Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-05-18

bert, Wind Gap, Penn.
Saturday-Lew Powell VS.. George
McmsiC, Vernon, Calf; Bouts at Nation
al A. G.. Philadelphia and Bedford club,
HrOoHtyn.
Billy Willis easily outponted Freddy
Kelly Monday night at Philadelphia.
willis did everything to Kelly but stop
him, and the latter put up a poor ex-
hibiton, being at no time able to hold
his own. The bout was one of the slow
est ever witnessed at the Willis A. c.
John Dohan of New York City had n
decided advantage over Marty Rowan Of
Brooklyn in the main event of 10 rounds
before the Knickerbocker A. C. Monday
night at Albany, N. Y. The fight was a
fast one up to the sixth round, when
Dohan took the lead and maintained ii
thereafter
The scheduled 15-round fight Monday
night at Greenburg, Pa, between Patsy
Brannigan and Young Zirnger both of
Pittsburg, ended abruptly in the sixth
round wnen Ziringer dislocated his left
shoulder. the fight having to be stopped
Until that period Brannigan was having
shade the better of it, the fighting be-
ing terrific. Brannigan did all the lead
ing.
Joe Mandot the Southern feather
weight champion, after cutting out the
pace with fast footwork, followed by
frequent tattoo on the body and face,
found himself outgeneraled in the lat
ter rounds by Charlie White OF Chicago
Monday night at Memphis, Tenn. The
verdict of a draw, however, seemed to
please the majority. Battling Minor
knocked out Young Peppers in one
round, and Jim Flynn quit before In
dian Joe in three rounds.
Tom Sawyer of Portland, formerly
of Rockland, had a shade the better Of
BARLEY Connolly of Portland in a six
round bout at the Forest Avenue base
ball grounds Monday evening. TWen-
ty-five hundred persons watched one OF
the best contests seen in Portland
since the siX-round law became effec-
tive. Both men We're in the pink of
condition and put up a rugged scrap all
the way.
Gameness and ability to take punish.
ment saved frankie Madden, a New
York lightweight. from being Knocked
out by Frank Burns of California. al
so lightweight, in 10-round bout
Monday night at the Olympia A. c.,
New York In the seventh round the
Californian nearly had Madden out,
but the bell saved him In the eighth,
ninth and 10th rounds Madden was
foored. and in the last round he took
the count of nine.
Jim Smith of Brooklyn again beat
Jack Fitzgerald of West Philadelphia
Monday night at Philadelphia, the bout
going the full six rounds. Smith stag
Eered FIT in the first round with Il
couple of hard rights to the jaw, and
for a time the West Philidelphian ap'
peared in bad shape, but managed TO
weather the storm by holding. After
the first round he did better, and held
his own, but the advantage that the
Brooklyn lad had gained in the first
session clearly entitled him to the pop.
ular verdict.
Fighting Dick Nelson of New
York and Bobby Wilson of Utica, n.
y, fought a rather tame draw before
a large crowd Saturday night at Unitn,
N. Y. In only the last three rounds did
the men mix freely and then Wilson
missed some savage swings. Both
landed many times, but neither got
over a damaging punch. Joe Goldma'.
of Philadelphia was forced to quit his
fight with Battling Downey of North
Adams. Their bout was scheduled Tor
six rounds. In the fifth Downey land
ed a left to jaw and right to wind and
Goldman went through the, ropes, De
;,.. unable RI continue though not I'M
conscious.