The evening world. Newspaper, August 29, 1911, Page 9

THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1911. George Dixon, Most Wonderful Fighter, Fought More Than 800 Battles, Held Three) Titles, Earned More Than $200,000, Yet Died Penni- less. George Dixon. cov HS eA eee BORGE DIXON, affectionately known emong hig friends and eGmirers as “Little Chocolate,” was the thira man to hoki the feather- ‘welgtt championship of the world at U5 pounds, and the fifth man to hold the world’s title 122 pounds. He ‘wes the only man in the history of the prize ring to hold three world titles. ‘These titles are—bantamweight champ- fon of the world, at 112 to 11¢ pounds, ‘wom im the fight with Nuno Wallace, bantam champion of England tn Lon- dont featherweight the world et 115 pounds, won by his wictory over Abe Willis, featherweight hampton of Australia, in San Francis- eo; and the featherweight champion- SET THE MASCOT UP ON “THE ROPES 60 WUN LUNG CAN SEE HIM, 17’ “ue GET HIM RATTLED! earned over $145,000 from his fights and Probably §75,000 more from his vaude- number of miles he travelled runs away up into the thousands. He never dis- appointed his audience by failing to ap- pear or by putting up @ poor exhibition. ‘There is not a man who can truthfully way that little Dixon ever fought in any but a fair, equa ean, honest man- ner. Fakes he would not countenance, roughing he never indulged in, depend- ing upon his skill and hitting abilities to win battles for him rather than but- ting and fouling. Never Failed a Friend. Of the tmmense amount of money that Dixon earned during his career, not a Denny was left when he died. When Dizon was at the height of his career, his manager and hie friends always though that Dixon had plenty of money, but as a matter of fact he did not. He was generous almost beyond compre- hension. He gave away vast sums. Hundreds of white men—prizefichters, actors, sporting men, racetrack men— have been helped by the little colored boy, who would pass out $¢ or $i tn response to their appeals. tloular town in which they happened championship of |to be, saying, ‘‘Well, when Dixon comes, T can get a stake of fifty or @ hundred from him." And little George never failed them. He did not waste much of his money at craps, but was very fond ship of the world at 118 to 122 pounds | hy hie defeats of Fred Johnson, feather- | weight champton of Fngland, and Solly ssmith, then the holder of the world’s title, He also won the featherwetght «championship of America at 115 pounds Uy defeating Cal McCarthy Tntll the day of his death, George | Tixon still held two of his world’s | titles, the ntam a © 115-pound | featherweight. His rec “ixon engaged in battles pws that of horse racing, of which, by the way, he waa a very poor judge, He owned race horses at various times and was milked by Jockeys and trainers for large sums to take care of horses that never had the slightest chance to win a race, Troy. |The bookies and members of his own] | race who frequented the ra: robbed him shamefully, ‘They frequently induced him to pass out money on horses that were never even & When he was on his theatrical tours stranded pugs and actors used to weit around unt!l he would come to the par-| Shin Guards Being Clever Backstop Added to Highlanders’ Already Long Hospital List. @&. Loute, Aug. 2. ville and theatrical engagements. wey (CC taser EID SWEENEY and Out- fieier Bert Daniele have been added to the Highlanders’ hospital lst. They are not the only alling mem- bers of the New York team who have remained in St. Louis to do battle with the tallenders. Sweeney arose to-day with a badly injured right leg, the re- sult of being spiked by Outflelder 14111 Hogan in yesterday's matinee. Despite the fact that he wore shin guards, Sweeney was cut above the knee. It happened in @ play at the plate when Hogan tried to score after hitting @ triple and when the ball on the return was fumbled by Johnson. He went into the plate feet first with one leg high in the