The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-11-14
Walsh and Dixon Go to q Slow
Draw at the Wind
sor A. c.
CAN'T GET IN CLEVER
INFIGHTING, THEY SAY
Don't Like the Mattresses the
Canadian Law Makes
Them Use
By RALPH L. YoNKBR.

Db RALPH La fO&AEk.
To the fact that they had TO use
leisht-ounce gloves, which they call
ed mattresses, Jimmy walsh and Tom
| my Dixon blamed their poor showing
last night, when they went eight
lrouads to "A draw with not. more
than half dozen blows Of any con-
sequence at all struck.
Both boys had been touted "a
\ among the cleverest Of the country
and their. records proved that they
were. But their skill last night was
about al spent In blocking. which
they did with such care that neither
man showed any mark on face or
body to prove that he had earned his
mouty &
| While the popular decision was
draw, there were many OF the best
informed fans who demurred at this.
thinking that Walsh had shade
However. under the circumstances,
they had to admit that a draw Was
not a great injustice 10 either man.
We couldn't get In any clever In
stun" said Walsh after the battle
The gloves were no big and heavy
that both OF us had to confine our ef-
forts TO open lighting. Four ounce
gloves would have permitted much
faster work"
| Both men were willing and did their
best to pummel each other on face
and body, and each had a WALTON stoT.
ed up. But each found his opponents
glove just in front or the spot he had
aimed at almost every blow and ef-
II fort after effort went for naughf. IN
the meantime the crowd settled back
and without much show OF enthns-
iasm waited for an uprising that
would bring some excitement But
only at rare Intervals was the ventila-
tion hampered with a chorus OF
"ah's."
i Ir answer to the accusation that
Walsh weighed eight or nine pounds
more than his opponent, Manager
4 Glassco of the w. A. c., stated that
when the boys weighed In In the ear
'I1y afternoon, Walsh was at Just 122
lard Dixon a couple or pounds under
that. Walsh was the older man and
looked more like a heavy veteran.
Dixon was kiddish looking fellow.
Blows that landed we're so scarce
that two Of them were distinctly
noticeable. One Dixon sent to .Walsh's
Jaw In the sixth. The impact made
the Bostonian shake his head in the
way that fighters have when they
want tc strafghten their eyes after
having stopped an avalanche. IN the
early part Of the eighth Walsh -camo
back In a desperate effort to end
the ropes-when he. planted good one
to his jaw.
n clever footwork were all there
was to lighting, Young Dibbons.
Dixcn's sparring partner, would be
the greatest little boxer ever seen In
Windsor. The little lad was clever
as toy watch against George st.
Pierre. OF Detroits and just about as
effective ---
Diobons is 1.-THE yonngster, weigh
Ing about 10 pounds His ia a long
muscled kid with not an ounce on. him
that isn't OF some use. He had all
the clever dancers who make their
feet twinkle slowed like three
wheeled hearse.
BIT as Impressario Giassco glee-
fully exclaimed after the bout, Gee,
| II those boys could only hit, Ehg
Dibbons had st. Pierre frightened By
his cleverness In the first two rounds
OF taeir slx-chapter serial, but when
his seconds saw that. Dibbons couidn't
hurt George, they sent him In to get
the youngster despite his pattering
blows.
Dibsons copied his partners style
in fghting with arms IN the air. far
apart, using his feet and the ropes
to hep him. He hit st. Pierre often
enough but couldn't damage him
The sort was draw.
II
Every little 'Gotcha Steve, has
meapjng ali its own" II has spe-
cial meaning for Frank Moran And
because OF this steve Gibson Is n sore
boy this morning.
eve been a punching bag for
every fighter in Windsor and Detroit
and the first time get into a ring
before the public 1 queer the game
for n heavy fellows walled Stsve
after his bout last night.
II was like this. Frank Moran and
steven Gibson, two men Weighing
somewhere between $50 and 175 each
Eera nut on In a four-round 20 last
night bv Manager Glassc0 IN IN Vffoft
TO see II the battle between the
buik,er fellows would be successful
In the beginning of the first round
Nor went after Gibson with ali the
scieuce he knew (pause) and Il look
cd ike good night Glib. Then Gih
came back and sent Moran reeling 20
the corner to end tho first round n
didn" take him long 10 lay him away
In the second and the result was that
Glassco solennly swore that there
viii no no more scraps between the
bia hcys OF Windsor.
That's hard luck. surely 70 be bet-
tesee COR years In tho secret work and