The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-28
DIXON WON TIE FIGHT.
goBNsoS MAS KNOCKED OFT IN THE
FOURTEENTH ROUND.

He Was out-Tho English mans Pluck >
Fight--uis Left Is No Good. bat Tie Is ~
Game ., the Gamest OF Them.
There was n prize feht at the Concy Island
Athletic Club last night with all OF prize
hghts proper Accomplishments In the way OF
crowd enthusiasm. and excitement.
B~fore clock tho turnstiles of tho Wcst
End Casino began to click on the ingoing
sportsmen In a casual embarrassing way.
Little By little tho number OF ticketholdcrs
who showed up Mt tho gates Increased. until
by 7;45 o'clock there was steady stream
going in OF ouch Of the three entrances Tho
club had opened two now entrances. and they
worc both needed. Inside the building new
tiers OF seats had been huiit across the north
and south ends Before these seats were put up
It was said that the room would seat 6.7OO
persons. These seats added. perhaps. half n
thousand to tho scnting capacity. Dy $3.50
o'clock. ton minutes before the preliminary
bout began, every DESCENT seat In tho place was
occupied and the SPECTATORS were encroaching
upon even the llTited accomm odations OF tho
very small number Of newspaper men. who
were suosts OF the club.
1t was about 500 o'clock when cheer
which began at tho door and rolled back to tho
south ond 81 the room. increasing in volume
and IN interest as it rolled. announced TINT the
OHHuIlUu Ii-C UHntCT VI INV ehELu Hdu ut'iNcu.
The mighty John T. wore a black-brimmed
straw hat VITA wide black band pulled far
down ovnr his Dyes in such way that his big
cigar len. tho only visible expression TO his
face.
Tho champion and his littio party walked
slowly down the p sc and took seats 10 box
did % IVA? 'E i i.sa s yU at hc sa door ri" in
~ shatp. snayriar fashion that betokened II
different c@"nc. George Dixon with his back,
mr.
1uichiy baG': to hh, ,,ressinr room ana disap-
IeaL.o tn SfT@n Thy .rSltimnory tG 1I, 1f;
had r;octHGsd ak rounds, and q little
ange WHEN W. ntS5L,cpfa BY Ed dL chez Gg
'EHlforninn. who is to meet John l.. mt New Or
leans in SersmesE: For half minute Mn it
Tor do,bs.t. i.ut the big t"liow quickly found
IN 9SS the ws ps n nf es S5G
;sons Y hy hf!, at this time. and the turnstilss
Island durInS tho carly ovSninE, and it was
fhsn shas t9 narty iPNIindns TrsnSr
;fiim%ir INST dsclarsd thcinseves A opan MY
with niqney They scootcd around for odds Of
} 3 to 20 and sayEht on seven times ,h between
Ner a at % nj" but crimson 'H oske s0a
Gonndnnco OF his friends Increased very nuqh.
The lean was placed at IL rounds, when the
Ct it wis a pparsnt, however. thai Dixon N was
aS sm1 S Ip.ndst While Johnson was not
The meeting between the boys was OF tho
3rIendloat Kind: but they did not exchange
many words S After Al separating each said that
Of winpipg 4 rnmor went abroad soon after
the w9;si.iag IN that johnson had had y four
AFTERNOON. md had shown himself to be very
iSleyer. This siifened Johnson's price in the
j h.A h0l
ed o.. Int Bon n Row"nd would ne permit lis
w Tho kSSt Of the evening be-
ronnio OF New York lads. who had met A before
IN ne NJ so-cn!,ed amateur arena They fought
The SeyS ia ' Do "a lT Gr te
t the best q the iSSdlnE up to that tlms: IN
well t3r :. him: Int In the ,ninti, sullivan
was looked upon TO make u hot finish. He did
was too Quick with body blows and jnmping
iAw ,,,,|y. and tho referee gave the decision to
ts shis the crowd sesHpp to how for John
s1aadiyd diffbd tb put Of course neither re-
George Dixon. with Tom o'Rourke. his man.
e af % ss sAS sSS Seat Ho nd
fas tnSh side e the p9tierm with his
Sander Morris Kelly Of bosoa and S9y Ia 0 bay
,s 81 tibroMd9nss: appeared and t9ok w their pc.
Lawrence. Muss. Johnson did not come out
ior nearly fifteen m!nnytcs. and tho mob began
Is johnson in the housof". were some ono
sf the be-. cries Others +r waited 70 know
DrB Thought that JOhn \yantad m In all
come gu! It Wes with q confident smiis: lis
hue %, hold hia watch. Al Smith was the reforee.
It was seSn that they we're wei ' both W Wears
Ing only trunks and wal t bandages be- !
shoulders, but Johnson was the deeper chest.
ed and had somewhat the larger thighs and |
arms. In reach Dixon had tribe the advan-
faGo. and Johnson stood throe-Quarters Of an |
=, e, On the call Of time the men spared in tho
with ruah. He caught Johnson with right |
fand swinE on tht laW, and received light |
e Dixon, who made anp ner rush. and planted |
hls Lett On Johnson's Jaw. In another |
'Fush Dixon cot in with left and right on the
Jaw Johnson Receiving one fierce upper cut as |
ne durks, Ihe blow could DO heard far away, |
and q cyclone OF choers greeted Dixon as tic |
OF %hsh Oxen bad aT the si Best Of IT, .'tee h'ha'
tind fGf @G GadnI Was nso Of tho hottest
Aihh' Ll"o! Iiihle Tuhu uIteT rush. ana tOlr |
Slmes wet johnson on the face with a LEFT |
handler as tho Lggllshman duci;cd. Johnson |
eucceedcd n l4gding two light blows. but that |
is all. The t5rihe work done by tho coloroI
boy mad . him little timid at tho end Of the |
fcnna, NY ~ 10 wont to his eorncr smiling.
double h3pder. the loft on he breast and tho
Fight on the mouth. In the. cliuch that fol-
lowed Johnson put Ills right hard on Dxon's |
Lnglis hlnan's oar.
Then Dixon i4shed again and sent Johnson
egaips tine ropes. AZ the same time planting
bis loft or thu wlite mans Jaw johnson
you'd meet Diyou's PUSHES by ducking his
head. and the cplorcd boy met him on tho eye.
nn2 ~ or jaT w'th his left, almost every time.
After while johnson got tired OF this sort Of
Eooiishness and hold MS head up moro.
Dixon continued on tho AGGRESSIVE and nut
bis fists hard on the features OF tho
angl ain9M.+ johnson took tremen;
limo again Iefore tho fight was over
he went badly ,grogGy, from tho blows
Lines CAUGHT hin. first with the left on the
~ his oid-tinle, lightning like rapidlty and
'hS wonder was how the EnGlishmaa stood 1t
DIron's tactics were tho enjoyment OF all who
n lao m ltNN liz Ia