air. It collided with the fleshy part of Sweeney's limb, end as 8 result the big catcher will be out of the game for a week at least. That means that young Williams will have to catch to-day's game with the Browns and also those at home until Sweeney gets well or until Walter Blair ta able to rejoin the Hilltoppers. Daniels played in the first game here Sundey with a split finger. In that contest, however, the wound was re- opened, and now the fleet outfelder will have to remain out of the game f several more days. Harry Wolter Playing solely on his nerve. He con- ented to get In t.e lineup when Man- er Chase expressed a willingness to Ray Caldwell, who had been pas- ng in right, on the hill. ‘ack Warhop has left for New York, leaving only three twirlers here. Jim Vaughn will twirl tox cording to M day's game, “4 7 As Caldwell duty. | againet the the playing e erippled a lan any Hada been a white man » New Yorkers story of the gime the| modesty and diffidence would have been | hay s ed to Wattles in which unusual; for a negro |t was remarkable, 1 are hopeful ‘ixon fought fo Ho never eight chat the featherw ip of} with the members own race. * was a freakish one he we t six times at| at the height of hi eer, When! so fur as ¢ ‘ge Curry’s pitching was M8 pounds, t ) pounds and/his fame was worldwide and he was! concei Curry is a former soldier. nixteen times at pounds, a record | feted and showered with attentions by, This summer he had been getting per- shich no fighter has even ap-|dozens of rich and prominent men, he|mission from the officers at Jefferson proached, let alone equalled or sur-|never mi any advafves to any of|Barracks to pitch for a local trolley passed. In his fights at M8 to 122/ them. e used to si ‘Ah knows | league on § » his work attracted pounds, Dixo his world's title} mah place an’ Ah keeps it. No buttin'|the attention of Manager Wallace and five times and won !t back tw {tn fo! 1 " To such an extent did/he was assigne He had started only Twice he regained the title without | he this bashfulness that in his,one other game, that was against the htIng for tt. After he lost to Solly| training quarters, when the party was'| aereeast | Smith, the title was restored to him] i at the table for a!his fights and so frequent were his bat- Y public opinion, and after he had| 8 sat at the lower /tles that there was never let-up In Yost to McGovern, and Terry and his 8 seat until every |the training. Always cheery and amla- eomqueror Youn c s man pre had beon seated. | ble, he loved to play jokes, but a ut of the class 1 vith Joe Walcott; he Was gen-|invarlably chose as his victims m The last time Dixon first to sit down and the last! berf of his own race—Joe Wal to Abe Attell, who Goorge Godfrey, Peter Jackson, this showing I is entitled to t as not a dig lot of pleasure) Marshall, the Kentucky Rosebud led the mo: life, Most of it was spent | others. that the worl tn] ng. He worked! (The next chapter also deals with addition to ‘ in preparing for Dixon.) battles In EF during his a Altogethe for any man. Weight Never Pothered Him. Dixon's world’s actual combat with th knowledged champlons of other ries. During his career he battled with sixteen gilshmen, each one a holder at some time or other of a champlonship, and with three Australians, Most of these men he fought two and sometin three times, And in nearly ev Dixon's opponent fought as a re tative of his nativo land titles Were won in att white p of the three- Didn’t Save Sweeney From Badly Spiked when tn five tnnings he asi n batters and was bit four ‘umes, but allowed only three runs. He passed ten batters in eight innings, Dut not until the Highlander: their hits with the passes in the 414 they profit much through his wild- ness. Up to the eighth the score was tled—-1 to L Then he allowed three bits of transportation and was hit ag many times, giving the Highlanders @ rio of runs. Jimmy Austin, the former Highlander, who 1s the only player on the Browns who shows any fighting