Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-06

New York, December 5.-There was
a very large attendance OF club men,
bers and guests at the New Manhattan
Athletic Club tonight to see the ten
round bout for a decision between
George Dixon, of Boston, the feather
weight champion of the world, and
Frank Erne, of Buffalo, who aspires to
the championship.
There were three bouts on the pro-
gramme. The curtain raiser was an
eight-round go at 40 pounds between
Matt Matthews, of New York, and Tom
Frazer, OF Brooklyn. In the sixth
round Frazer was almost out when the
referee stopped the bout after one min
ute and thirty seconds fighting and de-
clared Matthews the winner.
Jim Franey, of Portland, Ore, and
Harry Fisher, of Brooklyn, were the
next pair in a bout CT eight rounds ar
catch weights. The men weighed about
the same, but the Portland man had
the advantage of about two inches in
height. Franey had a decided ad-
vantage In the opening round, but when
the third was over ii was a case of go
as you please. After one and a half
minutes fighting in the fourth, Fisher
got in a right hand uDpercut on Fra
ney's jaw and he fell fat on his back.
Referee Sagel picked Franey up TO
avoid having to count him out, sent the
men to their corners and stopped the
bout. Fisher was declared the winner.
Erne then entered the ring. He was
handled by Charley White George
Dixon came in two minutes later, at
tended by Tom O'Rourke. The boys
weighed 1913 pounds each.
Round 1. They spared for an open
isg. Dixon led left and landed on
shoulder Both led left and fell short
and clinched. Dixon again fell short
and Erne clinched. Dixon landed on
face with the left Erne sent his right
to the body. Erne was very clever and
got into clinch whenever Dixon would
lead.
Round g Dixon sent his left on Erne's
face and Erne put his on DixOn's face
twice. Then he put his right over
DiXOn's heart twice and two lefts on
Dixon's face at close quarters. Both
countered with their lefts on face. Erne
swung his left and tapped Dixon lightly
on the iaw as the colored boy was get
ting cut of lsbe way.
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corner. Dixon ru he'd bur Frank 1p-
ped him with a left hand jaD ia the
face. Dixon put his right in hard on
Ernes body. Erne evaded D!xons
rushes and got his left flush on Dixon's
face The BuffalOian was greeted with
cheers as he went TO his corner.
Round 4. Dixon rushed twice but
Erne stopped him. Frank landed on
the colored boys face with his left.
Erne stopped two left hand jabs for thd
ribs and landed once more on the face.
Dixon swung left for body, but fell
short; then he rushed a dozen times,
but was cleyerly stopped each time.
Finally Dixon crossed over his right on
the side OF the head
Round ;. Erne put his left on tho
face and Dixon countered with right on
head. Dixon landed right and left hand
swings on head and again his right on
face. Erne countered with right on
body. After a break Dixon got his
right on Ernes left ear. Erne's clever
ness in stopping the rushes Of the
champion was loudly applauded.
Round 6. Dixon rushed, but Erne got
out Of the way. Erne sent a clean left
to Dixons face, and George responded
with his left on the neck. Both coun-
tered hotly with lefts on face. Dixon
landed right and left on neck During
the remainder Of the round Erne broke
ground nicely and Dixor failed TO find
him.
Round 7. Dixon rushed twice and
was stopped. ETne landed left on Dix
on's face three times in rapid success
sion without a return. Dixon put in
his left on the face and ETne repeated
the blow, following it up with a good
straight left on the npse. nixon landed
a right swing on the neck and jabbed
his right and left on the same place.
There were frequent cries of foul from
Frne's partisans on account Of Dixon's
swinging his right while Erne's both
hands were engaged in a clinch.
Charley White and Tom O'Rourke In
dulged in a wordy war over the tac-
tics of the colored lad, and White call
ed the attention of the referee TO Dix
on's method frequently.
Round s. Dixon rushed again and
agafn. but Erne met him cleverly. Dix
on latded his left on the face heavily,
but Erne went back with a similar
blow. During the latter part Of this
round there was some fierce fighting,
both men breaking about even in pun
ishing and c,inching, and Dixon's left
ear was bleeding.
Round 9. Dixon landed a hard left
swing on the jaw and jabbed his left
on the face. Erne hit him on the back
Of the head with his right. Dixon
rushed matters, but Erne was there
for him every time. Dixon landed one
heavy right on the head which dazed
the Buffalo lad not little.
Round 10 and last. Both countered
on face with left. Dixon landed heavily
with left on face and body and right
hand swing on the back Of the neck.
Erne got in a straight left on face,
again on the jaw. Erne broke ground
frequently and finally sent his left twice
to the face. Nothing further was done
until the round ended.
The referee declared the bout a draw
and the spectators were well satisfied
with the decision.
Erne was warmly congratulated as
he was leaving the ring.