Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-30
Boxing Gossip

Police Commissioner Croul of Detroit,
Mich. announced Thursday that he
would offer no objections to the john
son-Jeffries moving pictures being
shown at Detroit.
The lower house of the Texas Legis-
lature Thursday passed bill prohibit
ing the exhibition of moving pictures
of the Jeffries John son fight in that
state. Pictures of train robberies and
similar things are also barred.
Jack Johnson the champion heavy
weight pugilist. will return to Chicago
on Tuesday next to pack his belong
ings The champion will sail for Lon
don one week from Monday to begin
a theatrical tour of 40 weeks through
Europe.
Joe Cans. the former lightweight
champion pugilist, a victim of the
white plague" will live only about
two weeks more. according to a state
ment by his physician at Prescott
Ariz. where he went to seek to recover
his health.
Jack Johnson the heavyweight
champion boxer, will entertain his col
ored friends and some white ones in
Boston Monday He will put up at the
Hotel Upton. Dartmouth street
where Rue and Hardy, two of the
men who befriended him when there
was no likelihood of his becoming a
world famous character. are already
stopping. making arrangements for a
banquet which will be given. 1t is not
reported that Sam Langford will be
invited to attend.
William Rothwell, better known as
Young Corbett.' the pugilist. plead
ed guilty to diSorderly conduct in d
New York court and was fined IS. He
was paroled as he did not have the
money with him. Rothwell was having
warm argument with some Negroes
about the comparative merits Of John
son and the white fighters. When
told to "move on" by policeman
Corbatt declined to bulge and was
locked up.
Terry Kelley gave up the fight at
Ogden. Utah. with Joe Thomas. ex-
champion middleweight of San Fran
cisco. Thursday night at the end OF
the 18th round Keller's jaw was
broken in this round by a left hook
delivered by Thomas a few seconds
before the gong sounded. Up to the
end the fight appeared to be even. but
as Keller went to his corner he told his
trainer that he could not continue as
his Jaw had been broken Examina
ton proved this to be true and his
manager threw up the sponge.
Soldier Burns and Terry McGraW
have been matched for a 15-round bou
at Baltimore one week from tonight
The bout was originally scheduled fol
last week but was called off by Burns
on account of sore leg. The bout
promises to be one of the SO-calleC
"grudge'' variety. The boys have me-
but no one previous occasion. wher
McGraw lost in a foul in the 1871
round. From that day on he has never
been satisfied and has been clamorins
for a return go with the soldier boy
He was much pleased when match
was arranged several weeks ago anC
thoroughly ruffied when it was called
off
Kid Mcdonald. who is going to tight
Johnny Glover at the Gaiety Saturday
evening. arrived in Bangor Friday af-
ternoCn with his manager. and is look
ing as fine and fit as a fiddle for the
bout He says that he was never ir
better condition, and is bound 10 MAKE
Glover step some when they get into
the ring together Saturday evening 4
semi-tinal has been arranged between
Kid Fleming of Old Town, a boy tina,
;. ino i,, So, in ri Do,
Trepanier of Augusta. Both these boys
are out for glory, and are looking
for a knockout to add to their laureIs
Fleming is fighter of the whirlwind
variety. and for little while he has
been in the hands of Johnny Glover fol
training. which has meant a great dea
to him.
The Rev. DR. Schubertus van den
Berg of Hesswyk. Holland. abbot of
Bern and knight of the Order of Or
angc and Nassau with his assistant
the Rev. DR. G. van den Elfen were
passengers on the steamship Moor
dam. which arrived recently at New
York from Rotterdam. The abbot is on
his way to the eucharist congress to
be held at Montreal. He will make a
oTle1 TOUR oI tIilS country peloi" Soiis
to Canada. Somebody asked tie abbot
on the pier if he expected to see the
prize fight pictures. He shrugged his
shoulders and smiled benignly:@ Il am
told" he said. that there is some con-
troversy in this country as to wheth
err the pictures are proper to be shown
in public. | am sure that there will
be no such opposition to be shown in
Holland We were greatly interested in
that prize fight. There is no reason
that I know of why the record of it
in pictures should not be kept and
shown"