The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
HARD-PUNCHIUG
LITTLE ONES
Smith and Dixon Are Very
Anxious for the
Mill.
Monday Evening Will Settle
the Championship Ques-
tion.
Billy Elmer and Henry Spanjer May
Be Matched by Local
Club.

"Well, whom do you pick for winner
Monday EVENING"" asked Billy Woods OF
Phil Wand, the well-known referee.
Wand is pretty good judge of fighting
stock, but he Is not man who cares to
express an opinion. However, Wand
somewhat favers Smith, but be does not
say so directly, as he knows that Dixon is
mechanic of the first water and is still
one of the greatest fighters in the land.
Although Dixon has a large mum Der OF
followers who will back him strongly
against any man of his weight and inches
in the world. bettors must not lose sight
of the fact that Smith has host of ad-
rnirers who are strong believers in his
ability to whip the clever Dixon in quick
order
They contend that Dixon has had too
many lights, and that the several months
Of hard training he engaged in during his
career as pugilist must have damaged
materially grand constitution.
They also contend that he has lost his
heavy hitting power and that he will not
be able to resist the attack that Smith
will make on him during the heat of tie
battle.
OF course Dixon's supporters are of a
different way of thinking and say that on
Monday evening he will satisfy all ad-
mlrers OF the game that he is still entitled
10 the honor OF :eather-weight cham pion.
The defeat of Lon Agnews by Henry
Spanjer In Sacramento Thursday evening
before the Sacramento Athletic Club has
aroused much interest in this city.
Last night Billy Kennedy, superintend-
ent of the olympic Club, wrote
letter to Y. S. McClatchy of the Sacra-
mento Bee, stating that Billy Elmer the
thespian pugilist, would like to take on a
match with Spanier, the men to weigh in
al 142 at o clock on the day of the fight.
Spanier, like Elmer, is tall and rangy
fighter, and contest between them
should be good card. Both are game
men. Spanjer has tad several contests in
Sacramento. His first notable battle was
with Karl Strobel for the Ii htweight
championship of the Sacramento Athletic
Club. Strobel was outclassed, Span jer's
superior reach telling in the com mence.
ment of the contest. Strobel put up q
game fight, but was fought to q. standstill.
McCfatchy understands the game, being
a skiilful bo xer himself. 1t is doubtful if
he will let such an attraction as Spanjer
and Elmer should prove to be pass with
out closing with the men.
II, however, the Sacramento Athletic
Club does not desire to.handie the match,
the men no doubt will be afforded an op-
portunity to fight IN this city.
Elmer stated last mig hit that he should
like to meet Spanier in. the roped arena.
al understand SAID be, t'that Spanjer
fights similar to me- He is credited wit h
being game and clever man. l am ready
to meet him at l42, weigh in at 3 O'Clock
on the day of the fight. think the Occi-
detail Club would take on the battle if the
Sacramento club doesn't want it."
professor" Young Dutchy, who trained
Joe McAuliffe for his battle with Jack
Steiner, states that McAuliffe is ready to
meet Stelzner for any sum that Stelxner's s
hackers may put up.
Du.chy thinks that McAuliffe was
never in a finer condition to enter the
ring than he IS to-day. Heis anxious to
take on match with Steiner or some
9th er heavy weight.
Van Buskirk is thinking about going to
Los Angeles. He. would like a return
match with Jeffries..