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a ipoenclTs DIXON MADE SIDESTEDS. -_— A BUNCH OF RAPS — the Jails of (his State are not over. taxed afier S€ptember, then It'll be no I fault of the fighters. One declaration after another is being made by prese club mana that business wil earried on in the same old way. Jack| , Dougherty says he's going to assume control of the present Broadway A. C oF some other building, Here's his ver sion of the law and holes he has found In it “Boxing was permitted before the a OAR THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1900, DURING His LONG CAREER, $97,000} Written for The Evening World by George Dixon. Little Colored, Wonder Tells the Story of His Fight- ing Career. DIXON MADE $97,000; HE IS BROKE TO-DAY. George Dixon, one of the greatest fighters ever produced in this coun- try is practteally penniless to-day The little colored wonder has been fighting fourteen years next September. and although he claims he has made about $91,0%, the only thing he says he can show for tt to-day tea | NOW HE'S PENNILESS GUNTS 10. - PLAY EXT _— Harlem Team Has a Postponed Game for To-Morrow. (Special to The Brening World.) LEAGUE PARK, 8T LOUIS, Aug. @ Tt was clear and hot when the Giants nd Cardinale started their preliminary Blorven law took effect and the Lewis 1 noure in Boston which he owns and for which he pald 90i0 work for the third game of the pres- Dill merely repealed the conditions of tt Dixon would net sey how much money Tom O'Rourke, his manager, ent series. Capt. Davis was all right I'm going to run my clud © the made since he has had him under his wing, but as O'Rourke has been to-day and wes in the game. rules which govern the Nationa; Sport dividing the proceeds equally with him, he né doubt has also made $97,000. MeGann was out and Donlin was on fog Club of London, and have a legit! Dixon says his condition to-day may be attributed to fast iHving, play- the initial sack. Mate membership. y can't touch Ing the races, gambling and lending money to friends. The \eams will play a postponed game me here to-morrow. Dougherty’s version may be al rent | *" {i202 (—. (ii! | COOOCOOCOOOOSSCOOOSSSOCSSOSOSOOSSNOOOSOSOSSNNOONSS Pink Hawley has’ apout recovered and wat dealers of justice may have others the races, leading a fast life and byphave to Meht too hard to get rich. was in the box for the Gients to-day And the newer is jail. | ending my seoney to friends My first big winnings out of « fight while Powel did the twirling for 8 Gus Rublin might be compared to a | When T think of how much money I] Was my second batile with pwor Cal Me. Louls. Schoolgirl rendering her first recttation nt through It wives me chills Carthy, who is dead now. | got 6.600 ‘The Batting Or He has a blush that would make any How much money my manager, Tom |for beating him in Troy. ‘The frst hght St, Louis New York. miss look pale. On Saturday night he O'Rourke, has made off of my Aghting | We had | made $1.00, making #9 alto. MetGiraw, 2b, Van Haltren, seconded his mate, Charley Goff, at the I don't care to state, as that ts purely | Rother pects | omg al Pelican A. C., and was constantly ap. A personal matter, Mr. O'Rourke has Bs my Aight with Hitle Plerce a: Cone; \ieeeven, oy Smth, rf ’ penled (0 for & epeech. He sald nothing, | treated me splendidly since he first be- sland | got $823.0, for that with Jack | Keleter, 2b. Hickman, %. bu od. WWH in the \oame my manager, thirteen years ago, | Skelly | received $17.00, with Frat Jonn Waitce, as Davis, # it blush len some one Groran came m: nas non, the Engilshman, at Coney Leland 1 Dontin, tbs