Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-14
Given Decision Over Tony
Ross on Points.
Johnson al Ringside Laughs
Al Their Efforts.
Coffroth, Also There, Feels Sure Of
A johnson. ketchelI Bout.
THIS WEEKS BOUTS.

Wednesday-Bil McKinnon VS.. Sailor
Burke, Johnny Cavill VS.. Tom Foley, Tim
ray vs. vs. Jack Williams, Armory A. A,
Boston; Arthur Cote VS.. Jeff Doherty,
Noah Perry vs.. Young Rodman. Web
ster, Mass; Battling Hurley VS. Johnny
Thursday-Jimmy Dunn VS.. Jerry Muir
ply Jim Cooley vs.. Tom Dawson, Andy
Bezenah VS.. Tommy Lee. Ed McGoorty
VS.. G. Koernan, Indianapolis.
Friday-Bil Mckinnon VS.. Joe Thomas.
Bangor; George Memsic VS.. AID Wogast,
Los Angeles.
.saturday-Billy Clark VS.. Tommy Ber-
gin, Portland, Me-; Joe Jeanette vs. Sam
, McVeY, Paris: Billy Griftiths vs.. Jimmy
Clabby. New Orleans
Paramount Athletic Club, New York
April 13.-Al Kaufman of San Fran
cisco. who has aspirants to the heavy
weight fistic championship honors, met
ard defeated, by points, Tony Ross of
Newcastle. Pa, tonight in q 10-round
bout before the Paramount Athletic
Club. Jack Johnson, the worlds cham
pion heavyweight pugilist, was at the
| ringside and simply laughed at the eff
forts Of the men, apparently feeling
se,f-satisfnd that no danger threatened
his title from this most earnest seeker
for bout for the championship. Kauf
man. according to experts at the ring
side, did not show that he is in the
class of the big Negro.
Jim Coffroth of Colma, Cal, was q
spectator, He had nothing to say
about the outcome of the bout, but
he did say that while he had no sigma
lures to a contract he was sure he
Cra n tal, hat TnIy
and Ketchel to take place some time
after the first of next October.
Four preliminaries of four rounds
each preceded the semifinal and main
bouts. All of these went the limit ex-
cept one in which Chick Murray made
Billy Lacey stop at the close of the
second round.
Willie Sullivan and Tommy Furey
met in the semi-final bout scheduled
for six rounds. Tommy Furey did
most OF the work and a decision in his
favor would have been welcomed by
the members.
No time was lost in getting Kauf-
| man and Ross together in the main
| bout and kaufman showed quickly by
| left jahS and a handy right that he
had his mans measures taken Kauf-
! man was cool and deliberate, almost
| measuring his blows. but the only tell
| irg blow Ross sent back was right
swing on the side of the head. The
| first was easily kaufman's round
In the second Ross rushed, but was
stopped by three left facers, which
| drew blood from the nose. Tony bored
in with a hard left to the body and
took n left smash on the face in re-
turn. Ross bulled toward the end of
| the round. but Kaufman was master
OF the round by a small margin at the
| bell.
The third round found Ross willing
| and forcing the issue. He came up
with two rights to the head, getting
| bad blows in return and a hard left
facer, which made the blood spout
again from his nose. Kaufman was by
| far the better general in this round.
Left and right to the face We're the
blows with which Kaufman opened the
| fourth round. Ross plugged for the
wind, but he took many a blow in the
face. ore of which split his lip There
was no question Of the Italians game
ness, but he was outpointed.
Kaufman had the better of any ex-
changes, but Ross, rushing with left
and right to the head. forced the Cali
fornian twice to the ropes. In clinch
Kaufman pummelled hard on the body,
| but Ross was there with a counter and
| the round was about even.
Kaufman missed several blows in the
sixth round, but in every clinch he was
the better punisher Two hard lefts to
the body by Ross steadied the big fell
lows and honors We're even at the
bell.
In the seventh round Kaufman led
the left twice to the face, opening a
cash over Ross right eye. Tony plug
ged for the body. landing effectively,
but the big fellow beat him off at long
range. Kaufman's round by a small
margin.
| Kaufman sent left, right and left, in
quick succession, to Ross face in the
eighth round, but he allowed the Ital-
ian too much time to recuperate. Tony
sent hard left to Kaufman's jaw, but
suffered moment later as Kaufman
was on top of him all the time, forcing
him to the ropes and doing all the
/ leading
| In opening the ninth round, Kauf-
man depended on left jabs to the face
and then sent Ross to the floor for
eight seconds with a left hook to the
jaw. Ross came up weakly and was
soon staggering around the ring from
a succession of right and left smashes
in the stomach. Kaufman missed a
great right swing for the head a second
before the bell rang.
| Ross Rugged at the beginning of the
10th, taking many a punch before ne
got in a left smash on the face. Kauf-
man was seemingly unable to measure
his blows and was wild in his attempt
ed blows for knockout, but was the
stronger by far at the finish, winning
easily on points.
BIG MONEY FOR JOHNSON.
| Mara pnniIte& Enna1ad for I opdat1