The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-31
Crescent Athletic Club of That
City Will Give Purse For
LaWIer and DinsdaIe
A GOOD CHANCE FOR
LAWLER TO WIN FAVOR
Few Clubs Would Allow Him in
Their Ring-Gossip Of Hart
ford and New York Fights

Jack Lawler can have boxing match
if he wants one. Not only has John f.
Dinsdale offered him liberal induce
ments to make a match, but the Cres-
cent Athletic club of Brockton will put
it on.
There's an excellent opportunity for
Lawler to take "anoder tink" and make
a match. 1t isn't every club that would
allow him to appear in it's ring. Bill
Crowley of Hartford, matchmaker of
the Nutmeg Athletic club, which has
many good fights in the past and ahead,
would call policeman if he saw Law
Ter trying to step into the ring. He isn't
known in Brockton, and if his name
was used in connection with that Of
Dinsdale they might think he could
fight.
The sporting editor of The Spy re-
ceived letter from the management of
the Brockton club yesterday making an
offer of percentage of the house for
a bout between Lawler and Dinsdale.
The management of the Crescent Ath-
letic club probably saw in The Spy that
Dinsdale made Lawler an offer to fight.
The Brockton men are evidently back
Ing on interest in this city, which,
coupled with the interest shown in
every match in Brockton, would insure
a crowded house.
The offer is an excellent one and far
better than a man of LAWYERS doubtful
ability deserves. Dinsdale is a person
of a different calibre, for he has shown
by his work in the ring that he deserves
consideration. He has taken part in only
two amateur bouts and won both The
first was against a youngster named
Carr and wasn't much of a victory.
But when Dinsdale
PUT IT ALL OVER JIG STONE
himself a good one for Stone was con-
sidered the hardest nut in Boston to
crack in the featherweight amateur
class Dinsdale's first appearance in the
professional ring was against Morris
Rosenberg, who was considered a good
one, but Dinsdale outpointed him so
easily that Rosenberg wouldn't go in
the ring with him again. He fought a
15-round draw with Jack Dwyer, who
had many pounds advantage in weight.
Lawler never did anything in the ring
except whip Tim Carroll. His first ap-
pearance was with Kid Mulligan Of
ID II,
and Mulligan made him look like a man
who had been monkeying with a buzz
saw. He fought Belliveau in an outdoor
ring in Rhode Island and claims to have
won, although he fouled Belliveau. The
latter was many pounds under weight
and couldn't lick a postage stamp the
day he met Lawler. Lawler whipped
Tim Carroll in New London two years
ago. He fought Patsy Sweeney in Hart
ford, April 10 last, or rather, he got in
the ring. Sweeney stuck a pin in him
and the wind came out.
Before that fight Lawler couldn't be
held back if Dinsdale offered to match
himself as he has done. Lawler thought
he could trim almost anything except
John L. Sullivan, Bob Fitzsimmons and
few others who had little better repu-
tations. He even wanted to fight Spike
Sullivan
FOR DE FUN A DE TING"
When Spike named date on which he
would be in this city to make the match
for his protege, Sweeney, Lawler
sought out George p King who was as
ISOLATED with Spike in backing Sweeney.
Say, large, bring Spike up to de room,
and I'll knock his block off," was Law
iers greeting to Mr.. King.
DinSdale has fought only one battle
since Lawler got himself up against it,
and that was a draw. Lawler ought to
be as anxious for a match with him as
he was before the game of tag with
Sweeney in which he was at"
An attempt was made to match the
men last summer. Lawler said he would
fight and articles were drawn up bind
ing the men. No club would offer a
purse. Now the Crescent Athletic club
offers one, and it would seem that Law
Ter can't find any reason for refusing
to fight unless he fears Dinsdale can
whip him.
1t may be that Dinsdale can't, in
which case victory would be the best
thing that could happen for Lawler. 1t
would give him some standing in pugil-
istic circles which he lost when Sweeney
beat him. He has a great deal of sym
pathy in local sporting circles since he
lost the only standing he had, and some
would like to see him get it back If It
wouldn't develop the necessity of a
shoe horn to put his hat on with
A delegation Of Worcester sports will
attend the boxing match in Hartford