Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-30
BOXING NOTES.

Sheet in Rittsburg Jan. 4,
Battling Hurley and Cy Smith are
matched to box at Schenectady. Jan. II.
lighting Dick Nelson and frankie
Madden are booked to box IL rounds at
Lymapsvflle. Jan. 5.
Thbout baawccn Eddie Murphy of
South Boston IND Jeff Dolerty of New
Ha1n @ill he held in Lawrence, Jan. 6.
memphis, it is reported. is to have
another boxing club to run in opposl-
ton to the Phoenix, with Tommy Ryan
as matchmaker.
Frank Perron has two hard fights
on. At Troy, Saturday. Et will box Kid
Henry and Jan. IA he is to meet Dick
Nelson at Manchester.
Owen Moran has evidently given up
hope of a match With Abe Atte!l, and
has turned his attention to Bat Nelson
whom he wants to fight for Il side bet
The bout between Tom Sawyer of
Portland and Terry Martin. scheduled
for Saturday at Manchester, has been
called off because of SaWyer'S illness
Bert Dornar. the American promoter
who is located in London, writes thar
ney and Billy Plimmer. He wants to
box Carney at 10 stone and Plimmer
at 9 stone : for $1,000 side
Harry Gilmore, .Jr., best known as
tho manager of Packy Mcfarland, has
tossed over p'lgilism to go into bust
ness. That seems to put a crimp in
hopes of Stanley ketchel, who figured
on pairing off with the clever son of
the veteran lightweight.
Eddie Greenwood. one of the confess
tants in recent boxing bout in Mil
waukee. was recently arrested and la
ter released on 800 bail. He was
charged with unlawfully engaging in
prize fight. He will appear in muni-
cipal court to test the law covering
prize frhts.
Boston Globe: Unless Promoter Nc
carey Of Los Angeles gives Battling
Nelson $4,000 ard two round trip tick
cts he will not meet AID Wolgast. The
promoter is likely to give the battler
What he asks as he is anxious to get
tho 'out.
Matthew J. Clune, for years propri-
etor vi the Vanderbilt hotel and one
of the most popular sporting men in
Nev' York. died Tuesday at his home
In Peekskill. Clune was one of the first
to recognize John l.. Sullivan's abil-
ity as a fighter and one of the hackers
Of that great pugilist before and during
the time he was champion of America.
Jack Smith of New York, who will
meet Mike Cunningham of Lewiston,
at the A. A. C. tonight at
,;.,x~s,
Maine before, but his reputation has
preceded him. His successes in-New
York. Brooklyn, Philadelphia and 9TH
er large cities in the Middle states
have placed him among the best men
of his class in the country While he
weighs only 1873 pounds, lie has met
men weighing as high as 142 pounds.
Three lO-round contests will be given
at the Armory A. A., Boston, next
week. These are az follows: Henry
Meyers vs.. Pat Moore. Eddie Shevlin
VS.. Charley Griffith of Australia and
BIZ Mackey VS.. Albert belmont. The
efforts to bring Jack Twin Sullivan
and Frank Mantell together at the Ar
mory is held ny over the weight ques-
ton. sullivan wants it in the catch
weight. while Mantell is standing out
for 15S pounds.
Jeffries Is annoyed by the report that
Mcintosh is telling Australians that
Jim ran away from him when he tried
To induce the bcilermaker to accept a
$500 purse to fight Johnson. Jeifries
declares with much emphasis that Nc
1ntoSh did not see him in France or
England, that the Australian promoter
never made a direct proposition of any
kind to him and that when McIntoshs
bid for the fight was opened at HOOD
ken it was not accompanied by the
necessary $4,000 forfeit
George Brown. athletic manager of
the Boston A, A.. is arranging an at
tractive program of bouts for the box
ing tournament to be held at the club
Jan. It, In addition to the open classes
at 120, 1856 and 145 pounds and heavy
weight there will be five intercity
bouts between Boston and New York
boxers Emory Payne of New York. the
ex-champion, has been signed to meet
Ken Salisbury of Somerville. The 9TH
er Boston boxers selected are George
Arthur Kane. n. Boutlier
and Dave Powers. The entries for the
open classes close Jan =.