The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-28
STOOD rounrrEN ROUNDS.
Then Jehasen Dropped before Dixon's
Furious 1ushos.

furaoua 1ush0s.
CLUE HOUSE, COMFY ISLAND, L. l., June
2s.-The Coney Island Athletic Club had
q big crowd last night ut the prize fight
between Fred johnson Of Birmingham,
England, and George Dixon, the feather
weight champion of the world. The Ca
sino was over three quarters full and
there must have been 5000 persons present.
Two hours before the doors opened,
crowds stood on the streets outside Of
the club, the outlook then being that
even q larger number Of persons would
be in attendance than finally assembled.
1t was a paying crowd, however, about
$4,000 being realized, a. tickets sold at
g10 and $5 each, and the boxes at $50.
John l. Sullivan arrived about $50 and
was loudly cheered.
The fighters weigh he'd In at 4 4o'clock In
the afternoon. The beam was placed at
III pounds and neither man made II
son was fully pound heavier. Dixon
seemed to be at about lib pounds.
The big fight was begun ct 9.45. Dixon
was the first to show, but II was ID min
utes afterwards before Johnson appeared.
The crowd became impatient at delay
and called for the Engllshman to come
out. 1t was thought Johnson wanted all
the time possible "to gain weight" an
the smart people had IL. Meantime the
people cheered Dixon.
When johnson finally came out there
was applause for him, but there was .
hiss or two as well.
Dixon was seconded by Tom o O'Rourke,
Morris Kelly OF Boston and Ed: DAILY OF
Providence. Mike Brady OF Lawrence,
Mass, held the watch for him. John
sons handlers were Charley Norton OF
Newark, N. j., Bill Plimmer and Benny
-kxr lfsh
j. Donohoe kept time for him. AL
Smith, the regular official OF the club,
was the referee.
Dixon in the first round, opened pro-
ceedings In characteristic manner, and
rushed Johnson against the ropes, play
ing at the same time with his left on the
Englishman's stomach and his right on
the jaw. johnson did not rally until
Dixon was on top OF him again in the
same way. He then somewhat recovered
his senses, and in the in-fghting that
followed, planted his right couple of
times on Dixon's ribs.
The second round was almost q repeti-
tion of the first, except that Johnson be-
gan to duck in front of Dixon's rushes,
and Dixon twice caught him in the face
with the left hand upper cuts. Clinch
followed clinch, Dixon doing all the
rushing and the in n-fighting was fast and
furious. 1t was the same in the third
round, and the excitement In the hall
was.terrific.
johnson stood the gafi, and came up
for every round like thoroughly game
man. Round after round went on the
that johnson could take terrible lot of
punishment, and Tom O'Rourke advised
Dixon to be cautious with his hands.
No less than four times before the 7th
round johnson became groggy under the
double handed blows he received on the
- L.. III
and never failed to come out looking
fresh at the next call of time.
From the eighth round to the twelfth
johnson seemed to get q little stronger,
although Dixon did some rushing during
the period. johnson proved to be fight
er after the Austin Gibbons order, slow
In movement, but capable OF taking beat
ing enough to tire most men out.
In the 18th round Dixon began to grow
lively again for a moment and made an
other OF his effective rushes. Then he
dropped OF again.
In the 14th round and last, Dixon again
few at his man. He jabbed q wicked left
into Johnson's stomach and as the Eng
lishman bent forward under the blow,
Dixon's right met him squarely on the
jaw.
1t was a knock-down blow, and as he
fell, Johnson's left hand caught Dixon's
right and the Englishman pulled the coll
Dixon's head on top of Johnson's and 40
the latter's struck the stage II was with
great force.
The report made on the platform was
so loud that some people thought that
the under mans skull had been fractured.
Dixon was up In second. johnson did
his best to get up. He was on his feet
once, but he reeled and fell. He tried
again and got to his knees, but he was
dazed and fell over on his
side. This time he was unconscious.
His seconds claimed that Dixon had
back heeled him, but the referee would
not allow it. johnson was dead to the
world for nearly q minute, and Dixon
got the decision.
It will always be q question whether
the blow or the fall defeated johnson.
His friends assert that he had received
many OF the same kind during tho fight
and always recovered, but there can be
no doubt that the Englishman was no
match for Dixon in science.