Gleason, 2, crowd remarked, “He's a fighter, not a - {and 1 have no complaint a S140, and with Bolly amath at the Criger, © Bowerman, o apeecher,” everybody yelled approval Dixor. At one time I had 080 In j that | Talend 1 was handed over Powell, ‘p, Hawley, p. and the place was Gur's thereafter | was when I was a good living boy: but | ghee nights whiny Reve Ne Umpire=Mr. Emsile. ‘. * | fell from grace itke John {. sullivan brought me in plents Wiest * Here's one fighter who is not worrying and all the others, and when once [] With Abe Willis, the Al Van Haltren opened with & single te he death of the boxing I ¥ 4 ey | feating whom T got am: Ww right. Selbach sacrificed him to second, Bbout the death of the boxing taw. He} y don't know whether or not the public | over four years T think T can safely say) got at road my mies lise ty “Ragland Ba. doh Mel THE POSITION AND BLOW THAT HELPED TO MAKE bat was doubled on Doyle's pop fiy io fs Owen Ziegler, bathing-house pro- 1), inisrested in my egreer and asto how) that 1 have made for myself about! siippe from me very quickly. Tl phy twice, #.0m: inree Nghia with Youn, | K No rune prietor. Me built Corbett’® training} much money 1 have made ard squan- | $97,000 }was a good fellow. | guess, with my Heltto, over FILM. ps pants with bal DIXON FAMOUS, ingled to lore and advanced at » Re a on all nee * ener. | Hawkins and y Smith in sacrifice took third o1 iuarters at Hath Beach. It was really | gered during the years I have been fight:| When I say shat 1 made that much! money. xont fellows Kenet- |cieco netted me over AON, while my vio | show business 1 think 1 can safely say | Dixon used to tratn for a great many of | Heidrick's safe Infield hit ‘Emmett was an excellent Job and Ziegler ts HOW Pow Ting but as The Evening World wants!) money Im for the money came) ally see a day when eet a delat. | patties with Terry M rn, one in thig| Mat | got for my share can) his fights, how much money he thought | caught papping off first. Donovan pop: ing as a carpenter to know. 1 will try to write a story of| very fast to me, but, being « carele have already seen that time clty and the other in Ao, pave me a fought snany other, Dixon had ye wal: ped to Selbach. No rins. ~ * ae, F ” a ve received anyt reall sie. peveteton ot:tha:crede, Ss 1:90. aay egreor fellow ndered it just as fast, so] , aaa Sieve Been ae tlhe feed tor over tough to Shim. tn placing my w unt of: Second Inning. feisty picky on M8) ty begin with, I have been fighting | that at the present time out of all that wy life over aan 1 Wet | [years and as there was plenty of money | $7.10 1 “think T baye stritek piace Smith was easy, Keister to Donitn. } walk after tearing them up looking fF} rurteon years next Reptember I have! money | ave a few hundred dale| Wouldn't spend my money a8 recklevely |1p the tReatrusl pi 4 that time | Arure _GEOROK D fm, Tale te Hickman went out'the same way. Davis * lent cote ’ €3 fouxht for big and small purtes during |Jare and 4 house in Howton for which 1] 8 a * : Mascloveee ae hare after all expenies were paid. | When an Evening World te her ace died via the Wallace-Doniin rouie, No Bam Harris can testify as to the fickle: | that time and a® TL have also been on paid £6. oe ‘4 ter Aguring up MAt@larbed Fellx Hoekm, the provriet was $400, | ister struck out. Wall ec as careless a » fo ch money I realize je lace doubl ness of man. He went into a Brockly| the road with theatrical companies for| 1 lost my money by gambling, playing! won't Res ot wan, fee welhew musn Maney I realie "hi of thel the hotei at New Dorp, 4. 