Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-01
BOXING aorEs.

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for a bout in New York, March 6
Jumbo Wells and George Christian
win clash in Albany. next Monday
night.
young saylor and Harry Donahue are
billed for bout in Indianapolis.
March 6.
Ad Woigast and Joe Rivers, the Mexi-
can. have been matched TO box at Yer
non, Cal, July 4
Jack Ward, the English welterweight
and Young Erne are to box in Philadel-
phia, next Saturday night
Al Benedict and Jim Coffey are
carded for a bout in New York, next
Friday night
*. O." Brown of New York will
tackle Young Erne in Philadelphia
March Is,
Kid Henry has had his bout with
Jeff Smith in Albany, next Monday
postponed TO March II.
Freddie Duffy of Jamaica Plain and
Tommy Maloney have been matched 10
box in New York, next Monday night.
X. o. Bremen has called off ms match
with Dick Hatfield, which had been
scheduled to take place at Hornell, n.
Y, Friday night
Jack Dillon has had offers to meet
Frank Klaus and Frank Mantell out on
the coast. Jim Coffroth offered the bouts
to Dillon.
Matty Baldwin has been matched
to box w. Marchant, the English
boxer, at Tom O'Rourke's New York
club, March Z.
The bout between Eddie Murphy of
South Boston and Willie Richie has
been called off. Murphy will return
home from Chicago, in a few days
Tom Larkin of Milwaukee thinks
that Jim Flynn would be cinch for
Rob Moha, and Larkin offers to match
Moha against Flynn on the winner
take-all basis.
Jack Dillon has called off his bout
with Howard Morrow, which was
booked for Buffalo, next Friday night.
Jack C'Twin") Sullivan has been Of
fered the chance to meet Morrow.
Abe AttelPs defeat at the hands of
Johnny Kilbane will not stop him from
meeting Harlem Tommy Murphy. on
March g. If he is successful against
Murphy he will be matched up against
Joe Rivers the tough Mexican customer.
Kid Wagner and Eddie Palmer will
meet March ). The affair will take
place at the Douglas A. C. of fhiladel-
pha, having been postponed from Ccrau-
ton.
st. Joseph, No. fans are looking for
ward with pleasure to the Clarence Eng
lish-Clarenee Cowboy Ferns bout at
that city, March 5. The men will weigh
in at 142 in their 15-round bout.
Harry wuerst and jeff Clark are down
for bout at Joplin, Mo-, Marcn 2. The
former boxer, who fought Lightning
Dick Gilbert to a draw, the other day, IS
scheduled to meet him In a return bout
soon, probably March S.
Philadelphia has a lack Dillon in the
lightweight class who Is being mistaken
for the Indianapolis boxer. The middle
weight Jack Dillon is rather peeved at
the reports of many fights the Philadel-
phia Dillon has been losing recently.
The Riverside Boat Club viii hold an
open amateur boxing tournament at Cy-
press hall, East Cambridge, Thursday
night, March a. The following CLASSES
will be contested: los. 115. l35 and las
pounds.
Owen Moran thinks that many of the
American lightweights are purposely
side-stepping him. Moran has been try
ing to get some of the star lightweghts
to engage with him, but they all have
passed him up
Fritz Holland, the Spokane middle
weight, received severe jolt in his rec
ord, last Tuesday night, when an un-
known, Kid George, noored him for the
fatal 10 seconds. Fritz is said TO have a
very sensitive Jaw.
Bill Papke is satisfied now that he
is a has been" and makes another
i getaway from the game There are
other boxers CHASING themselves as
come backs" who should follow
Papke's step
Only few years ago Corbett and
Fitzsimmons could not say things
harsh enough about each other Now
they are the best of friends and send
ing one another along the line in
great style. Fitz and Cortett have
learned 70 live down the old enmity
and both are reaping the benefits
Al Palzer, the most logical looking
big fellow on the horizon at this time,
is reported TO be recovering fast from
his recent illness. Al had a touch of
the grip and any one who has had II
knows that boxing is something that
is not thought of while the sickness
is in command.
Young Clancy, the North End, Bos-
ton, lightweight who faces Terry
Brooks al North Adams. Thursday
night, finished up training for the
match. Tuesday. Clancy is anxious to
make good and will fight from the tap
of the gong.
Young Boyle of Lowell and Young
Jasper of the North end, who have al
ready furnished the Spi ndle City fans
with a sensational contest have been
rematehed and will meet at the Lowell
Club in 12-round bolit, Friday night.
Jasper also has mat ch to fill against
Andy Flanagan at Marblehead, next
Monday night,
Albert belmont and Ty Cobb, the Bal
timore featherweght. have been rnatcn-
ed to meet in a l5-roulld bout at the oys-
ter city, March z. belmont will leave