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TIIK OMAHA SUXDAY BEE: JANUARY 2f.
UILLER RODE 334 WINNERS
11 Jockeys for the Second Time
Lt Year.
BTILL HOLDS WORLDS RECORD
sULec tMn Will MeDanlel
anal B. Di( ei -H. Boyle
-n4 Arenlkaln Hest Over
the J !.
"Walter Miller, In 1, was first among
the riders on tha flat In th number of
winning mounts lat sesson. ssys Chicago
JUcflng Form, but tin fll short of his great
record of riding S winner In the previous
year. In respect to percent of winning
mounts n wu at least eonstete nt.' scoring
per cent. In each of the two years.
That ha U a very successful rider Is a
matter of record, and that record carries
with It the certainty that ho excela In some
of th qualities that go to make a high
elaa Jockey, but there are not a fw who
question hla Judgment of pace and deem
him lacking In other particular adherent
ta tha truly great artist In the saddle. B
thai aa tt may. Miller shares with T. Burna
h fame of having for two successive yeHre
led tha Jockeys of the country and If In
creasing weight doea not curtail iTls
opportunities may doso agnln In im The
table of leaders alnca and including 10"
reads aa folio wa:
Wear. Jockey 1st.
1 Perklnn IM
JW5 r. Relff ?i
jm H. Martin 173
2d.
177
102 '
1.S2
213
173
10
221
2-6
152
2S0
143
3W
226
3d.
129
M
111
!
3
1.19
13
111
va
171
M
19
170
pr.
.26
.35
.21
.2
.23
.24
jm T. Burn f7
JKM T. Burna 273
Ifltrt Mitchell 1"5
ytm W. O'Connor 26S
Jfl Itanoh 27
w iuiier rrs
VH Hildebrand.. 27
M6 Nlcol , 2J1
1W W. Miller &
'.26
.26
.2
.2
.28
JW7 W. Miller 384
J. La I "eeoad.
In all 31 rldera took part In the fiat
racing for 1907, of whom 117 rode ten or
more winner a, 187 rode Icaa than ten winner
autd 847 paaeed the year without experiencing
tha gratification of riding a mount Into the
circle In front of the Judge reaerved for
the uneaddllng of a winning horee.
The colored rider J. Lee waa aecond to
Miller by virtue of period of atrlklng
auccea at New Orleana laat winter and at
IoUlsvtlle and Latonla In the aprtng and
early aummer. Hiding the wlnnera of the
entire card of alx race at Latonla wa one
of hla feata and a record. ( Later In the
year ha aeemed to grow timid and fell off
in horaemanatilp and auccea. .
R. Daniel finished third in the Hat.
Puddln' 1 not favored ; by the writer
avt tending racea and aeldom la awarded
pralaa for good riding, but he aeema to
get there Juat the aame, and haa made
quits a creditable record in the laat two
year with 102 winning mount in 1906
nd 177 In 1907.
Tha rlrtng-lightweight.' R Dugan, prac-
' tlcally unheard of In 1906, achieved groat
distinction, and In hi first year of real
opportunity piloted 164 wlnnera. Dugan la
hid to ba Miller' moat formidable com-
, jmtltor and probable successor In lear
ahlp. He la a boy of great promise and well
equipped In thoae . particular In which
Miller aeema deficient, riding at long dia-
' tancea with marked Judgment aa well a
being able to - hurry 'away In' sprint a
alertly aa any rider of the day.
Nlcol rode skillfully in 1907 but fell off In
percentage and found It difficult to keep
' down to riding weight. Riding In but 4K1
racea In 1907 against 930 1n 1906 tell it own
atory In that respect.
Nantes la the Twenty Class.
This Is the list of those who guided twenty
t or mora winner In 1907:
Jockeys. , , 1st.
W. Miller.. 834
J. l 214
R. McDanlel.. 177
JO. . Dugan 164
O. H. Shilling 136
-Nlcol lS
M. Preston tx
Hotter 12ft
O. Koemer........ 119
Moreland . , 117
Mountain 115
Oaroey W
W. Knapp M
Delaby 96
Lloyd 81
2d. 3d. P.C.
