Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-12
BOXING NOTES.

in their recent bout in order to stage
another at Hudson, Wis. Both Brown
and Tillman are favorites in the Mil
Ter city, but when the report came
over the wires that Tillman defeated
Pal Brown, the fans gasped for breath.
Tiilman recently fought Len Rowlands
preliminary boy and Rowlands
forced him to the limit. Brown has
beaten the best in the country and
was intent on meeting Richie. If the
rumor is true then Brown has hurt
himself a great deal as he is a good
battler, far too good to be engaged in
allowing second raters to stay ten
rounds with him. The commission will
probably investigate the charges and
they will make it interesting for both
club and fighters
Australia is surely the haven Of box
ers. When they cannot get the big
purses in the states Australia pre-
sents a field that can accommodate all
OF the top-notchers in the country
Most of the ffstic stars in the United
States some time or other take a whirl
at the boxing game in the Antipodes.
There must be a reason for promoters
Offering such prices for American box
ers. The Australians attend the bouts
in large numbers, but the price must
fit their pocketbooks.
Maybe the fighters managers job
is a lucrative one, and then again per-
haps It isn't. Dan Morgan, Bat Lew
insky's manager. is thought TO be one
of the most successful managers in
the game. Morgan is well known for
his shrew6ness and his general bust
moss ability and tho popular notion is
that he makes a pretty penny at his
livelihood. However, 4 word or two
frcn Morgan discourases the idea. Re
Gently upon the remark Of an acquaint-
anee that Ban must have accumulated
q neat little pile as fsnt manag ger, Nor
gan spoke up in high irritation ard
prete.' successfully gajnsaid the state
mont. I'll tell you what III DO" said
Dan. III You think I'm making such a
pile. IT you'll assume all my debts, and
I'll give you an itemized account of
them, III let you have my whole bus
mess, stable and all, from Lcvinsky
down, for the terrific sum of $500 And
1t is generally agreed that Morgan
meant it.
Billy Gibsons alibi to the effect that
Packey Mcfarland would give up
fighting because his bride-to-be alb
hors the business, was given an awful
jolt by Packey's recently announced
intention of taking his bride along
It seems that Packey intends to fight
his way around the world on honey
moon and nothing is said to suggest
that Mrs. Mcfarland elect dislikes the
fight game. 1t seems a pity that there
can't be a little more team work be-
tween Mcfarland and Gibson and that
they can't agree on a plausible excuse
before handing il to the public. Many
q time has Billy Gibson thought up
perfectly lovely reason for something
thet Packey had done or hasn't done
and then comes along Packey and
spoils 1t all. The McFarland-Gib
bout. or, rather. the plans for 1T, were
redolent of fishy and thinly yelled ex-
cuses and despite all the art Of Billy
Gibson few of them gained very
wide credence. And that Mcfarland
Gibbons encounter is now most
Imaginable myth.
The owners of the Empire A. c. of
Now York didn't get wealthy on the
Cross Bloom match. The receipts were
$4,000. The boxers received $4,000, the
state $3.50, landlord s160 and referee.
announcer and ushers drew 800, leav-
ing $500 for the promoters. From this
amount they paid printing, advertis-
ing and bills for general expenses, and
when they were all done they found
that they had the pleasure of promot-
ing q good show. These are hard days
for the promoters. Those around the
New England ciscuit are not the only
ones stripping greenbacks from their
rolls.
Willie Ritchie wants al outside ref
cree to officiate during his bout with
Ad Wolgast in Milwaukee next
Thursday night. He will not accept a
Milwaukee arbiter.
Frank Whitney, the Cedar Rapids,
Ia, boxer, who is now in Milwaukee,
is willing to meet any Of the men IN
his class there.
Monte Attell, the clever California
boxer, will begin campaigning through
Montana In a short time. Monte left
. Weed. Cal, few days ago for Butte,
where he will in all probability dis
play his wares.
Portland Press.-Young Hugo Kelley
of Portland, who has now assumed
his own name OF Frank DeRice, has
! made good in the Quaker City. He
made his first appearance in the ring
at big boxing carnival In one Of the
leading sporting clubs of the city last
Saturday and won his bout against
Kid Piazzani Of Philadelphia. His OPP
ponent had the reputation of never be-
ing beaten, but his manager, a news
!, paper man, in the write-up said that
Frank had clear victory. The bout
was the third one Of the evening. De-
j, Rice has matches for March IA and
is and expects to make good in those
as we'll as in others that follow. In
!, letter to friends in Portland, he says
that his one ambition now is to get
to Johnny Kilbane and he hopes that
:, the match between the two will be ar
ranged in a short time.
Promoter Howe of Australia. who
raced across the Pacific with Promoter
Baker in an effort to secure the best
American boxers first, Is on his way
back home, having received call to
return at once. Either his work was
unsatisfactory to the men who are to
put up the coin or the rival syndicates
IN Australia have come to an agree
ment.