Telegram-herald., 1890-07-13

.esssrn9 g 90 oerween two bantams IN
New York. They haven't got bulk,
but they have the heart and they face
punishment that would make many
o heavy weight throw up the sponge.
They're greedy for it"
II his battle with Nunc Wallace, the
English bantam champion, Dixons bowed
TIE best form OF the little fighter. Ban
tam weight Is anywhere up 70 1l5
pounds; fcathorwelght from 1l5 TO 122.
Tao colorcd lad scaled just right at ia.
Pelican Club rules arc a modification OF
London prize ring rules and Marquis Of
Qucensbcrry. 20 adopt either Of which
would have put one of the fighters at u
disadvantage. Under London ring
rules Wallace would have had the best
OF IL as far as the free use Of tactics was
concerned, FOR the London code allows
q man TO do almost any thing in the
ring except to bite or gouge; be can
throw, wrestle or trip his adversary.
Wallace is an expert at this style OF
fighting. while Dixon has been trained
20 do his finest work at long range.
George Dixon, who is now the undis-
puted bantam champion Of the world,
was underestimated here. It was
claimed that be could only his hard
when be knew that his adversary had
on boxing gloves; that Cal Mccarthy
could easily have whipped him in
twenty1gsur rounds at their recent fight,
AZ skin gloves had been worn instead OF
four ounce coverings, and that be was
moro of a rusher than scientific pug
fist The truth Is that Dixon is one Of
the few men who are able TO fight
equally well on the off0nsive OF defen-
sive. There arc two classes of scientific
fighters The defensive pDgiliss is ono
who fghts at long range, and calculates
every movement OF his opponent and tho
effect OF each OF his own blows. Tho
offensive boxer may have his best points
In leading; but he rarely has the
patience necessary for good waiting
fighter. His eye may be unsteady and
he may not DO sure or hfs grit. Besides,
his impasience may lead him TO attempt
TO cross-counter when his man is only
feinting 20 draw him out It sometimes
happens. however. that clever boxer
win change his tactics and fight on tho
like Jack McAsuffe, and fighting for
fifteen or twenty rounds az mile-run-
ners gait. sending in bis blows mean
while hke hurricane wherever he can
ind an ouening. McAsliffe. Dixon. Ike
Weir "the Belfast Spider" and Cal Nc
Carthy are al hurricane fgh eers. who
can 20 &c nan In ssch a fashion that
his science VIII svsil hin but little,
unless be carries q remarkable cool
head
Dixon Ia Nova Scotfsn and vss IN
eli three years ago a photographer. He
tells how he came 70 enter the ring in
shis wsy.
II used 20 take the portraits ~ a good
many lighters. and rather liked the
rose and The spr-ars1rce 81 some OF
them. There we're others who didn't
stri ze re "a being q much account.
vet beard that they we're great box
srs One day tosssd nv camera aside
and went o7 CD study boxing. aPd 8 40
Then I've done pretty weslssts Ts,ok
a norfcu. shat's al"
one % tho eamtest p If-tle r,cn fs Cal
NcCa-thv, a New Jersey eov. scaling one
hundred and fourteen pounds. who as
teon q Fighter ever since be was fifteen.
The best b1ntams are caught vounr.
He fgurht re way through the ssnateur
1rys. and three years sgo became a
professional ~ whipping Toe Flahertv.
81 Boston. in seven rounds. Newt The
rlackv New Jerseyrrsn defeated Eu-
rene Horuhacker in rwentv-one rounds.
a~f this vas followed BY wsipping half
a Iozen Others. including Johnnv Mar
rhv. ~ Rosson. and Harry Walton
Wrearthv IS a cool. scientific f-hter
Tr one ~ his batties he injured his
wrist. Before the arnt sullivan. who
ha.Ia rrest liking for the llttle fellow.
bad Ioaded ham sp ~ith s--e advice a
rhe Subject ~ how ~ handle himself
t. - patted ~ the ehaarion made
ca heart sel vi-a pride. after such
adalaaon aessas Evah - azbsarable-