St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-07

night in the Olympic club arena-the
second of the high-priced attractions
provided for public entertainment and
TO test the endurance of this class in the
fiStic firmament-Was a contest between
black and white, in which public senti-
ment was nearly all in favor of the Cau-
casian. and the public betting nearly
all on the side of the African.
Both men stood high in their class,
and yet each was representative of
class. Dixon had. up to this evening,
fought innumerable series of win
ming mills in professional ranks, while
his worthy opponent had equally as
spotlesS record in the amateur con-
tests-one had experience, cleverness
and gameness; the other was known
and highly rated for skill and logged
determination
10 DO or Die.
The match was for the biggest money
ever contested for by bantams, and,
when the gong rung for the opening
round, the championship title hung in
the balance. There was not the same
interest in the fight that prevailed in
that stubborn contest of twenty-four
hours before. because it looked before
hand like cinch for the colored man.
Then it was sandwlched in between
two greater mills.
Today on the streets all the talk
among the talent ran in the direction of
the future test of the heavyweights.
Between times. however. visitors in
town and the local public found time to
discuss the lesser lights.
Nine out of ten men wanted Skelly to
win, and the same proportion felt it
risky piece of business to Invest it's
money that way. The Brooklyn con-
tingent was an exception to the rule. 1t
rated Skelly as star performer be-
measure and was patriotic to the core.
That created bit of sentiment in
The Brooklyn Mans Favor.
but it did not affect the betting to the
extent of cutting down the odds. Yet
the odds were tempting. and they were
taken by hundreds of bettors who
risked a few dollars at to l. For few
moments during the day the odds were
) to 2, but late they went back to the
original figures of 8 to !. while
Dixon was an unmistakable faYorite at
to 10.
The day was beautiful one after the
;disagreeable one that went before, and
the talent came out of their hotels and
5on the street corners and in the saloons
to discuss prize fighting-past, present
and future. The arrival of Corbett
created ripple of excitement and the
presence of Sullivan almost engrossed
attention.
Toward nightfall the crowd turned it's
attention to the more immediate fight
and its footsteps toward the club. 1t
seemed to think it had plenty of time,
however. and it gathered in the amphi-
theater with
Much Less Crushing
and much more decorum than it did last
night. The scenes differed but slightly
from those of twenty-four hours before.
In personnel the crowd was much like
the other incongruouS assemblage that
gathered here. There were gamblers,
bankers, clerks, lawyers, journalists,
prizefighters, athletes, and educators.
and politicians indiscriminately packed
together.
The weather was warm, but the
throng was like all eood-natured multi
tudeS that gather here, as it was differ
ent in one respect; ordinarily there is
not black face to be seen inside the
arena. There was cloud of them to-
night in the gallery. One of the stars
tonight was black man, and the club,
acceding to natural desire on the part
of the colOred element to witness the
engagement, set aside a space for them.
The cOlored brother did not come in
large numbers, but he took deep inter
est in what went on, and he felt par
dopable pride in the representative of
the race.