The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-26
In BOXING CIRCLES,
.Dinsdale Is Working,
Behind Closed
Doors.
CAUSES ADVERSE COMMENT.
Joe Flaherty Is Confident
Burgo's Coming Benefit
Thursday.
CAUSES ADVERSE COMMENT.

| Anybody visiting the Eyrie Hotel at
| the lake yesterday afternoon would find
himself in the midst of more boxing
discussions than have been heard in
Worcester circles for many month.
Many of the local celebrities were
there, including George P. King, who
has recently acquired a considerable
reputation by backing men, Al Belli-
veau, Walter Burgo, John F. Dinsdale,
Joe Flaherty, Gene Sullivan, John L.
| Sullivan and several lesser lights.
| Probably the reason for the gather
| ing of the sports was to see John F.
| Dinsdale at work for his match with
Maurice Rosenberg, which takes place
at Lowell July 8. But they were dis
| appointed. Dinsdale did his work be-
hind closed doors, which created com
| n ent among those who wanted to see
him. While preparing for his last
n1a tch, his training quarters were open
all the time, and anybody who desired
| was given permission to see him spar
ring. This time it is different, nobody
| being allowed. The new rule creates
considerable adverse comment, the
sports thinking Dinsdale can't be sat
| isfactory to his manager, else there
would be no cOncealment of his work.
Dinsdale sat around with the crowd,
| but seemed listless and does not show
as good form as he did when preparing
| for the match he boxed at Hartford
May 30. He lacks ambition to do any
thing. The reasOl4 is that he has been
obliged to work too hard to take off
extra weight which he acquired since
he last fought. His condition made
some of the wise ones shake their heads
yesterday. They argued that Dins-
| dale won't go into the ring in very good
| form if he feels the effects of training
already, while he has several more
pounds to take off.
Dlnsdale is worrying himself because
he cannot get anybody to spar with.
FIaherty can't risk his chances by
practicing with Dinsdale, and his back
er, Geo. p. King, doesn't appear over
anxious to secure anybody else to box
with Dinsdae. Burgo proposed to
King yesterday that the latter pay him
few dollars to look after Dinsdale in
the sparring portion of his training, but
King jollied Burg) that Bob Allen of
Boston would be mere today to assist
Dinsdale.
i was a throw off that Allen will not
be here Bureo would make a good
man to practice Dill sdale, and it would
seen that King would be glad of the
chance to get somebody as handily as
he can get Burgo. One or two of the
sports remarked yesterday after King
declined Burgos offer, that he may not
have as much confidence in Dinsdale's
ability to win as lie showed previous to
the last match Several things point
that way King has made no offers
to wager any money on Dinsdale, and
when King has a chance to win, he ism
long in taking bets When Dinsdale and
Rosenberg were matched before, King
offered to wager if he could get odds.
Joe Flaherty did considerable work
yesterday in preparation for his battle
with Patsy Sweeney at Manchester, N.
H., July 4. Flahcrty has a lot of con-
fdence that ne can whip Sweeney,
which confidence, by the way, isn't eX-
tenslvely shared III Worcester. There
is not a sport in Worcester who
wouldn't be tickled greatly if Flaherty
can beat Sweeney, but they fear the
ycungster has the best chance. If the
fight took place as originally planned,
on the afternoon of July 4, everybody
familiar with Flaherty's ability recog-
nizes he would stend a better chance
of securing a decision than he does I'M
der the present conditions. Flaherty
has two drawbacks in the boxing line.
HIS hands are tender and go back on
him if he uses them too much, but his
worst failing is poor eyesight. Fla
herty can see fairly well in daylight,
but in artificial light he can't see across
ring, and that misfortune will handi-
cap him greatly against a fast man like
Sweeney
Flaherty thinks well of his chances
against Sweeney, principally on ac-
count of the latter's style of working in
the ring. Sweeney is an incessant
worker while in the ring. He never let's
up, but keeps after his man all the
time. Flaherty is unquestionably a
clever one and good ring general, and
believes he can turn these qualities to
advantage against Sweeney. He thinks
a man who will wait and worry SWee-
ney along will stand a chance of beating
him where a man who will mix it up
with Sweeney is pretty certain to get
the worst of it. Then too Flaherty re-
calls the good battles he has made
against some of the best lightweights in
the ring whom he stood off easily. He
does not believe Sweeney can ever do as
well against them.
Burgo was in high feather at the
Evrie Yesterday He wanted to try his
broken hand on the punching bag which
Flaherty and Dinslade used, and re-
ceived their permission. He clouted 1t
several times and did not injure his
hand a particle He felt as if the eXer-
else did his hand good. He was careful,
however not TO work too hard on the
bag.
Burgo vows that he will go to Man
chester July 4 and challenge the Win
ner of the Sweeney Flaherty fight be-
fore he quits the ring. He was deter
mined Yesterday when he made that
statement and says he can whip either
Of them. During the conversation which
followed his statement, somebody men
toned Spike Sullivan's name. Burgo
flared up and said he could whip Sulll-
van himself. He cited an attempt which
his friends made to get on a match with
Spike, but the latter preferred to take
on Jack Waldron.
Burgo is so well satisfied with the
condition Of his arm that he will at once
correspond with the management OF the
Youngstown Athletic club accepting the
offer to fight the winner of the light
which takes place there next month
Just now he is busy with arrange
ments for his benefit which takes place
Thursday evening in L c. i. hall, So
Front street He has a good program
arranged and SAYS he will have several
events on the card which have not been
advertised. His friends who are assist
ing him promise that the show will dis
count anything that has been given in
this city this season.
If BurgO gets a good house the re-
ceipts will put him on his feet for
good boxing season in the fall. Burgo
is beginning his fourth season in the
ring. He has done excellent work. He
has fought 45 battles of which number
he has won q, lost 3 and drawn 10. He