Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-09-06
THE PRIZE RING.
McAulife Wins TO-night's Battle
with Dixon Favorite-TO- NOR
row Nights Great Event.

New ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-Stormy wealth
or did not deter the sports from flockin
to the Olympia club in thousands to Sc
the fight between McAulifTe and Meye
for the light weight championship OF tn
world.
The men weighed in few minutes be
fore O'Clock, Meyer weighing 1873 ant
McAuliffe 1871. Time was called a
9:23.
The first round was mainly light spar
ring, McAuliffe doing the leading. II
the second round McAulife did effective
work, landing often and knocking Meyer
down, clean, twice. Very little was done
ia the third round outside of light spar
ring. In the fourth round McAuliffe die
most Of the fighting up to the eighth
when he had Meyer very groggy and
fioored him again. Meyer recovered
somewhat and in the fourteenth round
had rather the best Of it, but in the iif
teenth McAuliffe did some more effec-
tive work and finally succeeded in landing
knock out blow.
This is the second day OF the great
tournament and as the crowning
event Of the series approaches the excite
ment grows more intense. To-nights
mill between the light weights, Dixon and
Skelly, is attracting less than its share OF
attention, not only because it is over
shadowed by the battle of the big men,
hut also because everybody believes that
Dixon will have everything his own way.
Skelly's hackers have not confidence
enough In him to put up their money ex-
cept at excessive odds, and as a result q
comparatively small amount of money
will change hands on the result OF the
fight. Dixon, himself, regards his victory
as certain, and during the past :wo
months he has undoubtedly been the
happiest OF the six men who have spent
that period in training. AS far as money
is concerned it is the fight of his life, and
it was only this inducement that prompt
ed him to risk fight in locality where
a man of his color is not always sure. Of
fair treatment.
The contest is for stake of $4,000,
the club having hung up purse of $1,000
in addition 10 which the hackers have q
side bet of $1,000 side. Dixon was so
anxious to get chance at this large sum
of money that he gave away weight and
almost everything else in order 10 arrange
the match. He is, perhaps. the only
living real champion in any class, having
defeated all comers in this country, and
trounced the champions of Australia and
England; his last, and one of his most
decisive victories being that over John
son, one Of England's clever little men,
at Boston a few months ago. There is a
general opinion among the sports that
young Skelly is in for licking. Though
as far as appearances 20 he seems to be
fully the equal of his rival, and as VIC
tory would bring him not only snug
sum of money, but also pretty wife,
there is little doubt but that he will put
up a game fight. He has young lady
picked out, has her love and her consent,
and if he proves the victor he will marry
her.
Sullivan and Corbett, who will enter
the ring tomorrow night, are both on the
ground and in prime condition. The
former is stopping at private residence,
and is training at the Southern Athletic
club, before which he fought his battle
with Kilrain, and is doing moderate
amount of work each day. He ls as &C.
tive as young panther, and while he
does not intend to do any sprinting, he
will rely to great extent on this quality