St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-13
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DIXON GOT SICK.
No Match With the Omaha Kid
Moore and Kessler Matched

Moore and kessler Matched.
Tommy Dixon got sick. He failed to
meet Gardiner, the so-called Omaha Kid,
in the squared circle before the Phoenix
Athletic club last evening, and to the
credit of the club it should be related
that this was the very first failure that
has confronted the management during
the existence of the organization. 1t
was to have been twenty-tive-round
scientific glove contest for good purse,
and the talent had chosen Dixon as a
certain winner. Indeed, sporting men
came from abroad looking for SNAP"
as it were. They Wagered their money
with a nonchalance that betokened
wonderful confidence. They even
pressed the odds SO that one would be
led to believe, were he rank
outsider, and totally unacquaint-
ed with the proves of the
Omaha Kid, that the latter was literally
outclassed. But the Kid was there.
In fact, the men weighed in last even
ing, and both seemed to be clipper and
sanguine. When the final test was
made, however, Tommy Dixon was
represented by Doctors certificate and
it stated that the wonder was not in
condition to meet the Kid. He was ill
and the club accepts the certificate.
What was the management OF the
Phoenix to do? The pro blem was soon
solved. An impromptu programme
was arranged and the option was given
all of those who had come TO witness
the event to remain or to go to the box
Office and receive money back. All
stayed, but at the finish there were sew
eral who had the temeritv to demand a
return of the money paid for admission.
They received il, and there is no kick
coming on this score.
The programme was brilliant, although
impromptu. Jim Burge - the ''lron
Man," III his sObriquet-went on in a
SiX-round contest with Tommy Cav
anaugh, of Buffalo, and it should be re-
lated that Cavanaugh put up a much
different contest from his showing with
Tommy Murray in Minneapolis re-
Gently, and it would have been dollars
to marbles that Murray would have won
had he come to the front as he did last
night. AS it was, the contest was de-
clared draw. The Iron Man. had a
slight advantage in the reach, but the
Buffalo boy made things so interesting
that the audience,a S well as the referee,
were satisfied that draw was fair.
In addition to this event were several
feature eXpositions of the manly art.
Little Rhode SPARED three rounds with
Nichols, and this was followed with an
exhibition between Frank Appleton
and Young Gardiner, the brother of
the Omaha Kid. Then the Appleton
brothe rs gave their regular exhibition,
bringing down the audience. The
Omaha Kid made splendid showing
with Morris Self, one of the instructors
at the club, and at this juncture George
keSsler, the welterwelght, was intro
duced. He desired to challenge any
man i'll his class in the Northwest. and
quickly Dick Moore's representa-
tive sprang into the ring and ac-
cepted the def. This afternoon, it
is agreed. the articles of agree
ment Will be drawn, and the
contest viii come off before the Phoenix
CLUB at the next monthly entertainment.
heSSIer IS good man. He has the
record of defeating George La Blanche,
the Marine, who once defeated Jack
Dempsy, the NOnpareil. They are to box
at 152 pounds. Charley Johnson entered
the ring and challenged Moore to spar
at $50 pounds. Moore sreplied that he
will not weigh in at so low figure, and
Charley is now looking for game among
those who will come down in his class.
One of the most pleasurable numbers
of the programme of the evening was
three-round exhibition between Frank
SheDley, of Minneapolis, and John
Barnes, of the club. 1t was scientific
and humorous in the extreme. 1t was
declared draw amidst the cheers aud
the laughter of the large audience.