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ANOTHER RECORD MADE BY GIANTS 1 “TITTLE CHOCOLATE” LEADING | BANTAMWEIGHT FIGHTER THROUGH: TEN L{VELY YEARS! f Tom O'Rourke Discovered George Dixon in a } Bout in Cambridge in 1889—After Several [ Months of Careful Preparation He Is Sent Against Eugene Hornbacher, Whom He Stops in the Second Round—Because of His Generosity Dixon Died Poor. i nbs aN The series on the best ring fighters in history, by Robert Edgren, beginning to-day in these pages, promises to be the most complete and most interesting set of stories on pugilism ever written and compjied. They will appear twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Copsrignt, 1913, by ‘The Press Publishing Co. (The New York World), E was the greutest of buntamweight tighters, it was through ao H feeling of affection that (tbe great public culled Bim “Little Chooo- lute.” Everybudy liked George Dixou—even the wen he defeated {tm the ring. He was a dark skinued boy, but clear white iuside, His gen- erveity to all uthers, open Banded, t Undiscriminating jerosity, wa, his Greatest fault. Because of that he ‘ @ivd poor, with neither house nor ' home, with hardly clothes enough to cover his back, and was buried by strangers, | The career of Dixon, a world’s champion through ten hard-fighting years, mi But I sball leave you to draw them for yourselves when you have read his story. Tom O'Rourke to see some bouts in a club in Cam: bridge. At that time O'Rourke proprietor of a cafe in Cambridge, Om this aight I speak of Mr. O’Rourke|round MoCarty’s seconds proposed to Mr. Biancshe:4 were sitting at th¢/ O'Rourke that they stop it and call a Uttle bored. Suddenty buth/ it « draw, and he sprees for in: the to take notice, IM) tas: twelve rounds Little Chocol fing was s husky white boy ®94| legs had been eo etiffened with cramps the old fighting name Of/ that he had to stand in his corner between rounds, being unable to sit down, There never was any “quit” In Little Chocolate, The yellow in his skin was all on the outside, Although fight- ing for the bantam title he weighed a Little, met each rush ety-six pounds, In none of dis this stags did he scale more! Largest Crowd Since Opening] s to § and 4 to 5, third. Sprite, 116; fg! than 108 or 10, What mo G's So he rund be cay boast. thing ike tnck? closed one of his on, isles ed Jy with his left hand, ho! Hf the last ars doubled againet his side} bank on Washington street in Boston, a jogh it Were glued there, But the left chief of polive had agreed not to was enough. As Kelly began to st tere. A newspaper man, barred back O'Rourke leaned toward his friend | out, climbed up jaky tiny rain pipe oa to the cornice and swung Himself in and whispered excitedly: “My govdness, | inougn a window. He came near be- Sthat would be a great litte boy If he| OU Omit tain, but some eport.| Y» July 12—One of the biggest crowds was only taught!" In the Afth round ntleman suggested that any on -Dison knocked Kelly Inquiring take euch @round, O'Rourke learned that Dixon ‘as entitled to fived in Cambridge and worked in a y perapher's gallery. mi Peck morning destiny, in the person|the title from bim at inst. Dizon ts Me Weighed 108 pounds then. Jack Mo- ef Tom O'Rourke, went down into the} be district louking for a little da jAuliffe ard Billy Madden seconded the 4 was to interest the eis the third round Dixon whose future row alley, Rocked MeCarty down and practically World. Turning into 9 nar "Y+/ out. His eeconds jumped into. the ring O'Rourke perceived a bi Wifted hin up There was con- Jeaning from an open window. seeins | fusion, and when the ring was cleared see one around he anes iF u Heald M ety Sas oe ap Lay it @o ihe window happened to have board | or” feree Jere n. Dixon te little