226 170 .28
161 147 .21
160 IM .20
156 117 .17
112 80 ' .22
81 6 .27
115 97 .17
102 18 .18 .
Ill W) .21
119 106 .16
86 84 .18
64 60 .20
64 66 .19
60 68 .20
89 82 .14
73 74 .12
86 9. .12
66 47 .16
92 73 .14
72 66 .12
70 70 .13
89 94 .12
67 42 .18
42 40 .16
87 75 .12
64 66 .15
62 61 .14
62 68 .13
54 74 .10
64 80 ' .11
64 52 .13
46 48 .16
49 47 .12
65 50 .11
61 69 .11
66 79 .09
42 33 .16
50 30 .10
63 33 .13
43 22 .15
42 60 ' .13
72 (87 .06
50 60 .09
67 67 .08
S3 32 .14
32 38 .10
28 32 .18
39 26 .14
46 46 .11
67 48 .09
40 88 .12
28 20 .21
: 26 .CO
66 M .(8
24 S3 .12
Pickens 79
Sandy 77
Knclander
73
D. McCarthy.
G. Swain
A. Brown.....
..'73
.. 72
.. 71
.. 71
Goldstein
C. Rosa..
70
t?. Burns 70
11. Austin 89
J. Muiphy 68
p, Davis 69
f. Poland 68
Lw r iscner pa
7. Martin at
Lynrgua 66
.adtke ; w
Butler 61
latnaa Henneasy.
61
60
49
48
47
, 46
. 46
Powera
TU Ixiwe
K William
JO. Lynch
Vcirschbaum
Fnuntar
J. Graham
SHrussel ...........
Oaugal 48
y. Burton
XXgglna
Bookman
Minder
J. Martin
Kaoah
. Musirrava
SBuxton ..
J. Harrta (dead) xk
Taylor 36
fornor 3
akubucbon , 26
We must all use laxatives
1 we who cat rich foods and exercise
too little. The best way to take them is a Cascarct
at a time when you need it
You know when you need Cascarets. '
You feel a certain dullness, a depression perhaps the ap
proach of a headache.
You aay, "I must take something tonight!" But why do you
waste the day?
It is easy to keep at your best at all times, if you'll do it.
The way is to carry a box of Cascarets with you. Take one
Just as soon as you need it.
Then the clouds rise at once.
Tha need for Cascarats is a
4ruf tint yourself.
Wo must jet a laxative some way. If we don't get it through exercise,
tad through propor food, we must get it otherwise.
. Cascarets are the next best way. -
Ask your Doctor about it.
Ho will tell you that the day of the violent purgative is past. The day
f pills, salts, castor oil and cathartics. s -
This is tho day of the gentle in medicine, tho natural, tho pleasant.
Cascarou act just a certaia foods act-just as exercise acts-on the
bowels. '
Cascarets are candy tablets. They are sold by all druggists, but never
Ip bulk, Bo sure to get the genuine, with CCC on every tablet. The prico
b SO cents, 25 cents and
10 Cents per Box, m
j rtv ?s 44 n .11
A. Martin ; 4.S 3 "I
llorfl ? M
l.tehert M '
Jo.,,1i Hogs W 2"
x-ihirn 21 t .11
Mulcahy 1 1 3 -1
Kuna 2i r ; .
.. Hunter fi" W W
I". Rwsln ?7 :'" 11
'herry M T7 17 .!'
Hilar r 4S 4" "5
41. tJrr.ua ?S 1 15 .W
Phrrve LM -'1 .1
p. Riley 1 i 17 .11 .
John Hcnnessy :'2' 2.1 '.'.1 .11
J. Johnson :i 24 3 .1"
llartv 21 W Si
Trox'lcr 24 Si .
Finn IJ 20 ;' .07
lleMel 21 -'4 19 .12
flcnvtlle 21 IV 1 .12
MeRae 21 ' 1 t'i .1"
V. ttt Zl 1 24 .
J. Pullman W 10 17 .-'J
Mentry 20 21 X .10
Over the Jempe. .
