The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-30
DIXON AND CRITIC
Fought Twenty Rounds to a Draw
in Boston.

1oASAb
in Boston,.
George Dixon won new laurels last night
In his twenty round battle with Young
Critic, the clever and shifty Australian.
True, Referee Johnny Eckhardt declared the
contest a draw, but it was clearly a victory
for Dixon as it could be, short of a knockout.
The feather weight champion forced the
fight from the start to finish. The battle
was IN seEne respects the greatest feat in
Dixon's career.
He fought at catch weights, and gave away
big odds to one of the cleyerest men that
ever stood in the ring, His willingness to
concede pounds, where in other fights he
has contended for ounces, raised a question
as to the seriousness of the contest, but not a
spectator left the ringside who thought he
had not witnessed one of the greatest scien-
tifc battles of the featherweighG prize ring.
Neither man lost his temper, and nothing
unfair marked the movement of either of
the fighters.
Football Notes.
The VIM. NJ. Barry Football team will
hold their seventh annual excursion to
Sylvan Beach tomorrow. Over 1000 tickets
have been disposed of and its success is as
sured. The steamer and barges will leave
leave Morris street dock at $50 AM. A
game of football will take place in the grove
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There will also be many other athletic games
to amuse the crowd.
The Shamrock Football team of this city
viii play the strong Kickham Club from
Brooklyn tomorrow at Ridgewood, East
New York. There is no love between these
teams int a good game should be the result.
The game will be watched with interest by
the lovers of the spor5 in this city, as the
Klckhams are matched to play the VIM. M.
Barrys for $500 a side. The Barrys have
beaten the Shamrocks several times, and
should they win the Barrys should have a
soft snap in picking up the $500.
The Erins of Hoboken will play their first
match game on next Wednesday at Ridge
wood with the Dwellings of New York. The
Erins lave quite a strong team and should
win with hands down.
HandbaH on Local Courts.
Tomorrow the final series of games win be
played on the Jersey City Handball Court on
Mercer street, between Larry Ford and Pat
Scott of this city and Pat Barrett and NJ.
Rorty of the Manhattanyille Club for a
stake of $50. In the series in New York two
weeks ago the Jerseymen were beaten four
games in five PLAYED. To secure the money
it will be necessary for them to win five of
the six games tomorrow.
There is a great deal of interest in the
match for S25 to be played Oh McKenna's
court tomorrow between James Hughes and
Thomas McKenna of this city and James
Connors and Pat Warden of Weehawken.
Diamond Chips.
The Montgomerys will play the strong
West Side Athletic Club at Bayonne tomor-
row afternoon.
The Oakleys of this city will visit South
Brooklyn tomorrow to play the Osceolas for
$40. White and Whaler viii be the battery.
The Cootes have postponed their game with
the Cuckoo Rangers and will play the st.
MichaeTs Lyceum tomorrow instead on the
inspection ground.
The Clovers will play the Oaklands tomor-
row. They would like TO play a strong team
July f.. Address Joe Kelly, No. Al William
street.
Tomorrow the Arlington Juniors will play
the Cedar Club on the Arlington oval
A Big Haul of Fish.
Yesterday the Successful Fishing Club of
Lafayette made a visit to the Fishing Banks
and returned with a big catch. which in