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BOXING GOSSIPChester Goodwin and George Murray will not meet at Pythian Kink, Clielsen, tonight. The jealousies and malicious attacks of the element which, failing to make good In Chelsea them-selves, have moved every influence to prevent the Winntsimmet A. C. giving boxing exhibitions at its meetings. The pressure brought to bear on the Mayor and police of Chelsea resulted in a request—not a demand—to the club management that it postpone the proposed exhibition for a time, and the officers of the club, not wishing to offend the powers that be, consented. *Murray and Goodwin have both trained hard for the contest, and after a consultation it was decided that the men should come together as soon as possible, in order to get the benefit of fhe condition they have reached. The Apollo A. C. of Salem, where the boys met two weeks agV, stepped iuto the broach and offered the use of their gymnasium, ns every member of the Salem club Is anxious to see them again. So the bout, of ITS rounds and under the same condtions, will be decided before the Apollo club a week fromtonight. IWhile there is much disappointment at the postponement of the Goodwin-Murray bout, fans who want to celebrate election ni^ht by seeing a good fast contest may hie themselves to New 1 Bedford, where the most important match carded 1 in New England In months will be decided to- I I night between Jimmy Briggs of Chelsea and Mar* tlu Canole of Fall River. The bout will go 12 rounds, and the prize at stake is the title of lightweight champion of the East. 1Steve Mahoney, who manages Briggs, came up from New Bedford last, night to vote, and will return this morning. lie says Briggs is in superb condition, stronger and faster than he hasever U»en in his career. “I don’t know that Idare to make any prophecies.” he said, “but I do expect Briggs to win. I don’t regard Canolesuch a hard proposition as he is made out toI be. Jimmy lias nenteu boys as good, and I’m | going to be disapponted if he doesn't carry off | I the decision, tils condition is perfect, and if he’s I beaten there’ll be no excuses to make. If ho , I wins, we'll start West soon, and before we come back we’ll try to get a chance with Jimmy Britt.”I Briggs will !»ox at Philadelphia Friday night 1 six rounds at the Manhattan A. C., against Billy 1 Willis, whom he met and bested there last win-I ter. Mahoney will also take over Kid Funtz and 1 Joe Nelson, and try to get matches lor them I there.I The card for Thursday night’s meeting of the I Union A. O. of Cambridge names Rouse O’Brien 1 aud Emergency KeUey for the main liont of 10 I rounds. The preliminaries arc between Danny Murray of Roxbury aud Tommy English of Cambridge; Johnny Ahern of South Boston and Jack I Flavin of Cambridge, and Billy Griffin of South I Boston and Billy Rydn of South Boston.The Tommy Ryan-Jack Root match will take I place before the National A. C. of Philadelphia Nov. 23. The Blue Island A. C., which runs bouts just outside of ChJcagb, made a bid for the contest, but the Philadelphia club’s offer was higher, and us it called for six rounds instead of 10, the foxy Tommy jumped at It. The weight I is 100 pounds, which looks strange, when one I considers that it was only a month or so ago I that Tonsillitis Tommy claimed that In reality he I was only a welterweight.I Walter Burgo, the Maine boxer, called at the I Post yesterday and requested that a statement I be made about his recent battle with Arthur I Cote at Bath, Me. lie says that as originally I agreed, Cote was to get. the decision if he was j on his feet at the end of the 15 rounds, but they were to box straight rules. When Cote appeared in the ring he refused to box that way, and insisted on a clean break. Burgo claimed Cote’s forfeit, but it was already drawn down, so Burgo went on Cote's way. In the third round| the referee, whom Burgo says was green to the game, stopped the bout on an alleged foul of Burgo’s, and sent the men to their corners. Then he wanted them to box some more, but Cote rc-I fused to continue. Bnrgb says that no decision was given, and that Cote should not be credited with a victory over him.The Highland A. C. of Marlboro Is arranging a moetiug for Nov. 18, with a bout of six. two of eight and one of 10 rounds. The latter will be between Young Cahill of Roxbury and Joe O’Brien of Cambridge, and one of the eight-round events will be between Gus Dumond and Peter Sullivan.Kid Goodman of Boston and Maurice Sayers of Milwaukee are matched to meet at the West End club of St. Louis In the near future.Tommy Sullivan of Lawrence and John L. Sullivan of Bellows Fails furnish the main event at the West End club ol Lawrence tonight.Young Donohue, the pride of Roxbury. will meet Johnny Burdick of New York in a 10-round bout at Pittsfield, Mass.. Nov. 18.Friday night Jack McClelland of Pittsburgmeets Charley Near.v at Milwaukee.Blink McCloskey will appear at the next meeting of the Pastime A. C. of Portland, probably against George Ashley of Fall River.
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Tue, Nov 08, 1904
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