The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-23

and he has reached that age where 1t is
somewhat of a travesty to refer to him
as a Tad" Dixon has fought more bat
ties and won them than has any other
fighter of modern or ancient times He
is the wonder of the prize ring. He has
never been defeated-that is, he has
never been stopped" True Solly Smith
and Billy Plimmer were given decisions
over Dixon, but they failed to beat Lit
tie Chocolate" decisiVely-the Phmmer
ruling, which was made by Steve O'Don-
nell, having been especially peculiar. The
Kentucky Rosebud" also got in a chance
and trea cherous blow on Dixon, but he
could not have defeated the little won
der with battle axe. Even today there
is no man OF his inches who is the mas
ter of Dixon. He goes out to Denver and
defeats clever Tommy White. On the
way out he beats a few second-raters,
just to keep his hand in. On the return
east he stops off at Chicago and else
where and adds few scalps to his belt
He never talks-Just fights, and he is
today the only actual worlds champion
living who has won his title defeating
all the champions in hs class. When Dix
on's record is scanned 1t will be seen
that he is the real fighter. There is no
SIDE show in 1T. No championship title
won by defeating one man, but a clear
claim to that honor as the conqueror of
half hundred or more of the orld's lit
tie men, among the number several of
the once greatest.
PRIZE FIGHTERS TRUST.
There have been all sorts of trusts
formed of late, but none that seems to
have greater power to suppress the eff
forts of the little fish than the great
prize fighters combine, Of which Tom
O'Rourke is said to be the head center.
1t is related that O'Rourke has had 1t
in" for the Denver Athletic club and for
that reason the Jeffries- Fitzsimmons fight
did not go there. 1t is also said that but
for the graciousness of O'Rourke Jeffries
and FitZSimmons could not have got to-
gether in New York. O'Rourke said "1et
them go" and they went. And possibly
Fitz wishes they hadn't. AS the story
runs there will be no more big fights in
this country that are not sanctioned by
O'Rourke and his partners in the prize
fighting trust. There IS probably some
truth In the story of that trust. O'Rourke
has man at the helm in New York who
can do much to prevent prominent fight
erS from going to Denver That Is about
the only place they can go outside of
New York, and it is admitted that
O'Rourke and Dry Dollar" Sullivan con-
troll the prize fighting industry in that
state.
CHANCE FOR A CLASH.
This all means that there is a chance
for serious clash in the prize fighting
business. Billy Brady is not in the trust
at present He is on fairly good terms
with O'Rourke, but will have to play sec
ond fiddle or get off the stage. O'Rourke
cannot play the part of second. He is
first or nothing, and unless Brady assents
to that division of the honors there will
be trouble in the prize fight trust that
may do 1t harm. O'Rourke has the bet
ter of the situation. He can control a
majority of the most famous fighters in
the ring, and it is said in addition tn
those who now do just as he directs. Nc
Coy wants 20 be taken beneath the erst-
while Boston carpenters protecting wing.
There is squall brewing in prize fight
promoting circles. Willie Green