Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-25
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| George Alger even the Maine folks are
ready to say the Battler is all through
Buck Grouse and Billy Berger have
! lccn matched for siX-round bout a
the Opening of the New DuHuesn'
Garden A. c. at Pittsburg, Nov.
Joe Choynski is the clubs referee.
Joe shea. the Waterbury bantam.
weight, who boxed Frankie Burns {
10-round bout at New Haven, has
been matched to meet Young Nc
Auliffe at Waterbury. NoY. 10. Shei
has not boxed since he met Burns
last August.
/ Harry Forbes, the comeback cham
pion. has accepted terms for meet
ing with Tommy Hudson or Patsy
: Brannigan for the opening show Of
the Windsor Canadian a. {. Ciup
NOV. 8.
Harry Baker the California feather
weight, has retired from the ring II
go into vaudeville with his brother
, Raker is said to be a sweet singer
For a while the Pacific coast boy gave
promise of landing at the top of the
feathcrWeight class
Battling Nelson and Monte Dale oil
Denver arc matched to meet IN Man
chester Wednesday night. Dale gave
Nelson hard battle until he broke his
arm in a bout in Kansas City. George
Munroe, the popula. New York man
aper. has Dale i'll charge. Either Jack
Sheehan or Maffitt FlahertY is likely
TO be selected to referee the bout.
Cyclone Johnny Thompson has cam
in, &
country. as he is going to Australia
again, where he will find the game a
trine softer for him. Thompson will
sail Nov. I He has a contract calling
for five matches, for which he will re
ceive a fat sum.
Bill Paplte, middleweight champion
who hasn't boxed since his meeting
with Sailor Burke at New York three
months ago, will box at the Armory
IA. A., next week, if the management
plans do not go wrong. PaplSe vii
meet Bob Moha of Milwaukee at The
usual 12-round distance. This bou'
will jam the local arena to overflow
ing
AS much as the promoters would like
to bring together Abe Attell and john
nv Kilbane, the little Cleveland feath-
| erweight, there are none of them that
| will make any reasonable offer for the
match. Attell is possibly holding out
for a pile of money to meet klibahe'
but this could be easily remedIed II
the promoters would get together and
make an offer of some sort, which At
tell would either have to accept OF
| rIyu Of fla her weights
This debating of the boxers ought to
be blotted out and the sooner the bet
ter.
There will be a big re-opening IL
Portland next Saturday night IN
first fall show at the Auditorium VII
be between AL Kubiak and Andy Nor
ris. They are old rivals. having tough
six-round and 12-round bouts with
lout either having great adNahtag
ION the other Morris has been cutfih
la wide swath in the ranks OF I'll
iheayyweights, but kubiak expects l
Icheck him. Kubiak is Il tougher prop
losition than any of the men that An
DIV has fought recently, and the Port
Hand man, approaching this, is train
ling as he never trained before.
They have seen the way in New
port After being tlimmed and liam
med they have at last tumbied, an
this week something that will be pos
itively above board will be offered |
the patrons of the boxing game at IN
seaside resort. Demon Young of New
port and Tom Kid Goodman, WI
fought a slashing draw there ley
months ago are back to entertain tn
fans. Wednesday night. Not only ar
the management going to max
amends for their oversight in the pas
nv putting on a real hghting feature
but they are going to deliver tn
goods with five more bouts. SIX pou'
comprise the card, which promises |
be the best fighting bill over oHere
| TO the elite at the famous Waterlh
| place.
Richard Bennett, fight promoter
accompanied by his bride, who wa
formerly the wife of Philadelphi
millionaire arrived in New York o
the steamer Naderland from Europe
Monday morning. Bennett brought IN
information that Parisians have turn
ed against Negro lighters because G
their Ignorance and stupid struttih
about" He said that in Paris Jac
Johnson was billed to box in tn
| Magic City and although the colore
| fighter and his manager expected
big crowd. there were only 30 presen
the first day. and Johnson gave I'll
after three days of frost such as onl
Parisians know how to deal out