quality, was chased from the game in the for isputing one of the “silk” O'Loughlin Aecisto: In that inning the Hi fered four bases in olui of two each. Hemphill and Chase pulled the double steal first, and then Gardner and Hartzell repeated, Hartzell had also the distinction of breaking the tle with his bat. With the Ah! There’s Nothing Like a Mascot to Give a Fighter Courage, BOXING CLUBS MUST OBSERVE Tne FIRE LAWS Fire Commissioner Joseph Johnson that all the fire regulations applying to theatres and places of publiia meeting e@hall be observed by the boxing’ clube ranted iceneses under the Frawley law, ‘To that end he {s co-operating with the State Boxing Commission, and has Girected Fire Chief Kenlon to set in all motion a thorough inapection of has announced hie determination to ese! gers to Chist Kenton to Geel! Listen to “THE. CHINK SLAM Gent of the Boxing Commission, Com- missioner Johnson writes that the ex- pression “mystic maze,” rather than the “atook phrase, ‘veritabie fire trap,’ ” might be applied to some of the places where moxing bouts have been held, and he asked that the names of the clubs to which Hoenses are issued be sent to him. Mr. Sullivan has sent the following names; The Fairmont Athlete Club, No, 251-98 Hast One Hundreq and Thirty-seventh street; Twentieth Cen- tury Athletlo Club, No, 6 West sixty- fourth street, and the Madison Square Athletic Club, Madison Square Garden Commissioner Johnson then ga regulations were complied with and that in cases where it was found there were not @ sufficient number of exits, reports be made to the Borough Butldings Bur- onus. Mr. Johnson hag omlered fifteen in- spectors to look over the seating ar- rangements made in Madison Square Garden for the fight to-morrow night soore 1 to 1, and the bases filled, he rapped out a clean single to centre, scoring Hemphill and Chase. “Tex” Ramsdell, Crack Sprinter, Has Turned “Pro” Another great amateur athlete has Joined the professional ranks, He is Fred L. ("Tex") Ramsdell, last year the star sprinter of the University of Penn- eyivania track team and All-American football player. Ramsdell has been thinking seriously of turning “pro” for ome time, and he finally made up his mind to this effect on his arrival home from Ehrope, where he had defeated many crack runners of England and 6cotland, Ramadell has just accepted a position as athletic director of the Car- neste Tech. at Pittsburg, and will soon leave for that city to take up his new duties. Ramadell won the 10-yard and 29-yard champtonships in England, but met with {! luck in the Edinburgh, Scotland, races, where the runners re- celved too much of a handicap on him, SESSSSSS Smith Grayeg. Opportunity Every Smith Gray & Co. Summer Fancy Suit 12.50 for suits that are \values up to 27.50 17.50 (0 Nottingham Lace Curtains, 3 yards, per pair Tapestry F in. w qualit full h med in, wide; big variety Iron Bed, brass top rail and the posts of The 1. Note also the five h the head and foot 95c rtieres, 48 Ieavyg a Crochet’ Bed Spreads; 45c J tal Couch Covers, $1.45 Knockout Brown and Matt o that atl) Jim Rosenberger Expects to Clip One-fifth of Second Off Mark at Irish- American Games. 1G JIM ROSHNBDPROER is again ‘Durning up the running track, and his clubmates deciare he te going better than ever before, Last night he was timed in 9 4-6 seconds for the “hun-~ dred.” and it is expected he will be able to break the 100-metre record when he \atarts in that event at the Irish-Ameri- y nose me out in the 10-yard dash at and T wasn't half as good I certainly wish that Training To Break 100-Meire Record |Texan would come back and give me |another chance at him,’ sald Rosem. | berger. Although there 18 no oMfctal 100-metre record In this country, Rector is ered- ited with travelling the distance in 10466 |seconds. Rosenderger calculates on |reaching the 100-yard mark in 9 46 seo onda, and covering the remi yards in four-Attha of & second. ff 3 accomplishes the feat he will be credited with an American