Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-26
BOXING NOTES.

Articles were closed Tuesday by tel
egraph for an eight-round bout at
Chattanooga, Tenn, April 10, between
Sam Langford, the Boston boxer, and
Kid Cotton.
Battling Levinsky, the heavy
weight boxer. after his defeat by Bob
Mona Monday night at Milwaukee,
suffered an acute attack of gastritis.
He is resting and is said by his man
ager to be recovering. Levinsky could
hardly see after the first round and
ii was said outside of a few blows he
did not have mark of punishment.
Levinsky's engagements at Youngs-
town, o., and Butte, Mont, will be cam
celed, according to his manager
Joe Eagan of South Boston received
big surprise Tuesday night at the
University A. c., Cambridge, when
Dave Deshler stood him off for 10
rounds and got a draw. Eagan had
shade the better of the match. but
Deshler made him extend himself all
the way and the veteran put up such
a great contest that the decision, on
the whole, was not bad one.
Eddie O'Keefe defeated Buck F'lem-
ing Tuesday night before the Fair
was badly battered as he left the ring
both eyes being partly closed and his
nose and mouth considerably pulled
from O'Keefe's left punches
Jim Savage, who is in England, has
challenged Bombardier Wells to box
for $500 a side.
Owing to the long list of entries for
the New England amateur boxing
next Saturday night, it is planned to
start at O'Clock. BY doing so the
bouts will be completed before mid
night.
Sam Langford became peeved when
Bill Watkins. a big negro from Louis
vile, KY, held his arms in clnch
in the first round of their bout at the
National Sporting Club, New York
Monday night, and, being peeved, Sam
wrested his right arm free, swung it
around his head a couple of times in
an effort to get it in good working or
der. and then let 1t fall over big Bills
ear. The weight of Sans hammer
like fist sank Watkins to the floor. 1t
did not knock him senseless, but it
caused him to remain stretched out
until the referee counted him out. AS
Watkins was being counted out the
spectators expressed their feelings
with Kisses and jeers. They were di-
rected partly at Langford for striking
a blow in a clinch and partly at Wat
kins for refusing to resume the bout.
Pal Moore of Philadelphia and
Young Brown of New York city
fought 10 fast rounds Monday night
at Rochester. N. Y, the newspaper de-
cision going to Moore. The New York
boy weighed in at 1876, one pound
more than his opponent.
Young Diggins met Kid Williams of
Baltimore for the third time Monday
night at Philadelphia and, as on for
mer occasions, Diggins finished on the
short end-very short end. too. From
the first tap of the bell Williams
smothered Diggins completely.
Jimmy C"Butch'O OHagan. the
fighting blacksmith of Albany. clearly
outpointed and almost knocked out
Billy Bennett, the Irish champion, in
a sashing 10-round bout Monday night
at Schenectady. Bennett landed only
one effective blow, and in the second,
seventh and ninth rounds was saved
by the bell
Jack McAuliffe, who has just re-
turned from trip abroad, believes he
has discovered in Dan Lane, heavy
weight of Thurles, Ire, the hope who
will win back the championship to
the white race. He and the hope were
about to sail for America when the
hope left him and went away with his
sweetheart to get married. Lane i'm
pressed the ex-champion in tryout.
Sam McVey is back in France. 1t
is most likely that he and Jeanette
nil IL in, poric