Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-31
SPORTING.
soxIne NOTES.

Young Erne and Billy Willis win
meet in Philadelphia next Monday.
Frank Conley and Willie Driscoll will
clash In Milwaukee, next Monday night.
Tommy O'Toole and Tommy Lang
don viii meet in Philadelphia Jan. 2.
The man who killed Stanley ketcllel
will be tried for murder next month.
Lew Powell and Jack Redmond have
been signed to clash near Cleveland
next Monday night.
Charley Griffin, the Australian feath-
erweight. and Shorty" Ahern will
clash In Brooklyn next Thursday night.
"Blink" McCloskcy will box Harry
Lewis in Paris next Tuesday night.
When Carr Morris. the Oklahoma
'nope" was offered chance 20 meet
Con O'Kelley, he declined, saying he
can get $4,000 purse to box any one
in Oklahoma
The bout between Con O'Kelley and
Al Kubiak, which was to take place in
Syracuse Jan. IL, is off on account Of
Kubiak's having too many managers
Perky Flynn will take kublaks place
against O'Kellcy.
When jim Barry went to collect his
share of the receipts Of his bout with
Tony Ross at Memphis the other night,
he found the money had been attached
by Memphis sporting man. who said
he had advanced Barry money for
training.
On account Of charges Jim Barry
and Tony Ross hippodromed their
al 6rorI
heavywelghts will be matched in
Memphis, Tenn. under the new Ten
nessee law which limits bouts to eight
rounds. Meetings Will also be cut to
two month.
Harry Forbes. encouraged by his re-
cent defeat Of Earl Denning threatens
to start an active ring campaign
Forbes Is 81 years old. 1t IS IL wears
since he lost the bantamweight title to
Terry McGovern. Harry had best pom
der 4 bit. IT is almost proverbal that
"they never come back"
Young Donahue Thursday was offer
ed chance to box Cy Smith in AL
bany, but he turned 1t down, as he
wants to be In good shape for. his bout
with Dave Dcshler at Fall River next
Wednesday night. Donahue wants to
get even for the decision that Deshler
got over him ct Providence a few years
ago. Those local llghtweights should
certainly make n warm bout when they
clash.
Because his share of the house
Thursday night was only $1o5, Eilly
Allen, claiming the featherweight
championship Of Canada. refused to
meet Yankee Schwartz of Philadel-
phia. the globe trotting Boer in their
scvheduled lO-round bout at Utica, N.
Y. Dick Hyland of Syracuse was sub
stituted but the bout was stopped in
the second round because Schwartz
was far and away too good for his op-
ponent
There is question about the worlds
middlewcIght championship, which
Billy Papke claimed was his after the
death of Stanley ketchel. 1t is held
by some that the title should go to
Dave Smith. to whom Papke lost on
an alleged foul, while others maintain
that Papke could not have lost that
which he never really had. Another
meeting between Panke md Smith
would help matters along a whole lot.
"Ono Round Hogan, who has caused
a sensation on the Pacific coast, Is an
other who is aspiring for championship
honors. He is In the lightweight class,
and just how far he will get is a ques-
ton. Hogan has been matched to go
90 rounds with frankie Burns, tho
California lightweight. at San Fran
cisco on Jan. q. The men are to
weigh in at 6 T. NJ. at 1873 pounds a
side bet of $1,000 is up and they will
divide the gate receipts.
The sporting men. boxers and pro-
motors of Philadelphia have combined