The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-29
ANOTHER FIZZLE.
GEORGE DIXON AND YOUNG GRIFFO
TRY TEN ROUNDS.
The Bout Declared Draw After
Ten Rounds, Both Parties Left
GrumbIing Netthes Seriously
Hurt.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2S-The arena Of
the new Manhattan Athletic club was
well filled tonight. the crowd having
gathered to see George Dixon and
Young Critic in a ten-round go at catch
weights. There were several prelimi-
nary bouts, to which little interest at
tached.
The judges were Dr. ]. Wilson Gibbs
and William H. Henry, and DR.. Arthur
O'Shea was the time-keeper. Charley
Sagle refereed all the bouts.
Dixon and Critic entered the ring at
1925 and the feather" looked we'll,
but was about twenty pounds heavier
than Dixon.
Round One-Griffo put in a hot left
on Dixon's stomach. Dixon returned
with a left on the face. Dixon led with
his left and Critic countered on the
ear, holding his head there each time
until they broke away. Dixon tried
to punch and Critic cHnched until the
end of the round.
Round Two-Griffo sent his left left
to Dixons face; then he clinched each
time Dixon led for him. Critic placed
his left on DiXon's breast and Dixon
countered on the head. CRITIC got to
the stomach. Dixon countered on the
face. Chnching by Critic ended the
round.
Round Three-Griffo got his left once
more on DiXon's stomach. In a rally
Dixon swung wildly Critic smashed
Dixon on the face with his left. Dixon
tried hard to get his right TO Critic,
but
The Australian Was Too Clever
and closed in on him each time, get
ting an occasional jab on the body
and ribs.
in one of his smashes, but Critic ran
in on him as before and spoiled Dixon's
rushes. Dixon began swinging right
and left on the ear and Critic jabbed
his left on the stomach
Round Five-DiXon led off with
light left on the face, but Critic
stopped him and landed left on Dfxon's
neck. Both countered with left on
the Jaw. Critic put right and left
three times on Dixon's face and twice
more with his left In the face, pushing
him to the ropes.
Round Six-They fddIed for a while
in Dixon's corner and Critic landed on
Dixons body. Critic put his left on
Dixon's face. He then damned his left
on DiXon's eye and again on the face,
close fighting closing the round.
Round Seven-Griffo landed left on
Dixons face; Critic put his left on
body. Dixon sent right on body and
left on head. Dixon placed his left on
the face. Dixon got his left on CRITICS.
body and Critic reached Dixon's face
with his left.
Round Eight-Griffo landed left on
Dix0n's face and body. Dixon got in
A Hot Left Swing
on Critics body. Critic sent four lefts
in succession upon DiXon's face Dixon
got wild as Critic kept jabbing. Critic
went right and left on DiXon's face
the gong sounded.
Round Nine-Dixon stopped left
lead for the wind Critic smashed his
left twice rapidly on Dixons face,
sending him to the ropes. Once more
he put his left to the face and an
noyed Dixon by laughing and saying
again. and Dixon got his right to
the ribs and the round ended in a
clinch.
Tenth and Last Round-Dixon tried
his left half a dozen times, but Critic
stopped him with a rush. Dixon
reached the ribs. Dixon landed left ON
CRITICS neck and Critic tweaked Dix
on's nose with his left Dixon swung
his right ON the head and the bout was
over.
Announcer Burns said that the men
had an agreement that if they were
well and strong and on their feet ait
the end of ten rounds the bout would
be declared a draw
Tom O'Rourke jumped into the ring
and said the Critic party would not
agree to a decision. Critic then said:
IF it is to be a decision, I will fight
five more rounds"
The men went back to their corners