Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-21
BOXING
BOUTS THIS WEEK..

wednesaay-Paclsey Mcfarland vs.
Leach Cross, New York.
Cote, Bidleford; Maurice savers VS..
Frank Pica,lo and George iferperlS w..
johnny Alnrphy, Los Angeles; Ray Iron
son VS.. ii. Mover Piqua. o. John vine
VS.. Jim Flynn. Philadelphia.
Saturday-George Gunthet VS. George
Cole, HrooENn
Bartley Connolly of Portland lea In
every round Of his six-round bout with
Bob smith of Lowell Monday evening
a. tie Fastimc Club, Portland Inc
Lowell led was once sent down for the
count 81 nine The nlucky fight made
by Smith in the face of defeat Woa the
admiration Of the crowd and he was
applludcd at the close In q prellmina-
nv bout ol six rounds Mickey Flynn OF
Portland twice knocked Togo stanton
OF South Boston down, and forced hllh
to leave the ring at the END OF tne
third round. stanton came IN az the
last moment as a substitute ana was
not in condition.
Joe Choynski, the veteran heavy
weight. has opened a gymnasium IN
Chicago
Young Critic, the clever Australian
fnatterweight who for several years
past has been in Chicago. is going to
be sent back to his native land by the
Chicago sports.
The proposed bout between Tommy
Quill and Eddie Murphy, which the
Armnry A. A. hoped to secure Tor next
Tuesday evening. has been abandoned
for the present ON account OF Murphy
becoming i'll. The bout Will probably
take place in two weeks.
Billy Warren, a cOlored heavyweight
of Australia who claims to have fought
"a battles in the Antipodes, called at
| the Armory A. A. Monday afternoon
and offered to meet any one in the
| W orli He is likely looking fellow, Is
year.; old, wen built and in condition
weighs 1876 pounds. He will probably
| be given a trial bout in order to show
| tne directors he has the ability he
claims
| Before $50 members of the Young
Mems Athletic Club of Salem Monday
night Eddie Carr of South Boston
| fought ono of the finest bouts ever seen
| at the club quarters. The boys fought
| toe to toe throughout the fray and the
| honOrs We're about even. The bout was
| for eight rounds. In the Seml-final
Holtgren, the terrible Swcde of Salem
came back into the limelight when he
| fought a six-round draw with Young
| Kelly of Roxbury In the preliminary
Young Harrington Of Boston earned a
decision over Young Kenny Of Law
renee. Next week there will be an all
| star bout at the club: Curly Williams
VS.. Dick Slater, Young Nixon vs.. Young
LebrcaG, Young Benson VS.. Young KEEL
| ly, Young Baldwin vs.. Young Lynch,
and Young Ryan VS.. Kid MCGEE.
Young I.oughrey Monday night at
| Philadelphia proved too aggressive for
Young E,rne before a crowded house at
| the West Enc A. c. and had the better
| of the Windup by a considerable mar
gin. Loughrcy carried the lighting right
| to his opponent in every round. Erne
tried to use his cleverneSS. and at
times h. did very effective work with
| his left jabS and hooks, but LOughrey
was not to be denied and kept boring
in. Several times Loughrey rushed
Erne t. the ropes and compelled him
| to caVer up. In nearly every round the
men stood up for time and slugged
away savagely. but Loughrey never
| broke ground During tn" final rounds
| order to gain strength for Il rally, but
LOugnrcy was on to him again like a
flash In the last round Referee Jack
OBrien had hard work breaking the
men from clincheS.