1 Donitn out, Gleyson to Dowie | saloon one day recently, wh the topie ; —— Criger seored with a single to left ¢ of discussion was Terry McGovern. Sam ’ Powell struck out, One run. ehimed in, Jid not divulge his iden- — tity immediately. The discussion { BALLPLAYER OVERCOME, tinued and one who taiked ast knew sail: "That slob Harris manager, & just robbing him, and I} Heat Knocks Out Ryon, Captain of know, it.” Harris, after nding hie cari to one of the arty ¥ farted to the Chicagos, in Game with Yeave, Hut fhe didn't, and amit the « breach of confidence to disclose elther game, and the crowd looked on with Brooklyn. } gl whk th ey ge Sedaka ; the location or the name Suffice it to!caught breath when as high as $8 (Special to The Rvening Worl.) mre We. the War, Rnaded wih drtake as story is vouvhed for as t | worth of chips , 4 abe LEAGUE PARK. CHICAGO, Aug. = Yoted the lést manager that ever lived *| Noted Turf Plunger Runs). t% sos ii ttn | wer ab sine: ak veahioeny anaes | WR $1,500 A 500 Ahead at | pike Teleee at casas ae Never di} a man express such gratifi ° Against the Wheel inj btommetion come into the place anne 4 steadily against L'Hom- One Time, but His Luck at the bibge City cocohrts this after j eation as did Jim when he , : early in the evening There were few dieu. He lost and lost while the tab The ae ee International noon, and they went at ‘em with the Bob Armstrong \sying Fitasimmons even # Fire Spoiled All-Night Pla ANA | players abou! wo the man at the wheel | steadily Increased in size. Le Homme-| Changed on Resuming confidence hat seldom loses. I think Armetione Infiel aaa: tanatine Ue ivory ball in a] dieu was nearly $1,400 to the bad when| Race Sailed Once But while the visitors were favorites ald Corbett nfield on Springs Drops a Pile. bored way | Hommediew came in in| fortune bega@ to smile on him again, the Table. among the petty kamblers that operate ampion is entitled to Track “4 his usual breery and characteristic RETURN OF LUCK, More. quietly about league ball parks, Tom * ‘ j : ° Loftug wouldn't allow his men to be- ust a little too much — war Turn after turn was In his favor, and Adscatiaeh. Tee Chen to make jt worth any ” ‘ : js ’ come discourag ¢ Chicago team : sna sbi ta data weed Garadl “TAKE OFF THE LIMIT.’ in an incredibly short space of time he| night P DORVAL, Que, Aug. 6—The Amert-['# helm managed this year for the first ae ‘The Bresing World) that Steve L’Hommedieu, the mast phe-| “I've come a erack at this ome pe oye mem Sad He was) Ih Ave minutes be Ned leet the 0 | can yacht Minnesota and the Canadian|"™¢ In many years What te and Bharkey| BARATOOA, Aug. 6—The rack iM) iienal plunger of modern times, re-lwheel,” he sald The deadly | Pe wr a he ger “r and op more he cried: “Take off the) 51" % atten in to-day in the| t Was an extremely hot day and the mout g s the ques: | field was disfiguret today bv a black " alr and called for a drin le - i ‘ ently lost $99,000 at the wheel. 1 Hom-| stillness of the wuld not have) \ second race of the series for the Sea- t keenly. Ladies in the tion whica now and hen le anked The ened patch of REAP AN ACER TRE Re nt nts wheel habit at} been more viol reat & real egg apie ed te or ebro , $30,000 TO THE BAD. |wanhaka International Cup. Saturday's |thinnest shirt waiste and men in their b 4 bs Mision oe Hot Springs inst Winter, and tales came| had rushed tr tr # MOET, when) could best ma” le feed far as vou like,” sald the DP-| race wan not finished, owing to a calm, | *hirt eweltered in the grand ay unches t a that terday aftern . t wok con be eo,” he 3 4 ° " floating North of bis great winnings | dynam! The pr or pated a bit. | 