Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-10
Plans Being Made
For Grand Tourney
Amateurs, Waterville
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(SDecial to the heuIcuOS SooAN<
waterville, Maine, Nov. prep
arations for the boxing bouts winch
will be held in Elks Hall on Decem-
her o under the auspices Of the Wa
terville lodge of Elks are rapldiy
nearing completion. Michael ).
RYAN Of Auburn, coach of track at
Colby College, and manager OF the
bouts has been in communication
with several of the most prominent
amateurs in this section and replies
have indicated that the attempt TO
put amateur boxing on the Central
Maine sporting program Will meet
with success. Amateur boxing mas
never been tried in Waterville before
and but few times in the state, Lew
iston and Portland being the only
other towns to run bouts of this
nature. Professional boxing has been
on the outs in Waterville for about
a. year and the return of this sport
in its most desirable form will be
welcomed by sports enthusiasts.
Waterville, Augusta, Skowhegan,
and other cities and towns in the
Kennebec Valley will contribute tai
ent to the competitions and there
will also be many of the boys VINO
fought in the Portland and Lewis
/ ton bouts present to put the hrst
set of matches over in style. There
are many amateurs in Maine who
are the equals of the amateurs in
any other state in the Union but
until recently they have had no
chance to show their abilities. There
are national championships and the
American Olympic teams to aspire
to and the. sectional championships
which are held will be the first step
after q series of wins in the local
bouts. Manager Ryan, a former
amateur champion, is connected
with the Olympic Committee and
that body is always on the lookout
for new timber from which to build
a worlds championship boxing team.
Anyone who can qualify as an
amateur may participate in these
bouts and the utmost care will be
taken to keep the contests strictly
amateur. Large gloves will be used
and the bouts limited to three rounds
each because in this way any harm
can be forestalled and the bouts will
still be long enough for the COM
petitors to demonstrate their supe-
riority.
There will be five classes for the
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have not yet been definitely decided
upon because Manager Ryan wishes
to wait until the greater part of the
entries are in before he makes the
final decision. The number in the
various classes will determine the
weights at which the division will
be made. There will probably be
no. heavyweight class because of the
fact that there have been no promi-
nent heavyweight amateurs in this
section for some time. However, If
entries for this class are received in
sufficient number to make this feas-
1ble the class will be added.
All those amateurs who desire to
enter the bouts should do so at once
in order to forestall any chance of
being unable to compete on the ey-
ening of the ninth. The classes are
rapidly filling up and the first to
send their entries will be the first
to receive consideration. Registra-
ton as an amateur may be obtained
from Manager Ryan and any further
information may be obtained from
M; ]. Ryan, Colby College, Water
Vile, Maine.