Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-12-30
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

George Vanderbilt, the pride of
Fall River, will be the boy to oppose
Johnny Fox in the main bout of the
next A. A. A. show in Augusta City
hall on the night of January 5th.
These boys are bantams and the
fans are promised some sizzling py-
rotechnics when they climb through
the ropes for their double six mill
This same Vanderbilt lad has wins
over Jimmy Barry. Young Jimmy
Wilde, Joe Pete, and Charlie Baxter.
He fought draw with Phil Rosen-
berg. who later drew in Is rounds
il i match with frankie Genaro.
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In the semi final of the show Of
next Friday night, the fans will see
two boys who have shown here be-
fore, and both of them highly
pleased the fans on those occasions
Johnny Drew is coming up from
Biddeford to stack up against Joe
McFadden, formerly of Providence
and now of the Capital City. Johnny
is confident of taking the stocky Joe
into camp and he has many hackers,
so also has McFadden. and it looks
as thought the battling will be fast
and furious and then some when
these boys meet.
The Panama Kid of Watervillc
will show in the curtain raiser of
the A. A. A. card. This time he
takes on Ralph Kid Chase of Gar
diner, formerly of Cambridge. Mass.
This latter boy has four X. O.'s
slung from his belt, and has only
lately broken into the. ring game.
This match will take on a "suprem-
acy OF 1lennebec county" look.
AS an innovation this year the
highly successful Brattleooro, w.
Outing Club will run a series of ski
parties for children. There were a
| score odd out fer the first run of
the season held over two-mile
course last Saturday, under the
| leadership of an adult expert of the
club. The great advantage Of events
OF this kind is that 1t interests chill
| dren in outdoor life and through the
efficiency and expert training, the
boys and girls are taught to ski
properly at an early age. On this
first hike, three of the boys showed
proficiency in making Telemark
swings, and two of the girls made
standing jumps over u, small take
off.
The presidents of twenty-five or
more New Hampshire fish and game
clubs were named members of a
, board of directors of a permanent
organization to be perfected later,
when they met in a ''get together
conference at the call of Game Com
missioner Mott L. Bartlett. The con-
ference was called mainly to get a
line on the sentiment o. the sports
nien of the Granite State on vali-
Gus matters that are likely to be
considered by the Legislature, which
convcncs just after the new year.
Freddy Mcguire, former Holy
Cross and Augusta millionaire"
second sackcr, hit for .3j3 in five
games he played for the Giants last
season. Like all the big leaguers,
Freddy is now driving his own auto
mobile. Jesse Burkett, his former
mentor at Holy Cross. claims the
Boston boy is the best young pros
pect as an infielder in the Country
today.
Athletic proves seems to run in
the family of Harry Lord, the for
mer big league baseball star His
daughtei. Corrinne, is manager and
one of the stars of the South Port
land High basketball sextet, and
Donald. only son, plays guard on the
clever Broadway Grammar five. now
one of the leading contenders in the
Grammar School League.