Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-11
BOXING NOTES.

ed for bout in Baltimore. next Mon
day night
Young Denny and Clarence Ferns have
been rematched to box in New Orleans
July q.
Bill Benyon. who recently won the Eng
fish bantamweight championship from
Digger Stanley. is planning an American
invasion. He has a match on with Eddie
Morgan, to be decided in the near future.
and if successful Benyon will sail for
America Immediately afterward.
One of the New Orleans promoters
offers to hang up a $4,000 purse for
bout between Jack Britton and Willie
Richie on Labor day. As the Califor-
mia promoters have Richie tied up. no
outside promoter can get him for that
date.
Battling Nelson, the fistic star, has
brought suit in the superior court
against the Ridgeway Construction Co.
for damages for an alleged assault on
him at the defendants amusement
place in Revere On June 4, he alleges.
he was elected and beaten
Jack Dillon. claimant of the middle
weight title. called off his bout with
George Chip of Pittsburg. scheduled at
the new Atlas A. A., Tuesday night, on
account of it being too hot The Hoosier
middleweight failed to state whether it
was the bout or the weather, but it looks
TO be a case of both.
Over In New York they are elamoring
for Leach Cross Willie Richie contest.
Apparently, though, the New Workers.
have forgotten all about the recent Xiv
ers-Cross bouts, where the Mexican made
the dentist look like an also ran. At this
rate what would Richie do with the Co
than lightweight?
At Browns A. A.. Far Rockaway, next
Friday night. two l0-round bouts are to
be boxed. Al Schubert. the New Bedford
bantamweight. who has made quite an
impression on the New York fans, will
meet X. o. Eggers of that city, and john
ny Dohan, the veteran lightweight of
Brooklyn, will mix it with Paddy Sulli-
van of New York.
Joe Rivers, the Southern California
lightweight, who was knocked out, July
4, by Champion Willie Richie, must APP
pear In a justice court in Ventura, Cal.
July 16, to answer a charge of having
broken the jaw of w. II. Smith, a milk
man, who, several weeks ago, disputed
Rivers right to the road while tht pugi-
list was driving his motor car. Rivers
bond was fixed at $500.
1t is an i'll wind that doesn't blow some
good Arthur Pelkey, who came into ma
tional reputation in his recent meeting
with Lutte McCarty in their Calgary
bout, has now accepted an oiier TO go
into vaudeville throughout the West. lie
will have for a sparring partner no less
a boxer than Tommy Burns, the former
heavyweight champion. Both Burns and
Pelkey are also booked for an Eastern
jaunt.
Matty Baldwin has no need OF looking
for bouts outside of Boston for several
weeks. for in addition to Joe Eagan, Gill
bert Gallant and frankie Mack who are
anxious to meet him, Eddie Murphy. the
former South Boston lightweight, mas
joined the Boston crop of challensers'
Murphy wired to Boston, yesterday, from
Cleveland that he would soon be In Bos-
ton and had Just as soon do some boxing
while there as not, particularly with ms
old college chum. Matty
Ed Murphy, manager of Matty Bald
win, stated, Wednesday. that Gilbert
Gallant will have to agree to make Loo
pounds at o'clock If he wants bald
win to met him again. Gallant mas
| been doing as much training as Bald
win SAYS Murphy. and If he can
| make the weight at all, he should be
able to do so by next Tuesday night,
when the Atlas A. A. would like to
stage the bout. Baldwin is not the least
| bit afraid of Gallant. but he Will not
| let HIM come in again at catchweights.
Baldwin will met Eddie Murphy at the
same weight, if the South Boston boxer
cares for another meeting with Bald
| ing" Manager Murphy has accepted
an offer from Savin Rock, r. l.. for
| Baldwin to box 20. K" Brown there on
Labor day. The Akron. O.. promoter
wanted Baldwin to Box Johnny Grif-
fiths there, July p, but Manager Muir
. ply turned the offer down.