Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-01
BOXING
.eWiS=DOnOvan
Fight By Rounds

- III account Oh the LeWlS-DOnONan
fight last night by rounds:
Round Lewis sent his left to the
body and Donovan countcred with
right to the body Lewis sent a lee.
and right to the face and followed
with a right to the body. Donovan
missed a vicious swing for the jaw but
he landed singing blow to the body
Lewis used his loop-the loop punch
twice, landing both times. They ex-
changed rights and lefts. Lewis hav-
ing the better of it. In an exchange
Lewis hooked right to the body, fol-
lowe with a right to the jaw and
Donovan went to the floor He was up
Immediately but the gong rang. Dono-
van Went to his corner dazed Lewis
round.
Round 3-Lcwis sent his right and
left TO the face and followed with Il
right cross to the Jaw. Donovan jabbed
Lewis twice in the face and Lewis
conntered with two rights to the body
They clinched and Lewis sent rights
and lcfts to the New Workers. mid sec
ton. Donovan hooked his right to the
Jaw and crossed his left to the face.
Lewis sent three left hooks to the
body and followed with a right smash
to the Jaw. Donovan cleverly blocked
a terrific right swing and brought a
round Of applause from the crowd by
sending two rights to the face. Dono-
van missed a right swing as the round
closed. Lewis round.
Round 3-Donovan brought the
crowd to its feet by sending his right
| and left to the face without q return.
He cleverly blocked two right jabs and
| sert his left to the face again Lewis
| cut loose and drove two hard rights to
| the face and hooked his left to the
| body. In clinch Lewis punished Dom
| ovan in the body with right and left
| hooks, occasionally using his loop
punch. Donovan seemed unable to
| block this lead and each time it land
| ed his head went back. Lewis sent two
| left iabs to the face and followed with
| a right to the body. Donovan sent two
stiff rights to the face and landed a
| left jolt to the body. This was the on
| ly round of the six in which Donovan
| got an even break.
Round donovan opened the fourth
| by sending his right to the face. Lewis
commenced HIS DOIlHS tdCllCS dIlu
drove two hard rights to the stomach.
| He staggered Donovan with series
| of left and right jabs to the face and
| followed up his advantage by hooking
a right to the body. Donovan got in
q vicious left jolt to the face that
| drove Lewis back, but the Quaker re-
| turned with a smile and smashed his
| left to the face. In clinch Donovan
| hooked two rights to the face and
| Lewis confined his work to the New
| Workers. body. The body punishment
| began to tell on Donovan and he
seemed much slower in his actions.
| The round ended while the men We're
| exchanging rights in the center of the
ring. Lewis had the best of this round
Round donovan sent right and
| left TO the face and Lewis countered
on the body. Lewis sent his right and
| left to the fact and followed with q
| left jab to the face. Lewis drove q
| terrific left punch to the stomach and
staggered Donovan with a right to the
| face The blow was little high or it
| might have put Donovan to sleep
Lewis followed Donovan around the
ring sending lightning lefts and rights
| to the face, and Donovan clinched to
| save himself. Donovan got in a good
right to the body and left to the
face.
Lewis drove three hard rights to Don
ovan's body and Donovan crossed his
| right to the Philadelphian's jaw. The
| round ended while the men were eXchang
| ing lefts and rights to the face.
Round 6--The sixth and last round was
.
to the center and shook hands Dono-
vans right eye was cut and swollen and
his lips were swollen. Lewis famous
left jab had done considerable damage.
After sparrinE few seconds Lewis
smashed right to Donovan's face. Don
ovan missed a hard right for the face and
Lewis sent straight left to the face. He
| rocked ponovan's head with a right
smash and sent two hard lefts to the
New Workers. midrift. The men exchang-
ed rights and lefts and in the middle of
the exchange Donovan sank to the floor.
He got to his feet and Lewis drove his
left to the jaw again and Donovan went
down for the count Of nine. He got to
his feet in dazed condition ana was at
the mercy of Lewis. Lewis sent his right
and left to the face and Donovan fought
back gam ly. Both men were on their
feet at the end of the bout.
The houi was one of tho best exhibitions
Of the art of enlf-defCncc ever seen in
Bangor and not sine" the days Of Jack
McAuli!fe and Mike Daley has there been
such Widespread satisfaction with a box
ing bout. To f.. w. Hanks of Augusta,
who managed the affair, too much credit
cannot he given. He was everywhere in
the hall and he gave the sports Just what
he had advertised. The first bout came
on promptly at SIS O'Clock and there was
not dull moment from then until the
final gong
Before the bout Manager Hanks an
nouuced that he had received kilograms
from INK Russell. Terry Martin and
Tommy Sullivan. challenging the winner
In the semi-final between Tommy Raw
son of Boston and Tommy Bergen of
Lewiston the boy from BeantoWn showed
up to advantage. He relied almost entire
ly on a straight left and he landed this
blow at will. Bergen was aggressive and
kept Rawson ducking and blocking much
of the time. The bout was the best and