The times., 1898-04-02
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.

The result, or, rather no result of
Thursday nights bout between George
Dixon and Tommy White is likely to
turn the latter from his determination to
retire from the ring. This is the second
draw White has made with Dixon. who
is conceded to be the greatest fighter Of
his weight that ever lived, and it proves
White whose former draw with the col
ored boy was considered a lucky incident
for him as standing close TO Dixon in
point of fighting ability, if, indeed, it
does not stamp him fully eqally TO him
in almost any sort Of limited contest,
though it is generally believed that in d
finish battle Dixon would be sure to win.
White is perhaps as clever a boxer as
Dixon, but the latter is much the
stronger. and in an unlimited battle
would ultimately wear the Chicago boy
I down. But White is game and has a
consuming desire to have fully and sat
! isfactorily settled the question OF SUI
periority and it is more than likely that
he will agree to a third meeting
The announcement is made that Jack
Daily and George Lavigne have agreed to
box six rounds before the Arena Athletic
Club Of Philadelphia on the night of
April H. 1t is doubtful whether this af-
fair will prove satisfactory to either La
vigne or DAILY or the sporting public, The
men are to meet at catch weight, for
percentage of the receipts at the door.
As no decision can be given, the authorl-
| ties prohibiting it, the only way that
either man can gain anything by the
match outside OF his share OF the money
it draws is to so plainly show his su-
periOrity as TO satisfy the onIookers,
and even this will leave grave doubt as
. IA aFll- l.
clean knockout IS made. for there will be
many who will hold that if their favorite
had been given more time he surely
would have shown best The only way
DAILY and Iavigne can conclusively and
satisfactorily clear up the doubt Great
! ed by the Cleveland bout IS TO give a
limit of time In which to fairly show
/ their respective abilities, and sooner or
| later, whatever the outcome of the Phil
4 adelphia contest may be- they are sure
TO have such meeting
Late dispatches from San Francisco are
! to the effect that Tom Sharkey has re-
! fused to meet Jim JeTeHes and that ne
! gotiations are pending to substitute Peter
/ Maher for the sailor. Maher, it is said
! has overcome his prejudice against the
coast and has agreed to meet Jeffres at
/ San Francisco. II is, perhaps. lucky for
! the club that Sharkey has kicked over
! the traces. His fights have rarely been
/ satisfactory. In nearly every instance
where he has had part in a contest,
! he has not only brought himself but the
/ club under whose auspices he appeared
into disrepute. and if this last action
should bar him from further consdera-
ton at the hands of club managers it
will doubtless prove fortunate thing for
| all interested in the boxing game
Sullivan is in Chicago and gave the
fistic brigade of that city his views Of
/ the fighters of the day IN truly charac-
! teristic way. John L. is always orig
I inal, but this talk to the Chicagoans is
about the most unique that has yet
been credited to him.
THE last time l saw Kid Mccoy"
says this big fellow, "he says to me,
says he, John, you can't blame me for
what l am doing. I'm going around the
country looking for good things-easy
| marks and sure thing purses
| The Kid has backbone that was
never brought up on milk and mush
there are no accordion plaits in ii. hap
| pen TO know thing or two about the
| Kid that has never been published in
the newspapers.
Peter Maher was and is yet dead stuck
on hOOhlpS up with the hld Tor twenty or
more rounds or a longer journey Peter is
so dead stuck on tangling with the Kid
that he called him at the Vendome
Hotel in New York and sent up his card
Word came back that the Kid was
not in But Peter found out from one
of the bell boys that Mccoy was in his
room.
Peter laid around the hotel and copped
the Kid out about two hours later.
- want to fight you, be COB said
Peter.
Mccoy gave Peter the frappe stare and
said, SO you want to fight me, do youi
Well, how do you know that you car
hit me?' That was a twister for Peter
The finish was funny.
=" Peter. said Mccoy. i will think ovei
your offer and perhaps l will reply but
] won't say for sure. You may heal
from me later on
THAT is simply an idea of what a la,
goon of cold blood flows in the Kids
veins.
''If he fought Maher or Fitz within si2
months or so l think he would be whip
ped. He is a growing boy, and will b,