The evening world., 1893-09-25
news AND GOSSIP.
The Di1ou-Smith Affair at the
Oonsy Island Club Tonight
MoAulifYs to Have . Benefit Next
Friday.

Those good little men, george DIXON
and Sol Smith, will parry, thrust and
lab at zach other tonight in the am
phitheatre of the Coney Island Athletic
Club, for the glory of the worlds feath-
srweight championship and the posses
sion of a 1900 purse.
The boxers are now at the Island,
Dixon and his party stopping at the
Widow O'Brien's and Smith and the
California contingent stopping at Garry
katen's. Both are reported to be in the
finest shape for a protracted struggle,
and clearly down to weight, lis pounds,
with two pounds leeway one side or the
other of hat figure.
The Boston supporters of the all-con-
uuering colored boy cannot see where
Dixon will lose. They never talk of de-
feat for the brown-skinned lad. but are
figuring just how short Il time it will
AXE for him to petrify Sol.
Some over-enthusiastic Bostonians
wildly wagered that Dixon would put
Smith out In twenty minutes. That
would mean in about five rounds. The
Smith forces laughed maddeningly at
greatest interest, and probably the au-
dience tonight will be the largest that
has gathered within the Club walls since
its opening. Short or long. the encoun-
ter viii be replete with feverishly ex-
citing features, and when the finish does
come there'l be a pandemonium OF feel
Ing that will be thunderous In its out
Tom o'Rourke. Of course will be
Dixon's chief second, with Sim Asche
and HOWE Hodgkins as assistants. If
son he will assist Smith, with Seward
Smith, brother of Sol, and Billy Delaney
assisting. Choynski failing. lick Abra-
hams. Sol's manager. will second Smith;
Abrahams is confident that Smith Will
win. 1t ought to be one of the most
memorable contests of the time-this
Dixon-Smith affair.
fishes any but pleasant feelings for Phil
Casey. to whom he issued a challenge
for $3.50 a side about a month ago. Law.
Tor put up a forfeit to bind a match, but
not a word was heard from Casey. and
he had to rake down his forfeit. He
now declares that he Will meet Casey
the same series of games, half to be
played in Ireland and half In America.
1awlor's proposition seems to be emf
nsntly fair.
In the games on Saturday Of the Met
tropolitan District Cricket League the
season came to an end, and the eleven
OF the NeW . Jersey athletic i, cluo Sc
The winning team had a clear record
Of min straight victories and It is the first
time the Bergen Point Club has won
the pennant. Cricket will receive a de-
cided impetus when the Australian play.
ers reach here about Oct. 6. They VIII
sail for New York Wednesday,: IT Is
to the wall in preference to cricket. The
all-Australian team will tour the coun-
try.
Jack McAulifre a ben
high old time. blown n a hatful Of
course, he is entitled to a benefit. The
American public must not permit Jack
to be without his cab-fare. So the peo-
Sis "l crowd sWtn GierPont venue Rink,
box Mike Leonard. and jim Burge and
"best heavy-weight procurable." That
might be Joe Lannon
The American Amateur Bowling I'm
ion will meet Wednesday night to ar
range for the season tournaments mai mast
tonight at the Astor House for the
same purpose.
Charles S. Barr. now taking a post
Vradua course at Cornell, Is the new
Of George witherbee, killed recently.
Barr was captain Of the '93 VARSITY,
crew, which defeated Pennsylvania. and
ton on Manhattan Field Oct. q and
Harvard on Manhattan Field Nov: 4:
football this year than for many years
past. Harvard hasn't played in this city
In six years. All the games in this city
Of the football team of the N. y. A. Z.
viii be played on Manhattan Field.
The Patrolmen's Benevolent Associa-
games at Lion Park Oct. T. There are
eighteen events on the athletic pro-
Events open to all members Of the
Police Department-One-mile run. half
iSdlsar ran dash sso- ior fat rum men, '0G r0eafo a race,
sack race, throwing %16-pound shot, put
ting 56-pound hammer, running high
is%p' f hSp' m asGPb and s sSmp' u SHGEs,
t bers Wno have yas never H'e eompeted before:
one-mile run. haif-mile run, lqo,yard
Iartment for fifteen years and over,
0ne-mile run. half-miie run. Toward
. for let~ter-carriers and firemen.
Members of the department who wish
to enter must send their entries before
Oct. / to officer j. ]. Hickey, Fourth Pre-
event with a fee of so cents. The games
will be governed by the rules of the
Amateur Athletic. Union. Gold and sill.
yer medals will be given to first and
second in each event.
The Kings County. Wheelmen will
hold an international ace meet at
Eastern Park Saturday next.
At the last regular meeting of the
Lenox Wheelmen the following officers
were nominated: President William
Holzman; Vice-President. a. L. Lowen-
stein; Secretary, NJ. Herzog: Treasurer,
Dan Korn; Captain, Walter Herman;
First Lieutenant. NJ. PrOChaska: second
Lieutenant, Al Scheider: Trustees. G..
korn and H.. G. Jerkowski: Color
Bearer. Harry Ahrens: Bugler, $. Adler.
Two Boys Killed by a Train.
MARION, Ind, Sept. 25.-Coan Kelly
and Henry Frank, each about seventeen
years old, were killed yesterday by a
Panhandle train. They were IN a
buggy. and ttempte To cross the track