The herald., 1896-01-31
MILLS OF MUSCULAR MEN
N.i
The Palmer and Dixon Fight a
Draw
DAN STUART'S CARNIVAL
viii Not Be Interrupted by Mexican
Ruraies
Suilivan's Injuries Prove to Be Serious and
the Ex-bruiser 1sy Die-General
Sporting Notes
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Associated Press Special Wire
New YORK, Jan. 30.-Between seven and
eight thousand persons attended the box
ing exhibition which was brought off at
Madison square garden tonight.
Since Pedlar Palmer, the English ban
tamweight champion, defeated Billy Piim-
mer in London last November. the pugil-
istic world has been guessing as to what
sort of showing he would make against
George Dixon. In August. 1898, Piim-
mer met Dixon and, after four-round
bout, Steve O'Donneil, who refereed the
mill. declared Plimmer to bs the winner.
AS Palmer has wrested the laurals from
Pliinmer, the sporting authorities argued
that he should be able to outpont Dixon.
The fact that they were to meet tonight in
q six-round go for decision, accounted
fot the attendance.
Dixon was the first to enter the ring and
he was warmly cheered Palmer was ac
corded an ovation. He seemed to be in
fair condition.
Round one-Palmer landed light left
on the face. He tried it again, but fell
short. He then landed twice on Dixon's
face and ducked the latter's left. He landed
his left again in the facs and Dixon sent
his right on the jaw. The crowd yelled in
praise of the VISITORS cleverness. He
wound up the round by landing three lefts
on Dixon's face. This was easily Palmer's
round and the crowd sent up deafenlng
cheers.
Round two-After fiddling for twenty
seconds, Palmer sent in two lefts on the
face and ducked DiXon's left lead for the
head. Dixon tried again, but Palmer got
away from it. Palmer landed his left and
Dixon clinched. Dixon tried left and right,
but MISS d and Palmer set his left again on
the face. Then they clnched. Palmer
landed two let's on the face and Dixon
missed right and left for the face.
Round three-Palrner landed a stiff
lett on the face and again ducked Georges
left. The exchanged lefts on the face.
Palmer landed once more with left O face
and Dixon missed with his right Palmer
sent his left three times on the faco and
Dixon missed again with the right. Dixon
was unable to reach the little Briton.
Round four-Dixon led out but fell short
and both clinched. Palmer landed left on
the face, and once more George missed
left and right. Palmer ducked under
Dixon's lead and landed twice more with
his left on the face. Dixon then landed
his first good punch. right-hander on the
jaw, but Palmer let fly his left and got into
Dixon's face at the end of the round.
Palmer was wonderfully clever.
Round tive--Dixon looked very deter
mined when he came up. Dixon missed
right and left and Palmer landed left on
face. Dixon landed right and left on face
and again sent his right to the same spot.
Palmer still kept jabbing his left on face
without return. Dixon uppe~cut Palmer
with his left on the jaw and they were
clinched when time was called.
Round six-Both EXCHANGED rights and
lefts on the face and clinched. Dixon
! landed left on stomach and right on the
face. They exchanged lefts on the face and
then Palmer ducked from a fierce left.
Dixon landed a heavy right on the stom-
ach. In the fight that followed the hon
ors were even. Dixon tried both hands af-
ter a clinch, but Palmer was too quick for
him. Dixon failed to land until the end of
the round.
The referee declared the bout draw.
The majority of those present, however,
did not agree with the referee and said
that Palmer should have had the de.
csion on points. Dixon was unable to get
to the newcomer, but it is more than prob
able that in fight to finish the colored
man would win.
A Fake Reoort
, Ell PAso, Texas, Jan. 80. - W. K.
| Wheelock, secretary of the old Florida
Athletic club. said to the Associated Press
! reporter this evening:
1--WE have just received from the most
| reliable source a telegram from Chihua-
|
port sent out from the City of Mexico last
! night to the effect that the minister of the
| interior had sent instructions to Governor
Ahumada to order 500 rurales to Juarez
| to prevent the fight. The governor has re-
| ceived no instructions"
Dan Stuart, on the same subject. said
81 am over $25 900 out of pocket by rea-
son OF the Hot Springs affair and pride
myself on the possession of sufficient
amount of ordinary intelligence to have
profited some by that experience. Every
dollar of the purses offered for the five
! fights scheduled is up. This money goes
to the fighters whether they get into the
ring or not. Think, do look like fool =?
Would l tie up all this money on a gamble
- chance? Were l to divuIge the place
OF meeting | of course could easily arouse
! ., fears of President Diaz and the other
dignitares who fear an invasion of carnival
visitors. do not care to be serving notices
on the public every few minutes and now
give il out as an absolute certainty that all
of the tights will take place. This is fina
and irrevocable.'
Looks Like a KNOCKOUT
SPRINGFIEDD, ILL.,, Jan. SO.-John Law
renee Sullivan is confined to his bed ane