The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-07-12

low has agreed to weigh in at 1l5 pounds
or under at three o'clock in the afternoon
on July %, They will have from that hour
till nine O'Clock in the evening to gain
whatever flesh they can, and it is probable
that they will both enter the ring weighing
from lis to l19 pounds.
Tom O'Rourike and young Mitchell will
be the seconds for the Boston colored lad.
and Billy Maber and Billy Mccarthy will
go behind Willis. Maber may be replaced
on account of his illness by Jack Callahan.
There may be some objection on the part
of the Dixon party regarding the referee.
Hiram Cook. who has otiiciated in that ca
pacity in the California club for the last
few years, will probably be replaced by
some other competent man. Great objec-
ton has been made to Cooks refereeing
since the Corbett Jackson battle.
Dixon has found the California climate
as have many eastern men who have trained
there before him-a very difficult one for
the reduction of weight. A man going
from the east finds that he makes flesh very
fast, and has to work extremely hard to re-
duce himself. The fruits of the Pacihc
coast, which are very large and tempting,
are also said to be a very bad diet for an
eastern athlete to partake of. 1t has II
tendency to dlsarrange the digestive organs
and otherwise interfere with the progress of
training. Jimmy Carroll found it extreme
ly difficult to get to weight in California
when he fought Mike Lucie. n was
obliged to forfeit. on the night of the bat
tie, a part of the purse for not being down
to the mark. Willis, like all Australians
who have landed at the Golden Gate, has
found the California air very agreeable,
and has become easily acclimated. Willis
has certainly the advantage over Dixon in
this respect.
But in a general way it comes down to
this: If Dixon's fast, long range fighting.
] going round his man rs a cooper goes round
a barrel, does not accomplish its object in
the first ten or fifteen rounds, the Austria
lian's chances of winning will certainly in
crease. From oil l can learn, Willis has n
good right hand, far moro effective than
that of the colored boy, and il after Dixon
gets through with his grand rally, Willis
still retains enough of steam in his blows,
he will very likely defeat the Boston boy.
On the other hand, if Dixon plays on the
defensive. enough to size his man up, as he
generally does, his superior skill should on
able him to land on the Australian often
enough to seriously weaken him in the early
part of the fight. The element of gameness
il one of the uncertainties. In none of
Dlxon's battles has he ever been severely
punished. There are many who think that
if George sees his own blood flowing freely,
he will be likely to weaken. Mccarthy in
neither of his fights with Dixon did any
damage to speak of. In both cases Tho
colored boxer came out with but q few
scratches. In MS nSht Win Nnnc wallace
in England he was hardly marked and il in
n question whether il the battle is a re-
! verse one, he will stand the ',gaff." Tho
fact hat Willis has fought several game
battles in Australia with mon much heavier
than ho, proves him to be somewhat Of a
| glutton in taking punishment; that Is, he'll
take as much as any one can give him.
In case Dixon il the victor he will go to
London md fight Fred Johnson, the feath-
erweight champion of England at lis
pounds for $4,000 a side and u $4,000 purse
offered by the Pelican club.
Among tho othor good ones who stand in
the way of an undispnted possession of the
championship honofa, is Dan DAILY of 81.
Louis, who mot Dixon at Omaha, while the
latter was on his trip west, and is said to
have outfouRht him and punished him So
verely in an impromptu go.
There are several sporting gentlemen in
the northwest who arc very anxious to
match DAILY against the winner of the Dix
n Willis match. 1t may be doubted, how
ever, whether DAILY can get to weight and
fight good and strong.
There il also II lad in tho amateur ranks
in tho vicinity of New York, who
will be backed to fight Dixon