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

| TO raise big amount Tor the WIDOWS
and orphans OF the firemen who were
killed in the big fire there. The Nation
| al Club has given the use of its club
/, house for a monster show to be held
next Wednesday night. Jack O'Brien
| will give the entire profits of the meet
| ig of his club next Monday night. The
Nonpariel A. c. and Broadway a. c.
will also turn over the proceeds from
their shows next week TO the fund. The
sporting fraternity is never backward
| in giving up for such charitable affaire.
Pacl,y Mcfarland has hung with
bulldog tenacity 10 his claim that he ie
not welterweight. It seems, accord
| ing to alleged statements by the afCre-
said Packy, that he does not object to
the actual weight suggested by the
heavier class, but he does object TO
J the lack of prestige. PacllY allows
that the present talent in the Wclter
class is composed Of a lot of Withcrcd
ones. Perhaps Packy might take on
this Nelson man from Australia, as
something now in the heavier than
air class, or he even might spend an
evening with Jimmy Gardner before
announcing his permanent occupancy
Of class for which. according TO re-
ports. he would have TO be planned
down to fit.
''Porky" Flynn. doubtless owing to
his win" over Jack Twin sullivan
Tuesday night, is surely reaping the
spoils of victory. Not only has lie been
given the much desired chance to face
sandy Ferguson at the .Arnlory Club
next Tuesday night, bur tho club at
Syracuse. y. Y, has selected him TO
meet Con O'Kcllcy Tommy Ryan's adj
ditiCn to tho string OF white mans
hopes" in 10-round bout Jan. H.
Flynn is substituted for Al Kubiak,
who had TOO many managers to suit
the Syracuse people. The club offered
the chance with ONelley TO Cam Nor
ris, the Indiana "hope." who defeated
moor Old Marvin Hart last week Nor
RS would have none Of O'kelley say
ing that he could get $4,000 pulses in
Oklahoma! But he made no proposal
that O'Kelley come TO Oklahoma to get
in on some Of that soft coin. OKellcy
may not be much, but apparently there
are several hcavyweights, who fear TO
tackle hin1. Perky is not one Of them,
though. Porky will met anybody.
The fight schedule to occur between
Harry Forbes, former bantamweight
champion, and Lew RyaN, Thursday
night, in private outside Of the limits
Of Chicago, was prevented by the
county authorities. 1t is said another
attempt will be made TO stage the fight
next week.
Battling Nelson, who is in Pittsburg
this week. is not certain that he can
come back" and whip both Moran
and Wolgast, but he thinks so Tues
day he said: I'm not going to work
TIE Jeftries stunt on the public, so
1 have decided to GO back to my ranch
in California in a few weeks and there
try myself out in secret. If 7 can
come back let Wolgast and Moran
look out. II J. can't come back no
one Will be the wiser.
itemenl boring Robert Fitzsilnr1ons
as the worlds greatest rniCdleweight,
Australian boxing critics fail to see
where Bill Papke measures up to the
Cornishman's standing. Papke, in
spite of his knocking punch. has not
created sensation in Australia. and
says he will be glad when he sets FOO,
on American soil again. "Fignting IS
the rage in sydney ana Melbourne"
Papke writes, but the Australians
haven't much Use for American pu-
gilst5. They soured on America when
Johnson whipped Tommy Burns. as the
latter was their pet becaNsc he was a
native of Canada. Tho Australian
fighters are Il poor lot, There isn't
a mddleweight here who can make
me set up a sweat. Cl@bby Bronson
and Thompson, who are with me, long
TO get back home. It's been 4 long,
tircsome trip