Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-23
BOXING NOTES

Jack Britton. who has been resting
up for several weeks is up and around
again. He is matched to box Fighting
Gunner of Buffalo 10 rounds at the
Queensbury A. c. of Buffalo on the
night Of Dec. %.
Al Reich, who has knocked out two
opponents isnce his return to the fight
ing game. was Monday matched for
another bout. He will meet Frank
Hagney. the Australian heavyweight in
10-round contest at a show of the
Palace a. c. of Yonkers, Jan. II.
It has been claimed that Leach Cross
was offered q match with Charley
White of Chicago for IL rounds at the
Hippodrome A. c. of Boston on Tues
day evening, Jan. T. but when the man.
ager of Cross asked for a guarantee of
! $500 the Boston club called off all ne
gotiations. Cross was offered $1,000
with an option of 80 per cent. of the
receipts, according to reports.
Pete Hartley will box Larry Burns
at Lawrence on Christmas Day and
Joe Azevedo for Is rounds at the New
Bedford A. c. The date Of the latter
bout has not been agreed on.
Jim Savage and Charley Young
Weinert have been marched for a
bout in New York on Dec so
Since Benny Leonard scored his VIC
tory over Joe Mandot his manager
has been receiving numerous offers
from the matchmakers. New Orleans
wants him to box Harry Stone Is
rounds on Jan. 10, and Milwaukee and
New York promoters are ready to Sc
cure opponents for him. All these Of
fers have been passed up by his man
aSer as he expects to book him up
for a l0round go with Freddie Welsh
In Madison square Garden next month
! Mike Glover the South Boston welt
erweight on Monday. received an offer
to box Soldier Bartfield on Jan. II be-
fore the Broadway Sporting Club at
Brooklyn, n. y.
| Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland has ac.
! cepted the terms OF the American Ath-
| letic Association of Baltimore to box
| George CLANCY late in February or early
in March. kilbane will receive a guar
antee Of $500, win, lose, or draw, with
33 l-3 per cent. of the gate receipts.
| Johnny OLeary. lightweight champion
of Canada, has enlisted for active ser.
vice. He has been made a sergeant in
| the 6sth Overseas Battalion.
Jack Britton was signed Tuesday tc
| take the place of Freddie Welsh, who
| was billed to meet Johnny Grif!iths in
l0-round bout Fec. Is at Akron, O
| Britton's injured hand is well again
| Gilbert Gallant OF Chelsea and his man.
| aeer, Alec Mclean, who are in Denver
where the Chelsea lightweight is sched-
/ uled to box frankie Burns of California
% rounds on next Tuesday, will, accord
| ing to reports, not meet Burns. Stanley
| Yoakum, the Denver lightweight, recent
! ~ defeated Burns and the chances are
! that the club officials will select him tc
box Gallant.
The New York State Athletic Commits.
sion has decided that Leach Cross must
| box Packey Hommey at the Harlem
Sporting Club tonight for 81 per cent. OF
| the gate receipts. Wolgast was carde
70 box Mommey. but was suspended for
six months for boxing frankie Whitney
at Atlanta before boxing Cross In New
York
Mike Glover, the South Boston weller
weight, will not box until after New
Years day He will rest, as his man.
| ager has arranged a hard campaign for
him for the next couple Of months.