4 The boats off f Hight }@tand, where they were protected from crooked ‘ fter quite a poastfal There * note game in the plunger played and played far) boats were Gent oo "i » car ony tush atl Lg seep ih val i Gan and losses, He is a gambler when he] He knew a stlff proposition confronted | Wor tha t Im to the early ‘morning hourt. Luck, Dreeae this afternooh. The course was th on # t previcde als: ve | “ takes the notion, and nothing will ht the good 6 rd fight| deserted him completely. The little ball to windward Ryan was overcome by the heat ps “gpg It: prevent 4 ye aby ¥ tease! by another toe a him from going well Into the thousands Take off the limit Steve. png tm gol s anaes ied for him at rare Intervals, Finally | Pi Fis Se Mao Sra ot 6 and Dexter covered right field for the ville aré fesiin »| Ne vrkers, the « tent cur ered ‘ - eplied the i} oy ‘ ner must exist to make a bout ae the Springs being the attraction | UMN lays The proprietor, game, mld: “HO a8] proprietor, Rook naturedly,. “come in How much in it? |to get the windward position, and. wae | Orphans oes tence appa ne Ie TP Po Ar cM | The » of L’Hommedieu's ta far as you again w when vou're luckier he tab was figured and the plunger soon again hauling up on Red Coat. ie Batting Order, “Ss ~ Age ‘rew them Brighton's ane TT hunt was in a downtown gambling| ‘The players at the bank cashed In and . " ph 7 lana! y ine eat oper d were ai'h Mia] Le Hg nd Peas tee Lew south Brook! n. ; of platens P 4 while several rounds of drinks A. unt and departed not! and 1 inet | Jor en, j dou! event acquirer of va far the ring hae been joing an} nous: The writer knows the place and [watched (he f s player He began Soideniy he sald “Well, I'M just piay| in the least dis pareues At 13% Minnesota was ¢' up with) any rf. vis, lee a fight A knows the proprietor, but It would bea slowly, but watually warmed up to the pack this 4) and quit you for the FRANK W. THORP Red Coat, when latter Dianketed the | Jennings, th, e Tom O'Rourke. The lat. |Ctetlent business, gthe bie lnyers han-| - - amen —_———— | American boat and crossed her bow Kelley. Ii. Dexter, rf ks have be strong for | {Ins on an average of $3.10 -) #0 9 Red Cost rounded pe firet buoy ot | Dahlen, 1. Gansel, 1b. . ¥ « race. This Isa remarkable play for the by tWo lengthe from Killaghandra, who| Krelye, U2Wetd tt 44 BD the fret round ot £40 Green, te Bradley, ab. ar, vt} flent him was the same distance In front of Mot. rar om cantly. Time—t.01 le Minnesota rounded wt Daly, a.» MeCormick, s@. j : fering (POFLY days at Saratowa Weight seemed to anchor the The presence of Glennelile in the Red Coat, turned te ee, mer of Parrot ba tedgys purse Fhe tick wie 6 be plow: le-day, | Mitlar FOURTH RACK Founget * ae vole wt ‘Gees dese | first, round at 4.2.9; Miunevota at | Kenne Cunningham, p rr ’ on oungsters accepted the issue. Glon- 10 ‘ 5 re arr toa |! hing showers turned it ir wd Ms and up. seven tur ne Me was at prohibitive odds, going 1; | Rach of American Jockey Brot 2U. m Umpire Mr Hurst Sharkey-W t ‘ atchets [Ost nite but the sun was biasing and } the post al 3 Povouts ter, were Lend@ the Way ta —— First Innieg. + than pt aulekly dried Betting sent away at the first break to ® Care fe today was the Hendrie a hs eee fect mart “Hefore. they had: run Atty ene BRIGHTON BEACH ENTRIES. | Jones cnopned le past MoCor . ‘80 en, tor Allien th are old 3 “ yards Glennolile was leading cler a0) LONDON, Aug. &—At the racing to pick: Jennings fled (o_Mertes, Jowen sim ea na ae tac i ‘ owe ct and Me The ouly {day of the Hurst Park Bank Hollday Chosttal te Feo Brostag Worl) and. Keelr seared