The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-20
DRAWN AT LAST
DIXON AND GRIFFO PLAY EVEN IN
TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDS
10th Men in Fine Condition, With the Adj
vantage Of Size in GrifYos Favor--Dixon
Does the Heft Of the Leading Through
out the Fight, But Critic Proves the
Artful Dodger--He Gets it in the Gastric
Region But Smiles Though it AIl--Crowd
Cheers the Decision - Other Fights of
Interest.

Cheers the Decision - Other Fights of
| Interest.
Coney Island, Jan. 19.-Notwfthstand-
ing the poor showing made by Jack
Dempsey last night, tire was a large
attendance of the sporting element
here tonight. The twenty-five round
contest between George Dixon, 1.-The col
ored wonder" and young Critic was
! the big event on tonights program.
| There were rumors of trouble as to
the selection Of a referee as the Austral-
ian and his hackers objected to Hurst.
TIL, however, stepped into the ring and
Fred Burns announced the first bout
between Mick Dunn Of Australia and
Fred Woods Of Philadelphia. The men
met at catch weights in a six round go,
Dunn weighing 80 pounds and Wood
| five pounds more. The referee award
| ed the fight to the Australian.
| Jack Madden, of Brooklyn, met
Ed Vaughn, of Trenton, y. J., the boys
weighing in at los pounds each, for a
| six round go. In the fifth round Cap
tain Clayton stopped the fight. The de-
| cision was given TO Madden.
George Dixon entered the ring at $50
| accompanied by his manager, Tom
ORourke. Jack Haviland and Morris
Kelley. ORourke announced that Crit
10 refused TO go on until il was arrang-
ed that seventy per cent go to winner
and thirty per cent to the loser. The
men We're at catch weights. Dixon
weighed 126 pounds. Critic jumped
through the ropes ten minutes later and
his weight was announced to be 129.
His seconds were Mick Dunn and Pad
dy German, Of Australia, and Denny
Murphy of New York.
Both men looked to be trained right
UP to the hour, but CRITICS advantage
over Dixon in size was very apparent.
AT 10 o'clock the men shook hands.
Dixon led off and fell short. He then
led for the stomach and landed. Dixon
repeated the dose and then hit his man
in the neck, Critic countering. Critic
got two, both on the face, and Dixon
reached the body and neck again. This
was Dixon's round.
Round 2. Dixon led and Critic coun-
tered. Dixon made swing for Crit
fos head, but the latter lodged. Grit
TO smashed Dixon straight on the nose,
swinging for CRITICS head, but the lat
ter lodged. Critic smashed Dixon
straight on the nose, a sharp exchange
followed and the referee broke them
away. Dixon landed on the body and
neck. Critic lodged a hot one for the
Dxon's corner. Dixon rushed Critic 10
the ropes. Critic landed. Dixon rush
edGriffo to the ropes. Critic landed On
Dixon's face. Honors even
Round 8. They spared for an open
ing and Dixon countered. Dixon land
ed very heavily over CRITICS heart and
repeated it. Critic hit Dixon on the
back of the neck. Dixon slipped but
Critic stepped back and was cheered.
Round T. Critic got to the face, Dix
on countering on the body. Dixon led
on the ear. Dixon stopped a hot one
for his body. He led for the head but
fell short Critic slapped DiXon's jaw
with both hands and smashed him on
the ear a moment later. Dixon could
not reach Critic easily, the later being
clever at lodging. Dixon went to his
corner smiling.
Round 5. Critic smashed Dixon in the
mouth. Dixon again fell short. Critic
led for the body but was countered.
Dixon led for CRITICS head. Rapid ex-
changes followed and Dixon got in one
on Critics head. Critic smashed him
in the mouth. Dixon tried twice for the
Jaw, but Critic lodged.
Round g. Critic led and landed on the
face. Dixon rushed him to the ropes
and smashed him on the body and got
away. Critic got back on the jaw.
Both countered on the body and on the
neck. Dixon got in on the stomach.
Both men countered on the body and
neck. Dixon led and got TO the stom-
ach. Critic returned the compliment.
AS the gong sounded Dixon got again
TO Critics stomach.
Round Z. Critic led and touched light
" on Dixon's throat. Dixon led and
landed on the stomach. Critic lodged
end led for the face. Dixon hit hard
on the ribs and followed it up with
stiff punch on the stomach. Critic used
his elbow and O'Rourke objected. Sew
eral people shouted: Put ORourke
out"
Round s. Both men spared for a few
seconds and Critic said: IT'S not what
its cracked up to be Dixon hit on the
body and neck lightly and then landed
on he ear. Critic coUntered and there
was a sharp exchange on the ribs. DIX
on smashed his man on the Jaw. Grlffo
countered on the body. Critic lett got
in twice on the face. At the end of the
round, as he went to his corner, he SAID:
tom, it's a cinch."
Round 9. Both led and countered.
Critic got in a hot one on George stom
ach Sharp exchanging and smuggling
followed Critic lodged another lead
for the head. Dixon landed on the jaw
with his left
Critic countered on the body. Dixon
got to Critics stomach. Dixon skip
ped away from two furious leads and
then landed on the ribs. Griffo's left
reached Dixon's face and the latter hit
him on the back of the head.
Round II. The men spared very wan
w. Dixon led and fell short. Critic
smas hed him in the face. Dixon got TO
CRITICS neck. Dixon hit Critic heavi-
lv over the heart and planked hot left
handler on the ribs. Sharp exchanges
followed. Dixon got in heavy one on
Griffo's law. He tried again with a
left hand swing but fell short.
Round IL. Critic landed on the BODY:
Dixon countered on the jaw Dixon led
on body and Critic coun'ered on Jaw:
Dixon smashed heavily on Critic
Jaw and landed again on the body and
face. Dixon attempted a left hand
swing but only touched Griffos should
er. As the gong sounded Dixon smash
ed Critic on the jaw.
Round - Critic landed on the body
T.ixon led frequntly and hit Griffo's
face twice Critic landed on the body
fercely. Dixon again did the leading.
Critic skipped away and laughing.
Round IA. Critic tried 70 back heei
Dixon and was cautioned by Referee
Hurst. Dixon landed on the body and
then rushed but Critic stepped quickly
out OF the way. DixOn's left again fell
short
Dixon stopped il cleverly. Dixon got
To CRITICS ribs and smashed him on the
law with right. Critic landed on the
neck.
Round 1s. Griffo's body was very red
from Dixon's left hand jabs and the
colored boys optic showed signs Of
closing. Dixon landed on the left ribs
and got smash on the Jaw. Dixon
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