Two riders. II. Boyle and Archlhaid rode
the winners of fifteen atcepjcchaacs In 19J7
and tied for firt place In number of m in
ning mounts. Boyle waa unknown to the
Hat of 1!X-S. and Archibald waa second to
Nat Ray thnt year. McClure came next
with fourteen wfnners. and II. Sione, Mc
Inerney and B. McC'lnln tied for fourth
place. with thirteen each. Nat Ray had to
take a back seat with eleven winner, hut
haa no superior In hla cnlllng In thla coun
try. T. Rap, I)iixe, I. 1 lagan and M.
Henderson all had a fair measure of uc
ceca. In all 133 Iwkeya rule In the steeple
chases. Of these rlxty eight rode winners
and slxty-flre were so unlucky or unskil
ful as to have no winning mounts. The
Jumping racea were 317 in number and the
rldera who guiiled five or nv re winntr
were as follows:
Jockeya.
H. Boyle
Archibald
If. Ktnne
Mclnerney
McClure
8. McC'lain
Donohue
Ray
T. Rae ".
at. 2d. 3d. P.C
ir. 6 8 .'
IS 13 17 .It
13 6 8
13 ' HI 8 .19
14 .23
13 11 8 .19
12 4 3 .60
11 8 ' 7 .27
10 12 6 .20
10 13 8 .18
9 1 6 .41
9 10 9 .21
7 3 2 .30
6 2 .26
8 6 5 .25
8 2 2 .10
5 3 .19
6 10 ' 10 .17
10 1 .13
6 1 3 :28
6 3 .24
5 6 2 .22
5 2 1 .14
6 4 6 .14
ft 2 .12
.5 9 8 .11
Pupee 10
M. Henderson
V. Hna;an
Dayton
McAfee
T. O'Brien
Huppe ..
Yourell ..
Masnada
John Mui
Rodrock
J. Ford .
B. Helder .
A ma tear Jockeya
Fifty-three races were given .for gentle
men riders In 1907, and they were won, by
twenty-one gentlemen riders, leaving
forty-two In the unlucky ' lint of nonwln-
ners. TJie successful rldera and their rec
ords are as follows:
Gentlemen Riders 1st." 2d. 3d. P.C.
Mr. Taylor 8 8 7 .21
Mr. J. J. Brlen 7 8 9 .19
Mr. D. Kerr S 2 2 .33
Mr. Mathla 4 1 .. .
Mr. Alpera 3 '2 .. .0
Mr. R. F. Carman, Jr... 3 1 .43
Mr. Wright 8 3 3 .17
Mr. Holland 2' 1 .. .66
Mr. Henderson 2 1 1 .31
Mr. Harrison 2 1 3 .22
Mr. C. Smith 2 2 1 .18
Mr. J. Tucker 2 6 . 1 .17
Mr. Page 2 2 3 .17
Mr. Oollyer 1 .. l.CO
Mr. Haves 1 fr 1 .50
Mr! I,. Evans 1 2 .25
Mr. Wray 1 2 1 .2)
Mr. Wataon 1 1.3 .20
Mr. Oasaldy 1 I I .17
Mr. Nicholas 1 M .. ' .17
Mr. E. Tucker 1 2 1 .14
JOCKEY MILLER'S MOTHER LOSES
la fft,200 Behind After Backing- Son'a
Moinli for Two Year.
The sad experience of the followers of
Jockey Marvellous Miller at Oakland this
winter was considered Inevitable before the
boy had been riding on Long Tom Wil
II a his' track a month. After two years
of Incessant work in tha saddle Miller
began to grow stale on tho metropolitan
tracks last fall. So many bad ride were
credited to him that hi work became
matter of general curiosity. Few believed
that Miller was not trying, while many
close students of the racing game were
sure that he was either going back or wa
not taking proper care of hi health. The
climax waa reached one day at Brighton
Beach when Miller put up a shocking ride
on the Sullivan plater. Rye. Aa Miller
came back to the scales one of the stewards
sent for him.
