The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1892-09-10
4NEvER NO Mo4E.' = !,
..,,. Dixon s1hs Coon" Defeats Jack
skslly in . Rounds.

a. with Sullivan, 80 with every
.h.mpion Of which history makes men.
linn, Cola met with David, Pom
NV met his Caesar, and Caesar met his
Prutus, Nspolean met his Wellington,
corvallis met his Washington, and so
\ has been in all the ages that he who
nm conquest, fame, or renown did
MT in the end meet his conquerer.
history is filed with examples, many
Il which have slipped our memory, but
enough to prove the truth Of our asser-
tiou, What surprises US is that the
hattle Of the prize ring is'fast assuming
reputation that places It's conquerers
amongst the famous, rather than the
Infamous Of earth. Forty five thousand
dollars on a single battle Of scientific
muscle, is enough to run all the we'll
made boys Of the age crazy for fortune
and fame that they at some day may
he able to smash into jelly some COM
uetitors face, and put out his eyes by
dstic bruises, and walk off with a for
tune, amidst the hurrahs Of the excit-
ed mob. Hurrah for muscle over mind
physical courage over morals to which
grand success we as a nation are fast
approaching.
The elimination Of this fistic fever
that Is now almost a national epidemic
vas reached at New Orleans this week,
n so-called Tournament Of three days
auration, under the auspices of the
olympic Club, an Athletic Association
dthat city. The first great battle of
! II series was between Billy Myer, Of
nuois and Jack McAulifie Of New
k.ey. This came of Monday night,
| md was won by McAulide in fifteen
unds.
The next fight, the next night was
btween George Dixon Of Boston and
Jack skelly, Of Brooklyn. This was
also a championship battle Of feather
Weights. Neither man, when weighed
mat the ring was to weigh more than
lSpounds, the lightweight running
under l4O pounds. Skelly was an ANA
teur previous to this fight, but was
considered inviucible. Dixon is a lit
tie cocoa-nut-head, ginger-cake-colored
coon. He was by long odds the best
man, physically, for he knocked his
opponent silly from the start, and in
the eighth round put him to sleep. It
vas several moments before Skelly
recovered consciousness, and when he
did, his shame and agony over his de-
feat was pitiful. Getting whipped by
a nj gger," Gosh ! ! but it was awful. !!
And served him right No tears to
shed over his downfall.
But last and by overwhelming odds
the greatest prize fight that was eyer
fought was on Wednesday night, be-
tween John L. Sullivan, the pride Of
Boston, for ten years the acknowledged
champion Of the world, and Jas. J. Cor
ott, OF California, the champion heavy
Weight champion Of the Pacific Coast.
This was the elimination Of culmina-
llons. For ten thousand dollars q side
and az purse Of $4,000 90 added by the
Club. and the championship ,of the
world Sullivan is perhaps the most
widely known man in America to-day,
ana his fame and prowess are we'll rec
osnlzed in the old world. His last
aght was with Jake Kilrain, and oc,
snrred .n at Richburg in this State, about
.aree years ago In the encounter it
@ok s sullivan seventy-lve rounds to
Y eeieat him. About a year later Cor
oe1t bested Kilrain In six rounds.
Corbett is rs years old, and was a
y 'ank clerk in San Francisco. He was
always NY fond Of pugilism, however, and
as 'se all famous prize fighters Of this
s0untry, is Of Irish parentage, his
q arents both being natives Of old Erin.
~ ~ mas fought numerous battles, one Of
uS ss,, most noted being with the Aus
s. sallan negro Peter jackson. This oc-
,u.rea ~ AZ San Francisco, and after six
yyne rounds was declared a draw.
.oloett NJ is 8 feet II inches In height,
~ went into the fight Weighing 19S lbs.
~ M ~ss a1,, tal!er than Sullivan by 81 inches
~u.s w. albs lighter. II took him Fl
U;s. Uiuas 70 finally do up his burly antag-
'as ~,ss ana while Sullivau's nose and lips
,use 'vas mashed out Of all shape and his
,,sa, v,s nearly closed. Corbett received
.Mu u!y q scratch. Sullivan was Of
i Sutse s,sv very much grieved to be knock.
NJ = ,tom " the pedestal upon which he
y, n.y. 10 long gazed down upon an admir-
y ,os world, but when ne recovered