Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-03-21
Siddons' Sprinting Exhi-
biti0n at C0ney Island.
DIXON FORCES FIGHTING.
McGee of Boston and Mccarthy ol
Australia Also Fight q Draw.


the Coney Island Athletic club last night,
where they witnessed two spirited con-
tests. At $50 o'clock Fred Burns an
ncunced the first bout between Jack Nc
Gee of Boston and Billy Mccarthy Of Aus
tralis. Both men weighed under the
limit of 1853 pounds earlier in the day.
McGee led several times, reaching Nc
Carthy's body each time He followed
with a smart left on the ear. Lively
work by McGee kept Mccarthy busy till
the end OF two minutes, when Mccarthy
landed his right on McGee's chin, scoring
clean knockdown. McGee took nine
seconds and came up still rushing.
Both men started in the second full of
fight McGee led, but lacked steam. In
the third, Mccarthy landed an upper cut,
McGee rushing IN and doing some damage.
In the fourth, Mciee used better judg-
ment, and landed all over Mac,
Making the Crowd Go Crazy.
In the fifth, Mac showed himself 10 be
even slower and more awkward than God
dard, but he was game Mctiee had a nice
time all to himself, and if his blows had
had force would have easily knocked the
Australian out
McGee was not very cautious with his
guard in the seventh. and with a better op-
ponent would have been laid out Mctiee
got In all the work and he made Mccarthy
shiver at the end of the round with ter
rife left on the ear
Mccarthy had the best II the eighth as
McGee was worn out with his eNcrtions.
In the ninth McGee landed "A stiff left on
McCarthy's eye, which split it and
Caused the Blood to Flow.
McGee followed this with a good right
hand blow on the stomach, wlich percepti-
bly, weakened Mccarthy. The round was
all McGee's. He followed Mccarthy all
over and landed left and right as often as
his failing strength would permit.
In the nth both were very tired. but
full of fight. II was desperate fighting on
both sides, with honors pretty evenly d.
vided. Both got badly punished, and the
decision of Referee Donoaue declaring the
g ost "A draw met with general satisfac
tion.
Dixon and Siddons.
Ine contestants in the first bout were
not out of the ring minute before Dixon
appeared. He was greeted with cheers
George Siddons appeared soon afterward
The referee announced that, If Dixon and
Siddons were able TO cor tinue at the end
of IL rounds, the decision should be a draw,
but the man who had the advantage up to
the end Of the fight should receive $500
OF the 5000 purse.
In the first round Dixon walked around
his man feinting several Tunes, but max
ing no attempt 90 lead. He suddenly
landed his LEFT on Sid lons's ribs. He
jabbed his left again In the same place and
receiyed Sddons' left in the face rather
lightly. Dixon appeared with larger
paunch than his admirers lad seen on him
before, bnt be show. Il his usual activity.
They SPARED few moments in the
second, when Dixon rushed in and swung
his left on Siddons and got away without
return. Dixon rushed him aqain and
landed left and right. The crowd hissed
Siddons for remaining away.
Third round-For minute they did
nothing except walk, when Bivon landed
a left on Siddous' ribs and retired without
any return. Another minutes walking
around and Dixon landed the left again i'm
the same place. IL was the same in the
fourth round
The SPECTATOR Guyed the Fighters
in the fifth and sixth. Dixon bad 10 do all
the leading. The cries Of fake" in the
seventh braced the men up "A little, and
Dixon landed on Siddons' stomach and
forced matters slowly landing lightly on
the neck.
Eighth round-The boys did more gen.
uine fighting in this round than any of the
preceding rounds, and even at that they did
not do enough To keep themselves warm.
Siddons, however, did do a little leading,
and the crowd yelled like fcnds
The crowd began to leave heir seats
and move towards the door in the tenth.
Dixon forced the fighting and landed few
more good left handed blows on the chest
and stomach.
In the eleventh Dixon landed good
blow over Siddons' heart Dixon exhibited
some temper and landed another blow on
the face, following it with a light tap on
the ribs with his left.
Dixon forced the fighting In the twelfth.
He drove Siddons all over the ring and
landed many times with both hands but
none of the blows were of a knock out
nature. The general verdict was that it
was the poorest exhibition ever seen
around here.