Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-26

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f1ouu1 and r<t&lni1< t1e <l<Ir ~ cI&ur.
1on q the ~criI 1h< 11bt er.Ie.I Il
the seventh round. Saith l<isx kaocke.l
cut
Despite he sso<,n,. snss<a..nt a,rlt.
droses q sports eoet 10 ~ islan1 -n1
q 4 eutsnsfed thai 1k1x e.ta.1s-I l1~
tight Au1oug he Ercuine1t I<r>on>
present H<re Chnriee Jo1nsD1. SSH
ssn's bscke<: Assistant Distsict A<>o<.
ney Clark. -I;oosr Mel l4uri.1n - Ero3.k
I{n. District AttorntJ E1irc4s1 q
Kings eoDnly. jo> lilnsn q ChI<4<o.
and many weiI-knoxD boston and t1ilA.
deiphi4 pcppie.
Dison Ma <hc Ea.urs1a
The betting ruled ? d / Ia fssnr a
Uixon- AZ 81 o'clock tn e.1n st.o.1k
haDds bi1or H2< seconded ~ Inm
O'konrke. Godfrey ard J4ck Hsxoi,n.
while Smith uas aees<l1l - S<n4fd
Smith. Jack Oliver and Isi.s De,antg.
john Eckhafdf 9as ro<erea
First Round They cIinrhcd ant han.
nercd away af each others f4is After
the break Dixon led aud reached Snifkf
chest The, c.snched sSzin and SAITH
got In two right hand e1inE< On DIxons
neck. lie jumped under Dixol. sxune
and cIinched him. Dixo1 ianlo.l left
swing and Smith clinched again. Dixon
caught smith eifh = left hend seinr
and boored him neaii9. They ~err
sparrins when fbe ball rang. DIxon
had little the better q the roun1
second Round Dixon usn.si icft
hand swing and Smith eae ca him IKE
fash and rushed hin % ihe sof. : and
landed both right and left D.xon
landed q right sxinS on smiths neck
when Smith slipped fo HE knees 1nd
took foil time 60 rise. Just a. thr bsII
rung Smith reached Dixoo's stomach
with the right
smith Down Three Timo<.
Third Round Dixon followed np TIE
advantage of The previous round and
went right ID and forced the lE1tinE.
be kDockrd Smith down three ume< IA
rapid succession aud had hin zin,r<l
rapid character. II<na kept swinging
his lcft uith great foscs into Sn,.th :
stomach untl he had him very nnch
exhausted
Fourth Eonnd-0ood coalition and
handling sent Smith % Tho cc1ter Look
iuE fresh Dixon led on the chest and
cIincbed Sharp rallies and hard IN.
fighting. q which Dixon had al fks
best. followed Smith appeared worried
while DIXON N1s <miIinr. Dixon iznds
bis left tulce In SUCCESSION. Ihi< II
clearly the coiorcd i1.i'f rou1d
Fifth kound--Suifh came ur strong
in this round. Dixon forced the fctfinz
and Smith met him with god rtiA.rlt
left hand blows and succeedcd Ia mak.
ing the blocd flow very freely from. nlx.
onis face. Smith grew e.rocke'' aud
landed some good eiif punches I3inon
was still doing the maiofil, u the iand-
ing. but not Sighting quite - rspldly.
Punched Dlxon'r xosa
Sixth Round--Dofh men rc<pondoa
quickly. Smith put bis lett hand on
Dixnn'e nose ard drew HOOD which run
freely. Dixon tired bis LEFT and i< roon-
tered hard by SoiIg. Dixon triee uith
right aud left bat II Was met eamciy h.
Smith The bell rang on what appeared
&C. be the most evenly contested round
of the battle
Seventh Round Saith planted night
and left on Dixon's body ard get auas
without reply smith kepl aaas and
clinched when he xns cfnered u.
xon missed his icff. bur planted his
right on Smiths face Smith lan.isd =
right handler and slipped when getting
away. Dixon foorc9 Sruifh with 4
straight right Smith staggered 70 HE
feet and xas hocfed <Esin- Again he
rose lusf a. the <pox scpn'i<d. oof he
vas too weak % ke<f his fest ssd fslI
near hse corner He roe< once more and
rs<aycd O. cunfinue. bot fht feferee
waved him hack - bis corne<. aud
Dixon pas declared The uinnef in TIE
seventh round.
The time q the Iaet round nae teo
miDute< forty tro .seconds. srd total
time o the ighf - ninnte< 1nd g. 80
onds Although Smith had TIE sfn
rathy of Tie crowd. Dixon sz< hestfily
cbeefcd when the i.sftie xaE euood
Jim EurEe. tho Iron Man. and |r<t
Norris. ''Npldoon's Cycioper fornist,s1
The preliminary hcut Which uAs fH Q
ppf>e q t1uo 600 b the ~.nbtf npfh
men ere hard hittcfs and or erfcfI
occasions trfors Tie end - tie fhfrd
reond they showed fAxus q diz1inn<<
from blows thfg frccifel In tho tftb
round Eotris ifscc - fuce he ftf.n1.
bot bu<fe he'd liu .in,nsi ouf ehcn The
round endcd
The coi1e5 ran rallied bopefcf En<
came % strong ~ tht -i<fh
The rud ~ The tlrhfh rpun1 fo1n1
The UFT fighting t.E<t<|T&te|F On tie
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