Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-21
IT WAS VERY TAME.
THE SPECTATORS WHlsTLEo
"HoME. SWEET HOME"
Inc coney Island Contest BOlwoan Dlscn and
SIddons Deelwod a Draw-Ihe
Fight BY Rounds.

Coney island Athletic club New
York. March 2O.--A crowd 0f sporting
men tonight came down 20 the Ooney
lslnnd Athletic club 10 anticipation OF
aoeing two contests. In u tRht pvtweeh
lack McGhoe aud BILLY MCCARTHY, the
boys looked for good Htin light lhhon.
according 20 the agreement hal To
knock SlddonA out w twelve rounds or
best him Everybody knows Dixon IL
"a rapid hghter aud by far the most sell
chtihc boxer, while Slddona has been
known ~ ' gluiton Tor punishment SD,
donH was in primv condition, 40 lac had
trained hard and cainoaily FOR a night
with Skellsy, but the lntter's sudden
sickness brought Dixon 20 the front.
Dixon Va always Nv condition, and, liko
Siddona, was under weight ~ weighing
Ia az 3 O'Clock this afternoon; aiill there
was feeling that the rolOrod boy WINS
tnken az y disadvantage, aud that hg
should az lcnst have had q few days.
training for the benefit OF his wind, II
for no other purpose The first bout OF
the evening between Jack Mctihne OF
lioston and billy Mccarthy Of Australia
was declared draw at the end % nc
tonth round, Ia the contest Of tho
evening the referee announced thar "
the men were able to continue nt iho
end Of the twelfth round tho decision
would boz q draw.
Round 4 Dixon walked around, fcint-
ing several tunes, but making no ne
tempt 10 open lie suddenly landed his
loft ou SiddOns' ribs lie lnhbed again
in the same place and received left
Ia the face lightly
Round 3 Dixon swung his left on
SiddOnH' Jaw aud got away; rushed
again and landed left nnd right The
crowd his8ud SiddOna Dixon mnde
three more rhshes before he Clom "
ibe round aud landed with his left each
uinio,
Round 3. Dixon planted his left safely
on SlddOns ribs twice,
Round Dixon landed his lett on
Sddona stomach, they nlenched. Dixon
landed left aud right
Round 3. Sldd0ns Jed nni missed.
This round was very tame.
Round q. Dixon aad 10 10 ull the
lending, but WIS 40 cRhuons That the
crowd yelled, "fnker
Round z Cries Of '1Fake' braced The
men up Dixon showed more ilgit he
got one Ia on Siddong stomach aud
neck Home, Sweet Home" wis Wills
tied by al least 1000 people during ab
time si,ld0ns uyolded wild rush by
Round s. The crogd kept whstllOg
Home. Sweet Home" 40 through he
minutes rest aud u had the dcsii,d
effect na the hOya VA more genuine
lighting than % any nrcce"llns roUpi.
Round p. Dixon landed ilIee
lofts on SiddOns stomach IN
quick eucefssion. A ligm ZAP an sia.
dOns' neck oloscd the round
Romd 10 The crowd bon,n 70 have
their seats and move toward inA door
as NE boys got up FOR fhls ropnd Dixon
forced The hghiInR and landed few good
lcft-lnndrd blows 0n The chess i,nd
stomach. bot the general impression Ras
Dc was hurting HE hand more Han Sid
dOna
Round n Dixon mnl % goga bicw
over hlddOus henrt GaOihrr Dn the faeN
following i with a light zap ga me ribs
with tho left
Round " About bali " he rtoflp IN
The house LEFT before ne pair came up
Tor tho round Dixon nude matters
lively. however lie droye Ndduns Az
poorest exhibition eyer seen nr9uiH ;lspse
with both hHuds. hlll npne N tho blows
we're u kii1 70 knox hlm out The
general verilcf was fhnt T. was The
poorest ealdbltiouoger SOON AROUND those
parts aud witn the relcr'c decided Il
wis d dtnw The people remaining ia ihsir
places ianElied and leerel