The morning times., 1896-03-17
DIXON MARSHALL FIGHT
Fifieen-Round Contest Tonight
Between George and Jerry.
BETTING ON THE MATCH
Champion Is the FavOrlte at All Sorts
of Odds-The Sporting Cont tingent of
Record Of the Champion and of
Marshall-Both Are Colored.
lSnecial 10 The TimesN

Boston March 16.-The fight tomorrow
night in this city between George Dixon,
the champion OF his class, and Jerry Mar
shall, promising bidder for the honor,
Is attracting the attention of the Eascn
sporting contingent and il is quite sure that
Music Hall, where the bout will be held,
will be crowded TO its doors.
The popularity of the contestants ana the
fact that a reasonable price will admit
TO the hall insures the largest turnout
TO any fiStic event that has been held in
Boston since the days of John L. Sullivan's
appearanceast rs the champion.
The contest will be for fifteen rounds
hut decision can be expected in less time
should the police not interfere. Both
men are in fine condition and will try for u
knockout from the first call of time.
DIXON A FAVORITE.
As a matter or course, Dixon is the
favorite. Boston was his home for long
time, and. again, those who are not Senti-
mental in betting their money, look upon
the champion as a sure victor. The bets
in New York and this city today rangedfrom
? to l to as great odds as . TO l
on Dixon as the winner. large crowd
will come from New York, Fan River,
Hartford and other nearby points 10 witness
the mill.
Both men relaxed from hard training yes
terday and are taking things easy until
the fight.
Dixon first saw the light in Halifax
and was born fighter. He is 26 years
old and is five feet three and one-half
inches i'm height. His first contest was
in Halifax, where, when about l6 years
old he fought young Johnson and whipped
him in something less than three rounds.
Then, like other ambitious boys, he came
TO Boston. His first match in this city
was on September 2l, 1887, when he
fought and defeated Elias Hamilton in
an Gight-round go, for which he received
the munificenU sum of $50. Later in the
year he defeated young Mack III three
rounds.
HIS RECORD.
In 1SsS he defeated Jack Lyman, Charley
Parton, Barney Fnnegau, Ned Morris,
Paddy Kelly, Jimmy BracEctt and had
drawn battles with Tommy Doherty and
three with Hank Brennan. Iu 1889 he
won from Paddy Kelly, Billy James,
draw with Hank Brennan. lost to George
Wright on n foul. whipped Mike Sullivan,
and won his first fight with skin gloves
from Eugene HornbaCher in New York IN
two rounds. In 1890 his big fight was
against Cal. Mccarthy which was a draw,
dIttE seventy IOutluS Oh not lighting.
Then he won from Joe Murphy and sew
eral others, after which he sailed for Eng
land. His first great battle in England
was on June ~ at the Pelican Club, when
he Won from Nunc Wallace, in eighteen
rounds, for a purse OF $1,000 and the cham
pionship Of England. In October of 1890
he beat Johnny Murphy at the Gladstone
Club Of Providence, and followed it up
with several victories, including a defeat
of & al ~ in
His other famous battles were with
Fred Johnson for champion ship, Jack
Skclly for championship, George Siddons,
Eddie Pierce, Billy Plimmer, Solly Smith,
Billy Murphy OF Australia, Kentucky Rose
bud, Griffo, Johnny Griffin, Frank Erne,
and other pugilists. The best any of the
men mentioned ever got from the wonder
rul little boxer was draw.
MARsHALL's FIsTIC CAREER.
Jerry Marshall is about thirty years old,
and while he is regarded as an Australian,
he was born in New York. At an early
ge he shipped in the American Navy, but
when quite Il yOungStcT he landed in Aus
tralia to seek his fortune. He drifted TO
pugiliSm like duck TO water. He began
his career in New South Wales in 1856,
defeating half a dozen good men in a
bunch, with only a few months intervening.
He took lessons from Peter Jackson and
then INDUCED in about a dozen glove
matches, in none of which did he get much
the worst OF the game He met Griffo
twiCeinAustralia,a and lost one one ofthe bat
ties on foul. He has had two dra wn
battles with Kid Lavi9ne in this country.
one with Jimmy Dime, won from Shadow
Maber, Jack Wilkes. Dick Moore, Abe ClI-
man and other famous boxers.
In few years Marshall has gone to the
front with astonishing rapidity. until
now he has won the right To throw downthe
gauntlet 10 George Dixon, the champion
Of all the champions IN his class in late years.
The meeting between the two viii un-
dOubtcdly result in the best exhibition of
scientific boxing which has ever Ia ken place
in this city. Marshall is good man, and
is in fine physical condition. Dixon has
undoubtedly done boxing enough in the
past few years TO have gone stale, but those
who have seen him lately say he is in as
good form as he has ever been in many
years. The men viii go fifteen rounds
and, if possible, Jimmy COlville. who is 10
act as referee, will give a decision.