Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-04-07
Boxing Gossip
BOUTS THIS WEEK.

THURSDAY.
Young Ioughrey VS.. Leo Houck
Reading. Pa: Kid Broad vs.. Billy Do
noval. Philadelphia.
FRIDAY.
Tommy Murphy VS.. Battling Hurley
New York; Jimmy Walsh VS.. Eddie
Greenwald. Milwaukee; J. Howard VS.
Hugh McGann, Memphis: Jack Fitz
gerald Va. Tim Sullivan, Union A. &.
Brockton; Ralph Galloway VS.. d Smith
Pittsburg.
SATURDAY.
Sam Langford VS.. Jim Barry. Yer
non, Cal; Johnny Willetts VS.. Ray
Bronson, Philadelphia.
Bob Fitzsimmons says that the fighte
who takes care of himself ought to b.
at his best when he is ~ years old H'
says the pace they live kills most o
them.
Johnny Summers of England knocked
out H. Meshegan Wednesday at Sydney
N. s. W, In the 18th round In their fgh
for the lightweight championship of Aus
traiia
Dixie KID gave big Bill Hurley
terrible beating in 10 rounds Tuesday
night at Glens Falls. N. Y. flooring
him In the third, sixth and eighth
rounds.
Billy Papke Will meet Frank Klaus
the Pittsburg middIeweight. at San
Francisco on May H. The match was
closed By Papke with the understand
ing that the winner would be matched
TO meet Ketchel for the championship.
probably in the early part of July.
Dennis Tighe. introduced as the vel
terwcight champion of the United
States navy, beat Billy Clark of Phil
adelphia at the Douglas A. c., Phila-
delphia, Tuesday night. The sailorman
had vicious punch, the left for the
body and a right for the jaw. He stung
Clark repeatedly with this combina-
ton and had his opponent Clinching at
the finish.
Fighting Dick Nelson and Martin
Rowan Of New York fought 10 fast
rounds at the Len"x A. G.. Utica, n.
Y, Tuesday night. Nelson seemed bet
ter in the ntghting. but Rowen even
ed up on the force of blows landed IL
only one round, the third did Nelson
have the better Of the bout, aud then
a stiff right to the face shook Rowan
considerably and he seemed Sroggy
until the bell.
George Freeman, manager of Billy
Rolfe of South Boston, is very ANXIOUS
TO get his man matched with Bartiey
Connolly for d bout i'm Portland in the
near future. Connolly is anxious TO
have one good bout before the summer
comes and Rolfe seems the best oppo-
nent possible. He has been a draw
with "Honey" Melody, has beaten
Tom Sawyer, also Jack Fitzgerald of
Philadelphia, who beat Sawyer recent
" at Brockton and has bested Young
Jack Johnson easily. He knocked out
Henry Hall, the big Negro boxer, III
two rounds, and has just returned from
New York where he won several nara
fights.
Honey Melody has aspirations to tackle
any welterweight in the world. the
Charlestown boxer claiming that he is
in perfect condition and still the pos
SCISSOR of the famous punch that won
him the title of worlds champion. Mello-
dy is hunting and fishing in Aroostook
county In Maine and will return to Bos-
ton in about two weeks. The former
Charlie estown boxer. now voter in Dor
chester. Is anxious to meet Leo Houck.
the youth from Lancaster. Pa, who has
been coming along the line with a string
OF victories. Honey says that he wants
main bouts In the future and is entitled
to recognition from the best welter-
weights In the land
Four hundred members of the Young
Mems Social and Athletic Club saw
Young Jack Johnson and Henry Hall of
Boston dance around the ring to draw
in Canton hall. Brockton, Tuesday night
after one of the tsmest bouts of the
clubs season. The 12-round go was more
like wrestling match. the boxers re-
peatedly cIinching. although both were
clever at inhghting. The preliminaries
overshadowed the main attraction Kid
Ryan of Whitman and Kid Feeey of
Brockton. scheduled to go four rounds.
mixed II up In lively fashion. Ryan de-
feating the Brockton boy in two rounds