The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-01

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Vecus rom Mccarthy. which mtpns n gain
IN batting strength Hamilton. however
Is not so artistic or heady player as Nc
Safthy, whose team work win surely be
missed by the Beaneateis.
see'ee expects wonders from twirlcr Billy
Malns, from the New England league, who
pltchcd FOR King Kelly's Cincinnati Killers
| when Chris Ven der Abe ran this Inflated
| outht at Pendleton In 1891.
Connie Mack of pittsburg has certainly
| improved his infield by securing Ely from
81. Louis. and Heinc Peitz will be a tower
OF strength behind the hat. But his two
now twirlers, Hastings and Goar. from tho
western league. are experiments purely,
and of the two Hastings will possibly pan
out fast enough for major league company.
inc writer ventures the opinion that
| neither OF these twirlers will fully meet
expectations. as he witnessed their work
! IN the West last season.
Arthur irwin nins great faith to KID
Gleason who VIII begin the season us cap
| tain OF the Giants The Kid Il "iomical
huss, is better adapted for an end man
IN minstrel show than the captaincy OF
nn' team. He may improve lrwin's in
| Irwin is making lots of ado--suporHuous
| unrrciudiced lockcr-on fails to sec any
| marked Improvement In his team.
The managers and maguates OF the other
'eams-eSceptng Arson, of oouT so-hnve
modcsuy remained In the background. and
all have mcnded their fences In one way
or the other excapting 81. Louis.
The Senators inheld and pitching depart
ments have been proppcd up. and n the
Wasners 1o not finish as good IA seventh
they and the local admirers will feel keen
| ly disappointed.
ON the whole II looks as q Cleveland and
Baltimore would have the final argument
for the streamer again IN the season of
| &c.
Dixon began his career about fifteen
years ago, and nothing like It Is known
in the annals OF the pugilistic world" oh
serves Referee when he came from ST.
John he was n young boy anxious to get
some kind of honest work 10 support him.
| lie began ms errand boy for Elmer Chick
cring the photographer, and received about
one-thlrd the money for years work
that Mr.. Chlckcring afterward paid him
FOR n single sitting. Dixon was q faithful
boy and had no idea of adopting pugilism
| as profession. He was passionntoy fond
Of boxing. and spent all his money and his
eparc time in perfccting himself In the
| manly art. AS boy he appeared in the
| parnell Athletic club the old Crib club anl
| other like orra nizations. and no was CON
| tent to receive a very few dollnrs for his,
services Several of the BOSTON boxlup
managers had a chance to sign George for
term of years on almost any condition.
| Tom O'Rourltc came alone and snw what
n good thing there was in Dixon and he
| promptly scooped i'm In no never rc.
| rrettcd his act for Dixon has cnrne1
and years in all the world Of nil the fight
ers Of the past generation he is undoubt-
cals thn greatest of them an. lie has out
nd ~, ''' a. ,,.,, VIZ N,S.n WI MN,
will set for II long time to come"
i"eS nav" hb't "e'sh' IN Boston
WHO - s"'ns raP'uly 10 'ne 'front.' hh'
| should Ike TO see him get chance against
| some of tho good ones like IIorara raads
! Joc,, r,.,rh,,d, ~ o,.o, r,t1 , a,.,,.,,, =,
- 'e' NV mn
FaNS macon Mc'ornck' nus name ~ fu-
ale Commonly. ana ne mans originally from
81 johns, n - Last Monday night he
| iacru ne Ierilpir SWcde Maurice nag
| 'rstroih LOT one minute hhu IolV seconds.
ana AT the eha OF that uine All the terror
| was out OF the Swede ana nc was on the
| moor ana as imp hs ulsn-fhE' lneS hhu
hardly scra'ched beiorc connolly iandcd
Soaking fght on iiagcistrom Aos"'
| turning on inc cafmlne IN stream Vie
tfled to counter but connolly knocNcd nm
with his LEFT on the point OF the Jaw ana
down he went IN heap. lie tried To ret
| up nut ne Couldn't ana captain biHS
| lpaliN, VINO was inc rFlerec' tu'nanly stop
red the hput ana OF course, awarded the
/ rain OF victory 20 connolly. he is getting
| 10 the front very ihst
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strong effort has been mhde TO get Pm
Dryer and Dave Gideon To shake hands
,,d hurry, dtfrarepcas Ind Remand mad,
| ,
II an" II was '"''u'e' p"y'' 10 '''''' an"
Gideon declares to collect HE damages and
the costs. some sl7. go in all. lie can do II.
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Wv N'' u an i''''''' '''' :" wv on ''s
or lSgf-l 'hlhk mat IN IL Rnmhpo peat
something In the Dwyer lot-a verbal war
broke out and l)wyer told ildeon that lie
wasn't spol tsman ana mat IN the Jus
ana the South ne had been 'oln 10 chase
himself for the thrfs sood. thinh the
town named was NASHVILLE ana TIE chaser
was alleged TO nave been the rotund ana
pfan1ilnnflHnt I.HwlY Nj