Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-14
BOXING NOTES.

Johnny Reagan, who several years
ago was rated as one of the best BAN
tamweights in the country, wants 10
come back. Reagan will be given a
chance against Tommy Dixon at Kan
sas City, very soon.
"Porky" Flynn of Boston met and de-
feated a local heavyweight named Turner
in a match at the Stadium in Sydney,
Australia Wednesday. Flynn easily out
pointed his opponent and eventually won
on a foul in the fifth round.
| In the fourth round of cheduled 20
round bout, Harry Trendan of st. Louis.
Tuesday night, knocked out Danny Good
win of Denver before the Fort Worth,
Texas, Athletic Club. Trendall easily
outclassed Goodwin.
1t has been settled for Abe Attell
and One Round Hogan to meet, next
Monday night Hogan has agreed to
weigh in at 1873 pounds at 6 o'clock,
which will give him a big advantage
over the featherweight champion.
Tom Kennedy, the New York hope.
has been matched to box al Benedict
in New York, next Monday night.
Young Erne and Mike Gibbons, the
st Paul wonder, have been signed to
box in Philadelphia, next Saturday
night.
If there is any hitch in the proposed
meeting between Mike Gibbons and
Young Erne at Philadelphia, Saturday
night, Eddie Murphy of South Bos-
ton will be asked to meet Erne. There
is some trouble over weight between
Erne and Gibbons.
Bill Hurley, the Glens Falls middle
weight, through his manager, Joe
Miller, challenges anybody in the
world Hurley had a bad night against
Terry Martin. but as the boxers are
going TO meet again he promises to
wipe out the victory that Martin
scored ever him.
Frank Moran, the Pittsburg heavy
weight, who will be remembered for
sending Ken Salisbury to sunderland
in a jiffy, knocked out Charley Will
son at London, last Monday night
thus showing that the Smoky City
boxer has rounded into his old form
Moran was sick in England for long
time
Bat Nelson has accepted an engage
ment with Willie Howard at New
York, next Monday night. Nelson has
Won his point in this match, being
guaranteed something like $1,000, with
the privilege of taking 80 per cent.
i of the gross receipts. Real good fight
ers are loafing around and finding it
hard 10 get 5000 for their bit.
Harry Foley. the manager who first
brought Joe Thomas to Boston, with
Jimmy Coffroth and Eddie Graney.
expect TO have the professional end of
the poXlng game in San Francisco all
10 themselves, in the future Foley
hopes 10 prlng together Al Kaufman
ahe fireman Jim Flynn for his open
| ing SHOW, some time in January.
Abe Attell has been signed to meet
/ Tommy Houck of Philadelphia in a.
10-round bout as the feature attrac-
ton for the show of the Twentieth
Century A. c., of Pittsheld, Mass
next Friday evening, Among the pre-
! ltminaries is Jack Johnson. "a colored
| welterWeight from Albany, n. Y.
| Leo Houch of Lancaster, Pa, one o.
the most prominent of the present da,
crop of middleweight aspirants, sailed
Wednesday, from New York for Paris
where he has several engagements "a
the Cirque Francois and other Parisial
boxing clubs One of his matches oil
French soil will undoubtedly be agains
Harry Lewis. who left for the other sid
the latter part of last month
Boxing bouts are thing of the
past at the Cathedral A. c.. Milwau-
kee, Wis. This was decided at meet
ing of the directors of the club held
Monday night. The members of the
parish asked that the bouts be stop
ped on account of the notoriety they
were getting. The club has beer
holding the bouts in connection Will
a smoker that was held once a month
Freddie Welsh, the English lightweight
who has been claiming that he coul,