Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-14
BOXING NOTES.

Hugo Kelly and Tony Caponi will
meet at Milwaukee Feb. % in a 10
round bout.
frankie O'Connor is finding it hard
to get boys to meet him in the l15-
pound class.
Johnny Cose, an amateur in the IT,
pound ranks, has decided to turn pro,
and is now looking for matches
Johnny Glover will meet Fighting
Joe HIGHLAND of New York at Glenn's
Falls next Monday night in 10-round
bout.
Jimmy Coffroth, the San Francisco
promoter, is angling with Ad Wolgast
to box Feb. % with an opponent to
be selected.
Klondike and George Cotton, the
Pittsburg heavyweight, will meet in
the Smoky City in a sixround bout
next Monday night.
If Con OKelly holds Danny Flynn to
any kind of an even break. he will be
sent against John Willie. 1t looks good
for Willie to lose that match.
Battling Nelson is sporting just
trifie too much contempt for AID VOL
CAST, and his remarks about the light
weight champion are a bit severe. Nell
son ought to sit down and give the live
boys chance. He has had his day.
Up at Webster they have uncovered
n good lightweight in Pete Malone.
Billy Mclean, the old-time feather
weight. has Malone in charge and is
bringing him along nicely Under such
able handling Malone is bound to make
good.
Joe Egan is training with Matty
Baldwin at Mike Deveney's Highland
Lake resort. Egan is rounding into
great condition. and is profiting by his
work with the Charlestown lightweight,
who Is to meet Pal Moore at the Ar
mory A. A. next Tuesday night.
Packey Mcfarland will do his pre-
liminary training for his bout with
Jack Goodman at a roadhouse on Je-
rome avenue. New York Mcfarland
and Goodman are scheduled to meet
for ten rounds at the National A. c.,
New York, Tuesday evening, Jan. Il.
The twice postponed match between
Bob Moha and the Dixie Kid has been
declared off. The matchmaker of the
Buffalo Social Club received a mes
sage from Milwaukee Thursday stat
ing that Mona was still Ill and could
not possibly box here on Jan. 16. An
other welter- weight will be secured
in Moha's place.
Tommy Burns has once more
changed his mind about retiring from
the ring and has cabled Hugh Nc
Intosh his acceptance of an offer of
$4,000 for his end in match with
Bill Lang. to be held at McIntoshs
club in London. Burns defeated Lang
when they fought in Australia, but
Lang has improved since then.
"Ad" Wolgast is once more appear
ing in a hold-up act. After agreeing
en- terms for his match with George
Memsic at Los Angeles Feb. %. he
now demands an additional $3.50 from
& Promoter Tom McCarey for training
I expenses. McCarey raised howl, but
the chances are that he will agree to
. give the additional $3.50.
Terry Martin of Philadelphia and
. Jimmy Gardner of Lowell will meet III
the star match at Fall River Wednes-
day night. His showing with Frank
{ Klaus has put Gardner at the top of
the heap once more. But he will have
to be at his best. Martin is faster
than he ever was. His last battle with
Bill McKinnon, Frank Perron and 9TH
= er leading welterweights last year in
dicates that Terry is in shape to make
Gardner extend himself
A dispatch from Chicago announces
that Jack Gleason. the San Francisco
Suht a
fight promotion game i'll London. where
Hugh Mcintosh and the classic Ma
tional Sporting Club are waging IA
merry war. Gleason. the report says,
offers a purse of $4,000 for a fight be-
tween Jack Johnson. heavyweight
champion. and AL Kaufman. Califor-
MAS white hope" to be decided in
Y London during Coronation weeks next
i June.
Tommy Sullivan of Lawrence re.
ceived an offer to meet Hugo Kelly
FEB. % at Jack OBrien's new club
2 house in Philadelphia. Sullivan, wh'
is training just outside Philadelphia
accepted the offer and Kelly is YET
- To be heard from. Before that mattel
is arranged Sullivan will take on Joe
Thomas at Manchester. n. II. Til,
?. Lawrence boxer has sent word from
Philadelphia that he will be on hane
at the Arrory a. A. Friday. Jan 70
to take part in the benefit to be ten
dered Johnny Nelden.
> Through sheer gameness and abiiit,
to stand punishment, Joe Sirger ri
Denvsr stood up under a terrific tigb
for IL rounds against Joe Stein of New
York at the Clinton A. G. Thursday
night. Stein exhibited what littl,
cleverness he possessed. while the Den
yerite bored in at all times and fur
nished a chopping block for jabs anc
swings which the local boy sent il
from all angles. Stein did all tho
leading and work at long range. where
he on various occasions got over som,
good blows, but his opponent only
showed good in d few mix-ups at Gloss
quarters. where he landed heavily. bu
this could not stop Stein, who wa'
never in danger.
The Methodist preachers of Atlant
have invited James J.aCosbett to Visi
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