The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-03
BATTLE AT HAND.
'Dinsdale and Rosen-
berg at Lowell
Tonight.
CHANCES FAVOR BOSTON LAD.
Flaherty Up Against the
Famous Patsy SWeen-
ey On the Fourth.
CHANCES FAVOR BOSTON LAD.

The training quarters of John F.
Dinsdale and Joe Flaherty at the Eyrie
was filled yesterday afternoon by sport
ing men from the city, who thought to
get line on the men.
There was no attempt at concealment
on the part of the boxers. For the day
before his fight, Dinsdale went through
a lot of work which won't do him any
particular good, but which was neces-
sary because he is still struggling to
reach the proper weight.
His battle comes this evening at
Lowell with Maurice Rosenberg of Bos-
ton. They are matched for 15-round
go at 126 pounds before the Nutone
Athletic Club of Lowell. Billy Walsh
of Lowell will be referee. A large
crowd Is expected to attend the fight
from this city, because it will not begin
until late in the evening, thus giving
Worcester people good chance to be
there in season.
sort in Lowell in the early evening, and
the fight will not be held until after
that.
The. last train over the Boston and
Maine road which is the most direct
way, leaves Worcester at ASS o'clock
this evening. But on account of the
lateness of the hour for beginning the
fight, Worcester people can go by way
of Boston without cutting their regular
days work. Dinsdale's hacker, George
P. King, says the fight will not be called
before IL o'clock this evening.
There has been no betting in Wor-
cester on the outcome, but there will
probably be considerable Worcester
money at the ringside this evening
Dinsdalc stands well with the betting
men of South Worcester, who have
confidence in him, regardless of his OPP
ponent. If he was against Oscar Gard
ner, they would place their money
on Diusdale just the same.
There were rumorS in this city yes
terday that there is all kinds of money
on Rosenberg at Boston. None of it
has showed up in Worcester, but it is
expected at the ringside. If it shows
up there, the prospects for considerable
money on Dinsdale are good for his
friends will be excited enough to take
all kinds of chances. They showed
what they would do at Hartford when
he fought Jack Dwyer. They knew
nothing of the latter, and were easily
aware of the fact that Dwyer weighed
many pounds more than Dinsdale, but
after the opening round, the Dwyer
men could have any kind of money on
Dinsdale.
Dinsdales hacker, George P. King, is
a good betting man when he thinks
he has chance, but he hasn't placed
bet on the fight this evening, nor has
he offered to make a wager. 1t was
reported among the sports at the lake
yesterday that he refused to take a bet
on Dinsdale.
Dinsdale looks fairly well, but not as
well as he did when he was shaping
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has had to work harder by several de-
grees than he did when preparing for
that fight, and the warmer weather has
told on him. He will reach the 1885,
pound figure all right, but the effort has
been so difficult that it has told on him,
and there is hardly any doubt he is not
as good man as he was when he
fought in Hartford.
Dinsdale can stay Is rounds and make
a good showing, judging by his bout
at Hartford, but he will have to show
great cleverness to get away from Ro-
senberg. The latter is sturdy fighter
as is shown by his record of battles
The most of them were short round
fights, and he easily demonstrated his
superiority.
Dinsdale has a bad fault which is liable
to lose him a battle at any time. He is
waiting fighter and never leads In
an even contest the decision often goes
to the man who does the most leading
as it should for the man makes the
fighting and lays himself open. He is
repaid for handicapping himself
In his fight with Jack Dwyer at Hart
ford non-partisans from Hartford who
ought to know a good thing when they
see it called for Dwyer at the end of the
bout because he did all the fighting.
Dinsdale didn't lead from the second to
the 18th round. If he pursues that wait
ing policy at Lowell this evening he is
liable to get the wrong end when the
decision is made. The chances greatly
favor his following that style of fight
ing. 1t is his natural style and a young
ster with no more ring experience than
he has cannot change his style easily.
pinsdale and his friends will leave
for Lowell this morning on the Ills
O'Clock train. He will have to keep
working today in order to remain at
weight. He weighs in at 8 o'clock.
Flaherty's battle comes tomorrow, his
opponent being the famous Patsy
Sweeney. 1t will take place in the Park
Theatre in Manchester. Flaherty has
had no trouble in reaching the right
figure for weight, 1876 pounds, at the
ringside. He has worked hard and
thinks well of his chances. He is not the
favorite in Worcester by any means
although he has the best wishes of
every follower of the ring in this city
Nothing would please them better than
to see Flaherty win, but the general
opinion is that he is against stiff pro-
position. Since Sweeney polished off
Jack Lawler of this city so handily his
stock stands high in Worcester Local
sports think Flaherty is too much han
dicapped by poor sight and weak hands
to withstand the fierce fighter whom
Spike Sullivan trains. The weight is
just about what Sweeney wants, and
as Manchester is his home he will be
anxious to show his best PAGES Flaher-
ty will accompany Dinsdale to Lowell
and act as one of his seconds in the ring
this evening. He will go to Manchester
tomorrow. Dinsdale will probably re-
turn the compliment and hold the bottle
| in Flaherty's corner when he meets
Sweeney.