negro named Dixon. ae peoken ae Uitte Ge a In deliver- 1 t here,” aaid abe, ne punoh, but he made no com- =e tes ae over and see Tom | Plaint. The Aight went on. It was hat géentieman, tura- | PeMatelycontested to the end, and Mc- ‘dao zt sips aaiiab Ic Carty went down to atay tn the twenty. cond round. Trat night after work Dison sidled| Rorore thy year was over Dixon ce pense oer knocked out Abe witlis, champion of saw you ustralia, ve rounds, He was thi “O'Rourke. “I'm thinking of taking boid | undiaputed champion of the wor! :. " of you apd giving you # chance, What/e clear title to all honors, Cue After that, although still Meht, Little 4 en, ame Tl Aght anybody in the! wight, He knocked out Frea domme pen 2 pollshed of Murphy, champion of A: ye MOUT any further ,ceremony | 4+ Now Orieans, when Corbett and. sul O'Rourke assumed Charge of! ivan fought, he met and defeated Ja Little Chooolate’s future. 1) Skelly for the world’s championship wonder what he would have thoughs/ went along fighting scores of batti ome one spered that the smafl| scores and scores of them. He was jm fromt of bim was to become | #olutely invincible Money poured ome of the world’s most famous cham. | hi \ fen flood, ome, invincible in his time, and that) orowa of parasites that. follow under O'Rourke's management Georg?) everywhere. Yet at one tine % had an to roll up @ fortune of over | 990,000 In the Maverick Bank of Boston, ‘g04,008. No one whispered It. O'Rourke] a house, a lot of fine horses, a wife peeling off his coat, took Dixon intu whe | covered with diamonds and hour | Prosperous family. le NLY Pilmmer, Erne, Solly Bmtih and Ben Jordam had the luck to Glued to his side. “And you can me,” says O'Rourke, in telling - George Dixon Was 5 te Fugilist. ‘Among Little Men of Ring for: Historic Period “§ teonth—Fiying Fairy, 108 (Davies), loft. Hablitsel Hned out to Bnodgrass. | september. 1, 2 to 1 and even, first; Prince Eugene, | Dodge was an easy out stealing, Meyers) FIRST INNING—Leach eent @ 12 (Troxler), § to %, even and 3 to 6,0 Doyle. Tinker went out, Bhater to NING WORLD, SATURDAY, SULY 18 BATTING RECORDS FOR BOTH LEAGUES ie ¢ AND BoRReweD AS LONG AS Dixon's hea EARLY AU, OF iis Former BRENDS AND I Poverty, Mars Cassidy to Start Races at Saratoga Mare Casel4n the veteran etarter, bag deen appointed by the Jockey Club to spring the barrier during the Garatoga meeting next month. Old-timers remem- ber well the work of Cassidy at the local tracks when racing was in tte heyday years ago, and his selection to officiate at the Saratoga course gives general satisfaction. Other officials approved by the Jockey Club for the Garatoga meet are: Judges, GIANTS. WContinued from First Page.) team-mates, He was opposed by Dema- ree of the Giants, FIRST INNING—Devore was given a @reat hand as he came to bat; he lined out to Shodgeass in g@hort centre. Beacher went out, Shafer to Merkle. | ~ Maraans stung a ball too hard for tor Merkle to handle and & went for a ih aingle. Meyers perfect throw to Doyle caught GMareans stealing eecond. No OH, Puttin axe BC, Oaithy handel Runs. . 3 Bandl- Burns's hot shot bounded over Tinkers| ‘Continued from First Page) copper, W. 8, Vosburgh; clerk of the Lea for . ty ven Bu Tore @ pretty “ scales, = vu — Lead pees oy teal secon overelid the bag and | Hail; timer, W. H. 5 was out, Clark to Tinker. Shater was|*® *Y President Lynch of the National |to Smith. Curtis snatched Comiden's i Hitchoook was appointed steward to rep- called out on strikes. Fletcher beat out| Leesue. Rot Douncer and tossed Aim out at | resent the Jockey Club, an infield hit, Fletcher out stealing sec-| President Ebbets ery oo uae ‘fied out ¢o Hummed., ees ond, Clark to Groh, No Huns. Two Hits, | before the game started that he bought