Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-13
BOXING NOTES.

TIE date for the Digger Stanley.
frankie Burns bert at the National
tiuh of Ne" York has been set for
Jan. e.
me match between Jimmy Gardner
and Terry Martin, which was to take
place at New Bedford, next Tuesday
hlght, Will take place at Fall River
Wednesday night instead.
Kid Farmer of Peoria fairly
srpothered Young" Kenney of Boston
at Memphis, Tenn. Wednesday night
until the fight was stopped by Ref
cree Williams, after the third round
with kenney staggering about the ring,
boxing enthusiasts are keenly inter-
s'eo IN the lightweight bout between
-Hatty Baldwin and Pal Moore, which
likes place at the Armory Club next
i"esoay night Jimmy DeForrest. who
manages Moore writes: pal is train
ing every day. You can expect to see
uhe OF the best bouts ever held at the
rmorE Three good six round bouts
Will also take place.
The Hyde Park Athletic Clnb an.
nounces that next Monday night if will
hoid the first of a series of weekly
SHOWS. The feature attraction will
oring together Dave Deshler and Colev
Mctowan professionally known as
Ma Shea) of South Boston The dis
lance Will be 10 rounds to a decision
me matchmaker is now arranging
'nree preliminaries.
Fighting Dick Nelson of Rroon,vr
5 ssAt got the decision over Noriartv
" L'"eii, Mass, in the main bout Of
" rounos at Webster Nelson proyed
clever for Moriarty, forcing all
&e lighting. In the serri-final Frank
hodnan Of Webster boxed Pete M.
rune OF Philadelphia to n draw. II,
'ne preliminary Bob Lee of Worcester
aiio ised Brannigan of the same CITY
"ught Six rounds to draw.
Ihere was plenty OF rough tough
milling in three boxing bouts decided
az the Lakeside A G., Webster.
wednesday right. Fighting Dick Nell
son of New York wen the decision
over Jimmy Moriarty of Lowell. Frank
noon'an of Webster and Pete Malone
OF Philadelphia Went eight hard rounds
10 crlw. comical bout between Bob
lee, a colored giant and Red Brannt
gan went hall d dozen rounds to n
draw. William \. Hamilton of Bos-
ton vas referee
Despite all that has been said to tho
contrary, the y. A. U. boxing cham
pionshirs will he held in Boston. and
viii tie held by the b. A. A. The
wrestling championship tournament
has been awarded to TIE Multonomah
Athletic Club. Seattle. Wash, and the
track and field championships will 60
or tta
i:g Offered inducements favorable to
the championships committee of the
IA A. u. None of the dates for these
Championships has been announced.
Langford's decisive victory over
Ice Jeannette proved two things con-
Gfsive enough. First. that Joe Jean
nttte is not in the same class with
Iengford. Second, that Langford is
III. only boxer il the world who has
ghost of a show with Jack john
sea for the worlds championship.
How much that = ghost OF a show
us can't DE told. Only the event itself |
can tell US. Many there are who |
think that LAngford would be as easy |
tyr johnson as Jeanette was for aim, |
but It's only fair to say that any man
fwho can give away weight. height and |
re&ch and hand so unmerciful 4 lacing |
!. taEA boxer f Jeannette's ability, would |
~ be an altogether soft proposition |
Tor Lii Artha.
MJust tell AID Wolgast the fluffy
Tdfi1es lightweight champion. that 1
think he is merely dainty powder puff
Eschampion. My estimation of him as q
boxer is SO small that I'll make up
$4,000 Of a $4,000 sidesbet that *. o."
Brown can whip him Ut any time and
aany place at the lightweight limit. And
if the brittle Ad. is not too much brok
en- up on himself-don't forget the
broken part-why he can take me on
again for any purse agreed upon with
an extra financial tidbit of $4,000 on
the side" In these words, Battling
Nelson. who in spirit and demeanor is
certainly the Durable Dane" showed
Wednesday night his utter contempt
for Wolgast, the Western lad who had
wrested the championship title away
from him.
1t is a very simple matter for any
one to sit down and put figures on
piece of paper and declare what
weights shall govern the different
classes in boxing. but. other than upon
very rare occasions in championship
bouts. very little attention is paid to
the weights thus laid down. Most of
the limited round contests that are
fought nowadays are fought at catch
weights. and it is amusing to gaze at
some of the boxers who call themselves
welterweights and claimants for the
championship title in that class. Can
you imagine Sam Langford entering a
ring weighing 1913 pounds? The mid
dleweight limit is 15S pounds, yet Sam
delights 10 call himself middleweight
Pal Moore bluffed his weight for quite
while.
Women of society in Philadelphia are
endeavoring to find a way by which TO
put stop to the athletic activity OF
Mr.. Anthony ]. Biddle, hacker of
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