"I do not believe that that wa a criminal
ride. Miller," said the official, "for I'd hate
to think that you are no longer honest
But understand, young man, that if you
put up another such ride on this track I'll
see to it tiiat you are barred for the rest
of the meeting!"
"I really did my best, air!" was Miller'
response. "But I know that I'm not riding
like I used to and it's because I am get
ting stale!" .
When Long Tom Williams bought the
contract on Miller' services and took him
to Oakland In November he did a very
shrewd thing, for he attracted thousand
of casual racegoers who began playing
Miller' mount. But the crack Jockey rodd
so poorly and In such long streaks that the
books won more than S300.COO before the boy
began to display something of his real
form. Then everybody was flat broke. Th
moat fanatical follower of Miller was hi
mother, Mrs. Adolph Goldstein, whose hus
band was a highly respected brass founder
of South Brooklyn. Ever since the cam
palRn at Oakland opened Mrs. Goldatel
haa occupied a certain seat In line, with
the Judges' stand from which she has
natural need.
Don't think that you art
watched tha Victoria and defeats of her
hor- Mr Ooldateln died a dosen year ago.
o that mother and aon have been fighting
llfe'a battle together ever atnee. Miller,
ho assumed that name when he went on I
the turf, has amasaed a bank rH of t2S.0.
but that does not prevent hla mother from
betting f 10 on each of hla mounta.
Is the Joe.key'a mother a winner? Pha
aa played a fixed 110 wager on the horso
rld.len by her aon for two years, re-ardlca
of price, and ahe la H.2O0 behind. She
frankly confeaaea that the system I" a bad
ne and that ahe la going to quit apeculat-
ng. i
If It la Imposalble to beat the game by
following Miller It Is out of the question
to lieat the horaea by playing any other
Jockey. Miller la earning xS.ouO a month
nd his mother says thrft this la enoufjh
of a revenue to bf derived from the racing
game without taking chances. This infornia
tlun may be of Inlereat to the thmiannda
of New Yorkers who followed Miller re
ligiously on the local trai-Us last season.
DIVISION OF DATES SEEJiS FAIR
Stewards In Control Have Done tiond
Job Thla Tear.
NEW YORK. Jsn. 2S. The stewarda of
he Jockey club and those in control of the
various racing waaoclatlona .In thla slate
can be congratulated for their handling of
the vexed question of i an equitable allot-
ment of dates for the coming season. In
order to give proper recognition to the
Ktnpiro City Raclhg association, which Is
now within the fold, the other associatlona
were forced to make some concessions, and
thla waa done In a spirit of fairness which
reflects credit on all concerned.
The best Internets of the sport have been
conserved and harmony exlata where a
year ago there waa much friction and disc
ord. Jamea Butler, president of the Em
pire City Racing association, and his at
orney. Jamea Russell Soley, made a .long
and determined fight for recognition, which
waa opposed by the State Racing commis
sion and the Jockey club for reasons which
arpeared Bound to them. Once tho ques-
lon waa settled, however, the hatchet waa
burled, and the aport Will be the better
for It. It would be hard to imagine a bet-
er arrangement of dates with ao many In-
tercsta to be conaldered. Mr. Butler ha
expressed himself a entirely aatlafled.. He
get fifteen day In Auguat, of which five
are clear, and the meeting at Tonker will
begin after a short let-up of about two
weeks, which Is long enough to whet afresh
he appetites of thoae who may have grown
'track aorc." The rest of the dates come
tn October, at a time when the Inclosure
In Weatchester county ahpuld be the most I
attractive of all the year. Those who en-
Joy the change of air and scene at Saratoga
will not flock back when the Empire City
meeting begins, but, even If the majority
should. Interest In the sport up tho state
I
s keen enough to make the meeting there
pay without all the "regulars" from New
York. This was proved laat year, when
Yonkcr raced in conflict for seventeen
days. With the date question settled and
out of the way the racing skies are pretty
clear.
