Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-20
Over Battling Nelson at
The City Hall Bout.
Clever Old Town Lad Keeps
Tommy Bergln Guessing.
Horth End Champion and Skowhe.
gan Lad Furnish Great Sport.


George AIger of Cambridge, Mass,
had a shade the better Of Battling
Nelsen,th former lightweight cham
pion of the world, in a six-round bout
Thursday night. at City han. The Bat
tier adopted his usual style OF in
lighting and at the opening OF the
bout forced the lighting, but Alger
came back strong, particularly in the
fourth and fifth rounds and landed
blows upon his opponents head and
face. though with little apparent eff
feet.
The Battler used his head at times
. the disadvantage of Alger. bring
ing it up under the latter's chin.
There WAS great deal of fighting in
the clinches. The two men left the
ing with hardly a mark except for
Nelson's left ear. which was bleeding
slightly.
Both men are among the cleyerest
of boxers and the bout was thor
oughly scientific exhibition. 1t was ia
ONE respects. however, a disappoint-
nent 10 the local fight. fans. most of
whom would like To have seen a little
more walloping and some bloodshed.
Had the bout gone SIX rounds longer
he Battler's superior physique might
have given him the best of AIger but
a the six rounds boxed Alger finished
lightly stronger.
! Kid Fleming Of Old Town had Q lit
! ie more than q shade the better Of
Tommy Bergin. in the senri-inaI,
which was also a siX-round bout. 1t
| vas not nearly 50 classy as the main
bout but there was a lot more real
crap to 1t.
| Bergin protected his face and tried
| 30 get as many undercuts as he could.
| playing all the while for the stomach
of the tall Old Town lad Both men
received considerable punishment and
! Fleming frequently succeeded in
/ breaking through the Lewiston boy s
guard and landing a blow on Tommy 5
face or his game nose. But Bergin
was clever all the way along and
showed his ability both to take and
administer punishment, although
Jennings long reach bothered him at
lines. Fleming, who is said to be but
u years old, was surprise to all
/, Who watched him in action.
i The preliminary between Young
/, Tyler of SkoWhesah ana George Gill
'fei', liz WI III IAIib GlleiiipiDiit NfAF7
- whole barrel of fun. This bout did
nof have the least suspicion of science
about it but both men did theii, best
20 earn their money and fought hard
throughout the entire six rounds with
cut either having any advantage in
he argument.
H The Skowhegan boy is about half as
tall and twice as thick as Gilbert and
was obliged almost to stand on tip
oe to land one in Gilbert's face.
I Neither man tried to project himself
10 any extent but both devoted their
entire attention 10 swatting. In the
bird round the sound OF the gong
was not sufficient to stop them, st
ager were they to deliver the goods
after their style Of lighting.
The opening bout between Young
sullivan of Bangor and Kid Taylor
If Old Town was painful to witness
and Manager Hanks kindly had thf
participants removed from the stage
after they had gone one round. Tay-
or got a blow upon the nose in tht
Hrst round of the fighting that start
ID the blood in good shape and before
the round was over he was bot
sca~qd and aroggv. Monit Flaherty. o
Isbston refereed the bouts in taan
/ nef highly. Satisfactory to the fahs.
Taken altogether, the exhibition
wqe q good one. although the crow'
would have liked il better IL Aleer ani