Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23

fore. the narrow-minded Puritanism
still dominates a large portion Of this
country, and wherever it has power
1t evinces the spirit set forth by HUI
dibas in the couplet quoted in another
part of this article.
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After Dixon was defeated by Terry
McGOvern a benefit was given to him
in this city, which realized a large
amount of money. At the time
ORourke declared that he would ever
be DixOn's friend, and that h. would
see to it that he never should want for
adollar.
then thought, as did many others,
| that this was very magnaminous, be-
cause knew that Dixon was very
free spender, and that he had no idea
of the value of a dol.Ar. l knew, too,
that he was dissipatng freely and that
the time was fast approaching when he
would become like so many of his class
physical and moral wreck, l thought
that it was very good thing for him
that O'Rourke, who is very shrewd,
cunning. careful man Of business af-
| fairs. should undertake to be for life
his guide. Philosopher and friend.
1t appears. however, that O'Rourke
Dixon has had the audacity to think
that he has a right to manage his own
business and to keep for himself, with
out division With manager. Whatever
money he may be able to earn. and be-
cause he SO thinks and has acted in
accordance with his thoughts his form
er manager is backcapping him in the
evening of his fistic career.
! l don't think this is right. and that
! is why l apologize for having been in
nGcently the means of spreading the
report that the little colored fighter is
complete physical wreck He isn't
the George Dixon of ten or even five
! years ago, and he NAV be making a
mistake in le>ving O'Rourke's wing.
but that is his own business, and it is
not fair of manly in Tom to spread
, false reports about him calculated to
| prevent him earning living.
| l haven't the slightest doubt that if
! Dixon and O'Rourke We're to tell the
| absolute truth about each other there
would be a lot of dirty linen exposed
on both Sides but if they are wise.
! each will hold his peace and go his way
without attempting to injure the other.
| The ring is in a very bad way just at
present, and it is not in the condition
to stand scandal. That's as true as
/, preaching.-Macon in Cincinnati En-
uuirer.
The meeting between McGovern and
! Heserty is likely to create a great deal
| of tstic enthusiasm in California and
| the rest Of the Pacific coast. Most of
the Australians who have come to this
! country have shown themselves to be
| rafting good fighters and, judging
! from what the Australians who know
him say. Hegerty must be star in his
class. He will need to be a cracker
| jack Of cracker jacks to stand long be-
| fore the Brooklyn Whirlwind's rushing
and punching. Terry will carry fight
galore to him from the first tap of the
gong. Judging by what Billy Roche
| told me, McFadden will do his best to
get on with the winner. The San Fran
ciscans are in great fistic luck. They
are likely to see better boxing this
| spring than will be displayed in any
other part of America. They are thor
| ouShbred sports. most Of them, though
there are a lot of tin-horn gambling
shysters among them who are crook
eder than a rams horns and in for any
Nnlainy whcs will enable them to put
shekels in their pockets.
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| , Cchone! Ochone! Och wirra. wirra !.
| ASHORE machree, Peter Maher, what's
the mather wild We at all, at all? Sure
you're not actin loike an Irish cham
peen at all, at all. Ohm afraid the last
puck in the ear that Tim Sharkey the
sailor bye, gev We TUX some of the foire
| out of your heart It's SURPRISED am
to think that afther the foine shown
yeh made with big Gus Rhulin We
shrink out of another meetin' with the
man from Dundaulk, and mortifoid I
EN- to think yes let that Habrew bye,
Joe Chlnsky, take your place. -
. Pether, avick I've had a warm cor
ner in my hart for long tonne, and I
hate to turn cowld to yeh, but, me
bouchal YEN have to mind your ways
of you'll have to thransfer your title
to the said0S bye.
He's the daddy buck that's always
| .willin' to foight at the dhrop of the
hat, barrin' the man they want him to
fight has jet black skin loike Joe
Walcott's and thin he draws the color
| loine.
When he and Chinsky meet in Louis
Vile in few weeks LUX out for red
hot tonne, with Sharkey handlin' the
tobasco bottle loike West Point hazer
at the finish.
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