The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-09-07
OUT IN EIGHT ROUNDS.
SHELLY NO MATCH FOR DIXON
THE NEGRO THE WINNER.
Dixon Loudly Applauded by the Col
Ored Gallery-Given Credit tor His
Work, but with Reluctance.


Work, but with Reluctance.
BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
New ORLEANS, La, Sept. George
Dixon, the champion bantam weight pu-
gilist, and Jack Skelly, of Brooklyn,
were greeted by more than five thousand
persons at the Olympic club tonight.
There were about 400 negroes present. |
The fight was for the championship and
S12, 500 and was easily won by Dixon.
Skelly's seconds were Joe Choynski and
Jimmy Carroll, while Jack McAuliffe
held the bottle. Dixon's handlers were
Tom Orourk, Jack Halvin and Jimmy
Dongherty. Prof. Duffy was referee.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 6.-First round.
The men had no sooner been called to
the centre than Skelly let 20 for Dixon's
head. The coon lodged cleverly and
smashed Skelly on the face with the left.
The boys then hit each other lightly on
the faces Dixon kept away after this
and then made rush and clinch
Skelly looked confident and the crowd
yelled.
Second Round -Skelly, who stood
two inches over the niger, again
took the initiative but missed with
the left and Dixon got in two
left handlers on the body. Another left
of Dixon caught Skelly hard in the
stomach, Dixon made two rushes, landed
, his left in each on the stomach, Skelly
missed right hand swing for the jaw.
Third Round.-Skelly came up more
3 wary in this round but was promptly
knocked down by left handler on the
: ear and the colored population howled.
. Dixon got in three lefts on the stomach
and missed two swings for the head.
Skelly was slow.
Fourth Round Shelly was scarry and
) let Dixon clinch him until the colored
lad caught his left on Skelly's ribs.
Skelly now made rush and Dixon stop
PED, but one recovering before Skelly
had time to recover Dixon turned round
and slapped Skelly hard on the face with
d the left. Dixon went in with the old left
!, : and landed three lefts on the stomach.
Skelly seemed dead and went to his
K corner in the way of groggy man.
T Fifth round.-Skelly came out look
. ing strong enough, but made weak at
tempt with his left to catch Dixon's jaw.
: Ia clinch Dixon lanked left under the
If right arm and then smashed him in the
y face with the right. Dixon hit left and
II rightion the eye and nose and Skelly's
y face was bloody from the eyes down
o Skelly was quite tired but he stood th;
:, gait.
sixth round. -Skelly forced Dixol
4 over to his corner but could not land
blow. Dixon hit him with left twic
under the right arm, once on the nose
n n making more blood flow and again th
n left unde the right arm. Dixon rushe,
as with the evident intention of finishing hi
I'd man and landed left and right on tn
TO face He repeated this twice and Skell
~ could not make return of the weakes
d, kind.
Seventh Round-Dixon led left fo
face and Skelly stopped it nicely Dixo
got in stiff right handler on tn
on stomach and again on the face; ono
IT. more on the neck and for the fourt
da time on the body. under the right arm
es All blows hard. Then Dixon went
wo him with both hands and hit him a
or over the ring. One left handler on tt
,as vs' jaw floored Skelly who was bleedin
NO freely.
t Eighth Round-Skelly came up groge
'ry again. Dixon was as fresh as a dais
1t looked as though the end of the fig
was near and the crowd tegan leavir
Y the building. Dixon rushed and smashe
- Skelly all over the ring At clio
quarters Dixon hit Skelly with rig
on the jaw and the crowd yells
foul" But there was no foul
lst each had an armful. Skelly went dov
IN under the force of this, but got up bloo'
vas er but plucky. Dixon ran at him gain al
ills thumped with right and left on t
in ropes. Skelly was so awfully played o
3w that he went down on his knees. He
= over on his face and made an effort
get up, but it was no use, aud he v
counted out. The Brooklynite mea
,es; we'll enough and showed good heart, b
ant he does not know how to fight. Dix
,gh was we'll applauded. The
civ cupants of the colored gallery made
DIV great noise and kept it up until r.
,cs. Frank, the official time kee,
mt, mt called for order and announc
Ia. that Charlie Mitchell had sent
;, ~ challenge to the winner of
W fight to- morrow night for $40, 900
ou, side within ten weeks if he were allow
auo ST., 900 for expenses Mr.. Frank a
stated that Johnny Murphey, of Bost'
S, wanted to fight Dixon. as also John
St. Griffin. Murphy asserted that he CO,
ap3 fight at III pounds but many doubt tt
- he can get lower than 12O He is mattel
nv against Jimmy Lynch at 1872 pounds,
III, fight to take place at Coney Island on
'' Goth instant. After it was all over
New Orleans citizens gave credit
Dixon for the work he had done,
gust they plainly did not like to do it.
>e>
II. Where Is O'DOnnell, Ross, and \
Luchfes
ana By Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
HOMESTEAD, Pa, Sept. 6.-The st,
rong ment that one hundred of the Slay lal
FOOLS ers had returned to work in the Ho
renr l' stead mill to- day is denied by both
h;1a- tiH mill officials and the strikers. II
1ser- O'Donnell, Hugh Ross and Burgess
Lucille have dropped out of sight.
'ard, person can be found in Homestead
wing seems to know where the trio of leal
WITT are. The absence of 50 many of
49, leading members of the advisory bt
III at this time is freely commented upo
Is Working Order Again.
BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
HOMESTEAD, Penn, Sapt. 6.-Si,
|. e. eight of the former employees of the
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