Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-10
BOXING NOTES.

Joe Thomas and Fritz Holland have
been signed to box 10 rounds at OAK
land, Cal. Nov. 10.
Willie Grouse and Leo Houck, rival
middleweight contenders have peefl
booked to box in Pittsburg, Nov 10
TIE bout between Leach Cross and
Tommy Mallory has been postponed by
the New York promoter until Nov. H.
Johnny Connolly, the Scotch light
weight and Peter sullivan. the Fall
River boxer, Will meet at New Bed
ford Nov, Is.
Jimmy Carroll, the San Francisco
featherweight, and Young OLeary
have been matched to box in New
York. Nov. 20
Mat.y Baldwin and his manager
AlecK Mclean. will leave. early next
week for Memphis, where Baldwin
will meet Joe Mandot, Nov. 20.
Bunny Ford, the New Haven light
weight. ard AL Ketchel will meet at
Bridgeport. Ct, in 10-round bout,
Nov. 13.
Young O'Leary and Jimmy Carroll.
the clever San Francisco feather
weight. Lave been matched to meet
at New York. Nov. 20
Willie Fitzgerald. the lighting
harp.' little battered but still In the
gam. will meet Young Nitchie of
Philadelphia at New York, Monday
night.
Frank Bushegger Gene MeGovernl
of Milwaukee, who hung around Bos-
ton for long time without securing
matches. left. Wednesday night, for
New York, where he has been prom
Used houts.
If Jimmy Gardner would undergo
serious course in training it would be
Nike finding easy money for him TO
meet several of the present crop OF
niid1leweieht boxers In limited round
kcutg. Gardner could add materially
to bis tank roll with very little effort.
Tommy Burns action restraining
Jack Lester frem accepting his Win
ninrs has been settled out Of court
Money paid Lester as result has
beea posted for meeting with Sam
LaEgford on Boxing day Burns is
Testers manager all right.
Buck Grouse aud Leo Houck may
lpeet at Pittshurg In the near future.
Grouse has accepted the terms offered
him. and the club is waiting to hear
from Houck Boston wanted the
match. but with nothing doing here
Pittsturg falls in for what appears
TO be a pugilistic plum.
Young MeDonough of Manchester
apparently has johnny Dohan of New
York and Battling Downey of West
field afraid of him. Both these box
ers slid out of their matches with Nc
Donough McT,onough says he would
like to get the pair in the ring one
after the other on the Same night.
Bob Mocha Is still nursing the excuse
that he broke his hand In the fight
with Billy Papke. If Moha can show
any one of those present where and
when and how he even as much as
discolored the mauler in the terrific
exhibition in which they engaged, he
will satisfy great many who still
hold that they were buncoed good and
plenty.
Knockout Brown is soon to be sent
over a longer route than he Is accus-
toned to. He has been matched with
Bert Reyes at New Haven. Nov. q,
In 15-round bout. Brown has never
gone more than 10 rounds. He started
In a 12-round bout In Boston with Kid
Goodman, but ii was all over In four
rounds. Reyes Is not winning fight
er, but he is tough customer for any
lightweight and II the bout goes on
the level he will make K. o. extend
himself.
AID Wolgast, the lightweight cham
pion, failed to get in touch with
Packey Mcfarland or any of his rep
resentatiyes In Chicago. Wednesday
although it was on the program that
a match would be consummated But
Netherlands party failed to appear
and Wolgast left, Wednesday night
for Los Angeles, where he will meet
Freddie Welsh. Thanksgiving day. At
ter that fight Wolgsst will go to Aus
traIta and around the world. Wolgast
said he had given up all hopes of get
ting a good match in America for a
year.
Tom Sawyer. the Portland, Maine.
middle weight had a chance to meet
Buck Grouse at Manchester. but the
Pine Tree State lad felt that he was
entitled 10 more than the promoters
offered to face the Pittsburgh boxer.
IF am going to meet men like
Grouse I want something for my
trouble" he says. Il am not afraid OF
Grouse or any middle weight living
and will take a chance with any
of them, but when the Manchester pro
moters think they can get me to mee
a boxer of the .caiibre of Buck Crous'
for what they offered they are sadl!
mistaken. Let the Manchester match
maker come through with a hair DE
cent bid and he viii sc how mueh
fear Grouse. Sawyer Is under TN
management of Louis Jasen. shreW'
handler of boxers and an old trainer
of bicycle riders.
Frank Klaus. the Pittsburgh Bear
cat" and Buck Grouse. his home tow
rival, are sure to meet soon III al