The sun., 1889-12-28
GEO. DIXON IS A GOOD ONE.
HE KNOCKS OUT EUSKNE HORN
BACHER IN FOUR bINUTE&
The Coiored Nov Has Two Hands Thst
Arc Equally tervieeabie In the funehinE
Line - ROntoninna Get Al the money.

Arc EquallY Servieeable IN tire funcbthf
Line Bostonians Get All the Money.
Hes q cyclone r. I" He's wonderT" "He't
a dandyp were expressions that we're heart
on train coming down from New London
Conn, last night. and when induisitive person.
asked apparently well-informed people tt
whom these extraordinary SMILES referred
they were told that 4" George Dixon, the coioree
feather weight OF Boston," was the individual
George had just knocked out Eugene Horn
bacher. the New York fighter, and everTbodI
agreed that the chap who had done the bnsi'
ness was hummer from Humtown. This
opinion was largely formed through the iac'
that Dixon had effected the result 30 much de-
sired by his hackers In less than four minutes
OF actual lighting time but that the end was
brought about In a thoroughly competent and
unanswerable manner added largely 10 the
weight OF the universal decision.
Everybody in the sporting world knows that
Dixon and Hornbacher we're matched In O
fight to finish three or more weeks ago, and
that the understanding between Dave Blanch-
ard. the Boston millionaire, and Joe Early ol
this city was that II Dixon won ne should have
the next opportunity to win II he could. the
1l5-pound championship Of the world from
Cal MCCARTHY. Everybody did not know, how
ever. when and where the battle was to come
hundred men got tn the rlngside, and the con-
test, as far as 1t went. was conducted on plan
that could not be excelled In points OF privacy
and fairness There was q Boston delegation
OF no small proportions present, and New York
was represented by two or three score OF
moneyed sons who. it might be mentioned. were were
not SO much moneyed alter the fight as before
II. But 1t was real nice. sociable party, ana
everybody was invited to come again; good
know that Dixon is to be- one OF their enter
This colored boy Dixon is no chicken In ring
experience. although be was born IN Halliax.
scrapping whom but is years old. and thrashed
II Then be came TO the States. and was at
him eleverly He was mot put against a first, q,
to the highest standard by easy stages. He
stopped Charley Barton in six rounds, Barney
81 New York OF IN fonr Pads SVse 6a
bridge in fifteen and again in ten. Tom Dough;
rty Gt Boston In ten MIKE BsaeEe
CGa@bridse GSst tI in ! three. ecu and Jack Lyman
we're Tommy Kelly. the Harlem Spider, who
fought him nine rounds to draE, and and Hank Hank
him of in draws three times, IA. 0. and ~
rounds. respectively. 1t is but fair to say:
however, that Dixon had much the better of
Brennan, the colored lad could not get the de-
For this match Dixon trained hard for ,eix
weeks. His one ambition Is TO whip Cal Mo
Carthy. and he was d determined to win this time
DRESSING Sdnl room Just beiore the Battle after he
had looked oyer Hornbacher. who stripped
cIose by, he said he would Knock & hts man nal out out
any show Of bravado. He seemed TO be simply
placing an estimate on himself. as buyer
Wben he Weished in. four hours before. he
limit. He stood feet inches tall. and In
Horn6acher. He also had far the better OF It
In reach. and his flesh. showed a spare. we'll
SPeSdns SpHinF Of New Yorker
he's less got tho heart" Well, he had ali the heart
OF an old war horse himself. He has been in
Eea all others. s6 Of Being ing stayer His long lights
Davis. thirty rounds. Loll White. twenty.nye
rusher from Harlem. TO whom Eugene gave
eHS' enls meP 'esh Sd Sad beaten him had got
into as fine fix as possible for last nights
gape and bets that he would stay ten s9nnds, 9o
yesterday. He scaled at 1l5h pounds yester-
day afternoon.
purse OF $500. Of which, 500 went to the loser.
AND small tw9-9nnee gloves were sd used n,on Tom
were heb lind the New Yorker. A prominent
New York sporting man was quickly chosen as
wafc6 for b bxon and S did the
same service for Hornbacher. Time was
called soon after the appointed hoy hoprIS Il ~ n.
his right for Dxon's stomach. but touched
only Tightly. In return he got one OF the
that a fighter ever gathered in. That blow
simply dazed Hornbacher, and satisfied the
spectators that the coon was quick hitter, liter,
who measured his distance admirably. Then
ally showered blow after blow with right and
eSor on Stock and
force and speed of the onslaught -Four
feet and undergo the same punishment Dixon
never gave him 2 rest; As soon as Eugene got
with those sledge hammers of his. and down
Gene would go again. Hornbacher hated to
give up Twice he LANDED piHSkE dId ,on on MS 9p
but the latters discontinue lasted but SECOND
in each case and then he was pummelling
pSon was shter 'ps and every
time he led he landed His sight and Judgment
Of distance were remarkable. and he soon had
Eugene, came up gamely for, the second
round, but Dixon at once assumed the offensive
HIS side on the boards Gene made another
eflort, but those terrible smashes on the Jaw
and face were not to be esisted. and he finally
went down for good. The second round did
not last q minute, and when the ten seconds
were counted out, as Eugene lay prostrate. the
party from this city Rroaned. although they
saw In the first round that their man had met
more than his match.
Alter the mill. Dixon walked leisurely to his
dressing room and called for o cigar. AS he lit
It, somebody, said to him: You won your
money easily"
who Is O. remarkably intel teligent-lookin
younRster; that's the first smoke I've had in
six weeks" and he pulled on tho Hayana as
though tho long abstinence had been a
Hornbacher got 70 his room ~ right but he
cess. Eugene was all broken up.
Cal Mccarthy. who saw the affair. said, after
It was over. that he would be glad 10 meet
Dixon at any time the Boston peonle would ar
range Q match for stake Of $1,000 or 81, 800
side. Dixon is O clever boy" said Cal. " but
pion."
There. was great deal Of betting in q short
the New Workers. who offered even money on
Hornbacher. JACK Adler was the first TO MAKE
Tom 0Rourke In short ORDER. before the men
not fn In hn puau