The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-09-08
The Fight in Detail.

The Fight in Detail.
First round-The men had no sooner
been called to the center than Skelly let
60 his left for Dixon's head. The colored
chap lodged cleverly and smashed
Sicily on the face with the left. The
boys then hit each other lightly on the
lace with lefts, and each man made a
pretty play at stopping the rights.
Dixon kept away after this and then
made a rush and clinch. Skelly looked
confident and the crowd yelled.
Second round-Skelly, who stood two
inches over the colored man, again took
the initiative, but missed with the left,
and then Dixon got in two left-handers
on the body. Another left of Dixons
caught Skelly hard In the stomach.
Dixon made two rushes, landed his left
In each on the stomach. Skelly missed
q right hand swing for the jaw in the
second.
Third round-Skelly came up more
wary in this round, but was promptly
knocked down by left-hander on the
ear, and the colored population howled.
Dixon got in three lefts on the stomach
and missed two swings for the head.
Skelly was slow as you please and could
not land three cracks he made.
Made for SkeIIy's Stomach.
Fourth round-Skelly was scary and
let Dixon clinch him until the colored
man caught his left on Skelly's ribs.
Skelly now made rush and Dixon
slipped, but on recovering before Skelly
had time to recover, Dixon turned
around and slapped Skelly hard on the
face with the left. Dixon went in with
the old left and landed three lefts on
the stomach. Skelly seemed dead and
went to his corner in the way of a
groggy man.
Fifth round-Skelly came out looking
strong enough, but made a weak at
tempt with his left to catch Dixon's
jaw. In q clinch Dixon landed left
under the right arm and then smashed
him in the face with the right. Ma.
hogany" now hit left and right on the
eye and nose and Skelly's face was
bloody from the eyes down. Skelly
was quite tired but he stood the gaff.
- Sixth round-Skelly forced Dixon over
to his corner, but could not land blow.
Dixon hit him with left twice under the
right arm, once on the nose, making
more blood flow, and again the left
under the right arm. Dixon rushed
with the evident intention of finishing
his man and landed left and right on
the face. He repeated this twice and
Skelly could not make return of the
weakest kind.
Dixon Floors SkeIIy.
Seventh round-Dixon led left for
face and Skelly stopped it nicely. Dixon
got in stiff right-hander on the stom-
ach and again on the face, once more on
the neck and for the fourth time on the
body under the right arm. All the
blows were hard. Then Dixon went at
him with both hands and hit him all
over the ring. One left-hander on the
jaw hoored Skelly, who was bleeding
freely.
Eighth round--Skelly came up groggy
again. Dixon was as fresh as daisy.
II looked as though the end of the fight
was near and the crowd began 10 leave
the building. Dixon rushed and
smashed Skelly all over the ring. At
close quarters Dixon hit him with the
right on the jaw and the crowd yelled
foul" But there was no foul, as each
had an armful. Skelly went down un-
der the force of the crack, but got up
bloody but plucly. Dixon ran at him
again and thumped with right and left
on the ropes. Skelly was so awfully
played out that he went down again on
his knees. He fell over on his face and
made AN effort to get up, but il was no
use, and he was counted out. The poor
boy had not been a half-sized competitor
for the colored champion The Brook.
Ignite meant well enough, and showed
good heart. but unfortunately be does
not know how to fight good mau.
Dixon was pretty well applauded when
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