Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-03
BOXING NOTES


sports believe will develop into the
worlds champion heavyweight and
bring back England's prestige in the
ring, meets Bombardier Wells. the
champion of that country, at London,
Eng, Tuesday night.
Matty Baldwin, who seems to be
slipping back, is booked to tackle
Young Dyson at the Marieville A. c.,
Providence, Thursday night.
Hillard Lang, ex-amateur welter-
weight of Toronto, and Frank Barrieu
box at Vancouver Friday night for the
Canadian championship. When Lang
won the National amateur champion
ship in this city several years ago he
displayed fine talent.
Gilbert Gallant, the Chelsea boxer, is
not expected to get into action at Salt
Lake City before March II, when he
meets Danny O'Brien.
Leach Cross expresses the opinion
that champion Willie Richie could de-
feat Wolgast and Battling Nelson in
the best days of their boxing.
The sports of Medford, Ore, have
not lost faith in Bud Anderson and
they offer to back him for $4,000 against
Red Watson, who defeated him in San
Francisco the other day.
Tommy Murphy and Johnny Lore
will meet in New York March 20.
Packey Mcfarland denies that he is
going to Australia. After he has fin
ished with Gibbons he figures on re-
firing.
Tom Gavigan, who has been in Paris
with Joe Jeanette and other Ameri-
can boxers, has returned to Cleveland.
Young Hugo Kelly of Portland. Me-,
is in Philadelphia looking for bouts
under the name Of Frank DeRice. This,
he says, is his real name.
Owen Moran is back at his home in
England. He will do no boxing for
awhile, but will probably keep busy
telling the sports of that country how
shamefully, he claims, he was treated
by Snowy Baker in Australia. Baker
will have chance to tell his side when
he gets over there later. Moran is well
liked in England.
When Cyclone Thompson reaches
Australia he is going after match
with Tommy Burns
Eddie Murphy, the South Boston
lightweight, got raw deal, according
to Jack Garvey, when Phil Brock was
given the award at Canton, o., the
other night. Garvey says:
Eddie Murphy of Boston. clean box
er, and Phil Brock of Cleveland, foul
fighter ripped off II rather sensational
rounds before big crowd last night
to what was more or less of draw
If you credit Brock with all the dam
age he did by holding with one hand
and banging away with the other-if
ttot fas,
some persons will give him the edge
but, figuring the other side. if you base
the decision on clean, effective blows
that hurt and stunned, Murphy would
be given the award If you consider
everything, strangle holds, roughing
and all. draw will come closer to set
Ting all disputes than any other YER
dict"
Blink McCloskey, who boxed so poor
II around here last year. is doing bet
ter now in England. The other night
at London he was defeated in 90
round bout by Bob Scanlon, the Am
erican colored boxer
This weeks boxing show at the Nc
Elwain Club, Manchester, N. H. card
ed for Wednesday night. and Chick
West of Holyoke and Young Jasper of
Boston will square away in the main
event of II rounds. In the semi-final.
Larry Burns of Lawrence and Tommy
Mcfarland of Boston will go to it for
eight rounds. with two local lads fur
nishing the fun in the preliminary.
billed for six sessions.
*. O." Bremen and Harry Baker
will meet in Philadelphia next Mon
day night.
Willie Ritchie expects to swell his
bank account to more than 500, 900 be-
fore Nov l.
George Clancy the Baltimore feath-
erweight, has been matched to box
Jack Martin in Baltimore next Tues
day night.
Johnny O'Leary, the Seattle feather
weight, will not go to Australia, al
though he has received a good offer to
engage in six bouts down yonder
Sam Langford is going to handle
Jack Reade of Australia when he
boxes fred Halsband at Thornton, r.
l.. next Tuesday night Langford has
high opinion of Read S boxing ability
Gilbert Gallant and his manager.
Alex Mclean, have left California and
are now in Salt Lake City, where Gal
liant will box Danny O'Brien next
Thursday night.
Tho Wisconsin Boxing Commission
has decided to give hearing to Pack
ey Mcfarland, who was suspended be-
cause he was charged with not trying
when he boxed Jack Britton in Mil
waukee some time ago.
Nervousness and Nerve.
The more nervous a man is the less
nerve he has. That sounds paradox
cal-but 1t isn't; for nerve is stamina.
Hoods Sarsaparilla gives nerve. It
tones the whole system, perfects diges-
ton and assimilation. and is therefore
the best medicine a nervous person
can take.
II you get tired easily, mentally or
physically, take tit will do you good.
ADV.
Children Dry
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