Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-22

are booked for bouts in Philadelphia,
next Saturday night
Peter Maher. the ex-champion Of
Ireland. has selected ST Patrick $
eve as the time TO make his re-enWy
into the ring. He win meet Sailor
| Waite in Brooklyn.
Young Dyson, the Providence feath-
| erwelght and Kid Scaler are said to
bo matched 70 meet in the feature
| bout nj the Lake Shore \. c. Thurs
| day night.
Sid smith The nyweight champion
! Of England. did not sail for home
/ last week, as announced. He could
not stand the criticism handed cut
because he did not go through with
ms match with Young SoIzberg. SO he
is going II stay nj Boston and moot
Soizberg.
The siX-round bout between carl
Morris and Con Comiskey. the heavy
weight Of Chicago which was 10 haze
been fought az the American y 9.
Of pitttshurg. on, Saturday night. has
fallen through The club officials were
not willing to give Morris the amount
of money his manager, Billy New
iHsitis tR6hEstt tfti'A ~ $3.50
Match Off
( Young Clancy, the Boston South
End lightweight, started training for
his meeting with Terry Brooks Al
North Adams. Feb. %. A win over
Brooks would prove a stepping stone
t. better matches for Clancy, and he
| is leaving nothing in the way 10 enter
the ring IN perfect boxing form when
| H.. engages with the New York whiri
wind
Dave Deshler claims the long ride Ia
Kansas city impaired whatever little
chance he had 10 win over Clarence
Ferns, and in Saturday nights meet
ing with the hay-1inging Westerner
expects to have better luck. From
what little can be learned about
Ferns. Desl1ler is in a good way for
another such trimming.
BAY Wood the clever FAN River
lightweight. will meet Fighting Joe
Hviand in a 12-round bout at Faii
River. Thursday Wood has defeated
some good boys, and those he has moi
defeated he has broken even with.
Hyland is a boxer who will force The
Fall River lad, and a good contest
should result.
New Bedford has a match for
Thursday night. which borders on tire
championship order, when Honey Mel
lody and Andy Parker meet for L
rounds Parker viii claim the welte4
weight championship if he defeats
Melody, while the latter claims that
there is small chances Of anything Ike
that taking place.
Another battle for the legitimate
bantamweignt championship of Eng
land Will take place at the National
Sporting Club of London on MondaH
night. Digger Stanley, the present
holder of the title. and Boyo Driscnt.
the clever English lad. win be the
fEzaz za and they will come to-
gefaHr IA a 2o-round bout for a purse
of 5000 and the Lord LonsdaIe gold
belt.
Willie Richie, the crackajack light
weight OF California, who has not lost
a bout since he came East, has been
signed up for another bout by his
manager. Emil Thiery. He win take.
on Phil Brock, the game and aggres-
SlAt lightweight I'll III ti04AAAH III
rounds before the Newburg City A.
&c. OF Cleveland on Thursday night
Richie expects to return to California
after the bout.
Al Palzer has been compelled TO call
off two bouts which he had been
signed up for. owing to a severe At
tack of grip contracted after his bout
with Sailor White at the Royal A. C.
of Brooklyn last week. Palzer was
not well the night he met White. but
sooner than disappoint the crowd IL
went ont. His physician has advised
him TO remain in bed until he re-
covers.
Young Boyle and Young Stone, the
Lowell lightweight rivals have a
chance to settle which is the better at
boxing, Thursday night, when they
meet in a 12-round bout at the Low
ell A. G. Billy Gardner was a long
time in bringing the boys together. bur
finally managed to hook them up in a
feature bout. Two fast preliminary
matches have been arranged,
Young MeDonough of Manchester.
\. H., is training every day al the
- 'fNif1A t'etliiSy pOHlbi- ItI+ likes
The salt wafer any time Of the wear,
and, although not a regular Brownie.
he never fails 10 take a dip in the
briny whenever he is in Boston. Nc
| Donough made the trip to South Bos-
ton this time for the sole purpose of
appearing in good trim when he faces
Terry Brooks the hard hitting New
Yorker, in one of the all-star bouts at
Manchester, the eth OF the month.
Kid sheehan. the Manchester light
weight, is satisfied that with few
more contests he Will be boxing as
good as ever. Sheehan did not box his
usual good fight against Young ONeiI
at Millvilie, last Monday night, and
could hardly be expected to on ac-
count Of his long idleness. O'Neill is
boxing better than al any time in his
career and appears good enough to
make many Of the welterweights step
lively to defeat him. Sheehan and
O'NeiH. in a return battle. is what
the Rhode Island fans arc looking
forward TO
Mike Glover, looking good ar
rived in