surprised to hear
that Rouse O'Erien of South Boston,
who has been in England for several
weeks is going TO take on such a stur
dy opponent as Johnny Summers in
London Nov. % WheE Rouse left here
he was i'm such n condition that even
his friends declared il would be a
shame to allow him to return to the
ring.
the New York sports are considera-
blv worked up over the bout between
Packey Mcfarland and Leach Cross,
which is to take place in that city
Wednesday night. The limit of the bout
(six rounds) is probably not enough to
| bring about a decisive result. but Nc
Farland is picked to give Cross quite
a lacing 1t will be a smuggling contest.
| and Mcfarland is past master at that
| style of milling.
III, IF hn a n
| Tommy Quill and Eddie Murphy on
| the weight question has prevented the
| Armory A. A. from clinching the
| match. The managers had lengthy
! talk over the matter Saturday. but
| could net come to an agreement. They
will meet again this afternoon at the
| Armcry Club, ard the directors hope
| to bring about q compromise so that
| the match will be made for Oct. 81.
| Promoter Coffroth of California is
| tired of the boxing game and is plan
ming to go into the theatrical business.
He is not the only promoter who has
become sick of dealing with some man.
ayers of fighters.
According to the latest report from
Australia, Jack Robinson has not tray
eled to that far away cline to box
|
| will receive $12 500 and a good beating,
| in the opinion of most of the sports.
1t is the ambition of both to get an
other chance to box for the heavy
weight title. and each feels that the
one who is the victor in the coming
| contest will be in line for that privi-
lege With two such hard-hitting. ag-
| gressive boxers it is hard to figure how
l ha lac
| opinion, however is that it will go the
| IL rounds but that the referee wip
hrvc no trouble in making decision
| There will be two prelimnaries be-
tween some of the local talent that
| will be interesting.
| The Maine sports will have an OPP
| rortunity to see another contest for
the New England lightweight cham
| pionshp Friday night when young
| Donahue and Arthur Cote will meet in
| Biddeford. Since the retirement of
| Jimmy Briggs. the holder of the title.
| it has been g, question OF who were
eligible to box for it. but it is general
| ly believed that DOnahue and Cote
| we're the only ones, so that the win
| ncr of their bout will he considered the
holder of the title 1t will be a hot af-
| ldlt. lIlt btteT DOuLS 10 DC nelu al
| Philadelphia. New York and Brooklyn
| this week will afford the fans of those
| cities some good sport
| damner was put in the pugilistic
! aspirations Of Billy Rhodes Saturday
afternoon when Young Mahoncy OF
| Racine was given the decision over the
| Kansas City hey at the end of 20
rounds Of milling at Kansas City Ma
| hOney'S showing was remarkable in
that he fought with an injured hand
FOR is rounds The fight took place or
| an island in the Missouri river and
was witnessed by 500 fight followers.
1t was a slashing good bout for the
| first four rounds. Then the Racine
| wonder injured his left hand and from
that time on il was good for dofen-
SiVe purposes only. Laboring under this
| disadvantage Mahoney came out of
| the encounter without u scratch, while
| one of Rhodes eyes was badly cut and
! bis body was badly marked. as a re-
suit of Mahoney's clever inlighting
| Rhodes showing was disappointment.
| t. the local followers of the game. who
had forced the odds in his favor