Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-02
Sporting Notes
BOXING NOTES.

Tommy Bergin of Lewiston, who
fought such a stiff battle with Kid
Shea here Thursday night. Will
meet Joe Ryan of Syracuse. ~ Y, to-
night before the Pastme Club i'll Port
land.
Judge Kelly of Memphis, when dis
charging some boxers who had been ar
rested on the charge of lettering the
other day, said that as boxing is legal
lied the boxers We're as clearly entitled
to citizenship as bank clerk
Johnny Conlon will meet Young
OLeary of New York at BROOKLYN
April IL. The weight will be lis pounds
The bout comes off at the Marathon A
C.. where Jack Twin Sullivan meets
Salio Burke next Monday night
The police of Pittsburg are so down
on Ketchell because of the way he
boxed there with Klaus, it is said, that
thev have not only put the bars up
against him boxing there again. but
thew will not let him even referee a
bout.
Bat Nelson is an optimiSt and feels
he will regain his title from Wolgast,
Il lost to Cans, then beat him; | lost
to Britt and later won from him: l
lost to Wolgast. and. as things usual
" run in cycles of three. ] hope to
complete the cycle by winning over
Wolgast," he says.
Honey Melody, in letter from
Aroostook county. says he is having a
fine time hunting and fishing. When
I hark 7 hnnp tn inI,no I 90 HnI1rE
or Young Loughrey to listen to pro-
position to meet me in the ring. I've
lately cleared up all the welters and
near welters and feel that | can add
these to my list" writes Melody
Sam Langford has been turning the
crowds away that try to get into his
training quarters. so his latest stunt is
to hire Fiesta Park. Los Angeles, and
give evening exhibitions at small
admission fee. His first trial OF the
scheme drew over 1000 people. 81 n is
well thought of in California, and down
around Los Angeles they think he can
trim Jack johnson.
Leo Houck carried oft the honors in
q most impressive fashion i'll his fight
at Lancaster. Pa, Thursday night He
not only landed the greater number of
blows, but was the aggreSSor and
caused Erne to clinch repeatedly
Houcls carried the Philadelphia along
at terrific pace and the small ring
compelled Erne to stand up and tight
or else clinch to avoid a more decisive
beating. At the end of the bout Houck
was unmarked. while Erne was well
marked
Jack Johnson the pugillSt, who ap
peared in the municipal court ut Chi
cago Thursday to answer a charge of
speeding his automobile on Michigan
avenue. gave the court a surprise by
demanding jury trial. He wanted at
least two colored men ON the jury.
The court set the trial for April 10. At
ter Johnson had disposed of his court
engagements he went to his home.
where he acted as host to q large par
ty which had assembled to celebrate
the pugilist's 32nd birthday.
Oscar Martin of Philadelphia took
the place of Tom Foley of South Bos-
ton in the bout with Arthur Cote of
Biddeford at the American A. c., Bos-
ton. Thursday night and was defeated
in six rounds Martin put up a game
battle and was on his feet at the end
but there wasn't u chance in the world
for him to win, so his brother Terry
threw up the sponge in the middle of
the sixth round 1t was a remarkably
clean bout. and the sportsmanlike tao
tics of both boys won the applause of
the crowd.
1t seems Il rather severe test to put
Billy Nixon against Maurice Sayers in
the intercity series at the Boston Ar
mory A. A. next Tuesday Nixon is
just coming along, while Savers rec
ord includes bouts with nearly all the
topnotchers in the lightweight division.
He boxed Deshler in Cambridge a few
years ago Other men he has met are
Packey Mcfarland, Freddy Welsh. UnlS
Russell. Young Erne, Willie fitzgerald.
Harry Lewis. Herrera and Young Don
ahue. 1t will be big bout for Nixon
if lie should win against such a cam
paigner.
Battling Nelson had u narrow escape
from d knockout at the hands of one
Tommy Trimble III a Pittsburg theatre
Wednesday night They went on for a
three round exhibition and Trimble
made Nelson promise not to hit hard.
In the second round. however. Trimble
suddenly cut loose with Il terrific
punch on the jaw. which made the
former lightweight champion groggy,
but the latter saved himself by cIinch
ing until the bell 1t was a clear case
of the double cross, but when Nelson
came up for the last round he quickly
squared accounts by pnChing Trimblc
all over the RUG. the bell saving the
latter from a trip to dreamland