Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-20
BOXING NOTES.

Charley White has been selected to
referee the Volgast Wells match.
Frank Mantell and Larry English
will meet in Waterville. n. Y. Oct "a.
Terry Martin and Frank Peron have
Saturday night
I'd. Wolgast is preparing to leave
fer Fern1ale PARK. a few miles outside
OF Philadelphia, where he will take up
his training for his match with Matt
Wells at New York, Nov. 8.
Honey Melody believes in keeping
busy He has arranged to meet Tommy
Bergin in Lewiston. Friday night, and
Ellis Sanborn in Bangor. Saturday
night
Frenk Hufnagle, National amateur
125-ronnd champion, made good
showing in his first professional bout
at Brooklyn the other night, boxing
ragged Frank Roeth 10 rounds to
draw.
Aleck Mclean. manager of Matty
Baldwin, Wednesday. received big
offer from one of the New York pro-
moters for Baldwin to meet McFar-
land next month.
"cyelonen Thompson. who has been
doing lot of spouting about wanting
to meet any of the lightweights. is GO
ing back to Australia. He had chance
to box Frank Claus in Boston, but he
passed it up.
The increasing tendency of boxers to
use wrestling tactics prompted the
New York State Athletic Commission
to adopt a suggestion, Wednesday,
that referees compel boxers to break
clean in the ciinchcs
Kid Broad, the Cleveland lightweight,
who occupied a leading position in his
class 1T one time. has assumed the
management of Walter Little of Chi
eago. Broad was a wonderful fighter
up TO the time he faced Herrera, the
Mexican.
Efforts are being made to bring to-
gether in Boston Eddie Murphy OF
South Boston and Matty Baldwin, riv-
al lightweights of Boston. 1t would
settle MT h discussion among the fans
as to which of the two is the better
boxer.
Tnrprly Eiibane must have had one
of his bad nights against Joe Ryland
pe6ted to perform sensationally all the
time. Kilbane has been doing a great
deal of boxing of late. and was. posi-
bly, trifie off his stride.
Mark Connolly. the clever South
Boston lightweight is hankering for
match with some of the lightweights
in that vicinity Hector McInnes, di-
rector of fast stable of boxers. and
the manager OF Connolly, would match
his man against any one that will
agree to make 1S3 pounds.
Hugh Mcintosh, the Australian pro-
motcr. Is making every effort to Sc
cure American boxers to go to Aus
tralia. and Is offering big purses to
get them. Cyclone Johnny Thompson
is going to make the trip again. Will
lie Lewis. the New Yorker, and Joe
Jeanette have been offered large
guarantees to fight in the Antipodes,
Manchester fans are not taking
kindly to Battling Nelson meeting
Monte Dale. Young McDonough and
Nelson would be the attraction and
that's what the Granite City fans
want. Mcponough would surely be
better match for Nelson than man
he HAS NIlBDtu SEVERAL tlititSs III the
last Of which he knocked Dale out in
three rounds
The Armory A. A., Boston, has
matched Jack Dillon of indianapolis
and Leo Houck of Lancaster. Penn
for the feature bout of the show next
Tuesday evening. Dillon made one APP
pearance in Boston and he gave a
good account of himself, defeating
Frank ManteIl. Leo Houck has shown
in Boston twice He won from Harry
Lewis on his first appearance, and he
lost decision to Frank Klaus after
a rugged contest
Knockout Brown. who injured his
left hand in a minor bout a shor
time ago and who hasn't been able
to box since is all right again and il
about to start on the championship
trail An early meeting with Wolgas
is likely. but it will be over the 10
round mixed decision route and vii
not involve the title.
You have to admire Bat Nelson TO
his fighting tactics. If there ever wa
champion who typifed the do o
die spirit in a ring contest Nelson l
the man No matter how the gam
goes, be he winner or loser. Nelson
is always lighting on, no matter VIVA
the odds Any fight enthusiast VII
witnessed the Pal Moore Nelson con
test Will have to admit this fact.
Eddie Doyle of Philadelphia wa
knocked out in the third roun'
Wednesday night by George Chane,
Of Baltimore, before the Eureka A. c
DOYLE. while game and clever, proves
10 be no match for his heavier oppo
nent CLANCY scored four knock
downs for the count of eight in TIN
first round, another in the second ant