The morning call., 1893-09-26
IN SEVEN ROUNDS.
Smith Was No Match for
Dixon.
MADE A GOOD GAME FIGHT.
But 1t Was Useless for the CaIifor.
nian to Go Against the Feather
Weight Champion.

CoNEY ISLAND. Sept 25.-There were a
good many sporting men at Coney Island
tonight. but the crowd was not so numer-
Gus as the club people had hoped for.
There was some disappointment when it
was learned that Mike Dunn and Fred
Morris would not spar ten rounds in the
preliminary bout owing TO Dunn's Illness.
but Jim Burge took Dunn's place. Ten
lively rounds were fought.and Burge proved
himself by no means an easy mark for the
black cyclone. The decision was in favor
of Morris. however.
Dixon and Smith weighed in six hours
before the meeting, so it could not be told
exactly what they scaled. 1t looked as
though Smith was bit the lighter. Dixon
was first in the ring and was but half
heartedly applauded. Smith was well
cheered. Dixon picked as seconds George
Godfrey of Boston "a colored MANI, Jack
Marlin of Boston and Tom O'Rourke, and
Mike Bradley of Lawrence. Mass, for his
timer. as usual. Smith chose Billy De-
laney (Corbetts handler), his brother,
Seward Smith and Jack Oliver. with
Aleck Greggains as watch-holder.
In round 1 at the call OF time Smith
made rush, and there was clinch. In
the inside work honors were even. Dixon
landed on SIN iih's body, while the latter
fell short. Dixon sent out his right on
the ear and sent Smith to the floor in a
clean knoekdown. Smith took his time
in getting up. and tried to get his right on
the colored boys jaw. hut failed.
In the second round Dixon missed a left
swing. Smith was in on him like a flash,
rushing Dixon to the ropes, and landing
both right and left. After a short sparring
bout, Smith reached DIxon's jaw with his
left. Dixon planted a left swing on
Smiths neck. missing the right swing.
Smith closed on him, and uppercut him
with his right They clinched and shoul-
dered each other. and Dixon reached
Smith with two right swings. Smith
slipped to his knees. and took the full
time to rise.
The third round was full of excitement.
Smith went down four times. twice by
clean blows and twice in rushes. After
his last fall the Californian came up, tax
ing full time. with smile on his face.
In the fourth Dixon planted blow after
blow on Smiths body, and. moreover,
gained another knockdOwn.
In the fifth Dixon sent Smith to his
knees. Smith came back with q lucky
right-hander on the nose, and Dixon got a
cut that made him bleed. The blow almost
staggered the feather eight champion and
he did no more forcing for a moment
Smith gained confidence by it and sailed
in, but he swung his hand too high and
Dixon lived. Dixon slugged SOlly in the
face three times, getting back only one good
punch In the neck.
Dixon caught another in the nose in the
sixth, renewing the flow of blood Smith
smashed Dixon in the mouth. and the col
ored boy rushed and missed. His eye wa.
closed and his nose resembIed piece oil
raw beef.
The seventh round settled the thing
Smith came out from his corner looking
strong enough. though he had bis right
eye well blacked. He planted right and
left on Dixon's body. Dixon mi sed and
then planted his right on Smiths face
Smith in return landed a right-hander
Dixon then fOored Smith with a terrific
straight right. The Californian staggered
to his feet only to be fioored again. Again
he rose, just as the gong sounded, but he
was too weak TO keep his feet and fell
again near his corner. He gamely stag.
ReTeQ once noro tO MS leel, anu reellnE
like a drunken man essayed to continue
bGt the referee. advancing between the
men, motioned him back to his corner
Dixon was declared the winner in the
seventh round.
The announcement gives the time of the
seventh round as minutes and 42 sec
onds. The time Of the fight was 26 minutes
and AZ seconds.
The unanimous verdict was that Smith
had given Dixon good fight. but could
not withstand the colored boys constant
rushing.