Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT
Challenge


The Bangor Chrysler B. 3. Club,
formerly the original Five Aces in
past seasons, Champions of the
eastern part of the State for the
past three years, challenge the Bath
A. c. of Bath. champions of the
western part of the State, for the
State championship for seasons of
1925-192G: arrangements to be made
with managers of teams to play a
series of two out of three games,
one game to be played at Bath, one
at Bangor, and if necessary, the fl
nal game to decide the championship
to be played on neutral floor; all
games to be refereed by Central
Board officials, agreed by managers
of both teams.
Hoping the manager Of the Bath
A. c. will accept the challenge and
thanking you kindly for printing
same in your paper / am
Yours for clean sports.
HARRY Il. EPSTEIN,
Mgr. Bangor Chrysler Six =. T..
Team, Formerly Bangor Five
Aces.
Irish Barney Grant of Lewiston
and frankie Provencher were more
than pleased with the cordial recep-
ton which they received from the
fans at the Sears show Friday night
and both expressed their desire to
do their stuff in Augusta again be-
fore very long. Grant especially
wishes to meet Young Drew of Bid
deford in a double six and guaran-
tee to show the Biddeford battler up
oye,, tho 1onrpr route
Barney is more than half right
in his contentious. a strong, rugged,
willing battler, Barney is unfortu-
nate in losing many of his battles
over the single six route because OF
the fact that he can't get into the
habit of starting out for all there is
in him at the first tap of the gong
and kee ping it up. In a double six
Grant is one of the toughest GUS
toners in the State and should more
than hold his own with the Bidde-
ford scrapper in return match.
frankie Provencher made a good
showing against X. q. Brown of Bid
deford despite the fact that he was
admittedly off color. Provencher
has decisions over X. O. Liberty.
Bluenose Parent, Tommy Bergtn
and every other man in the State
who is eligible to the lightweight
class and is anxious to meet good
boy in Augusta if such thing can
be arranged.
Probably few people in the State
besides a certain body which follows
such things know just to what eX-
tent Tom Travers is interested in
the boxing game. To see Tom, quiz
city and inoffensjvely waiting for
his boys TO come ont Of their dress
ing rooms one would hardly credit
him with being the boxing magnate
Of the Pine Tree State. But that's
just what he is. Tom admits to hav-
ing just exactly II boys under his
wing at the present time and all OF
them are making good as club fight
ers In this State. His list includes
Duke Menard. the f1yweight king in
the western part of the State: Young
Drew ana Brown, who fought here
last Friday night; the three Murphy
boys, Dusty Dumont. Steve Travers.
despite his age, one Of the best
featherweights in the State. Pom
hlng and bunch of others.
Don Brennan writes from the
training camp of the Yankees that
the excess weight which he was car
rylng is melting away under the
strenuous sessions which he is go
ing through as member of the
hurhng corps. The recruits. of
which Rody Don is a member. ara
under the personal guidance of Bob
ShaWkey and Don is loud in his
praise of this seasoned Yankee per
former. He also compliments from
a dliferent standpoint the mean cuts
which the Yanks take at the ball,
having special respect for the Iusty
swing which Babe Ruth makes at