Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-26
6LACK-ANc-WHlTE PUGlLlsM.
Dixon Defeats softly smith. and "Mui.
doon's Cyclone" the Iron Man"

G3y telegraph to the Dispatch)
NEW YORK. September &.--George
Dixon, the champion feather-weight pugi-
list Of the world met and defeated Solly
Smith. OF California, at the Coucy-Island
Athletic Club tonight for purse of
5000. retaining the title OF champion OF
the world. The winner gets 5000. and the
loser 1900. The fight resulted I'm Smiths
being knocked out in the seventh round
Despite the stormy. unpleasant night.
droves of sports went To the island. and
it ls estimated that 500 people witnessed
the fight The betting ruled TO l In
favor Of Dixon.
At s:S2 O'Clock the men shook hands.
Dixon was seconded by Tom O'Rourke.
George Godfrey and Jack Haveliu, while
Smith was assisted by billy Delaney.
Seward Smith. and Jack oliver John
Eckhart was referee.
First round-They clinched Immediately
and hammered away at each Others
heads After the break Dixon led. and
reached Smiths chest They clinched
again, and Smith got In two right-hand
swings on DNon's neck. He jumped
under Dixon swung, and clinched him.
Dixon landed a left-hand swing. and
Smith clinched again Dixon caught
Smith with a left-haud Swing )and
IlbDIfN iAtu HfdAA9s ANfN Mfft FiAhAiAA,
when the bell rang Dixon had little the
better of the round.
Second round-DiXon missed a left-hand
swing and Smith was on TO him like a
flash rushing him 10 the ropes and land
ing both right and left Dixon landed a
right swing on Smiths neck. when Smith
slipped to his knees and took full time TO
rise Just as the bell rang Smith reached
DiXon's stomach with the right.
Third rouud-Dixon followed up the adj
vantage of the previous round, and went
right I'm and forced the lighting. lie
knocked Smith down three times In rapid
succession and had him almost out The
fighting was OF the most rapid character.
Dixon kept swinging his LETT with great
| force into Smiths stomach until he had
him very much exhausted.
Fourth rOund-GOod condition and hand
| ling sent Smith to the entrcc looking
fresh Dixon led on the chest and chnch-
ed Smith rallied and there was some
hard fighting OF which Dixon had all the
| best. Smith appeared weak, while Dixon
was smiling. Dixon handed his left twice
in succession. This was clearly the col
| ored lads round.
Fifth round-Smith came up strong IN
this round. Dixon forced the fighting.
| but Smith met him with good. straight
| blood tiow very freely from DiNon's face.
| Smith grew stronger and landed some
| good, stim punches. Dixon was stu doing
! the majority of the landing. but not light
| ing quite SO rapidly.
sixth round-Both responded quickly.
Dixon tries and fails. but repeats WITH
better success Smith puts his left hand
on DiNons nose and draws blood. which
runs freely Dixon tries his LETT hand
and is cOuntcred hard by SOlly Dixon
tries with right and left but il met
gamely by Smith. The bell rings on what
appears To be the most evenly contested
round Of the battle.
Seventh round-Smlth plants right and
! left on Dixon's body and gets away with
out a reply Smith keeps away and
clinchcs when ne is cornered. Dixon
misses his left. but plants his right on
| Smiths face Smith lands a right-hnndeI
and slips when he IS getting away. Dixon
floors Smith with a straight right Smith
staggers 10 his feet and Is fioOred again.
Again he rises Just as the gong sounds.
! but is too weak to keep his feet and
| falls again near his corner. lie rises once
more and essays to continue. but the
referee waves him back to his corner
and Dixon Is declared the winner IN the
seventh round.
The time or the ldSl TOuUh Nd7 uihiH''7
and f. seconds. and the time of the fight
% minutes and q seconds. Although
Smith had the sympathy Of the crowd
Dixon was heartily cheered when the
battle ended.
Jim Burge. the Iron Man" and FRED
! Morris. "Aluldoon's Cyclone" furnished
the preliminary bout which was for
nurse of sG0O-S500 to the winner and 500
| 10 tho loser. Both men are hard-hltters
| and on several occasions before the END
| of the third round they showed signs ol
distress from blows they received. In the
fifth round Morris tried to force the hght
ing. but Burge had him almost out wher
the round ended. The colored man rallied
! however, and came up strong FOR th'
sixth. The end Of the eighth round founc
the men fighting desperately on the ropes
The Cyclone" landed frequently ~
| the Iron Mans" face in the ninth, anc
an ordinary man would have gone dow
and out. but Burge proved to be eNcep
tlonally tough, and the blows had bu'
little effect on him. Morris did most oI
| the fighting in the tenth round, ana Tue
referee declared him the winner.
Hardly had the battle ended, when. JUS
as the participants I'm the contest Were
donning their citizens clothes smith wa
! nut under arrest by Sthe Shcrin ot koDy
! Ind for being a principal In the reccnl
nrize-fght with Johnny Griffin. which toot
| nlace before the defunct Columbia 'Iup