The sun., 1903-11-08
FIGHTING NEWS ABROAD.
American Pugilists LOso Several Battles
Dixon and Palmer Ready to Fight.

The American pugilists in En- gland do not
lack in the way Of good matches. The fixture
which Is next In importance to the contest
between George Dixon and "Pedlar" Palmer
Ia the scrap In which Al Fellows Of Chicago is
to figure. Fellows is to have his first oppor-
tunity to display his powers Tomorrow night.
He Is matched to meet Joe Bowker Of London
before the National Sporting Club. London
They are billed to come together for the
bantam championship of England and .
purse OF $3.50. Tho conditions call for .
fifteen round bout at lie pounds. Fellows
has had few bouts In private and has i'm
pressed the British sports with his style and
clevenoss. He says that II ne Is SUCCESS
full he will try to secure a match with An
drew Tokell. who has Just issued challenge
to meet any one In England at lie pounds for
$500 to 81. 500 side.
Bidding for the contest recently arranged
between George Dixon and "Pedlar" Palmer
has been brisk. and tbs boxers have finally
accepted the purse offered by Jimmy Loves.
The match will take place tomorrow night
at Grunells Circus. Newcastle, and win be
for fifteen rounds Of two minutes each, at
$50 pounds. The purse Ia l.loo. Reports
from tho training quarters say that each
man Is In the best Of tr.m Dixon has been
fighting In better form Of late than Palmer.
and he has many admlrers who pick him
to win. II Palmer fails to boat Dixon he
will probably retire from the game for
gooo. as he has recoi ived an offer to go into
business with wealthy Australian book
maker now In England. II Dixon Loses he
will probably leave for South Africa. trip
that he has been contemplating for some tims.
Bobby Lobos the colored lightweight OF
MINI eapolls. who has been In England during
the past year, hos become q 6stic promoter.
Dobbs 10 the mans ger Of the Ivof Athletic
Club OF Swansea. and hiR flrst ahow. ten
aHd aHdnH jimmy SSS' ppisco1 Of esyd waIes Shlsh
cess sas oef,rs pavis, WI Who has been very fertns,
tS.0Ss ten roanda or forfeit. the ,purss. He found
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than Davis and had the advantage Of height
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work. put Davis could not knock Driscol
out, and as the lattfr wac stu On his feet
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bout and lost the decision. Hughes started
a veil bHt altar ths second round he had
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thsnss snsey sadeT did Te .n4 4 has BEEN PROMISED
star contest with some good man IN the near
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great at power s r on m face with leit. early drawing
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With any effect. o'Brien forced his opponent
al roHnd he sE fSe face G
however, took his Gruellne sqmely, but only
once or twice did he deliver either hand with
requisite force to steaoy the rresstoDlo
on' ron's left eye eye with a right half-hook., and
then, with an upper-cut on the Jaw with the
left. sent the metropolitan boxer to the boards.
Exhibiting wonderful action with both hands.
o'Brien literally played tattoo In the fourth
IoHso ots on 'n ths body' oBTen KNOCKED out tie
i,ondoner in decisive fashion toward the
close of the nfth round by two successive
heavy punches with right and left on the jaw. >
Billy Barrett OF New York. who now makes
hts home at Gateacre lost an interestn g
twenty-round tss iy. nd fSht 10 bick Lee Of London
before the Liverpool Gymnastic Club. Liver.
mol on Oct 20 Lee and Barrett met at
iso pounds for $3.50 side and the. clubs purse.
s1ves weps hui f
forged ahead and at the end Of the twelfth
seemed as Il he would win But in the
nn The law. He pulled himself together,
but was too weak to make any headway.
and when Lee was declared the winner on
points there were not many dissenting voices.
Crescent A. G. Trap Shooting.