Evening journal., 1910-04-13
DOHAN CLOSE
TO A SET BACK
Twin Miller Makes Fast Fight
for Fellow Who Wants to
Meet AtteII
FINNEY GETS HIS
FROM TOMMY HAUGHTON

II Johnny Dohan really is blazing
out road in the direction of Abe At
tell, the New Yorker had more than
a few Instructions dropped in it last
night when in the Springs Rink,
Charles (Twin Miller of Boston,
walloped Dohan for ten hard rounds
and then let him out with what was
charitably declared by the spectators
jury to be a draw 1t was Dohans
first appearance here and the fifteen
hundred fight fans who went out to
see him expected something more
than they got. Miller handicapped
him by reason of having appeared
here before and he came back in the
old time form that has made him
popular and made Dohan fight every
second Of the long mill. In only one
round. the seventh, did the New
Yorker show anything like speed. In
that round he worked his left to Mil
ler's face repeatedly. but the Boston
boy was just as hard on Dohan with
his punches to the body al. Kauff-
man was in Millers corner.
And kid" Finney got his. This
/ time the clever Wilmington colored
boxer went up against another home
! boy in Tommy Houghton, who had
but one fast fight record hanging to
him, and the way Tommy put it up
on the kid" was hard dose for the
men in the colored chaps corner. Up
until last night Finney seemed to have
a cinch in the home talent game. but
D Tommy TTnnuhfs.t, AI,-
! fastest home boy i'm his class He
/ fought Finney all over the ring. put
/ the colored chap to his knees in three
rounds nearly coping him once, and
in another round had him close 10 the
! floor outside the ring. Houghton sur
prised the crowd with his cleverness
Before he had finished the first round
/ he had been sized up as Finney's mas
! ter. Whether the men will meet again
is for Finney TO say Houghton talk
ed last might of wanting a longer
/ fight with his sombre neighbor anc
Finney will think about it," Hough-
ton sprained both his thumbs i'm the
first round. Frank Hohecker was il
his corner
Tony Burns, the clever little Phil.
adelphia Italian, mixed il up with
for six rounds, the boys breaking ever
in what was regarded as a draw
Williams did al 1.-The leading up to tn,
fourth round when Burns broke loos
and planted a few stiff ones on vii
liams' face and stomach. lie Tough
Williams hard again in the fifth round
but the Grays Ferry lad came bacl
/ stronger than ever in the last round
Although Williams earned the title o
"quitter" over at Reading when H.
gave up a fight i'm the fourth roun,
he did not appear last night to hav
any streaks i'm him. He put up a
good a fight as was ever seen here
Tony. too. surprised the crowd witt
his cleverness. All in all Jimmy Ryai
pulled off three of the classiest fight
ever seen here.
OF course there was the usual fun
to the royal"
II was better than circus.
During the intermission Manage
Ryan introduced several fighters ant
promoters. Bob Deadly. who referee
the final bout then made his appear
ance Buck CTwin) Miller, a brothe
to Charlie, was introduced as a ma
: of 135 pounds, who was willing L
meet any man of that weight i'm tn
country. Kid Brady was introduced
with the announcement of a challeng
to any 115-pound man in the state. an
Tom Kennedy. a strapping big fellow
was announced as the sparring partne
. of Jim Jeffries.
, The next fight will be on May 4
with Leo HouolS of Lancaster, an
Young Loughery of Manayunk, as tn
principals The BOYS viii go fifteel
rounds.