ECON! NO—! Meyer line filed to Corrid: Malone Outpoints Libby, SECOND I¥NING—Dodge singled to| Mowe from Troy. He will report in| , Wezer ne Of Wheat, cenit | Joe Malone outpointed Young Libby den ran into’ short left and grabbed|for the Harlem lghtweight champion- Daubert's fly. No Runs, ahip at the New Polo A. C. last night. Sea Oe ak Sites Gh eaten, | Mathis (0 Stee bounder to Smith, who fumbled the| SEVENTH INNING—@mith made @| Malone gained the verdict in every Qerrra Cwocovare |) lend 450 6. third, Toen Doyle beat out an infleld hit ae was ball, giving the batter o life. Evers | nice running catoh of Humphries's foul| found except the fourth. 4 1, ele oar eae weyvoure: and ited too hot for Dodge to handle. On the hit then slammed the ball just inside of | fy. Williams line filed to Wheat. Evers iis Fan and run play Merkle sin; to right, the foul line in deep right, scoring . FOURTHIRACE Doyle taking third. Murray forced out Leach. Schulte drove a hot bounder hit to Smith, who fumbled the ball, Merkle, Groh to Tinker, Doyle socring to Cutshaw, who threw him out at] Schulte bounced one over Cutshaw’: giving the Cubs’ manager his base, The Paumonok ‘Handicap; for three- Abate ‘ing Evers ¢o third, Phelan| head for @ base, promoting Rv. INTERNATIONAL ca the play. A wild pit t Mi s is Evers to year-olds and upward; $1,600 added; ae pried gtd nea cute Pomaibad raised a high fly to the infield, which | third. Phelan walked, filling the bases. OVING PicruRE six furlongs; main course; time, 1.12] Groh tossed out Snodgraes. One Run,| Daubert grabbed. Sailer was presented | Saler went out on a bounder, Cutshaw E ie 4-5.—Spring Board, 116 (Davies), 10 to! One Left. with a base on balls, Miller pasted|to Daubert. No Runs, Three Left. 1, $ to 1 and 8 to 5, frst; Iron Mask,| HIRD INNING—Groh was given «| one just inside of the foul line in deep| Smith singled to left. Hummel fol- 184 (Troxler), 7 to 10, 1 to 4 and out, |big hand as he came to bat. He waa|left for two bases, ecoring Evers and | ‘owed with a drive to deep right centre second; Meridian, 129 (Glass), 6 to 1,/ thrown out by Fletcher to first. Clark | Saler. Corriden high filed to Meyer. | for three bases, scoring Smith, Fisher was thrown out by Shafer. Ames wag | Three Runs. One Left. popped to Saler. Yingling batted for . N Light o' My Life, 118; Asylade, 196,/ thrown out by Doyle. No Runs, Humphries pulled down Moran's hot| Curtis and popped up to Miller in short Day Saw Kalinka Win and Hester Prynne, 103, also ran. Demaree was out, Dodge to Hobiitzel, | Jumper with his gloved hand and tossed | !eft, Hummel being held at third. Mo- ’ ee es Burns died the same way. Shafer got a| him out at firat. Cutshaw filed out to|f@n was retired by Corriden and Baler, ) i baso on balls. Fletcher forced out| Schulte, Meyer drove a high bounder| One Run. One Left First Event. JOHNSON ABANDONS Shafer, Dodge to Groh. No Runs. One| to Saler, who beat the er to the bag.| EIGHTH INNING—Allen replaced HYDROPLANE CONTEST. | rer. No Runs. Curtis in the box for Brooklyn. Miller (losin The Bresing Wana) pe I FOURTH INNING—Oevore out, Dem-| SECOND INNING—Bresnahan raised| #trolled on four bad ones, Corsiden BELMONT PARK RACE TRACK, N,| CHICAGO, July 12—Walter EB. John-|aree to Merkle. Doyle ran out in short|@ pop fly which Hummel caught after| flled out to Me; Bremahan singled * 1 son of New York abandoned the hydro-| right and got Besoher’ Mar-| @ sprint in short left. Humphries was|to right centre, Miller tried to score Plane race to Detroit to-day after an} sans filed out to Burns. retired on his infleld jumper by Smith | and s easily caught at the plate, Ince opening day was at the track this] unsuccessful attempt to a Groh made a neat stop of Doyle's| and Daubert. Leach slammed the bail] Moran to Cutehaw to Fischer, Miller CASINO Bway Bau a a 2a oak, afternoon, There wer sily 12,000 in| from Robertsdale, Ind., whe! has| Srounder and tossea him out at firat.