Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-01
soxIma NOTES.

next Sunday between CnarleE f1drEeS
of Chicago and Philadelphia and john
ny Cou)on will be fought at rs pounds
ringsid..
Promoter Mcintosh, who is staging
bouts in London. Eng, figures that
Frank Klaus terms are too high ana
will not engage the Pittsburg middle
weight to box at his club.
Owen Moran, tine English light
weight who knocked out Battling Nell
son at San Francisco Saturday after
noon, left for Now York Tuesday in
company With Charles Harvey, his
manager.
Lew Durlaci,er manager OF Leo
Houck, states that Houck will not be
able to put on glove again till the
latter part Of next month on account
of the break in the little finger Of one
of his hands.
At the Portland Arc"rne Tuesday
evening Eddie Harrigan of Portland
was knocked out by Billy Shea Of Fort
Mckinley in the middle Of the second
round. Shea had il all his OWL, way
from the start.
Young Wagner of New York out
pointed Jack Daylt of Philade!piild
Tuesday night In "A lo-round fight be-
fore the Greenwood Athletic Club at
New London. CT. Wagner was faster
and cleverer ard showed his superior
ity all the way.
Kid Burns. the clever it'll" ManclIes-
ter y. FL, boxer. is working hard IN
expectation OF some hard matches IN
TIE near future. Burns will meet
Young Russell the fast Nashua scrap
per. In a sbor: time. as arrangements
are now underway to clinch the match.
lem" Mace, the hero of many prize
fights, died "Wednesday at Jarro"-" on
Tyne, Eng. Of old age. He was IN ms
18th year. Mace was at one time worth
more than s1,O0O.0o0. but OF recent
years he had been dependent upon the
assistance of friends. Occasionally ne
had appeared in music hall exhibitions.
Young t,rnc met Il ;uprpTiSe Tues
day night in Young Hid Broad AT
the Douglas \. C.. Philadelphia. There
was nothing tn rhoosv between them.
The last session was the b"St ri the
fight, each trying +" land a sleep pro-
Queer. Broad proved the stronger of
on him IN the earlier rounds he made
I'd for II IN IT." last session.
Curt GerharGt. a Detroit light
weight pugiiist. died at noon Tuesday.
following Il collapse after 10 rounds
Of boxing with Jack McHenry Mon
day night at Lima, Q. The police
and coroner are investigating. Nc
Henry. Referee Charles Maxwell and
the dead mans seconds William Rocks
of Indianapolis and V. =. Caravan of
Detroit. have been subpocnacd to APP
pear at tn. investigation.
".Jem" Mace was born at Beeston in
Norfolk. and in his day was one of the
greatest Of boxers. His first great fight
was with Bill Thorpe, whom he beat
In, IS rounds. When Tom Saycrs re-
tired from the championship in 1860
Mace was regarded as his legitimate
successor. but his supremacy was soon
challenged by Tom King. The two met
iE January. 1862. when after 43 rounds
Mace was given the verdict. For the
next 10 years he was practically irwin
chile.
The Armory A. A.. Boston, will have
Its meeting next week on Thursday
night instead Of Tuesday night This
change is made to give Joe jeanette.
who meets Sam Langford in the fea-
ture bout, q couple of more days to
train. as he has had bad cold. The
program also will include siX-rounG
bouts between Kenneth Salisbury of
Somervillc and Arthur Pelky of Chi
copee, Johnny Gallant of Boston and
Young Boyle Of Lowell BILLY Dinklc
Of Lynn and Haywood Briggs or
Bruck:on.
There Is woe in the camp OF oak
land. Cal, fight fans" for the priz.
fight In Oakland and Alameda county
has received a Knockout blow, \"
more prize fights will be permitted in
the county. The district attorney has
said so and the grand jury stand be
hind him to enforce the mandate. II Il
prize fight should be pulled off not
only will the principals hc indicted.
but the spectators as well. \ prize fight
in Alameda. according to the grand
jury. is contest in which one of the
contestants Is knocked out. Mayor
Mott and Supt. Of polio" Wilson. it is
said. viii back up the grand jury and
district attorney
Promoter Mcintosh has introduced Il
new and good teat,Ir" at TN" boxing
meetings at his club in t.unGDn. AZ Il
spectator enters III" clubhuus" u" is
handed Il small cardboard folder with
pencil attached. after the HtNiv IT All
order Uf dances. ON the inside are
spaces for the spectator to writ" his
opinion after each round Of d bout. In
that manner the fan can form u guoG
opinion OF the decision II the md Of
the bout. The trouble with most faf:s
Is that they forget what the boxers
have done in til" earlier rounds of a
contest. ami figure the result from
what is done in the concluding rounds.
The colder also makes u neat souvenir
Manager Quinn has booked q strong
card for the show ut the Quinn \. g..
Portland. tonight and The fight fans
are promised IL big run for their money
In the main event Mickey FLYNN. one
Of the most popular local boxers that
ever climbed through the ropes. wilt
try to put crimp i'm the winning
str &c pnta E,1c,- IF Fort NsJ>i