BABY RACERS EARLY IN FRANCE
iters Bfar Start In Jane Instead
of July. ' "
NEW YORK, Jan. 25. The French Jockey
club haa taken down the bar with regard to
the early, running of two year old by a
recent ruling which permit youngsters of
selling nlate class to compete in race after
the first Monday in June. Heretofore the
babv racers of that country have been
Idle until the last day"-of July, and the
change is one that meet with general ap-
r.rcv.1 foe the reaaon that It la hedaed
with a restriction that Insure the saving
of the better juveniles.
The latest ruling of the French turf au
thorities If the two year old may. race
after the first Monday In June, but only
In selling racea. Other event for Juvenile
will not be permitted before the last day
of July. A foreign owner take few
chance with what they consider first-class
horses In selling races, it Is believed that
only genuine selling plater will take part
In these early events,
It will develop from time to lime, of course
that flrst-clas youngsters have been out
in these early races, but as a result of un
derestimation. Very many unconsidered
horses have taken part in cheap racea, to de
velop later on Into classical material. Only in
the case of owner deslrou of making bet
ting coups will good youngsters be saddled
for the early baby races, and In such cases
there will always -be the chance of a run
up after winning or a claim in case of do
feat. The new ruling was made at the
solicitation of owners of large stable de
slrous of weeding out their strings,
There Is material In thl move of the
French Jockey club for much thought on
the part of leading turf men of this coun
try. While a majority of American horse
men have from time to time expressed a
belief that less early pacing of two year
olds would be of direct benefit, there haa
always been a feeling that to entirely pro
hlbit Juvenile races would be unwarranted
Interference with the rtahts of ownera
The Interdiction of two year old race ex-
cept for selling platers until even the first
day of June would helD. In a measure, to
solve a problem that ha really become
very serious, a proved by the scarcity of
first-class preformers of four year old
and upward.
ROGERS GETS SORE AT THE TURF
New If am pah ire Mm Doesn't l,lke the
California, Game.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. J6.-Rogers, the
New Ilamphlre turfman, is so disgusted
with the racing game "that he has decided
to go back to his home to rusticate. Kver
since he lost a big wager on Sister France
and lost his horse in the bargain, because
the judges refused to allow him to change
rides Rogers has been dissatisfied with the
sport. He stated that he would retire from
the turf and would never again run horses
over the Emeryville course as long as
Judge Hopper was In. the stand.
ABE ATT ELL BROKE ON PONIES
Money Won in One at lag I Wasted In
- Anstker
SAN. FRANCISCO. Jan. 25.-Abe Attell,
the lightweight fighter, has squandered a
fortune backing the ponies. Being clever
at hia own game, he figured that he could
beat another. Some friend tipped Abe that
th races were a snap to beat and he has
been following them ever since. When he
has no fight on hand the little .Hebrew
scrapper can be found at Emeryville hop-
scotching about for Inside information. In
side Information la for suckers, and Attell
gets his share. Before Attell went Into
the ring for his last battle he was prac
tically broke. Hi forfeit wa posted by a
Fillmore street friend, who haa too much
brain to dabble with the bookmaker. Abe
even had to borrow money to tida him
over until after the fight. But for the
horse he would now be in -comfortable
circumstances, for he has earned a big
bunch of money.
Speaking of fighting. Attell mentioned
the terms under which he would fight
Frank ie Nell, who has been pegging him
ever since, he beat him at Los Angelea.
Aba aald Nell could only have a match by
giving hhn a 11.500 side bet. "Jim Nell haa
been yelling his head off about me being
a coward." aald Abe. "I hava got tired of
this talk. If Neil i on tha level ha will
atva ma a tl.HO bet. but if ha Is four-
ha rninT Frankia cannot hava
fi.ht from ma undsr any other, Urma."
FORTUNE SMILED. ON DIXON
Things Broke Well for the Little
Boxer Until He Drank.
CAREER OF LITTLE CHOCOLATE
(ht lrCartarr Johaann, krlly
mwt Other rtlvala Oat f Condi.
tlen Crashed hy MeOov
ern. He "Blew His Lark.."