| to left for a home run. Evers drew «| was ordered out of the game for dio-|§ Soe ins THE PURPLE | ROAD the stands and club house when the| been delayed for three days. Only three| Merkle fouled out to Clark. Ames| free pass to first. On a hit and run| disputing the dgctston of Umpire Quig- |f €o= niin first field went to the post. A big por-| Myers remain in the contest—Roy Fran-| tossed out Murray, No Runs. game Schulte singled to left, but 88/\ey, Humphries walked, Bretashan go- tion of the grand ttendance was| ¢!# and Beckwith Havens, who were at} FIFTH INNING—Shafer tossed out} Evers tried to reach thind on the hit]ing to second. Wiliams forced iHum- tasks We 6t EAN OHOh OReR, Mich., and Glenn 1. Martin, | Dodge. Doyle toased out Hoblitael.| he was easily natled on Wheat's throw | pnries at second, Hummel to Cutshaw. 4 t Lake Harbor, Mich., at the fouled out to Meyers, No|to Smith. One Run. One Left. No Runs, Two Lett, For th rae ie rd; $400 last report. Runs a 7 a aie Neosat races first on Poagile muft| Mitchell replaced Miller in left feld ‘o! ideas ard; inker made a neat atop of Meyer’s| of Evers’ fine throw, Daubert was r “ . oF added; en furlonge.—Kalinke, 107 Just as the sun was coming up this for Chicago. Cutshaw soaked the ball pede grounder and threw him out at firat.| tired on Me infield bounder by Eve (Rightmire), 8 to & out and out, Arst; renee onnse punched hie craft | Gnodgrase groundeed ‘to’ Hobliteel un-| and Baler, Wheat going to second. Bmith |{r ts'the fence the nit was easa tae Yonghee, 10 (Glass), 7 to 3 8 to 6 and| eu) gpeed, He failed to notice a peer eesiated. Ames pulled down Demaree’s| pasted a iong fly to Miller, Wheat mov-| three bases. Humphries was then te ALES, Fosnings ee out, secend; Water Welles, 110 (But-|or oating wreckage and one of the| ot bounder and threw him out at/ing up to third after the catch. Hum- | taxen out of the box and Cheney was well), @ to 1, # to 6 and 1 to % third. | oontoons nit It. Two of the watertight| rst, No Runs. | mel was an easy out, Evers to 6: pabsiltites. Maver tite. lee acne WITHIN. THE LAW Time, 1.%2-5. pin, ua, and Ford Mal, compartments were punctured and rap- SIXTH INNING-Groh out, Fletcher) No Runs. One Left. to right centre and as Williame kicked fice fly to Mitchell, Cut AR! DANSE®**; 105, alo ran. War alled with water Johaean imran: |to Merkle, Clark filed high to Snodgrass! . ‘THIRD INNING—Phelan lifted a fiy| tne plate, Wheat sent een stents ARDINE DA ain Tho opeuing event, after the scratch. wtaly returned to the beach He had ua| in short centre, Ames struck out on} to the infield, which Smith caught nesr| Every in short right. Daubert walked, i Sica aes STaevelisus aitens ing of Perthshire, Caliph and Mont facilities for making the three pitched balls. No Runs. T1eq Oy) pezTeMm sO}wE “x0q BsoYoI}d 4D aby Phd Smith then drove the fans wild b; ressor, left Kalinka an odds on chotce.| pairs, so he decided it w Burns was called out on strikes. | to centte for two bases, Wheat made al ginmming the ball on a line to left, She won after being bumped ahd fouled | attempt to continue the race. Groh and Hoblitsel retired Shafer. | pretty running catch of Miller's fy 1M] sugt inside the foul line, for two bases, |2% @ at the turn for —_—_s——. Dodge made a meat stop and shot| left. Corriden rolled one straight up the! scoring Daubert with the tieing run. home, proving that ehe was pounds bet- ( Fletcher out at first, No Run: first base line to Daubert, who retired tH bs 2) petags pent ia 16 YANKEES SCORE AGAIN Hummel was retired by Sater un: SEVENTH INNING—Doyle threw out| him