Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-07
Boxing Cos sip

Tom Sawyer is back on deck after his
recent illness and will meet Harry Hall
lat Portland Saturday night.
Mike Twin Sullivan and Tommy Quill
are talking fight. Quill surprised the
talent when he beat Jimmy Gardiner,
and may fool a lot of wise ones II ne
can make a match with Sullivan at
weight.
The Standard A. c.. Of Lymansville
has been granted a new license, thus
removing the last obstacle to the con-
tinuance of the club. Mike McNa-
mara, the former amateur star, has
been secured to box Harry Powers IN
the semi-final at next Tuesdays show.
Billy Hamilton, matchmaker of the
Apollo A. C. of Salem, is endeavorlng
to arrange a match for the club be-
tween one of the preliminary boxers In
the sensational opening bout draw at
the Armory A. A., Boston, Tuesday
night and suitable local opponent.
Arthur Cote who is now under the
management of Hector McGuines OF
South Boston, wants to meet young
Donahue of RoXbury, and would not
be adverse to tackling the winner of the
Desher- Loughery bout. Cote mas
shown pretty good form in his late
bouts and wants chance to make
good in the vicinity of Greater Boston.
A dispatch from Portland, Or, says
that promoter Jack Grant is trying 10
secure Jimmy Walsh to box there.
Grant is trying to get Monte Attell 10
take the dane, but the latter is schedul-
ed for another bout shortly and IS also
anxious for a return match with Danny
Webster If Attell does not take the
match Grant may match Jimmy Carroll
or Danny Webster with the Boston boy.
AID Wolgast has issued a somewhat
foolish statement that he VIII claim tiie
lightweight title by default unless
Battling Nelson signs equitable artlcles
for a match in the near future. NO one
will pay any serious attention TO TINS
break of the Michigan aspirant, al
though Nelson's evaSlve tactlcS nave
become somewhat distasteful to those
who like to see champion defend his
title against legitimate claimants.
The American A. c. of Boston will
hold it's weekly meetings Monday even
ings when the club gets under opera
ton. although an effort will be made to
hold the opening meeting at the club
next Wednesday evening. A DEFINITE
statement as to what final arrange
ments will be made will be issued by
Saturday, and while there are several
well wishers for the success OF the
club, there is an urgent demand to let
the boxing fans know what is going on
and what they may expect.
Tom McCarey, the Los Angeles pro-
moter, who thought that he might get
the Jeffries-J Johnson bout, but was
turned down in favor OF the Richard
Gleason combination. is making an ef-
fort to secure match between sam
Langford and Jim Flynn, the contest
to take place before Feb. !. AS Lang
ford is booked to box in Pittsburg next
week and has practically agreed to
meet suitable opponent in Pittsburg
Jan. 25, it is difficult to see how the
Cambridge Negro can accept any such
match. Langford and his manager,
Joe Woodman, are now in Memphis,
where Dixie Kid" is the awaiting vic
tim.
The boxing writer's and boxing fans
from all over the country are shouting
for settlement of the title "welter-
weight champion of the world" but
there seems little prospect of an i'm
mediate settlement of the title. which
has been in obeyence over two years
1t would be a repetition. which has be-
come tiresome, to give the list of
asplrants who claim the title OF the
four who claim the honor. it is doubt
ful If any of the claimants can make
the weight, and it will be no great
length of time before some of the
youngsters who are forging to the
front will butt in and make the Others
make weight, or admit that they are
mddleweights.