Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-29
OLD ENGLISH SPORT.
Gossip of Interest From the Other
Side of the Great Pond.
DIXON DRAWS THE CASH he WON.
The Plucky Little Colored Fighter Highly
Complimented.
XoN DRAWS THE CASH he WON.
AN AMERICAN TO SWIM THE CHANNEL
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LONDON, June [Copyright]--
Dixon and Nuuc Wallace were on hand
promptly at 4 o'clock this afternoon, to
get the prize money for their fight last
night. Wallace, who loses the champion
ship he has held fer two years, sat 6iscon-
solately on luxurious sofa beside big Alf
Greenfield, his trainer, with large lump
over his let eye. and the Pelicans
who had lost their money on him
sat perched upon the billiard tables
regarding him with gloomy sympathy.
The little American negro, who had not
scratch upon him. was lively and clipper, and
his hackers hung about him with reverent
affection Captain Archibald Drummond, of
the Scottish Fusileers, who is also a member of
the banking house of Drummonds, was stake
holder, and presented the purses. He gave
Wallace i've f20 notes and told him that the
club was satisfied he had earned the money,
for he had fought gamely and well. and was
only beaten because he was overmatched.
Dixon was given his f400 in checks, bank notes
and gold. Captain Drummond said to him in
presenting the purse:
DIXON CoMPLIMENTED.
Dixon, it affords me the utmost pleasure to
hand you this money. We never saw falrer,
manlier, gamier fight in this club than the one
you and Wallace took part in last night. We
shall hope to see you here again, and you may
bear in mind that this club will always be will
ing to support as honest and game man IS
you are, whatever his nationality may be-"
The prospects for a match between McAu-
life and SlavIn seem rather poor at present
Slavin evidently does not care to meet the
American. and his excuse that he will not fight
attempt at @ to sfah shufle Out out Of ''S the light In In
any event this excuse is done away
with since Lord Lonsda1e has offered
the same purse that the Pelican Club agreed to
put up McAuliffe and Madden this afternoon
signed articles at the Sporting Life office and
left deposit for Slavln to cover. If he does
not do SO the proof will be positive enough that
he is afraid of the other. According to Ions
dale's offer each man will be allowed six friends
at the ringside and this Madden and McAuliffe
agreed to, while they consider that it would be
foregone conclusion to fight among crowd
of Slavin's friends.
PSOTA IN TRAINING.
Psota, the American amateur sculler. is un-
dergoing thorough training at Henley, and has
surprised many of the riverside men by his
fine bursts of speed. The opinion is that he
has improved since he rowed for the Diamond
SOULS. Nevertheless, English critics believe
he cannot stay the course at his quick stroke.
and that native scullers will row him down at
the finish.
No details of any kind have been published
mere ABOUT the StansDury-O' COnnor match In
Australia, but from the fact that the race has
to be rowed again on Monday, there Is little
doubt the Canadian did not receive fair play.
All the papers here comment severely upon
the unsportsmanlike manner in which o Con-
nor has been treated in Australia, and some go
SO far as to advise him to have nothing more
to do with the Colonials.
Dalton, the American back swimmer, is
training at Folkestone with view to swim
across the English channel at point where he
would have 20 travel few more miles than
the late Captain Webb People here are some
what skeptical about the performance, and the
interest at present has not passed the languid
stage.