Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-26

announcement was followed by the
statement that jim Burge, the So
called iron back, would take Dnnn's
place. 1t was at catch weights. Nor
ris had agreed to meet anybody under
l5S pounds
Ten lively rounds ere fought, aud
! Barge proved himSsa Oy no means an
easy mark for the black cyclone. He
gave and received punishment with the
utmost coolness. The decision vas In
Morris favor.
Dixon and Smith had weighed In six
! hours before their meeting In the ring
aud neither made the beam wabble.
! Therefore il could not be told exactly
what they scaled. IL looked, however,
as though Smith was Bit the lighter
OF the two. Dixon had picked for his
seconds, George Godfrey, the Boston
colored man, Jack Nalln Of Boston,
and Tom O'Rourke and Nike Bradley,
of Lawrence, Mass, for his timer S
usual. Smith chose Billy Delaney, Cor
belts handler; his brother, Seward
Smith, and Jack Oliver, with Frank
Stevenson as watch holder.
Dixon was first in the ring and was
but half heartily applauded. Smith
was we'll cheered. Dixon won the toss
for gloves, aud ORourke, his manager,
was careful TO pick up the smallest he
could find of the four In the center OF
the ring.
Round lon the call OF time Smith
made rush and there was cllnch. In
the inside work honors were even.
! Dixon's left went on Smiths body and
! Smith tried 20 land on the colored boys
| face, but could not. AT the separation,
| Dixon tried three Of his famous left hand
swings for Smith face, but SOlly lodged
! them all Then Smith landed on Dixon's
| breast, but did no harm. The stood
away awhile ana Dixon shot out his
right to Smiths ear and sent him to the
floor In clean knock down. Smith
tosk his time 10 getting up and made
| prompt slash at the colored boy with
| his right, and Dixon went for him.
There were clinches and clinches, and
in all Smith tried TO get his right on the
colored boys jaw. Ae failed. Dixon,
meantime, was pounding Smiths body.
The third round was full OF excite
ment; there were many rushes and
cllpches. Smith went down four times;
twice by clean blows, twice in rushes.
After the last fall, the Californian came
up taking full time with a smile on his
face.
In the fourth, Dixon planted blow
after blow on Smiths body aud gained
another knock-down for himself. Smith
was going ahead as Plimmer did
fighting for the face-as well as be
could, but he did not seem 70 be last.
They both fought bard, Dixon evidently
going in 20 end IL at once. lie was
unable TO do so, however, as Smith
dodged his great left cleyerlY. In the
6fth round Dixon landed his left and
sent Smith TO his knees. 1t was on
the ear again, too far from the vital
point. Smith came back with B lukcy
right handler on the nose aud Dixon got
cut that made him bleed. That
blow almost staggered the feath-
er weight champion OF the world
and he did no more forcing for a mo-
ment. Smith gained confidence and
sailed in, but he swung bis hand too
high and Dixon lived. Dixon became
full Of business again and slugged Solly
in the face three times, getting back
only one good punch on the neck, In
tended for his Jaw.
10 the sixth round they spared hall q
minute, cut 10 blow was struck. Then
| Dixon led and crossed with bis right.
Dixon caught another on the nose, re-
newIng the flow Of blood. Smith smash
| ed Dixon in the mouth, and the col0red
! how rushed aud missed. His eye is clos
! ed and his nose resem Oles piece OF "a"
beef. Dixon met Smiths rushes with
lab that was only slight, but quite
enough 70 stand the Californian OF and
gain time for wind. There we're eou-
Die Of close rallies before the round
J closed but no damage was done 70
either.
The seventh round settled the thing.
Smith came Up from his corner looking
strong enough, though he had his right
eve well blackened. Smith planted his
right and left on DiXon's breast and got
away without reply. He kept away aud
cIiuched when be was corneTed. Dl1On
led with bis left then planted bis rigns
on Smiths face. Smith In return
landed a right-hander, but slipped when
getting away. Dixon then nooreo
smith with terrific straight right
The Californian staggered 10 HE feet'
onjy 10 be foOred again. Again he
rose lust as the gong sounded, but be
was TOO weak 20 keep his feet and fell
again near his corner. He gamely stag
Vered 70 bis feet, and reeiiug Ike
drunken man, essayed TO continue, bul
the referee, advancing between ID,
men. motioned him back 20 his eorDeI
! Dixon was then declared the winner
| the seventh round. The annoueep