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Cap · 09-27-2022, 06:03 PM

From the sporting pages of The Montreal Daily Star March 1904....The annual national amateur boxing championships, usually held in February were delayed due to internal disagreement over the involvement of certain figures of questionable character within the Dominion Boxing Foundation, namely one Martin "Big Mick" O'Brien, Coaltown "financier"...Sixty-four participants were signed up by the CAAU, six in the prestigious heavyweight class, and over three nights this total was whittled down to sixteen young men of varying ability but commendable enthusiasm...Bill Doleman, winner of last year's light heavyweight title and now in the professional ranks, was drafted to present the heavyweight championship trophy to Charlie Gage former flying wing of the University of Toronto's rugby team and current provincial boxing champion...Gage has announced his intention to join boxing's punch-for-pay ranks next year under the auspices of the Dominion Boxing Foundation's King Street gym in Toronto...Promoter Willie MacLellan's Maritime Region tournament ended not with a bang but a whimper, as Bill Mackinnon, one of two finalists, was injured in his fight with Dave Sawyer and unable to meet Moncton's Al Lambert, winner over Dan MacDonald, for the tournament's final..."...No final means no winner...",declared MacLellan, "...so no championship prize money!" Pressured by the DBF, he eventually relented and paid Lambert half of the $1,000 with the provision Lambert would return to meet Mackinnon when the latter was fit to lace up the gloves...In the meantime Lambert signed to box on Armand Bibaud's card in Montreal...Over in the old country, Danny Whitebear took an impressive points win over Wm. Iron Hague at Newcastle then exchanged cables with the Canadian Professional Boxing Federation about granting him an extension to make a defence of their title belt while he continues his tour of Europe...The IBU is considering a suggestion by the CPBF to stage a match between Arthur Pelkey and Art Beaudoin for the "Interim" Canadian championship while Whitebear is overseas...

09-27-2022, 06:03 PM	#485
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 7,976	From the sporting pages of The Montreal Daily Star March 1904....The annual national amateur boxing championships, usually held in February were delayed due to internal disagreement over the involvement of certain figures of questionable character within the Dominion Boxing Foundation, namely one Martin "Big Mick" O'Brien, Coaltown "financier"...Sixty-four participants were signed up by the CAAU, six in the prestigious heavyweight class, and over three nights this total was whittled down to sixteen young men of varying ability but commendable enthusiasm...Bill Doleman, winner of last year's light heavyweight title and now in the professional ranks, was drafted to present the heavyweight championship trophy to Charlie Gage former flying wing of the University of Toronto's rugby team and current provincial boxing champion...Gage has announced his intention to join boxing's punch-for-pay ranks next year under the auspices of the Dominion Boxing Foundation's King Street gym in Toronto...Promoter Willie MacLellan's Maritime Region tournament ended not with a bang but a whimper, as Bill Mackinnon, one of two finalists, was injured in his fight with Dave Sawyer and unable to meet Moncton's Al Lambert, winner over Dan MacDonald, for the tournament's final..."...No final means no winner...",declared MacLellan, "...so no championship prize money!" Pressured by the DBF, he eventually relented and paid Lambert half of the $1,000 with the provision Lambert would return to meet Mackinnon when the latter was fit to lace up the gloves...In the meantime Lambert signed to box on Armand Bibaud's card in Montreal...Over in the old country, Danny Whitebear took an impressive points win over Wm. Iron Hague at Newcastle then exchanged cables with the Canadian Professional Boxing Federation about granting him an extension to make a defence of their title belt while he continues his tour of Europe...The IBU is considering a suggestion by the CPBF to stage a match between Arthur Pelkey and Art Beaudoin for the "Interim" Canadian championship while Whitebear is overseas... Attached Images __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."