The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-24
VERY TAME AFFAIR.
The COney Island Athletic Clubs Con-
tests Productive of Very Lit
tie Amusement.
Dixon and SiddOns Have IA Walking
Match-They Were Guyed
by the Audience.

CoNEY ISLAND, March 2O.-A crow
of sporting men tonight anne down t
the Coney Island Athletic club in anti
cipation of seeing contests between Jacl
MCGEE and Billy Mccarthy Of Australia
and Dixon and Siddons. MCGEE ant
Mccarthy appeared at $50 and the usu
al preliminaries were gone through.
First round-McGee landed severa
times on McCarthy's body. He followe,
with smart left on ear. Lively worl
kept Mccarthy busy until the end O
two minutes, when Mccarthy landed
his right on McGee's chin. scoring
clean Touchdown. MCGEE took nine
seconds and came up, still rushing. The
round was a lively one. showing Nc
Carthy to be very slow and awkward.
In the second and third rounds Nc
Carthy pranced high and MCGEE him.
self was feeling gay.
In the fourth round McGee pounded
at the Australians stomach. Mctiee
vas uppercut. but swatted his foe sharp
~ at long range.
The fifth round showed Mccarthy a
slow fighter but a slayer. No great dam
age was done. though both finished
tired.
The next round was a hugging bee,
but in the seventh Mccarthy, just at the
close. tiattened the other mans ear. while
tanning him at long range. N
When they came up next, Mciee
landed a stiff left on McCarthy's eye.
which split it and delighted the crowd
with a little stream OF blood. This Nc
Gee followed up with a good right hand
blow on the stomach which perceptibly
weakened Mccarthy. The round was
all McGee's.
Round lO-They were full of fight and
went at each other like wildcats. each
trying for a decision and knowing that
it was his last chance. 1t was desperate
fighting on both sides, with honors
pretty evenly divided. Both got badly
punished and the decision of Referee
Donahue in declaring the contest a draw
met with general satisfaction.
The contestants in the first bout were
not out of the ring a minute before
George Dixon appeared with Tom
O'ROurke and took a seat in the corner
occupied by McGee. While waiting for
SiddOns to appear. Fred Burns
ed seconds of men as follows: Tom
ORourke. Eddie DAILY and Jim Ashe for
Dixon, and Billy Dacey, Danny Mcbride
and Jack Siddons for Siddons. Two
physicians certificates were also read
showing Skclly to be in no condition to
fight. Continuing, the referee
ed that if Dixon and Siddons were able
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the decision would be a draw. This was
the only condition OF which the bout
could be arranged as far as q decision
went. but the nan who had the advant-
age up TO the end Of the fight should re-.
ceive Sl,pp OF the $1,000 purse offered.
Johnny Eckhart was referee.
Hound DIXON walked around his
man. feigning several times. but making
no attemp. to lead. He suddenlylanded
mis- left on Siddons' ribs. He jabbed his
left again in the same place and received
in return Siddons' left in the face rather
Siddons kept away as much as
possible and Dixon did not force matters
much.
Round 2-They spared a few minutes
an opening, when Dixon rushed in,
swung his left on Siddons, and got away.
Dixon rushed him again and landed left
and right. The crowd Kissed Siddons
remaining away. Dixon made three
rushes before the close Of the
round and landed with left each time.
Siddons played a waiting game.
Round 3-Without a blemish thew
each other and for a minute did
nothing but walk about, when Dixon
planted another left safely on Siddons
ribs, Dixon landed left again IN same
place.
Round l-Dixon went right at his
nan the moment they met and landed
his left % his stomach. The clinched
and after the break away Dixon ran in
again and landed both right and left. |
Round G-Spectators we're good ma.
and guyed the fighters. Dixon
mad to do all the leading, but was so
that the crowd yelled fake
Round se~ven-Cries of fake. fake"
oraced the men up and Dixon showed
more energy. He got on Siddon's stom
ich and head. Home. Sweet Home was
yhlstied by at least 1000 people, during
which time Siddons avoided "A wild rush
by Dixon.
Round eight-Crowd kept up whist
ing "Home, Sweet Home" and all
the minutes rest and it had a
iecided effect, as the boys did more gen.
line fighting in this round than in any
preceding. Siddons did some leading
the crowd yelled like fiends.
Round nine-Dixon landed two left on
he stomach in quick succession. Dixon
anded left in same place, which made
he audience laugh. A light tap on Sid |
Ions neck closed the ronnd.
Round 10-The crowd began TO leave
heir seats and move toward the door as
he boys got up for this round. Dixon
orced the fighting and landed a few
more good left-handed blows on the
hest and stomach Of Siddons, and the
impression was that he was
lurting his hand more than he was
oiddons. The crowd amused itself by
the pair.
Round 1l-After a minutes waiting
Dixon landed a blow over Siddon's heart.
Dixon exhibited some temper and land.
I'd another blow on the face, following it
With a light tap on the ribs with his
eft.
Roun1 12-About half the people IN
he house left before the pair came up
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