Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-14
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This week will be q banner weex
for boxing fans in the Hub. with 4
Sailor Friedman and Lew Tendlbf 4
fighting for honors in the weller dl. h
vision on Tuesday evening. Ths 4
winner obtains the right to demand y
a meeting with Micky Walker, sd
there should be action galore. z
Lew Tender, while not particu.
larly gifted with boxing brains. is a Y
very classy mitt handler. Had it.not a
been for his weakness of being easily
outwitted Lew might be wearing the 4
lightweight crown today. AS we re. :
member 1T, Lew had things looking
mighty blue for Leonard on the oc-
casion OF their meeting for the title. |.
Leonard was rather rocky and da zed. 3
However Benny began to tell Lew &
how good he was and he talked Lew {
right out of the title, keeping up the {
conversation until his wind was re.
covered, then outpointinS Tendles )
without much difficulty. .. sssGss.4E
Another high class bout on the I
Beantown card comes off next Sat.
urday evening. with Harry Greb
hooking up with Kid Norfolk. This
bout should have come off several .
weeks ago but an injury sustained
by Greb in training caused the Pitts
burgh battler to call the battle OF
until next Saturday night. Norfolk,
while clever, will have q job on his
hands when he tries to floor the
elusive Greb. unless We are very
much mistaken. Greb is an agrees F..
sive fighter and should have Nor
folk on the defensive throughout tho
bout. ...,,....-,.l
There is something very strange :
about Grebs style of fighting. When (
that gentleman took up the profess
sion it was idly limited that the Pitts.
burgh shining star had body capis
BILE of enduring all kinds OF punish
ment, and his face was the place TO s
punch Harry, ii one could. Harry !
went through the ropes with g1Sat
success. knocking his opponents rigN
and left. The opponents all tried y !,
crack the crafty Greb in the face and
found that this was a target they
couldn't hit. Grcb's dancing meth. Z
DDS kept his face whole for he gen'
orally kept that article moving 50
fast that 1t could hardly be seen, Lei
alone punished. Things went rosy 4
until the boy from Pittsburgh climb.
ed into the ropes against Gene Tun.
ney. Tunney had thought thai
he knew the key TO Harry's success
and from the first round to tho last
he pounded Greb's body, which lad
hitherto been thought invincible
When Greb went out OF the ring
that night, no had given the title 70
Tunney. But since that time Greb
has perfected a body defense and so
this leaves the aspirants TO c1
throne as much in the dark as BEFORE
his hectic battle with Tunney. =, >
1t has been rumored that George
Carpenter will meet Tom Gibbons in
Michigan City, Ind, before the last
of June, May. 81 has been named al
the probable date. Unless Carp has
kept in wonderful condition, he may
have some difficulty In subduing ths
only man to stay the limit with
Champ Dempsey since that worthy
has occupied tho throne. .
Lynn kind of 'swampef Auburn in
their swimming match in the Bay
state. The Auburn boys came home
considerably on the short end Of this
score. y
Maine has so candidates out for
honors on the cinder path. While
this sounds good, 1t doesn't have TO
mean that they are all wonders.
However, with n goodly number Of
veterans in this list it looks pretty
good fer the university this year.
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Everybody down around Boston who
can buy, steal or borrow ticket Will
be out at the baseball park Tuesday
The Red Sox, with their strengthened
lineup should give the fans good er.
hibition and there will probably be 4
good chowd on at Fenway to send nv
boys off. The Bostonites will get "a
fine chance to show their wares WITH
the league and worlds champs testing
the abilities of the Hubs new Players
The eight-team league In this STATE
is a certainty, thanks to he unirlng EFT
forts of the several supporters of the
game in Maine. The eastern dLvislont
which contains Oldtown, Bar Harh@s
Brewer and Great Works. IS . sspr7
thing. In the western division LeGist
ton persists in hanging off and keerinS
er the Spindle City comes into ting
league or not, there Will be good bal
In these parts. as there are severb
other teams which are very willing to
take Lewiston's place should that team
decide to refuse to join. The meeting
to be held in this city next Wednesday
will definitely decide what team will
be entered in the event that Lewiston
stays outside. It is probable tnF
Lewiston will Join, however with Tue
best teams of the State casting ther
lot in favor of the league. -
Dixfield Will have a strong semi-nP
team this season with Harry Moore y
pilot-player. Fans will recall HasR,
who is an old New England leagu4.
He has already signed up four playeks
who, he says, will deliver the goo@.
The town is behind the team and sUnse
excellent sport Is being anticipated. 9.
l.. Finney is at the head of the locq
association. -
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