Evening journal., 1892-09-07
DIXON WINS WITH EASE.
He Smashes Sicily Around the
Ring for Eight Rounds.
THEN KNOCKS HIM DOWN AND OUT.

The nrookiyn BOY Was Eadiy Punished,
while the colorcd Lad Was Fresh as %
Daisy at tho Finish-SIitchell ChaI.
lenges Tonight's Winner.
New ORLEANS, Sept. Another prize
ring champion has demonstrated that his
title is no empty one and that he possesses
the ability to whip any man in his class
George Dixon, the peerless little feather
weight champion, met Jack Skelly, OF
brooklyn, i'm the ring of the Olympic club
and defeated him with great ease.
just thirty-one minutes after the men
shook hands skelly lay on the ring ilooi
knocked out, while Referee Duffy declared
George Dixon the featherweight champion
Of the world. The clever colored lad had
matters all his own way from the start.
Dixon and Tom ORourke arrived at the
clubhouse at 8 p. IN. Skelly got in ten
minutes after that hour They could see
some 4.500 persons occupying seats, at $40
for box seats, ST. so for reserved and 50 for
gallery chairs. There was a section
boarded of in the gallery for colored men,
as q compliment to Dixon for the first time
in the history Of the Olympic club. The
space allotted to the "coons" was capable
of accommodating about $50 at 35 head,
and it was half filed when time was called
The receipts at Monday nights show
amounted TO pretty nearly $4,000, and last
night, at the cheaper rates, there was not
far from $4,000 taken in. Pretty good bust
ness for the club.
chose McAuhffe's corner. Tho boys had
weighed i'm six hours before, and Dixon just
touched the l17li pounds limit. Skelly was
Eight by rounds:
The Fight by Rounds.
Round 1.-The mon had no sooner been called
90 the center Of tho ring than Skolly let go his
left for Dixon's head. The coon lodged clev-
orly and smashed skelly on the faco with the
left The boys then hit each other lightly on
the face with lefts, and each man made pretty
play at stopping the rights. Sicily looked con.
ldent and the crowd Yelled
Round 2-Skclly, who stood two inches over
the Niger, again took the initiative, but missed.
and then Dixon got in two left handlers on the
body and a hard one I'm the stomach. Dixon
made two PUSHES, and landed his left in each or
the stomach
Round 3-skelly came up moro wary, but
was promptly knocked down by left handler
on the ear, and the colorod population howled
Dixon got i'm three lelts on the stomach and
missed two swings for the head Skelly wa.
slow and could not land q blow.
Round i-Skelly was cautious and let Dixon
ciinch him until The colorcd lad caught his left
on Sl.elly's ribs. Skolly now made a rush and
Dixon slipped, but ON recovering before skelly
had time TO, Dixon went in with tho left and
landed thrice on the stomach. Skclly went e.
/ his corner groggy.
Round 5-Skeily came out looking strona
7 enough, but iu clinch Dixon landed his lof,
under the right arm and then smashed him In
tie face with the right Mahogany now hit
left and right ON tho eye and nose, and skelly's
/ face was bloody from the cyos down. Skeny
was quite tired but ho stood the gan.
] Round O. Skeily forced Dixon 20 his corner
] but could NOT land n hlor Dixon hit him with
1 MS leit twice under the right arm and once on
the nose, making more blood flow, and agaiI
with the left under the right arm. Dixon rushed
with the evident intention of finishing bis man
and landed left and right on tho face. He ne
peated this twice and Skelly could not make
return.
Round Dixon got i'm q stiff right handler OF
Skollys stomach again on the face and ono.
more on the neck. and for the fourth time on
] the body under the right arm. All the blow
We're hard. Then Dixon won't at him with botl
hands and hit hiil an over the ring One lef
handler hoored skelly who was bieedin.
freely.
Round s skolly came up groggy. Dixon wa
/ as fresh as a daisy. Dixon rushed and smashc,
. Skely ell over tho ring. At close quarter
Dixon hit him with the right ON tho jaw an,
. the crowd yelled Foul" But there was u,
foul as each had am nrmful. Skclly went dow
/ under the force OF the crack. but got up bloody
but pluczy Dixon ran at him again an,
thumped him with right and left on the ropes
Skely was So awfully played that he wen
down again on Dis knees He fcn over on hi
face aud made an effort TO got up but 10 wa
no use, and ne was counted out.
A Challenge from Mitchell.
As soon as the contest was over r. l.
Frank stepped into the ring to read a cabl
from Charles Mitchen,.in which he chal
lenged the winner of the Sullivau-Corbet
fight 20 battle for $4,000 d side and tn
largest purse offered.
Jimmy Carroll then entered the ring AM
issued challenge on behalf of Johnny Grit
fin, who is now matched to fight Jimm
Lynch at the Coney Island Athletic club OF
Sept 20, TO fight Dixon for 5000 side am
the largest purse offered.
Johnny Murphy also challenges Dixon {
fight for 5000 a side and the largest purs
offered Murphy deposited $500 with r. N
Frank curly in the evening to show that h
meant business ORourke announced o
behalf Of Dixon he would accept all cha
lenges.
The battle tonight between Sullivan an
Corbett viii likely Zoe the greatest the priz
ring has ever seen. Both men are in goo
condition, but the betting IS heavily in fave
OF Sullivan