Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-26
Both Shea and Bergin Do
Very Clever Work.
Lewiston Boy Has Rather the
Better Of the Argument.
Young Albert and Kid Stringer
Give Good Exhibition.

Between 600 and 700 people saw the
bout between Tommy Bergin of Lewis
ton and Kid Shea of HalloWell at City
hall Thursday evening Manager Hanks
deserves great praise for giving local
fight fans an opportunity to see two
such clever boxers as Bergen and Shea
in action While there was no knockout
had there been a decision the referee
would undoubtedly have given it to
the Lewiston lad.
The other events of the boxing pro-
gram We're not particularly strong,
with the exception of the four-round
bout between Young Albert and Kid
Strnger which was decidedly interest
ing while it lasted, with Strnger hav-
ing Albert all but out at the end of
the fourth round. Harry Sears of Gar
diner acted as referee, giving excellent
satisfaction to both participants and
spectators.
The first event to be put on was the
bout between George Gilbert and Kid
JOY, advertised as 4 Semi-final and
supposed to go four rounds. The bar
Der did not have any business with
the French champion after the first
round and at the end of the third
round when Gilbert had given him
considerable punishment and driven
him to his corner, JOY quit. although
he afterwards claimed that he did not
understand that the bout was to go
over three rounds.
The sem-final being thus quickly
disposed of, q husky fighter, who was
introduced to the audience as John
Jannier of Montreal, strobe into the
ring and issued his challenge to the
winner of the main bout. Kid O'Brien
of Lewiston, an old time sparrer and
alleged partner of Mike DAILY, came for
ward for SiX-rOund go with the Mon
treal slugger, while the principals in
the main bout We're getting ready to
go on. O'Brien was short and fat, while
Iannier was tall and lanky and the
rest of the story is soon told. Jannier
struck the old timer a blow of medium
force on the jaw and the Lewiston man
went down When he came up again
the Montreal man landed a fierce right
jab upon the point of O'Briens jaw
that put him completely down and out.
So that it was several seconds before
in the first minute of the first round.
The main bout, to which all were
eagerly looking forward, came next
and it went the whole six rounds with
both men fighting harder at the end
OF the sixth round than at the begin
ming. Shea had slightly the better of
It in the first round, getting in a blow
on the nose of the Lewiston lad that
started an old injury bleeding. Both
men went at it hammer and tongs in
the second round. Bergin got the ad-
vantage in this round by making Shea
do the greater part Of the work and
finally planting a left-nander that
told square in Kids face Shea APP
peared TO have Bergin going at the end
of the third round, but the Lewiston
boy came up smiling at the beginning
of the fourth. Again he compelled Shea
to do most of the work. but improved
the opportunity to get in a number of
clever blows himself.
Bergin was quicker than a cat all
through the fifth round and when Shea
struck out at his shorter opponent with
the intention of putting him out of
business in this round the Lewiston
ldu put III SpIllt 'icN'i huChlllS anu
lodging so that it was a case almost
every time OF Just as he did he
didn't"
The sixth round was a dandy and
the fastest of the lot. Bergn started
in like a whirlwind and his attack al
most took Shea off his feet, for just at
this time he was looking for some
more duckng and lodging. Just before
the gong sounded Bergin landed a
good right handler ON Kids Jaw.
Young Albert and Kid Stringer, two
local favorites. then came into the
ring for a four round go, which was a
good one Albert forced the fighting
for the first two rounds and part of
the third and then Stringer got into
the game and showed that if he was
not star at leading he could deliver
some effective blows in a good lively
mixup. He had Albert down in the
fourth, but he came up again on the
count of two ana the bout continued
for the remainder of the round, al
though Albert was pretty nearly all in
when the gong sounded.
Manager Hanks then announced that
the principals in the first nam bout,
Tommy Bergin and Kid Shea, had
consented to go another siX-round bout
and this announcement was received
with applause that almost shook the
building. Shea appeared to be the
stronger of the two men AT the OPEN
ing of the second bout. but it became
evident in the second round that Ber-
gen was simply doing a little head
work for he came up smiling and
forced the fighting throughout the en-
tire second round. The third was just
about as even as a round could pos
slhly be and both men still showed up
strong. Bergin was down for moment
in the fourth, but was on his feet
again and fighting for all he was worth
when the gong sounded Bergin land
ed right Jab on Shea's jaw in the
fifth that sent the Hallowell boy
down. but he was up before the count
could begin. The remainder of the
fifth and. sixth rounds was somewhat
milder and Shea held on to the finish,
although Bergin tried hard to put him
out in the sixth. Both men were in