Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-04
geylNG NOTES.

Kia shea Of South Boston is in New
York looking for bouts.
Sammy Keller. the English bantam,
has gone back 10 England
Tom Mcmahon and jim Smith will
meet in Youngstown. o. Nov. ID.
lack Fitzgerald and Jim Smith will
lneef in Albany. next Thursday night
Youne Loughrey and Harry. Powers
are fined for bout in Brooklyn, next
Mcnday night
PUCK Grouse. the clever Pittsburg
mddleweight. has been matched to
box Terry Martin at Manchester. \
H Nov
FYank Hufnag.e. the ex-amateu1
125-pound champion, has been match
ed To box Johnny Roth at Maspeth.
=. Nov. ID.
II looks bad for the boxing game in
England, and the matching of Jack
Johnson and Rombardier Wells is put
down as the cause of it,
Rufe Turner. the colored California
middleweight who has been In ne
game 70 vears, is still scrappins On
thai state and is holding his END up
X O. Browns managers big de
man5s keeps Brown from meeting Joe
Mandot in Memphis in a few weeks.
Brown was offered $500 for his ehd,
hut il did not suit his manager
Jim Sullivan, the champion middle
WEIGHT of England, who has been IN i
New York for a number OF weeks
sailed for England. last Wednesday
as lie was unable TO get any matches
In this country
A New Orleans promoter mas Of
fered $1,000 purse for bout between
Abe Attell and Johnny Kilbane. The
latteY has accepted, but Abe viii sure
IL ask the promoter to boost the
amount before he signs. .
II, took four nights to decide the an +
nual Army-NaTy boxing championships
IN England last week. There were 40
hours OF actual boxing, which Is rec |
ord for that fixture
The lO-round fight between Battling |
Nelson and Frank Loughrey of Philadel-
phia. which was TO have been fought. |
Friday night, at waterviiet y. Y. wos t
postponed to Nov. at Nelson's request. |
Tommy Burns, the ex-world's cham |
pion. who recently arrived in Australia |
wants another meeting with Jack John |
son Ia Australia He wants the contest |
one OF clean breaks. Tommy figures /
there would be 3 good losers end IN
such battle
The fact that nOne Round" Hogan has
demanded exorhitant terms for bout
with. Tommy Murphy, the New York
featherweight, has caused Jimmy Cof-
froth. The Frisco fight manager. to call
off negotiations Coffroth will try and
arrange 2O-ronnd affair between Jim
Flynn and Joe Jeannette4
The Quincy i. A. which had such a
fine amateur boxing tournament a few
weeks ago, will have another In st.
Mars hall. West Quincy, Nov. 90.
The. classes VIII be 115. 125 and 195
pounds. Entries will close, Nov. II.
with r. j. Duggan is Holmes street. |
Quincy.
The opening amateur boxing tourna- |
mem AT the Il. a. A, Boston, next |
Wednesday and Saturday nights. will /
be up to the usual standard of the |
tournaments held by that association. /
There will be four open classes. The |
heaxyweights who are eager 10 show |
their ability Win have a good chance /
in tins tournament.
Matty Baldwin Of Charlestown was !
matched, Thursday night by his man.
ager, Aleck Mclean. to box Joe Mandot T
al Memphis between Nov l5 and 20 for
a big purse. Mandot gave the sporting
world a surprise by knocking out Young
Saylor al New Orleans, last Sunday.
Mandot is touted as "A wonderful scrap
per, and as Memphis is his home he and
Baldwin will draw a large crowd. II
Baldwin wins he Will be given another
match at Memphis two weeks later The
bout between Mando, and Baldwin will
be as sensational as any ever held in
Memphis.
Andy Morris, the East Boston heavy
weight has been going diligently along
the line without the usual aecompanl-
ment Of passionate press agents boost I