The herald., 1897-10-04

rangement was because he Is anxious to
get fight out of Choynski, the event to
take place in San Francisco but since
then that matter has been declared off.
Just what the program for the Los An
geles tournament will be cannot now be
sta ted, nor whether there will be tour
nament at ALL 1t is almost certain that
none of the really big fighters will be
here. The story that was sent out from
San Francisc that Jackson interded to
make a tour of the state, giving boxing
exhibitions, has been denied by that
dusky Individual, and he will not be here
this year.
Great interest is being manifested
among the local sporting fraternity in
the go between Solly Smith of this city
and George Dixon, the colored wonder.
and although the Los Angeles men
would like very much to see the bone
boy win, they are not scrambling over
each other in their efforts to take the
bets that are offered by those who like
his opponent. 1t has been said that
Dixon is lucky fighter. ard that he
lacks skill sufficient to keep up his Won
derful record Such talk is admitted to
be the veriest bosh by all who have seen
him in the ring, and the result of to-
nights go at San Francisco is not con-
sidered doubtful there. Solly has come
out with the announcement that he will
give the colored' lad the fight of his life"
If he keeps his word the mill will be one
of the best ever witnessed on the coast,
for Dixon has had many fights in his life,
and has won most of them. 1t will also
be remembered that Dixon has already
bested Smith once before.
Those who are expressing confidence
in the ability of the Los Angeles man to
get the decision state as the reason for
their opinion that Dixop has lost much of
his old-time vitality ard activity. and
that the courses of training he has been
repeatedly been subjected to have left
him only shadow Of his oldsef. There
may be some truth in this, for it is known
that much and repeated training will
eventually finish the best man In the
ring. Just how much it has told on
Dixon will be shown in the fight. Offers
were made in San Francisco Saturday
of to on the fight in favor of Dixon.
Jim Corbett's brother Harry, who
runs pool room at San Francisco, has
been ordered by the court to pay back
$3.50 that was givento him to BET on the
Sharkey and Maher fight.
Joe Choyrski has Tom Lansing and
Joe McAuliffe after him for matches.
Choyrski's match with Jeffries being
declared off, he probably will take on
either McAuliffe or Lansing. Easy
game.
But for the prevalence of yellow fever
in New Orleans, Mccoy and Dan Cree
don might have got a good-sized purse
in the Crescent City. yellow Jack" is
very unwelcome visitor, and one who is
almost certain to defer his departure
from the Sunny South until the frost
appears. This will cause another delay
in this match. for thsre is no probability
of any club in New York or vicinity un-
dertaking to pull it off this fall.
Jim Corbett will nc't meet Peter Jack
sofi in the ring again. as he has made up
his mind not to fight any one except
Fitzsimmons. II is not certain that
Jackson has any intention of going into
| the ring esain. The big colored boxer
| told his -Crmer manager, "Parson"
! Davies" that he would not make any
matches for some time to come, if al all.