and. Kelley reached « Kit weare a! pir tevsyes ine ria ‘ ; real contest mys for the place, W. meeting the Vyner Handicap, of | RACH TRACK, BRIGHTON BEACH, |third on a drive to ift, Dahlen popped ‘ wl starters Mure “ 5 HY @ W. Alte ane Fitpees Breve finishing | +. for three-year-olds and upward, | Aug, &—The entries for tomorrow's {0 Childe. Bradley thr w : a. B whee ‘ tu “ hi bos ti, ‘ yecks apart ins Saree an | seven furlongs, was won by Orris Root | races are a@ follows McCarthy drove a sire’, te, get Kid” Me. | hace - : 4! ae teont at fag fall opening up 4 hreespearolte and up, one mile. | L. Relff, the American jockey, rode the | rirn Nace-Relting, for mares three years oid | childs ES tho out. Merteat nae 3 ‘ f 4 q set up. ome eeler and ‘ 4 ame els Wh ii * wap 4s couple of lengths, showed th re whin, orks SUITE Pie. Str Place | Winner | Pees 103 watt 101 | ter died on Cross’s fast ageist. One run. ] ~ be Wel “4 ® way to the #tretch, followed by Dolan 4. mara Oe ” . 7 ‘ rh it Rardetii ty wt 8 in ' " ' airalghtene vat ohare ite rop. Lit Hear: 1 . ~ vo oo peen-al od up: one mite | . t as Cin ‘ene Alan 1M Jame » 6 eet on laeber Karl, but cou Scratches at Beach jhe ur Stee 8 Drake's Goodrich, also rkiden by La | hustle (usr: tor thoes teseods ent ep: one wile} | Daly bunted gafely. Farrell iy was " o Hie m omer than a length, Turns w | “morn tack” Wee aiivieg, Tine-L.@ Reiff iene into Gai Mecormick throw e i quarters 1 to a herd drive to land Lieder Track. |_ There were but four starters tp the a. ss two.year-old Belling Plate, | ol Trek Lt Mr Stoffel a Rakitn ak tow e extine 4 s winner by a length, Doland jmile and "a aixteenth event. Helle of he Aug’ “ "| Kinvers 193 Sir Huber: centre. Bradley . aoed “ + ene he in front of Moront | Troy opened favorite, but there was a/ five furlongs, was won by Mr. T. Can 1 Alverede I icCoreickh base # . ‘ . Me Aditie FIFTH RACE jeune ng play on Prince Mert nd they non's hay gelding Perteapp, on which J 2 Marvin janael home with . ' a tt) the post equal favorites, i mone . lates myteite ant up, one walle | (ioeiat to The Breaing World.) |took Hele of Troy out at the fait @ the! Retf had the mount Bis ‘Aree dat Mecerenne p A gan & " whin jon ‘ CE TRACK, HRIGHTON BEACH, |fiag and made Yhe pace hot to the| Rihard Croker's Minnie Dee, guided ‘ Md 8 MA ¥ (The weather, was extremely (ftreteh. where she fell back, Beaten. \py L. Reiff, finished second . Qe We Bore 4 . hati ag ¥ | Kamara me & oat we vated ie re. SS | | me ery strove at ‘ tay, making i€/haif a length from Princess i je . | = , “ . This was about |The latter was the Dest horae, ut Van} 10 8 Sporting. : 1A ah ox Fin teibt dey é the meeting that a[Kueren waited too tong wi L Y. Ck 195 ie Grewnwond | te ' " tees through | The Wing Post Hecticep? ter twe-year-olde>| Depuse io, Agnes D is 2 Da. * we . sway In front and cut| the svacious gra ‘ | ave turtongs ma Aer river. Mg Bounter is| Last Vs of od him. . put a i The track was uiition and, | starters ehis jocks Poarih Rice—Por three-yeer-ots; mile and | e eve oat P + order until they | as usual, lighining fast. There wore, | prises Perpt l0t dessser een ot Davie Gerriee 101} rt on ever J r " M Meeutn, | wever, atches that it}y ‘ot Cabdlen, 1b. Jeokine Kaige ot Rides in % office é fie iH * csi? (i to, te MRO nearly wrecked the card. There was) San yom, Wes vwingeters named to go| The New York Yacht Club fleet startet| yun nece—The Brig oun Ways Kaew ‘ ‘bra « * point and Queen oe gy Winged-Foot lin the iWnged Foot Aandicap grig three | shortiy after noon trom the rendesvous | f iH aces ways. ‘ . Ne | Handicap, for (wo-yearolds, at-five