The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25
IN BOXING CIRCLES.
Arrangements for the
Flaherty- Sweeney
Bout.
DINSDALE UNDER A HANDICAP.
His Backer Unable to Get
a Sparring Partner for
the Lad.
DINSDALE UNDER A HANDICAP.

Boxing circles are pretty warm for
this season of the year.
The Honorable Spike Sullivan was
in town again yesterday to make the
match between Flaherty and Patsy
Sweeney at Manchester, July a, hard
and fast.
On account of an inability to secure
the ball grounds at Manchester for
that day, it was necessary to put the
fight on in the evening at the Park
theatre at Manchester under the aus
pieces of the Pastime Athletic club.
Spike didn't know how Flahe1ty
would take the change. The latter IN
sisted on as much light as could be
obtained in order to avoid the handi-
cap, which he will labor under IN fight
ing by cOlOred light Everybody ia .
miliar with Flaherty's work of late
years realizes he won't stand as good
a chance in colored light as ne would
in daylight.
Spike agreed that the ring will be
lighted as much as possible, and drew
up an agreement yesterday by which
George P. King of this city will pro-
nounce the verdict on lighting the ring.
King and F. Sullivan went to Rostun
later in the day to post guarantee
money for weight and appearance
Each put up 5000 with Billy LeClair
of Boston, who is one of Flahrrty' s
best friends, Sullivan being so conf
dent Sweeney can make the weight
that he stood for LeClair holding The
guarantee money. Sullivan wanted the
money to stand for side bet if both
made weight, but King said nay.
King had another errand in Boston.
He tried to secure a boxing partner
for Dinsdale in his training for his
match with Maurice Rosenberg of
Boston at Lowell. July 8. He could rot
get a man and returned considerably
disappointed.
This puts Dinsdale under a consider
able handicap. He and FTaherty are
training together at the Eyrie at the
lake, where Dinsdale has been for a
week. Flaherty has not the best
hands in the world, and has not spared
with Dinsdale since the latter went
there. He hurt his hands a little with
Hennessey at Lawrence, Wednesday
evening, and can not spar with Dins-
dale. lest he injure them still more and
spoil his chances with Sweeney.
Dinsdale has been training consider
ably at the lake in other ways, but has
found a difficult task before him. He
gained several pounds after his match
with Dwyer at Hartford, a month ago,
and has been trying to take it off as
easily as he did last time. He is not
able to do So He is now several
pounds over weight, and he looks as
fine as when he was doing his final
work for his last battle. Flaherty is
evidently afraid that Dinsdale will
have more trouble than he anticipated
in taking off weight and fears he will
not be as strong as he ought if he does
get to weight And if Dinsdale is not
in his best form against Rosenberg.
there's no telling what will happen to
him if the stocky Boston lad lands
few stiff ones.
Dinsdale went around the lake yes
terday in a special effort to get some
where near his proper weight, and re-
turned several pounds lighteeS He was
still considerably above we%.ht, and
after his return could do no work as
he used to do before his last battle.
Thus far there has been no talk of
money on the fight as there was when
last the men were matched. Dinsdale's
hacker, George P. King, is not saving