Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-12

The Featherweight Champion
Athletic Club has never held u a large
number of spectators as it did to-niht.
More than 5000 people were in the hall.
When the betting began Dixon was theta
vorite at odds of 100 to 50 on. but all ofers
at this price were so quickly snapped upby
the friends of the little Irishman that een
money was the ruling price inside of twn-
ty minutes.
The opening bout, between Walter Burie.
of Boston, and Bob Gormally, of this Gig,
was a ten-round affair at catchweig1s.
Gormally outpointed Burge, and was g.
clared the winner at the end of the tenh
round. During the interval between tie
bouts more Dixon money came in sight, AID
the odds on the colored boxer went p
again to 100 to so.
Spike" Sullivan's brother made a CT
cult of the boxes and placed about S!W,
getting odds OF 100 to 50 and in a few l.
stances accepting even money.
Dixon, as usual. was the first TO enter tie
ring and he looked to be in perfect cond-
ton. Both boxers weighed in at 5 O'Clock
this afternoon to make - pounds, Int
Sullivan was then one pound and a hif
over weight. Dixon gave him one hourro
get 10 the limit and by 4 o'clock Dae
luIIltu ny dl lUs tIuDiiOusc diN hAS
few ounces under the required weight.
Sullivan, when he entered the ring at
1918. looked the picture of health ad
strength. Dixon's seconds were TIN
O'Rourke, Charlie Miner, George Byers ad
Bob Armstrong. S~ullivan's attendants wre
Dan Donneily. Jack Sullivan, Jim A'Hean
and Billy A'Hearn. The boxers were intS-
duced TO light twenty-five rounds at q
pounds and as each arose when his maze
was called he was greeted with vociferos
haArtn0 raw-x EAlx-s1l ~ notn me
chosen by mutual consent TO referee he
contest. The men agreed to box under he
Marquis of Queensbury rules.
Round AFTER a few moments feintlg
Dixon led. falling short. with his left. ad
was equally unsuccessful in trying to brig
lis right over. He tired again, and ST.
Ivan had the better of the mixup with
followed. Each took a hand at lead;g
during the remainder of the round, nd
'clinched repeatedly. Both kept trying yor
the body at close quarters, and the yell
found them in a clinch.
Round Dixon started in with a eft
lead. which brought on n clinch. 1--we
fddied and Tented. but all to no purpse;
his right whenever an opportunity oc-
CURED. Dixon got in a beautiful Glt
hand smash on Dawes right eye. initiating
that optic considerably Sullivan put.ver
q splendid straight left hand pune on
Round 5NDixon landed a lefthand wing
on the neck and repeated the dose vice
Dixon put in a straight left on tho jaw
and Dave ,countered heavily and uid his
e en1evd, IN eiinfhes; Dlxon,s left leadswsrs
hooks. which landed full on the fae
Round 4-Thcy fiddled for half snirute
and then Dixon cut out with a Straight
counter. and a clinch followed. At close
quarters Dawes right alwas found
Round 5-Suliivan led his left I the face
and essayed IL a second time. blu was met
with a hard left on the wine George
spun his man around with a sintar punch
opportunity TO bring his left ttwind and
face and he iabbed repeatedly o the end
OF the round, while Dave OCCASIONALLY
Round 6-For a brief space Try spared.
and then Dixon's left shot I Sullivan's
face and crossed The right o the jaw.
Then he whipped his eft up 80 the wind
and landed his right on the aw, forcing
Sullivan's head back with aaard left on
the face. Sullivan led left pr head and
Dixon sent back a left on ie vino M
a hard right 10 the jaw.
Round again Dixon was.he aggresSor
with a left on the neck. nee more he
sent his left TO the sfme spt, but left an
epenibg for Dave; who pu q hard left
with a couple of good Ut hand body
punches, but Dixon smashl him on face
with a left ard seat his lad back with
~ 1Aii hiIu
Round S;-DiNon sent his eft to the face
and his right to the body which brought
about a clinch in which ullivan's elbow
played a prominent part. n a hot mixup
Sullivan swung his righton the side of
DtXcn's head, staggering he colored boy
hut the latter steadied hiIself quickly and
returned with the left I'D right on the
head.
Round a.-George led aaard left on the
face; Sullivan counteringwith light force.
Sullivan attempted TO sei his right over.
hut George was. too Hwy and the blow
was wasted. Sullivan lnded his left on
the wind and Dixon rusfd him across the
ring. Dixon smashed ira left and right
at close quarters, SULTAN bringing his
right to the body at thebell.
Round l0-Sullivan ledtwice, landing in
the wind. hut Dixon cuntered heavily on
the face, and with 2 lehand hook on the
head almost put SullivA down. Dave re-
sorted 10 clirching. uninterrupted to stave
off DiXon's onslaught. but George threw
him off and kept on pitching: while Dave
feebly tried 10 guard himself. Dixon. in
one of his wonderful Ishes. sent Sullivan
eprawling 70 the floor { the ropes.
He pulled himself Dgether only To 20
TO the floor near theropes from a push.
This occurred very PAR the end of the
round and Jack SulIisn EFFICIENTLY thousht
TO regain his feet. JaI jumped through The
ropes and then ran ack again.
A moment later Iust as Dave stood
RAN over to the rPrec shouting. Time
Is up. Time Is ny Jimmy Colville, OF
Boston. who was reeree. looked at the i'm
puIsive y%oungster amazement and Their
spoke to the timefeper. who said: Tive
forty only and ten Co!ville waved his
hands so as to te~leveryone that the bout
was over.
Sullivan could r; understand what was
up as Dixon mad no effort to go at him
and then the who'll thing flashed upon him.
He appealed to u referee to continue but
Colville's hands ere tied under the rules
and he had no iternative. This sudden
termination of u fight was a sad disap-
pointment to thepectators as Sullivan was
not beaten whei the fiasco occurred and
would undoubte6y have gone on for sever
al rounds, but Kon had such an advant-
age at the timehat there is no question
that he would ave received the decision
n the bout had.one the limit.
Dixon was n, so fast as OF yore, but