Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-25
BOXING NOTES.

Billy Grupp and Guy Buckles VIII
meet in st. Louis. Dec. is.
The &. A. A. will hold its next anna
teur boxing tournament, Dec II ana 10.
JEFF Doherty and Arthur Cote have
been matched to box in Waliingford'
CT. Dec S.
The bout between Abe Attell and
Jimmy Carroll in New York has been
cancelled.
The New York Boxing Commission
will not stand for bouts in theaters,
claiming that such bouts are illegal.
Ed McGoorty, who was to meet Jim
my Howard at Fond-du-Lac. Dec. 4.
has had his bout postponed on &C
count of an injury to his hand.
7; was Darkey Griffin and not Phil
MeGovern who was bested by Faulkes
at Albany, last Tuesday night The
club has blackiisted McGovern for
running out of the match
Kid Mccoy. who disappeared some
weeks ago from his usual haunts in
New York, has been discovered in
Paris, where he boxed a 10-round draw
with a French boxer. last Wednesday
night
Monte Attell and Johnny Greedy
have been signed to box in Pittsourg,
Dec. 6. The boxing game in New YORK
has enriched the state treasury 49,
900 so far, this year. in commissions
that the clubs have turned over to the
Boxing Commission from their meet
ings.
Tommy Rergin and Demon Young
will meet in the feature bout at New
port, r. l., Nov. 29. Young Boyle OF
Lowell and Happy" Myers of The U,
s. s. Ohio will meet in an eight-round
bout. and Frank Rafferty,. who has
won two featherweight belts in the
navy, will go against Phil Throng in
the other bout.
Three star bouts were the card at
the Unity Club at Lawrence, Thurs
day night. Al Limerick of Haverhill
and Tom Flanagan of Cambridge
fought 10 fast rounds to draw. Beano
Breen of Boston quit in the second
round of a scheduled 10-round bout
to Dick Pollard of Maine. Steve Ken
needy of Lawrence and Albert felle of
Boeton ended in the fifth round when
Kennedy, It was claimed, fouled Yelle
ana the latter was awarded the decis-
ion by the referee.
Tom Jones of Los Angeles. Cal.
manager for Ad Wolgast, the light
weight champion, said, Thursday. he
had accepted a proposition for fight
between Wolgast and Matt Wells, the
English fighter. for Dec. 16 or %. "The
conditions are 1873 pounds at O'Clock.
Jones said. "Wolgast is offered lump
sum for his end" Jones, however, de-
clined to say how much the lump
sum. was. Wells is supposed to be in
: England, but Jones said he was ex-
pected to be in New York in time &c
condition himself for the fight.
Freddie Yelle Of Taunton won over
Tommy Rawson of Boston at Fall RiV-
sr, Thursday night. in the fifth round
of a boat that was slated to go IL. The
climax came when Yelle had whipped
a singing left to the Hubite's stomach.
There was howl of protest from
Rawson and his seconds, for 1t ap-
peared to many at the ringside that
the referee was too speedy in his
counting There is no question but
what Rawson was on the mat when
the count of 10 sounded. In another
instant Rawson was on his feet and
eager to continue but the referee had
left the ring The spectators protest.
ed that Rawson was justified in put
ting up the kick that he did. In the
first four rounds the fighting was ter
rife al times. with Yelle having the
advantage in the third round, although
a slight one. The other three rounds
..,,,o axyac Daxt.cn,, tho S0r
but lacked steam in his blows while
Yellc's lefts and rights counted in
the infighting.