Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-22
SPORTING.

and Eddie Johnson of Alamosa, are
scheduled for 10-rpund bout at
Pueblo. Col. Monday night
johnny Coulon and Harry Forbes,
whe meet at Kenosha. Wis, Monday
night, will make 1l6 pounds at 8
o'clock Eddie Santry is to refree.
Johnnie Sheridan the Cadillac bar
her. who brought Adj Woisast into the
ring. will referee the Brady-Naughn
fight at Petoskey Mich, Jan. q.
Johnny Coulon and frankie Conley,
the Pacific coast bantamWeight have
been matched for a 20-round tout to
be decided at Vernon. Cal, Feb. 3.
Jake Abel, Chattanooga champion
lightweight, has been matched fer "a
bout at that city with Danny Good
man. Jan 80. The bout was originally
planned. for Tuesday
Jim Perry Of Plttsburg has been
matched to meet Kid Ferns before the
Springfield A. c. Of Springfield, No,
on the evening of Jan. %. The route
will be of 20 rounds.
The next bout of the International
\. G. of Buffalo will he held. next Fri
day night. when Gus Wilson and Her
man Smith will attempt To decorate
each other in Il 10-round affair.
Young Jack OBrien, Philadelphia
Jacks younger brother, VIII b in the
main at 0'Brien's American \ \.
show in Philadelphia, Monday night.
meeting Teddy Mahoney At 153
pounds ringsde.
Tie meeting between George chip
and Buck Grouse in Pittsburg. Mon
day night. VIII be the sixth these two
boxers have had. They first clashed
back in 1909, and have been arch riv-
ais ever since,
Jack Carson of Denver, who claims
10 be the middleWeight champion of
the Rocky Mountain region. will be
Rabe Smiths opponent in Il 15-round
assault ct arms in Dallas, Tex, next
Tuesday evening.
Owen Moran has accepted terms for
10-round no-decison affair with Tom
my 0'Rolrke Cincinnati light
weight. before the members of the
Springfield. Mo-, a. c., on the evening
OF Feb ). The same club is endeavor-
ing 10 stage Carl Morris and Walter
Monahan OF Chicago about Feb. Is.
Freddie Welsh, the English light
weight. who was scheduled to box
Bobby Waugh 20 rounds at Vernon,
Saturday, was taken to a hospital at
Venice, that morning, II was stated
thai he had strained the tendons of his
neck and back SO severely, Friday
night. that he could not keep his ring
engagement. Physicians called 10 at
tend Welsh declared he was suffering
from Muscular contraction. Welsh $
neck is stiff, almost rigid, and the
doctors said it was question wfeth-
er he ever would be able to fight again.
Buck Grouse, the famous Pittshurg
middleweight, and his manager, Red
Mason, have signed with him to make
a trip to Australia, departing from
the Smoky City, the first part of Feb
ruary. There is already a large col
ony of American fighters in the Anti
podes, including Cyclone Johnny
Thompson, Jim Clabby, Eddie Glabby
Terry Keller, Porky Flynn. Sam
Langford, Sam MeVey, Frank Pieato
George Unholz and Dick Cullen.
Grouse will be kept busy once he ar
rives in Australia, for there are sew
eral good middleweights there to test
his ability Buck is one of the most
popular pugilists ever turned out in
Pittsburg. He has already beaten
many of the best middleweights in
this country He is just 81 years of
age. and gaining strength daily He
won over Is battles, last year, 1G of
them being knockouts, He is ranked
with the contenders for Stanley Ket-
chefs crown.