fut-[ocepted the issue. Tower of Candle Joo vays, ‘a atell i! ed Oh MoM ¥ jump, Dut | jogs San the favorite. but Barahed Ne" | at Glen Cove upon the annual cruise, ma i Soumat be Waetmind’, “ @eomin’ to me ailed ti . aicd ere isl dink ,MeDowalt rrceivel a eublegram ing Fldden very adly by Jenkina| He| ‘The first day's racing w for the three) Si, 13] gts Noses nme dap, bonianing 290 P. ® ‘ 28 . Ey eat he | es Relgtury « orne trae i all pulled up at ine start 2°49) Commodore's Cups, for schooners, for for toorvarMie and] LANDERS MILITARY BAND, 4 Jacis Root, th Meo middleweight ‘ ————~ Bite] i < hap Ly 6, uP ° Princess, Pepper ‘The latier|sloops and for 7-footers, respectively. He Hiver Gere o— = we! fichte are lawful Mpboer » Tass ARATOGA ENTRIES . 4 start to AateG, beating Howen| 4 spanking twelve mile breete from the Yoloeo q " ait et reneline . a th and a Rondmos “ wee He has been! Under the teautif 4 start mye-| Ss 4 . Jack Me. stenath dais rIPTH RACE southwest prevailed. aa Lie * Medical. amay wh 1 Ww tem of mening the * away Mr z Se ae xing te send for| Sulling: for (hree-rear Me oe im Interest centred in the new foot he Rig Baad fifteen Ir that time they wett| RACH TRACK. SARATOGA, Aug, &—| im and put him tn the stud Hamer hte jorts Ema. gu.Ple-e, |eloops and their owners were disappoint- ) DR. ot of money Tyee: treake six le on RAC i vineT Race ny yy Ft ©2) od in not finding WK. Vanderbiit, jr.’ A TRANSPO napa vareentY or THE on the be ond FOF LormMITTOW'# FACE ATE AS) ne maiden \Nrre-roarobie and up: one mule Sremiaieier Ie Wee tS 14) Virginia at the start, She ts still under. Leyte maga ey Hayden The mi lends seasonal lie vepd nae 8 a Dieanee ot Mes. alah! and remounted 1, Peat and} » bot they! a who wet) arm. with) Ki vminent of | ¥ the front) « treteh, fob When w the f rush, won Rinaido © | Sei Third Race The Fielechmane Makes year olde gud upee t Hoot Brigade winery 10 were quickly « a red-hot Peat a the o howed (he ny Peat « wo mls aT One, Havdler Vs. Downey and Lyons Va, Pitegerala the Seaside's Cara enreon Nae rHikD Pad Coney Leland to-morrow night (Wo, yendrw fades for Pound battles wil! be decided, mile and a einterncy ‘ym, will battle Joe Handler, of Newark, at 1st Png Se + dhe hear bout, Downey, who Killashendra, 121, Twreer 3 9 tae if ts eet shape fr tne pant ny a nas bw A wtriet attention '?) Only three started into bis old-time form sake, But’ but they , ¢ Wilile Fite. backed fom Fa ue kB ‘ta ite, = Killashanéra. | he second are tn close once ts Treat ob The inter 16 oe Varbance re areoe Prepudiee ele Wee \ - Wie y \ ny tor ow Rack ry Merrsane 190 | Gon wer Garter 106 Delia going repairs caused by injuries in a gale at Newport August Belmont’s Mineola and Harry Payne Whitney's Yankee, however, promised to make an interesting race horses | of it. or sh Rorewah. I @ Loomeee, 110 Cheweon vi 97. Hewnne: Lisrie Regent, M07 nema Sample Ber, 112 “Patled wp in tae Pace. | alsa ry vad start. they bad run a furlone it was in wee and a half. enough to beat Pin! place HARLEM WINNERS. Pe agin wRace, © WARL AM Aus & ee run here to- ee rested a fol 5S by re hor to. out mrerreT iat hs . serch driving Timon Lat 46 nd pore ih OF se buh of the ‘otaen ‘Seeptre, who o the fort the choice at Tt as the foe fel Sack ' | a froat with Borough, and. att Goiden Sceptre, made the running to the head of the stowich. Henry then on Golden Sceptre and a the favoriie minal oy Rorvugh before Lioness. Bar went lame SROND RACK For two year-oite. tre furlongs we son, Capt. Byrne, went aahore co Island Aug. 2% but was Aug. & uninjured and proceeded. i i i i Hy i i ie gti is? 83 al - 3 i if