Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-09
BOXING NOTES.

AL Rudolph of Portland won an easy
victory over Kid Ryan of Buffalo Sat
urlay night at Portland. Ryan twice
took the count of nine in the second
round and was knocked out in the early
part of the third. Young Billy Clark of
Portland bested Cyclone Zip of Port
land in the four-round preliminary
Packey Mcfarland is going to the
limit so as to be down TO weight and
otherwise be in perfect condition TO
meet Jack Goodman at the Fairmont
Athletic Club on Jan. IL. Mcfarland
has heen in training for five weeks. In
deed he has never let up since the time
he expected to box Attell in New YORK
On Thursday afternoon he weighed n
trifle less than 135 pounds. which
proves that he can make weight Tor
any of the lightweights, including
Freddie Welsh.
Joe Jeanette accompanied by his man
ager, Dan MeKettrick. arrived III Boston
Saturday morning. Jeanette did long
stretch of road work during the forenoon
and put in the whole afternoon at the
Armory Club gymnasium, sparring.
shadow boxing and punching the bag.
Jeannette's condition is not to be ques-
toned. He looks to be in perfect shape.
and the amount of work he got through
gave the best possible proof that he has
prepared earnestly for next Tuesday 5
contest with Sam Langford.
Jimmy Moran and Yankee Schwartz
will have the honor Of meeting in the
last Friday night star bout at the Met
After fhiG
week the bouts will be held on Thursday
night, according to Manager Charles Sa-
1erno. Moran is training for the bout in
New York, while Schwartz is at work in
Philadelphia. Young Brown and Young
Buckley will meet in the semi-final of six
rounds. Both boys are reported as be-
ing fast little fellows. In addition there
will be three other bouts for the mem
bers of the club.
After the death of Stanley Ketchel the
woods were full of claimants of the va
cant championship. Perhaps the best
claim was that of Bill Papke. who pre-
ceded Ketchel ia the title. but Bits re-
cent defeat in the antipodes at the hands
OF Dave Smith of Australia, even though
1t was on a foul. created big bear
movement in Papke stock. There are
now six aspirants for the middleweight
ttle-Papke. Jimmy Gardner, Leo Houck,
Hugo Kelley. Frank Klaus and Sam
Langford. Not one has solid basis for
claim. and until they have fought it out
among themselves there can be no recog-
nized middleweight champion.
Several boys in the bantamweight
class claim the title, but it is hard to
understand their position when it is
taken into consideration that right in
Boston they have the real bantam
weight champion of the country, and
possibly the world-Jimmy Walsh
Walsh may have lost several decisions
but has never lost a contest in which
the championship was at stake. Walsl
has figured in many championship
matches in his time. He has defeated
the Englishman. Stanley who is in thi:
country now seeking matches with tli'
American boxers. Walsh stands read,
TO make a match at the American
weight, which is 1l6 pounds. and vii
meet Stanley at his home weight
which is 118 pounds. There's a match
that would settle the bantamWeigh
muddle and settle it quickly.
What with Owen Moran's victor!
over Battling Nelson, Bill Langs de
feat of Jack Burns and Dave Smith
triumph ever Billy Papke, Old Eng
land and her colonies will begin t.
pride themselves on the newly acquir
ed prestige of their boxers. 1t matter
little that one of the vanqushed Wa
champion who had tried a couple o
times too often; that another was Yer,
mpch of performer and that the thir'
of the British conquests was a victor.
on foul. The fact remains that three
Americans were defeated by three o
John Bulls ringmen. This surely af
fords the sports Of King Georges
realm chance to boast that the coun.
try they belong TO is once more assert
ing itself as producer of worthy pu
gilists.