record of 108-4 sec- onds. Many of te athletic meets to be beld this fall will put on 100-metre races in order to develop the men for the event athletes at the Olymptos. island ced, fienge to them hat a date for ‘meet 2 #4 40S YEAR 95 i $9.75, Monts —_ UR business Century old and is still run by direct male descend- ants of the founder. Do you know of any other firm in the United States with such a record ? _ IN BUSINESS WPERTHWAL] & SONS New Harlem Store ‘ ord Ave. @12Ist St. 2212 to 2224 Third Ave. This Great Building Is Full of Everything for Housekeeping Acres of Floor Space Wonderful Sale of is over a one third, 27x60 inch 30x70 inch 4 6x6 6 ft x 9 ft 8 ft. 3 x 10 ft. 6, 9 ft. x 12 ft. Dozens of patterns that have been edie ing regularly for years—discontinued merely for variety—at » saving of about Axminster at eRe Curtain Stretcher, 89c The first four sizes sre seamless. All are standard quality. Many fine Ortental designs Every kind of floor covering George Dixon was born tn Hallfax, Strongly for every room, hall, stair, Te aay ae eae for suits that are biased kitchen, etc., and no charge for 0 1 th ay from 93 to 116 and i fousts ne matter of welght neve values up to 37.50 : en putting it there troubled George. Ho never quibh) ing in enormous operate, a or two, or even ten antities. Soke chain many of his fights he ; ts ee, Oeite Pl ; $30 Worth for 50c a Week Inet mon who. outweighed him by. ff : e fonlers, Wardrobes, fate and Cup Rack $100 « “~ $1.50 + teen to thirty pounds. nM te D Toilet ‘Tab etc, boxing Dixon greatly resembled Jack Se * | f $200 « $2.50 «6 PaO ee res tien inet wae | wes s \for suits that are Uf styles and prices $1,000 « $12.50 «+ empsey did, in a positio was | fe = : } : bait way between tho attnaing ip Eng | ws values up to 45.00 Early English Payable by the month if more convenient, Lp erohkee acer secre Thee 1 and | Ind, Collectors sent IF REQUESTED. ould oth hands vel ell and | t te erate a powartal blow. with either, The Angler | There are nearly five Dining Chars, $12 _We.aim to sult everybody by selling goad goode his left was the one on which he Ith s ] fi I * I Arm Ch airs, $16 | at ric pon long er lo suc! naturally depended for his knockout i |thousanc Tom which ‘ } prices charged as warrant the giving away of any- blows. is usually a wise man and knows that he } Beautifully carved, well up: thing whatever, not even trading stamps, jyou may select. As @ matter of fact, when George first began fighting he did not use his right at all, scarcely using !t even to ward off blows, It was not until holstered in real leather properly made in every respe Set of 5, $1 Weekly might as well leave his “bait” behind as 10% Discount If You to start without a bottle of Prefer to Pay Cash 39 inches wide; 9 hooks for cups; good clock, with Smith Gray & Co. t ' : rene shataa Wane (a eiian 2 marked in Plain Figures—no extras. shortly before his fight with Bugene A host of other styles at e Sority “patito A Aen i eens Sir Robt BURNETT6 G's In Now York at A hak of other. silat Weathered Ost ela on men to show the goods and give fall in right. He had as fine a pair of legs as I have even seen on any fighter, and to this fact almost more than any other | may be attributed the length and glory | of his career, for a fighter 1s Just as good as his legs and no better, It was those wonderful logs that enabled Dixon to move around the ring as quick as a flash, and that kept him on his feet hg opponent rained blows upon Broadway and Warren St. pforma' fon, but the goo Across from City Hall, Sth Av., Bet. 27th & 28th Ste. In Brooklyn at Fulton St. and Flatbush Av. Broadway and Bedford Av, ornaments and brac-a-brac. » Furniture to sult everybody. London DRY Gin (The bottle with the red label) First distilled at Vauxhall, London, in 1770, Sir Robert Burnett & Company 632-634 W. 34th St, New Yorks Downtown { Park Row and Chatham Sq Store | 193 to 205 Park Row F "= Cowperthwait when bim. * “ In the: oourse of his career Dixon € Sons i Fall