Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-16
THE PUGILISTS.
Connecticut Should Keep New
 Workers Out.

Tom. O 'Rourke And His Bunch Ought
 Not to Get Foothold In This State
 There Are Enough of Promoters of
 Boxing Right Here m Connecticut
 George Dixon Whipped By Novice.
 George Dixon received a decided set back the other night in Woolwich, Eng land, when comparative nOv.~r, Fred Delaney, defeated him, in a six-rou.->. competition. Dixon, as usual, forced matters in the first round. He led with the left, but the blow fell short. He Ir1ed to swing the right for his next eHoft, but Delaney got home hard one in the wind and the negro went back to the ropes with thud. Dixon came forward again and planted heavy left on the jaw, almost sending the Englishman down. But Delaney, nothing daunted, returned, swinging both right and left and catching Dixon on the mouth and head. The second round was fast but when it was over Dixon was putting and bleeding slight 1y from a wound over the right eye. Dixon had the better of the third round. He used his famous double punch with unerring effect and made Delaney clinch. Delaney got to Dix on's body at short range, but his knocks had no apparent effect on the ex-cham- pfon. In the fourth Delaney had Sle call for a big margin. He slashed away with both hands, corralling Dixon at every turn. Dixon near the close of the round was almost knocked down with a hard drive in the wind. He evened matters up by putting the left clean on the mouth. Dixon was tired in the fifth and Delaney increased his lead by reaching for the body and jaw. Dixon made valiant effort to get draw in the final round. Delaney. however. was active and by jabbing continually away at Dixon's mouth kept the colored boy at bay. Delaney attacked the body, taking a few punch es on the mouth in order to connect. Dixon was fast tiring and when the contest was over he was glad to get to his chair. Delaney was cheered for his good work and was clearly entitled to the decision.
 Whenever there seems to be a chance for Connecticut to enjoy boxing or any, other kind of sport you will find some
 
 jump in and get some of the financial winnings of those games. That is the case just now when it looked as If a boxing bill would be recommend ed by the committee in charge of that class of sport in the Connecticut legis- lature. Tom O'Rourke of New York has again sprung his clubhouse pro- ject down near the state line. It would be just as we'll if it was not passed, if outsiders have got to "butt" in and take whatever plums there are in sight. Tom O'Rourke may be a good fellow and all that. but he should stick to New York and let Connecticut promoters take care of the boxing game. He was one of the coterie of promoters in New York who have been blamed for the killing of the game in that state. He should keep away from this state and if the bill is to pass there should be proviso that no one outside the state be allowed to have anything to do with any club in the state.
 Harry Forbes the bantamweight champion will meet Paddy Nee in Pittsburg in a ten-round bout tonight, and on March he is scheduled to go ten-rounds in Kansas City with John my Kelly. the Chicago bantam.
 Andy Walsh, the Brooklyn welter- weight, will re-enter the ring, after an absence of year, tomorrow night, when he will meet Jack Sullivan of Boston in a fifteen-round bout before the Criterion A. C.. of Boston.