(Continued from Page One.)
skipped out of the hall and caught a train
for New Tork. It was not long afterward
that the spectators, aeclng that both boys
WPre n in an(j COuld no longer Inflict
harmful punishment, called for a draw. So
that at the end of the sevv-ntleth round Al
Smith, one of the best referees that ever
decided a glove fight, rendered that kind
of a verdict. Dixon had received the worM
punlahment.
Coming- t the Front.
It was not long after that O Rourke took
Dixon to England to meet Nunc Wallace
before the pelican club for the feather-
wr.t,t championship of Great Britain.
although McCarthy was still the American
champion In that claas. Wallace would
have been only a good second rater In thla
country, and Dixon beat him In eighteen
rounds with comparative eaae. Johnny
Murphy, 9 great llttlo pugilist, who had
Boston rlngsters by the ears, waa pilled
against Dixon after that and after forty
rounda of tho hardest kind of fighting be
fore the Gladstone club of Providence,
n. I.. Dixon got the decision on his merits.
Getting down to hia most Important
ring battlea, we come to Dixon's second
fight with Cal McCarthy for the feather
weight title. Thla affair was decided near
Troy In the presence of 5,000 sporting men
from all parts of the country. The fight
waa for a purae of $3,800. I-) to the loner.
with a $2,000 aide bet. Dlxon a luck was
a big factor In tho victory scored by him.
A mutual friend called on both pugilists
as they were resting In neighboring hotels
before entering the ring. Dixon was
trained to' the minute, was In excellent
spirits and also confident, as he had re
celved a tip as to McCarthy" real physi
cal condition. Dixon waa never a boaater,
but that night as he lay on his cot he said:
I think I'm going to win that cham-
plonshlp this time, and It won't be another
seventy-round fight, you can bet!"
"You look pretty fit, Cal!" said the
mutual friend to McCarthy as he greeted
the latter and tried to encourage him.
"Do I?" was his sad reply. "But have
you seen the other fellow? .1 hear he'
fit to fight for his life!"
Little McCarthy, as he sat there waiting
for the word to go to his Waterloo, showed
the marks of long, hard dissipation. When
Jere Dunn, the referee, called Dixon and
McCarthy to the center of the ring com
petent judge saw quickly that McCarthy
waa not in form. The New Yorker who
had bet on his chances tried hard to hedge,
but it wa too late, for Dixon had become
a strong favorite. McCarthy had Billy
Madden and Jack McAuliffe behind him
In the ring and they gave him plenty of
sound advice, but it availed nothing, as
McCarthy soon fought himself out and
became completely fagged out after seven
or eight round.
Dixon wa after him all thl time, ripping
that wonderful left Into the body and
swinging ma powenui ngm xor me neaa
n nec- "icnny aner DacKing away
lr,FU ""vera. uraf. io land ni lamoua
"double handed knockout." but he could
nut reauii me ui&ck. oo .aner iweniy-iwo
round of one sided milling McCarthy
dropped to the board from sheer -ex
haustion and was counted out. Dixon did
not hava a scratch when he left the rfng.
It was hi luck to catch the champion at 1
his worst.
Prior to thl battle McCarthy and Dixon
were matched to fight at the Puritan Ath
letlc club of Long Island City, in which
Pat Gleason of battleaxe fame had more
than a passing Interest. But two hours
before the men were scheduled to enter
the ring the Queen county authorities
stepped In and put an end to the proposed
mill. This was another bit of good luck
for Dixon, as McCarthy at that time had
been carefully trained by Jack McMasters,
who compelled the little Jerscyman to walk
a crack, with the result that . McCarthy
was In splendid fettle, which might have
been Dtxon'a undoing had they been able
to meet.
It Is .a noteworthy fact that Dixon
weighed 116 pounds ringside for McCarthy
In both fight, a that waa the old-time
recognized featherweight limit. It was
Dixon' manager, however, who afterward
gradually brought the weight up to 122
pounds, weighing In three or four hour
before the contest.
Dowb the Mate with AH. ,
Dixon' next Important battle wa with
Abo Willi, who wa heralded aa the
""reat Auatrallan champ!on"-o much so
tn" lne fauiorni Ain.euc ciuo nung up
purse or 4.. of whlcti $760 went to the
lor. Willi waa only a imra-raier and
Dixon, his luck still with him, beat the
overrated Antipodean in nva easy rounds.
