Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-14
ANDY MARTIN ONLY
ONE SATISFIED At
CITY RAIL- SHOW

Andy Martin was about the ONLY
rerson that was satisfied with the
fight Thursday e.ening at City hall
end he could be seen counting the
rcrse Al every clinch and part of the
time when he was hitting Young
Bolduc OF Lewiston Bolduc was faE
from satisfied as Martin had about
three gloves too many. judging Iror;
the number that landed on the Lew
istcn lad during the evening. Tex
Hopkins was dissatisfied with the size
o: the house and this led to i general
disatisfa ctiun on the part of the
crowd as he cut his bill down TO six
rounds for the main bout ami left
cut tie semi-fnal entirely.
This brought a roar when an
roCnced, that George Bolduc -he
Lewiston fighter thought it was an
ovation for him and beaned all over.
That was the last time he beamed,
for with the opening bell he was one
| busy lad. On the otker hand his
dancing partner. Andy Martin was
apparently occupied with thoughts
lar removed from such a thing is
Il boxing match
George found more gloves aimed
in his direction than he knew could
lie crowded into one ring. All of
them did not land but there were
enough to make him one worried lad
and for the most rart he was pull
| ing the clinginS vine stunt. Four
of the six rounds went to Martin by
, a wide margin while the other two
We're more even
In the bout before that. which
! cannot be called semi final because
that match wa cut out, Young Rem
ault of Augusta lasted three rounds
against Young Walsh of Watelville
and then left the ring, believing that
| he had been Oh the receiving end
long enough. Renault was apparent
~ out of condition and in the third
round was SO tired he could hardl''
i swing = glove. M
In the opener Young Pancho of
Lewiston failed to finish the tirS1
round against Young Hutchins of
Hallbwell. The H2llowell lad had
little difficulty in botEering the J w
iston boy and after getting a coupe
IN the stomach Pancho reversed a
familiar saying and made it "a man
| may be out but he is never down. "
! He just climbed out of the ring.
The first Two rounds in the main
event We're fairly even with neither
| lighter being in q great hurry to mix.
! Each made Il few tentative rusbes
but little damage was done. In the
thlrd the Lewiston youth began TO
| find things trifle warm and sta. d
/ hanging on and covering up, which
met with the approval of the FANS
nix. The fourth and fifth were the
same only more so and in the fifth
Bolduc began to look shal<y. He
finished that round all right however
ana IL tn sixth started in holding
on Andy wasn't strong for this stuff
put mad hard time getting away.
even with the assistance Of the ref
cree. IRON bell to bell. he PLAYED
al OF the old familiar tunes on
Dung BolGuc'& anatomy, when he
/ could get free 'onE enough. but an
parentIy had not euNuch steam 70
put MIN away. although he had some
wonderful chances. Some tbere
D., were however who said that he didn't
| want TO hurt the lid and that he
! could have put him away anytime.
mat is something that will never be
| kr own.
jimmy Fitzgerald of Portland, the
, referee. kept the boys working as
much as possible and he also had a
i'"rd hight OF it. He looked at The
| end OF the racket as if he had work :
, ga as nara as any one i'm the ring.
ne attendance was about 500.