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HIKE GLUVER. BOSTONWELTERWEIGHT, DEADReached Top of His Class Before Last Illnessi lt;o©clt;tlHihOgnlegan Boxing at Age of 13—Beat Kid Lewis in His Final Fightni iiuuj unu ouuii diior «ttti i«a mn uu*-ing career. His early boxing* matches were at smoketalka In and around thedistrict.lie showed great speed on his feet and unusual ability in defensive and offensive fighting. Experts saw some of his contests and soon he was fighting professionally.lie has won over such prominent fighters as Jack Dillon, Jack Britton, “Kid Graves and Leach Cross.xie set up his final claim to the welterweight championship last year and issued a challenge to meet all comers. I b Ah a result he was signed up to tight Jack Britton. He gave Britton a beating and it was then that the sporting writers said that Glover was the champion.Ted Lewis challenged Glover and the | fight was arranged for June 13. Mike had been beaten by Lewis and he trained hard and long for the bout. lie worked out at the D st gymnasium and contracted a severe cold.The night of the hard battle approach-tj anla wind. He knew that he was not z. himself on the night of the fight,Michael J. Cavanaugh of South Boston* known in the pugilist world asVlike Glover, who up to a year ago was j jd and the cold was still bad, affecting leerr.ed by many sporting writers :hroughout the country to be the welterweight champion, died in a hospital in MiddJeboro at 8:4*5 last night after several months* illness, which resulted from i heavy cold contracted while training for his last ring battle.PSiClt;bv^ilCctycaMICHAEL J. CAVANAUGH (Mike Glo?er).Mike, as he was popularly , known, trained hard for his bout with Ted ‘‘Kid” Lewis, which took place June 13. It proved to be Mike’s last fight. His friends said at that time that Mike was not in his real form on the night of that battle, although we won over Lewis.Mike Glover has been fighting since he was 13. He was born in Lawrence, Dec 19, 1890. and a year after his family moved to South Boston. Mike graduated from the Lwrence Urammeypbut would never allow it to be said that he was a “quitter/’ and went through with the bout.Glover became a professional fighter in 1908. Jlis early matches were with Bed Shaw, Babe Cullen, Jack Gardner,I.each Cross, Marty Rowan and Harry Lortz. In most of the battles Mike was victorious, and at all events he left the ring on his feet.In 1909 he fought Charlie Seger, Eddie j Carter, Dick Nelson, Jeff Doherty, Tommy Murphy, Kerry Ferns and Jack Cardiff, In the next year Mike met some of the best in the ring. Battling ) Y Levinsky, Young Erne, Frank Perron and Buck Crouse were among his toughopponents.In 1911 came his initial bout with Jack Dillon in Pittsburg. And in that year his best battles were with Harry Math-ewson, John Kastner, Jeff Smith and Tommy Coleman. Since that year he had been open to all comers.Mike is survived by his wife, Mrs Mary Cavanaugh, and one child. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at the home, 65 Gates st, South Boston. Services will be held at 2 o’clock in St Augustine's Church.tc\SPEEDWAY NOTESThe Metropolitan Driving Club is certainly entertaining the Junior League o* Amateur Driving Clubs atthe Charles River track.lt; \ } ( It \ S fc tSkyline, Charles H. Trailer's colt, certinlv surprised the local talent in reaching the final heat of the 3-year-old trotting event, but one of the“fans'* wan very much disappointed when it finished last in the final heat.ittItChester W. Laselle’s good 3-year-old colt, Toddy C., by Henry Setaser, out of Nowaday, certainly looks like a high-class trotter. In the third heat Jie won the- tint money and the blt;*uU~
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Boston Evening Globe
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Thu, Jul 12, 1917
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