The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-29

New Orleans, and best of all with Peter
Jackson before the California Athletic
club. Once ia that memorable battle
Peter had jim squarely cornered, and
there was no possible chance for escape.
The club members, whose idol and ath-
letic instructor Jackson was, went wild
with Joy and hilariously shouted to
Peter to end Jim's earthly existence
right there. Then ensued some of the
greatest infghting ever seen at the Cal
ifornia or any other club. The two men
fought like demons and Corbett had the
better of it. He rained perfect deluge
of blows on Jackson's head, heart and
body, and to the surprise of all present,
Sir Peter included, the "Adonis of the
ring" fought his way out of danger and
once more got in the middle Of the
arena. where he was enabled to con-
trnue the battle at long range and fight
the dusky Antipodean to draw.
A word in conclusion as to another
fight, which is second only in impor-
lance to the Corbett- Mitchell affair.
That is the prospective battle between
George Dixon, the wonderful sable mid
get of Boston, and Johnny Griffen, Of
Braintree, Mass, whom I have the
privilege Of backing and training. The
match between these greatest of all lit
tie fighters is now an assured thing.
Tom O'Rourke, manager of the colored
lad, has signed to throw off the provi-
sional match entered into with Sol
Smith, of California, and put his prodi-
gy against my little boy for a side bet
of ten thousand dollars and purse Of
at least as much more. O'Rourke tried
in every way to avoid meeting us and
picked mp an ''easy mark" in Sol Smith,
who recently defeated Johnny Van
Heest, Of New Orleans, as a foil to ward
OF Griffen. He wished to have this
battle occur before the Crescenrelub in
New Orleans. That association would
make no offer for such match, but
recently telegraphed O'Rourke and my
self that they would hang up big
purse for Griffen and Dixon. Both
sides have agreed to this proposition
and the battle between Dixon and Grit
fen for $4,000 side and purse of
$4,000 Or more will take place in the
near and immediate future. 1t will be
for the feather,weight championship of
the world, and will, I predict, be the
greatest contest ever witnessed iH this
or any other country between little
men. In this fight, l, of course, back
Griffen for winner, and am willing TO
back my Judgment with the coin of the
realm Not that / underrate Dixon one
iota. He is nlarvelously clever fighter,
but so Is Johnny Griffen. Both have
great records. Dixon defeated Cal Nc
Ca<thy, the 115-pound champion of
America, Nunc Wallace, the 115-pound
champion Of England, and Abe Willis,
the 1l5-pound champion OF Australia
Since then he has grown, and can fight
at 122 pounds, which l claim is the
feather weight limit.
Johnny Griffen, on the other hand,
has whipped Johnny Hamlin young
John Morrisey), Tommy Warren, Jimmy
Lar}1ins and Jimmy Lynch, who were
all at different times feather weight
champions of America, and Billy
Murphy, the recognized feather weight
champion CT Australia.
The point of contention between
o'Rourke and Dixon on the one hand
and Griffen and myself on the other is
what constitutes the feather weight
limit They claim 11s pounds is, while
we maintain that 122 pounds is the
limit We have agreed TO split the diff
ference and the lads will battle at 100
pounds. JAMES F. CARROLL