Ceasefire in Training Ends Boxing Camps
Both fighters halt all training activities as teams announce a pause in camp work. No opponent changes given and no dates specified for resumption.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1911
Page
2
Both fighters halt all training activities as teams announce a pause in camp work. No opponent changes given and no dates specified for resumption.
Los Angeles dispatch notes final buildup for the Freddie Welsh Ad Wolgast leftweight championship with trainers easing up and bets rising. Promoter Coffroth plans double tickets for open air or Dreamland rink depending on weather as Packey McFarland faces Tommy Murphy on Thanksgiving in San Francisco.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien is finished in boxing after a six round bout with Harry Ramey. O'Brien showed early cleverness and ring generalship but faded in the last three rounds, stalling and clinching to avoid a knockout, and is declared down and out for good.
Negotiations underway for a bout between Frank Gotch the world champion and Alex Monro the English champion to be held this month in Kansas City. The winner to claim 75 percent of receipts. Gotch plans exhibitions abroad after January 10 and says the match would be his last championship bout for a year.
Tonight’s lineup features Tom Dale against Charlie Follrich at catch weight, Roy Boyd meeting George Wagner, Collie McPherson vs Archie Rainey at 125 pounds, Guy Totten versus Jack Fowler, Rey Peters against Clayton An Claud Fortoer, John Jobhansson against Fortoer at 145 pounds, plus Prof. Bert Kincaid in an exhibition with Allen Totten.
About 175 aquatic enthusiasts from the Multnomah Athletic Club will travel to Gearhart park for the annual ocean plunge in December. Oliver Jeffrey, chairman of the club swimming committee, announced the event today.
Joe Mandot, the New Orleans lightweight, rises as a near champion after rapid gains spurred by friends and mentor Johnny Lynch. Early life delivering bakery goods, he faced a bully and learned boxing from top amateurs, earning support from boxers like Ray Bronson Grover Hayes Abe Attell and overcoming joshings to pursue title ambitions.
The Ballard smoker hosts a main bout between Tom Dale the Ballard middleweight and Charley Fowlrich of Rainier Valley. Fowlrich carries a few pounds but both fighters are top from their clubs. A lightweight match between Roy Boyd and George Wagner also draws attention.
Chicago November 28 Harry Wolverton on the way to Oakland to meet the Oakland club president and decide whether to renew with the Coast league or accept the New York American league offer. He left Chicago after a telegram from President Baum scheduling a December 4 meeting to set annual league plans. Richmond Wants Games Basketball team seeks bookings with strong teams regionally and beyond.
An interview with James E. Sullivan explains how records and open competitions determine selection for the Stockholm Olympic team in 1912. Trials will be held nationwide before June 1, 1912, with individual AAU registration costing 26 cents.
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