unassisted, No Runs, One Left. Yenghee after showing a lot of early Devore. Bescher beat out a bunt. Mar-| Fischer then set the fans wild by speed, running with Water Welles to FROM GERMANY IN TENNIS. sans singled over second, advancing| pasting the ball on a line to right cen- assisted, Two Runs, One Left. the stretch, finished second three lengt AM, Bescher one base. Bates batted for|tre for two bases. Callahan batted for NOLUMBIA {73",* Burlesque In front of the latte: NOTTINGHAM, England, July 12—The! noage, Beschor stole third and came Ragon, and hit to Evers, who tossed him THE Kissing Mad with i Sam Howe After the race the judges queationed | United States team which yesterday! home on Meyer's bad throw, Marsans first, Fischer reaching third, On WSTEROAN Jockeys Glass and Rightmire on the| WO" Its way to the final round of the| struck out, Hoblitixel also struck out, wild throw to third to WEW AMS bumping match they engaged in, but | Preliminary contest to select a challen-| One Run. One Left. catch Fischer napping, the latter pl se ZIEGFELD ane ron let the race stand as it resulted, ger to meet England for the Davis in- Almeida went to third in place of| crossed the plate » ith the Dodgers’ first REY PT WET Tes | Albert Simon bid the winner up to $1,405| ternational lawn tennis trophy continued | Dodge. Almetia threw out Doyle on @| run, Moran filed to Leach. Cutshaw (Continued from Firet Page.) Acacemy | » Rosary | from Ligne at which price young Dick | practically in the semi-final run against | ot emash to third, Merkle struck out grounded out, Corridon to Sailer, One . Carman bid her In, Germany to-day, althou: hh ‘but had to be thrown out at first, Clark | Run, . a 26 iE SECOND Race. hash ayy es ob) me eee Re dropping the last strike, Murray singled| FOURTH INNING—Curtis replaced | prief sacrificed, Fisher to Hartzell. Pratt [are dtio ie a ‘ For fillies; two-year-olda; $400 add-|navition matches, ‘The United stete,| Bast third. Murray made a clean steal | Ragon in the box for Brooklyn, Bresna- | knocked a vicious ¢riple to the right fleld BS a lely up the thi base ot 8 % vi ed: five and a-half furlongs, straight, |team meets Canada in the Snal next of second. Meyers singled to left scor-| han bdunted safely up rd wall, scoring Shotton, Williams was out, | spw—Daily Mat Y +5. Karly Ing Mureay, Snodgrass forced out Mey-|line, Humphries sacrificed, Fischer to|Cree to Fisher, Johnston strolled, ‘The Piet, A be Mery Lees UP CBMswell), | aah, at: Win bladiane Ga, Almeida to Groh. One Run. One|Cutshaw, who covered first. Willlams|double steal went wrong and Pratt was Brighton W 4 to § and oul, and out, frat; Orotund,| In the frst match to-day R. Norris | tos batted for Leach and grounded out, Cut-|out at the plate, Smith to Peck, to | _%15 & 6.18 _' Mme 109°( Hanover), § to 1, 6 to 2 and 4 wo §,| Williams of Philadelphia defeated Otto| °!t c , ‘ Ne w to Daubert, Bresnahan reaching |smith. One Run. One Left. second; Hurakan, 100 (Musgrave), 6 to| Froitzieim, the German crack, by three BIGHT PeKHC=-Demarse wonpenew | 0 v's bunt and threw him out at Arst,| third, Evers laid down a sacrifice bunt, | throw got Knight, Leverenz and Driet 4: 8th 8 0nd) 1 10: thinks Waser Say, tab) mene popped out to Fletcher, Clark| but as Fischer dropped Smith's throw | gisposed of Midkif, The same pair We: Any ‘Time, 100 and Sanctuary 16, singled into left. Sheckard batted for| Bresnahan scored. Evers was caught| got Smith. No Runs. also ran How Features Daily Fun Every Minute 4 greater case than Maur- McLoughlin of San Francisco had break into his winning streak r on Thursday. . Berghammer ran the ‘bases for| stealing second on Wischer's throw to| Wallace struck out, Lavan walked. | MOTOR RACES# that little Dixon could| With decisions over him. His winning| “8!!