The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-08
The Sort Of Fellow PuguIist
Joe WaIcott Is.
He Predicted That He Would Punch
Holes in Dunn.
Soon the Cry of the Umpire VIII Be-
come General.

III was on the nlgh OF the nrst DlxOn-
Griffo contest at Boston, late last spring.
i CHANGED to be seated directly back of
, Griffo's corner, and right side of Mick
Dunn. In the opposite corner--Dixon's-
sat Tom O'Rourke and his helpers. Directly
back of them sat Joe Walcott. He was
simply spectator. As the contest drew
to a close, Walcott cried out "punch him;
Kill him, George; now you've got him."
This riled Dunn, who was doing his best
to urge Critic on. He arose from his seat,
and in pretty strong language yelled to
Walcott to "hold his face" Walcott, with
that Insignificant smile OF his, answered
back: "Be careful what you say, young
feller, or Pll come over there and punch
holes in you." you're not big enough"
was the immediate reply. "Well, I'll
meet you in the ring sometime, and then
you can see," replied the colored boy. 1t
Is hard telling when they would have
stopped calling each other down, had not
the police requested them to be quiet or
leave the hall.
On that evening, and in fact up to
very few weeks ago, thought there was
no more chance Of these two men coming
together than Dixon and Corbett. The
fact remains, however, that a match
was arranged, and battle fought,
and Joe Walcott came out with
felt fairly confident that Dunn would
stay at least 20 rounds, owing to his great
staying powers and remarka BILE skill. A
battering ram will make short work of
fort, however, and in my opinion
Walcott Is no less than a battering
ram. In the welterweight class he stands
alone, not excepting Tommy Ryan. 1t
appears very strange to all inter-
ested why O'Rourke does not
match him against Ryan. He
is without doubt the only man who stands
in Walcott's way, and the colored boy
would undoubtedly push him aside.
O'Rourke seems to avoid Ryan for some
unknown reason. He has, however, it is
rumored, challenged Steve O'Donnell for
$500 side. / doubt IL there Is anything
in this. O'Rourke is no fiedgling, and
seoms perfectly satisfied TO make monkeys
of the lesser lights. Can we blame him
But. to come down to solid fact, Tom, will
you ever let Joe Walcott meet Tommy
Ryan?
One of the liveliest "goes'' that / have
witnessed in long while took place be-
fore the members OF the Castle Square
Athletic Club, Boston. Thursday evening.
1t was rumored that only a select few
would be admitted, SO, expecting some
thing a. little out of the ordinary, /
journeyed up. The contestants were
Jerry Connors of Boston and Tom Tit,
new one from London. 1t was to have
been 1o-round go, but Connors was a
little too strong and by savage
blow in the stomach, followed by
stiff uppercut, laid the foreigner
low. He did lie there, too. /
that he would never get up. 1t was one
of the most savage bouts / ever witnessed
and was worth going miles to see. Have
you ever taken in one of these "strictly
private" affairs? If you haven't do so at
the first opportunity. Child's play and
science are laid aside, and bif!-bang!-
you know the rest.
So O'Donnell and Kilrain are to meet
again, this time for 25 rounds. Lovers OF
the sport in Boston went, saw and were
buncoed. Will New Workers be caught
in the same trap? Maybe am little too
hard. II 1t really does turn out to be a
fair and square contest, " here the better
man wins, l will raise my hat and bow
gracefully.
Soon the cry OF the umpire will be heard
Throughout the land, and for once that
individual deserves the thorough SYM
pathy of all good hearted people. There
will be the usual discussion rs to the
merits and demerits of the players, clubs
and umpires. Looking over the diamond