Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-04
BAY WOOD HAS
SLIGHT LEAD over
KID LEWIS IN BOUTS
At City Hall Wednesday Night
-Taylor-NcG Bout One
of Best-George Gilbert Still
Champion Of Sand Hill

Bay Wool u F.su River, Mass an:
kad Lewis u Waterbury, Conn. went
gwo siN-NoGni boats Wednesday
evening at City hall, With the hcuor>
$ little IL iavor y: Wood. and II ono
Q; the hardest fights that has Yet been
Staged 8. City hall 81, though WOOD
had the better 81 the Waterbury bo.'
re ala no, Whip him and found il
him one II the toughest proposi.>ons
tina, he has yes encountered
Md Lewis MAS 5 surprise - ALL Fo-
IRE first four rounds ~ the frs, q
the frs, eou, Wood lea all ths way
and punched Lewis shout the rlns ii
q way that seemed 10 p-eS>ase 4 SPEEDY
retirement q the Waterbury Lad by
the Knockout Trail. bU; ths7e was
where the latter fooled the crowc. toT
II the 9Th round Lewis began 80
come and Kept coming Until tire end ..
me bout. He showed equally IS 5000
u the second bout, carrying the oSh:
- Wood, and while he So: some hal :
punishment, Re save plenty. ar5 i w2S
~; until the last r>eC-G tina. Mood has
sayIh,Ils OF him. IN this round how
ever and with bur TWO minutes be-
fore the gong Wct1 wen, after h:s
man hammer sn6 1cngs ana sesT,et
:. bon. - smother him with blows,
I, WAS rot such s c,o.:; Is Augusta
sports GSt IL Sss--tt~c much cl!2cAI,S
and :C-tiS2,;:rS, AGI - 81 exhibition
- .I.sssd wcrk Is e2u..l has SsIGo~,
NssD seen ii this >,;y. Lewis p-oNs,.
ninlSe,t 3 Tough p-opuSjsson and ons
,spaols - taxing 70 tc6 ~ prc:sE
::,ent ar6 70 come cV; - the r.sxuS
v.;h : smile
Eor = >egn;.tHA, Young McG..lEe
- Augusta ~1G NJ Taylor - Show-
fssaa vent S:N 1:c>s rounds WIKI
Eo2orS &ool,, even and could : de-
c!Sson have been give, : draw wou,l
have been satisfactory - he crowd
/, Mas the best 3Shi - HE sSsninS
arG was very even except thaG in tn
last go<.2G TAYLOR seemed e have :
l:.;ie re better ot The argument !,
vas clear ashr all the way ,h-o,.se
aa6 everybody was satisfied,
The 6sht between George GEher, q
SAM Hill ana Tor, McNo1oGgA y
Gardiner MAS the thriller q the gwen
.2s. sid :; shc.id As said - 5us,ic-
- George TIA, though II was ire hard
&, f,-h: a. his career ne carried 4
,hTcs;sA II championship form an
ans, ssii WEARS ;he Laurel wreath 81
re VISITOR, TIE feature 81 the fsses
Vas the whirlw;rd finish. whioi.
e-caSA, down TIE toGSs. With eGs
s.2c1r : minute 80 50 George CT, lease
Ike cycsc2e Sa6 - : >rs-i .: legs
ara arms hs and MS oppo2s. wen,
- the mat taking with them ~.
referee, k.6 Shea in TIE rn.ds, -
which ,As sons sounded McDo2oCsa
sli5 out ot the rins, euS George asa
see his r.sS Up sa6 was song e s--
2.hils,s McNoacush # he could catch
him Before TIA, G-ss6 moment az
rived however tie seconds +g-cSl in
- the rsaS aad captured C>~orSs W1e
n minute rsSsi0el his usual ca,-.
2s-,esac- ard .hsa solSh, ~, his
ate opponent sat save him the haac
- friendship
\ feature Of the evening wasc.
s,cased grss, enthusiasm WAS the II
,roSgc,,aa BY Manager Hanks o. Ar
;agr Cote. the former wsn-koown
SshtweisAt oaxs- AID ~so when IL
rs prime vas one e tie Avc-..es @
re Augusta fans Arthur. Who IS row
: member az The National Home. csns
INTO the ras II the army blue and the
walton which was given hin showed
hat the hcy<> are SIN with him All
uere xsaa u see him 2aa ss:s 80 n
nay that rar<s have eeen very graf
f.
aEsroarcec EESc Kelley and he Vas
s.ysa 9 most ca~aial greeting I, IS
possible TIE EGxo nay he seen n
City AAH - ring toys before the win
ss1 IL over.
-Asoe. H. Feh S-Gecrgs Sutton &C.