¥ Rose showed ahe is among the 1 ue, mptglaond was an easy out|Cutshaw. One Run. ‘Agnew holsted to Knight. Leverons ereer es fights ran into the hundreds. And as he| “TACK twr-year-olds of the year by win- PE «cial stealing, Meyers to Doyle, No Runs. Williams went to centre field for | beat out a grounder to Peck, but when | gxirem roe fis Tar how went along he fought lightweight ning the tecond race from some of the to Play Suburban A. A. Suggs and Kling went in ne the bat-| Chicago. Meyer's bounder went over| Lavan tried to take thint he was out Durked in inileld with ‘was the beginning of Dixon's| Well ns feathers, fantest Abies running, She won all the] The Ironaldes of New Jersey wit meet| tery in place of Ames and Clark, Dema- head and was good for a| Knight to Midkiff, No Runs, PLECHAS ASE He had been figating ai Hi way and In the final elghth Butwell eat | the Suburban A. A, at Suburban Oval,| ro¢ struck out. Burns alvo struck out,| base. Wheat fled out to Willams, ————————— wise, for a coupie of years. | Young Terry McQovern, just } he had @ regular manager, not | the limelight, in IW, ten years after his fone of these parasitic creatures who | victory over MoCarthy. preliminary boys and aviae @ ‘of thelr @& or $3 or 4 purses. IXON fought often du tuok half, from the start. up on her neck looking behind at Oro. | Sixteenth and Gravesend avenues, tund and Hurakan struggling for the| Brooklyn to-morrow. ‘Nhe batteries for place and show honors. Orotund fin. |Suburban A. A.: Wilson and Sohnelder; ished in place position and Hurakan was|for Ironaides: Wolfe, formerly with the third, Newark, International League, and BA) DIO Shafer doubled to left centre. Fletcher] Meyer was nailed trying to steal sec- Sea Chas ae is fe ae ADES te sc rarhouwe doubled to the same spot, scoring Sha-|ond on Bresnahan's throw to Evers.|_ The Ciiftalde Country Club, Bea Doyle popved a fly to Kling. One Run. | pounder to Corriden, and on the lat- . ESP ter’s wild throw Evers, Daubert | CHM, L. I. Was the agreement. Hut he druve he won, He was a mere shado: oad a Mt battles le travesty of @ battle was staged in Philadelphia, ie. eet Tommy . Bit! L, 1, will hold an open swimming m ES iP ‘A wild pitch put Fletcher on third.| Daubert walked. Smith beat out his Be Oe eer ie eae SAD! hessetens ewortn SPORTING, wy, NING—Blackburn batted | reached third, Hummel aingled to right | Zvents will be es, folie: lhyard for Suggs. He was out on three pitched | centre and ecored Daubert and advano-| Cap, 10-yard. scratch (special open to early apeed in the race, balls, not takin; awing, erors one ing @mith to third, Fischer was| sea Cliff residents only), canoe tilting erase Besoher lined out’ to Grat by Corrid i fancy dives, but stopped at the end, Any time was ranttonal Games. out to Baedgrase, thrown out at y en,’ One | an: 4 but stopped at the end. Any Time was} What tateraes to ‘be the most’ spec- SBnodgrassa, No Runs. Run. Two Left, Gold medals for firsts, sliver medals The time of the race, 1044-6, was the| Barrett. The game will begin at 3.30 fastest of the meeting and within 4-6 of |P. M. with @ preliminary game at 1.15 second of the record. Water Lily|P. M. seconds, bronse medals for third coulda’t gain an iach. tecular athieto meet ever held: in ’ play hil ey uiyty ay! ted pisces ‘The races will be held under BELMONT i Aen THIRD RACE, Te Sie Maes been | SUNDAY WORLD “WANTS” [82 om olan tn. rules of the A. A. U. ‘Matry blanks aks Mandionp; three-year-olds and up- | posite eae ‘ FeO a ees ene ea tan eekaetes Seeataen treme cate. Herblin, | nton, rite} ogition, and rT aking & away Athletic Wendi WM ofied; one mile and a ols. ‘Rotptre City Parks Auye » WORK mownay WONDERS. 'ci::ve., S2ior torced Phetan at Mond, Club. Sea CUI,