Everything waa breaking well for the
teatnerweigni cnampion in mose a ays ana
Manager O Rourke picked new victims for
Dixon one after another with rare Judg
ment,
Fred Johnson, the alleged featherweight
champion of Kngland, was Imported by the
Coney Island Athletic club to meet Dixon
for a purse of $4,500. Tha weight waa 118
pounds at 3 o'clock, or. six hour before
entering the ring. Johnson was a very
willing worker, but he should never have
agreed to thl light weight. He had almost
run himself to death on the Coney Island
sands whtn bis stupid trainer found that
two nights before the mill the Englishman
wa much over weight. So Johnson was
made to take a dose of medicine which
rattled his system and took all of his
strength away, with the result that when
he got on the scales he was aa weak as a
rat in a trap.
But he drank beef tea in quantities and
managed to pick up considerable weight
and strength before he crawled through
the ropes. It was a hard battle. In which
Johnson did nobly, but he actually took on
two pounds during the mill. In the four
teenth' round Dixon rushed tha Bngliih
man, who, some people still Insist, was
backheeled. Johnson's head hit the hard
floor with great force, the referee counting
him out. Thus was Dtxon'a fighting luck
again well Illustrated. -
Skelly u Easr Mark.
Thtr wa a clear-cut, clever boy named
Jack Skelly, who had won the world's
amateur championship In the featherweight
I clan.
Ha looked so good and game to
former State Senator William H. Reynolds
that the latter offered to back Skelly
against Dtxon for 15,000 a side. The match
was quickly made and the Olympic club
of New Orleans Immediately hung up a
purse of IU'.ViO for th battle. This was
1 oaa of the three memorable fight a In the
fistic carnival hem In tha CrK:nt City In
September. 191. when John I Sullivan waa
stopped by James J. Corbet t and Jack Mo
Aullffa knocked out Billy Myer, the
Streator Cyclone.
A sum of H'.,600 In purse and stake wa
mora than Dtxon or any other boy In hi
claa had ever before battled for. It wa
a Ulxon a luca mat exeiiy was looiiawy in
duced to train at Bay St. Louis, wher ha
soon contracted fever, which made It Im
possible for him to get Into proper con
dition. In addition to this misfortune
Skelly' backer, who was at the training
quarters, took Johnny Griffin, a clever
ghtwetj;ht aalde, two daf a before the fight
and-gave him secret Instructions to box
Skelly, also to "go at him hard." Just to
Ind aut If Jack could stand the gaff. Skelly
waa told that It waa going to be mo rely an
exhlbltlon-a fatal mistake. Griffin fol
lowed Instructions and sailed In hammer
nd tongs. - In the second round so hard
did OrifHn hit that he broke Skelly's nose.
So it can be Imagined in what shape Skelly
waa In for thla Important mill.
He was advised to throw up the matchvJ
but rather than have hla backer lose the
$r,0t0 he decided to go ahead. Dixon of
course knew all about Skelly' plight, so
when the fight started the featherweight
champion simply jabbed with his long left
until he had Skelly's nose spread all over
his face. For eight rounds Bkclly fought
gamely, while suffering agony, after which
his chief aecond. Jack McAuliffe, humanely
threw up tho sponge. Incldently Dixon
was lucky to get away from New Orleans
with a whole skin, for some of tha hot
headed southern aport a actually wanted to
hoot Dixon In the ring for "whipping a
decent white bov."
On the Dowb Grade 4
Luck followed the little champion until
he acquired the drink habit. While his
manager was satisfied with a few glasses
of beer nfter a victory, Dixon would get
pocketful of money and start opening
wlncj and buying drinks for everybody like
millionaire out on a lark. The colored
fighter had a big heart and slipped many
a five or ten spot to broken down boxers
and old friends. In fact he thew his win
nings Jo the four winds. He was on the
down grade becouae of his habits when his
mtfhager pitted him against Terry Mc
Ciovern at the Broadway A. C. In January,
1900. McQovern was In hia prime then and
he almply slaughtered Dtxon In eight rounds.
