The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-12

on account of his illness by Jack Callahan.
There may be some objection on the part
| OF the Dixon party regarding the rreferee.
| Hiram Cook, who has offlciated in that
| capacity 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 reduce himself. The fruits Of the Paci-
nc coast, which are very large ana tempt
ing, are also said TO be a very bad diet for
an eastern athlete to partake of. 1t has
tendency to disarrange the digestive or
gans and otherwise interfere with the pro-
gress Of training. Jimmy Carroll
found it extremely difficult to get
to weight in California when he
FOUGHT NIKE LUCE
and was obliged to forfeit on the night Of
the battle, part of the purse for not being
down to the mark. Willis, like all Aus
tralians who have landed at the Golden
gate, has found that California air very
agreeable and has become easily accli-
mated. Willis had certainly the advant
age over DlX0n IN tnlS respect
But Ill a general way it comes down
to this: If Dixon's fast, long range
fighting, going round his man as
cooper goes round his barrel,
does not accomplish his object in
the first ten or fifteen rounds, the Austria
lian's chances of winning will certainly iu-
crease. From all / can learn Willis has
good right hand. far more effective than
that of the colored boy, and if after Dixon
,rl, III roll lfs
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 en-
able him to land on the Australian often
enough to seriously weaken him In the
early part of the fight. The element Of
gameness is one of the uncertainties. In
none of Dixon'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 the colored boxer came out with
but a few scratches. In his fight with
Nunc Wallace in England, he was hardly
marked. and tits a question whether, if the
battle is a reverse one,
HE WILL STAND THE "GAFF."
The fact that Willis has fought several
game battles in Australia with men much
heavier than he, proves him TO be some
what of a glutton In taking punishment;
that is, he'll take as much as any one can
give him.
In case Dixon is the victor, he will 60 to
London and fight Fred johnson, the feath
erweight champion of England at lis
pounds, for s., 900 side and a 3, 900 purse
offered by the Pelican club.
Among the other good ones who stand in
the way Of an uudisputed possession of the
championship honors, Is Dan Daily, of ST.
Louis who'met Dixon at Omaha, while the
latter was on his trip west, and is said to
have outfOught him and punished him Sc
verely in an impromptu go.
There are several sporting gentlemen in
the northwest who are very anxious to
match Daily against the winner OF the
Dixon Willis match. 1t may be doubted,
however. whether DAILY can get to weight
and fight good and strong.
There is also lad in the amateur raukz
in the vicinity Of New York, who will be
backed to fight Dixon for . large sum OF
money provided the colored boy wins with
Willis. This new man 10 remarkably
clever, has had several trial bouts, one with
Mccarthy, greatly to the satisfaction Of
his New York hackers.