The evening world., 1911-09-01

both there and received . tremendous
ovation.
johnson fought samely but was totally
o~utclasssd. The end came in the four
tesnth-
On the night Of Sept. Q. the night
before Jim Corbett astonished the en-
tire pugiiistic world by defeating the
great John l.. Sullivan. little Dixon
fought with lack Shelly. the Brooklyn
amateur featherweight and protege OF
Senator Reynolds. before the olympic
A. c. In New Orleans for a purse OF
$1,000 and a side bet Of 5000. This
battle was one OF the three big events
in the fghtins tournament held by the
olympic Club. The night before Jack
MoAuliTe had beaten pii'y Myers. and
the night after the Corbett-S Sullivan
history-making battle occurred. This
battle was also the one In which Joe
Choynski seconded Sicily and cautioned
the referee to look out for dirty work
on Dixon's part. a piece OF vindictive
race prejudice for which O'Rourke had
him soundly whipped by Joe Walcott
five years later. II was the FIRST time
a negro had fought for a championship
In the South. and the feeling against
Dixon was strong. The weight was lls
pounds. John Duffy was the referee.
Although Sicily was a clever amateur
dilu uttct NV Ill HNidpl EoSoiu
As a professional fighter. he vas no
match for Dixon. Nervous and con
fused In his first professional battle. he
was hound TO come out second In a con-
test with the cool, experienced Dixon.
who, though young In years. was a
veteran IN ring battles. The end came
In the eighth round after Shelly had
been terribly beaten and cut up. In
that round he went down under q rain
Of heavy blows and was unable to got
up again. Young Sicily was very much
friends he had decided that ne didn't
know how TO fight.
Dixon finished up the year with two
nights with Kentucky Rosebud. q slash
ing oolored scrapper. over In Philadei-
phia. On Jan. %. 1893. ne won over
Eddie Eckhardt In four rounds. On st.
Fatrick's Day he was presented with
the feather weight championship Of the
world belt. Three days later ne fought
q twelve-round draw with George sid
dons at Coney Island. Then followed a
long list Of lights In theatres with Ed
die Boerum. Mike Gillespie. Bill Young,
Jerry Barnett and tho Kentucky Rose
bud. This was followed by a night for
tho featherwe!ght championship be-
tween Dixon and Eddie Pierce At the
Coney Island Athletic Tub on Aug. 7,
1873. Tor q purse of v,6O0. Pierce never
had a chance. He boxed like an ANA
teur and was a plaything in the hands
OF the little colored ring master. The
end came In the third round.
On Aug. % Dixon fought four rounds
In Madison Square Garden with Billy
Piimmer. the llo-pound champion Of
England. and was outpointed by tho
clever little Brit!sher. Steve O'Donnsll
was the referee.
"Rosebud'' Put Him Out
On Sept. g George defeated Solly
Smith at Coney Island. winning the
featherweight championship at lis 70 L.
pounds and settling beyond all dispute
the question OF the championship. This
battle has been described in Smiths
career.
The colored champion had soma more
theatre fights, defeating Jack Downey.
Patsy Hennessey and Australian Billy
Murphy. The last night broke up IN a
row. In January and February, 1894.
he defeated Albert Heeney. Paddy
Lemons. Ed Doyle. all In thoatres. on
March "a he vas knocked out by the
Kentucky Rosebud In the third session
OF q four-round bout for a bread fund
Oval in Philadelphia. but finished out
the fight altar he came TO. on June -
Dixon fought a hard twenty-round draw
at the Criterion Club in Boston with
Young Griro. HIS last fght OF tho year
was with Joe Flynn at Wilmington on
Oct. u. Dixon winning In four rounds