It waa pitiful to see "Llttlo Chocolate" prac
tically beaten to death for tho sake of a
few dollars when. In view of his weakened
condition, he should never have been al
lowed to enter the ring with tho South
Brooklyn boy.
Outside of the ring Dixon was a very
quiet little man. He 'never talked . fight
of his own will and never got Into a row If
he could help It. A friend the other day
recalled when Dixon, then appearing ut a
Bowery theater, got Into a row with hla
manager. O'Rourke lost his temper and
punched Dixon in the face with hia bare
knuckles. Dixon was not only daxed but
he was surprised at his manager's conduct
and wanted to cancel his engagement with
O'Rourke on the spot. But after friends
had talked with the little boxer ho agreed
to-make up with O'Rourke, provided tho
latter would offer to shake hands first, but
Dixon never forgot the incident.
Two years ago while Jack McAuliffe was
touring Europe with Big Tim Sullivan .he
ran across Dixon in London. The former
featherweight champion was hungry, also
shabby. In fact he was poverty stricken.
McAuliffe took him Into a restaurant and
treated him to a fine meal. Then he bought
a suit of clothes for Dixon and took him
to Big Tim's room at the Hotel Cecil. Sulli
van knew the little fellow well and gave
him not only money but a first class ticket
to' New York. But when Dixon arrived here
he found that his old time followers had
deserted him. The new generation of ring
followers had forgotten him entirely and
his former friends turned their backs all
but big hearted old John L. Sullivan. "I've
blown my luck." said Dixon to John L.
one day aa they were chatting together
over old times. .
"So did I once!" replied the big fellow,
"but I cut out drink and I've got it i
back!" ,
"I'm afraid It's too late to shift now,
said the little fellow sadly. "I know I'm
ail in and that the end I near."
Good fortune, once the boy' mainstay,
had gone forever. -
HACK AND GOTCH ABE TO MEET
match Between the, Blgc Rasslan and
Iowa Man Certain.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25. George Hacken-
chmidt, known the world over aa the
"Russian Lion," will come to America to
wrestle Frank Gotch, American champion
Hackenschmidt la holder of the world'
wrestling championship and has never
been defeated. Gotch has heard from
Hackenschmidt by cable and Hack is will
ing. The Russian Lion" la a m&rveWjsly
built machine and In' spite of his huge
muscles Is free and quick and supple.. In
physical strength he surpasses Sandow, the
strong man. Gotch cannot compare with
Hackenschmidt in strength, but he will
rely upon his mastery of tha catch-aa-ca'ch-can
tyle of wrestling. Hacken
schmidt is a Graeoo-Roman wrestler. His
first bout In the catch-as-catch-can style
was with Tom Jenkins at Madison Square
Garden for the American title. Hacken
schmidt won that bout with ease, picking
Jenkins up and hurling him to the mat
like a terrier shaking a rat. The contest
between Gotch and Hackenschmidt will be
to a finish.
FLYNN EAGEB .FOR EAUFllANN
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Tina BIcGrsth Says Sam I Dodging:
Jim ui All Comers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S.-T1m Mc
Grath has a fighter on his staff, who I
crying out for a chance to fight Al Kauf
mann, and hi name Is Jim Flynn. .Flynn
would rather fight the. local scrapper than
fall heir to a million. Thl is how strong
he Is for a fight. McGrath dopes it out this
way: . "If his protege should defeat Kauf
mann and then fight Tommy Burna for the
championship and win it It would make
him a millionaire, or close on to It; and
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In gratus."
'I can't understand why Kaufmann la
dodging Flynn," said Tim the other day.
"Jim has been fighting well and would
be a big card with Al. Jimmy Coffroth
assured me that he would make a match
providing the fighters could agree. We
are ready to sign, so It Is up to Kaufmann
to coma through. If Kaufmann should de
feat Flynn It would improve his chance of
getting a match with Burns, who will
probably return to this country shortly."
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