Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-01-24

The bout between X. o. Brown and
Tommy Murphy in New York Wednes-
day night is another contest that has
aroused the sports. If Browns hand
is all right it will be a hot and fast af-
fair.
Bob Scanlon, an English boxer. who
fought draw with Harry Lewis in
England. and Bill Brown have been
matched for 10 rounds in the star
bout at the Sharkey A. C. next
Wednesday night.
Auburn has good match arranged
for Friday night, Kid Goodman and
Tommy Bergin furnishing the feature
match of Il rounds. Both boxers are
sluegers. fast and willing. The match
maker is planning to bring Johnny
Gallant and Nap Dufresne together
at near date.
Packey Mcfarland and Young Erne
are billed to meet at special show
at the National Club Of Philadelphia
on Wednesday night. Erne is very
clever and In six-round bout can
bound around like a grasshopper. Fc
will have a good chance to outpoint
the boy from the Windy City. Packey,
however. may spring another surprise.
Roger Wilson. who paid $4,000 for
the exclusive rights to the Jetfries and
johnson fight pictures in Oklahoma.
Kansas, Arkansas and Nebraska. Mon
day night endeavored to exhibit the
pictures In Lawton. Okla. He was ar
rested on n charge of disturbing the
peace. A large crowd that had paid
10 see the pictures got back their ad-
mission money and went home.
Sandy Ferguson and Jim Barry will
be the big noise" at the Armory Club
Tuesday night. This will be the third
meeting between this pair of heavy
weights. Almost two years ago they
met in Boston and Sandy was awarded
the decision in the 10th round on a
foul. Last fall Ferguson placed him
self. under the management of George
Little. former manager of Jack John
son. They went cunning" for match
with the heavyweight champion, but
without success. Little then matched
Sandy with Barry at New Orleans.
Barry is credited with knocking Sandy
into dreamland in the 14th round. The
former stubborn child" says he was
in no condition to entertain MIR. Bar
ry on that eventful day, but will re-
double his efforts Tuesday night.
When Tom Jones, the manager OF Ad
Wolgast, arrives in Philadelphia to
confer with Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
regarding the latter's contracts he has
with the lightweight champion the in
side of matchmaker's methods may
be revealed. O'Rrien played g rather
Shabby trick on Jones. He waited I'M
til he caught Jones out of town and
then went and secured Wolgast's sig
natures to set of articles calling for
three contests at his club. This would
leave Jones out in the cold without any
division of the money. O'Brien was
undoubtedly instrumental in making
Wolgast sign without the consent of
his manager. He spoiled a very good
Boston boy at one time by advising
him to assume his own management
and the result today is that the boxer
IS all done. Jones threatens to make a
lot of trouble, which he can do. accord
ing to his contract which holds good
with Wolgast unless he Is let in on the
receipts Of the three matches.
and Bob Moha of Milwaukee will clash
in the wind-up of the New Star Ath-
letic Clubs show at Milwaukee Feb g.
The two have not yet signed, but it is
understood that all is satisfactory To
the two welters. The weight will be
14S pounds at 3 O'Clock. Gardner was
carded to appear in Milwaukee before
but through some miscarriage of the
plans he did not fight in Milwaukee,
The Boston boy has always been anx-
jous to get a chance at the big Bohe-
milan, and ii is certain that he will
put up a great fight. Moha is recog-
nized to be one Of the best of the well
terweights today, If not the best. hav-
ing beaten Loughrey. Quill, Lang and
Clabby. Gardner is also a claimant To
the welterweight title. In the semi
wind.up Of. the show Kid Graves will
boys are classed among the best light
weights in milwaukee,.
Boxing in this country this week
win be enlivened some by an in
ternational bout in which Digger Stan
ley, the bantam champion of England
meets Frankie Burns one of the strong
contenders for the American title in
New York. Friday night. In addition
10 that bout. an American champion,
several contenders for the lightweight
title. many of the crack Boston ANA
tours and Sandy Ferguson and jim;
Barry WIN also appear in the ring
this week. In England one of the
American boxers will clash with one
Of the leading English scrappers in
. hept hat hsssa tIrraa sa.eat in
1ter16 t1es I'd ~ - a bou:
betWeen Stanley ana Burns has Gre
Ated much intePoEt too v,orfto,,la rlx,