Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20
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twice on the body and jaw.
Tenth round--Grlifo landed on face
Dixon countered ON body. Dixon sldpp.
ed away from two furious leads and
then landed ON the ribs. Grlno's left
reached Dixon's face and the latter hit
on the back OF the head.
Eleventh Round-rhe men spared
warliy. Dixon led ana fell short. Grif-
10 smashed him on the face. Dixon
got to CRITICS. neck. Dixon hit Critic
heavily over the heart and planted a
hot left handler In the ribs. Sharp eN-
change followed. Dixon got In a heavy
one on CRITICS. jaw. lie tried again
with left hand swing, but fell short.
Twelfth rOund-Griifo landed on the
body. Dixon couutered on the jaw.
Dixon led on body and GrilfO countered
on face. Dixon smashed heavily on
Grlm0's jaw and landed again on the
body and face. Dixon attempted a
left hand swing, but only touched
Grlm0's shoulders. AS the gong sound
ed Dixon smashed Grllfo on the jaw
Thirteenth round-Griffo landed on
body. Dixon again did the dodging, but
Critic landed lightly. Dixon smiled as
he went to his corner.
Fourteenth rOund-DlNon led for the
body, but fell short. Critic tried TO
back heel Dixon and vEls cautioned by
Referee Hurst. Dixon landed on the
body and then rushed. but Critic step
ped away. DlXon's left fell short
Fifteenth round-Grino led for the
face, but Dixon stopped him cleverly.
Dixon got to GrinO's ribs and punched
him ON the jaw. Dixon led and fell
short Dixon swung his left. but miss
ed, and Critic gave him his left on the
body.
Sixteenth round-Grimos body was
very red from DNon's lett hand JdDs
and the colured boys eye showed signs
Of closing up. Dixon landed on The
lett ribs and got a smash in the jaw
In return. Dixon landed ON the neck
ana Critic did likewise.
seventeenth Tound-Griffo played for
the body and landed lightly twice,
Critic smashed Dixon in the nose.
Dixon rushed him to the ropes, but
Critic got back at him with a heavy
one ON the jaw Critic landed again
on DlXons bad eye. Dixon landed on
the face with terrific force, but Critic
laughed as he went to his corner.
Eighteenth rOund--Atle. d minutes
sparrlng Critic landed on Dlxun's neck
Dixon attempted one for the body, but
only hit CRITICS arm. Critic then
smashed him in the neck. Both men
looked weary when the round ended
Nineteenth rOund-DlNOn stopped
lelt Jab close to the face and smashed
Griitu in the stomach aud jaw. He
landed frequently on GHlffo's body
Critic looked a trine weak and his
blows lacked steam, Dixon swung his
left, but missed. and Critic tried 10
upper cut, but fell short.
Twentieth rOund-In a rush Griffo's
elbow landed under DiXon's chin and
some Of the spectators shouted Look
out for that elbow" Dixon landed on
the jaw and Critic countered on the
same spot. Dixon punched his man in
the Jaw with his left. They spared for
the remainder Of the round without
getting In a blow.
Twenty-frst rJund-Griffo's left play
ed havoc with DiNon's face twice Dix
on fell short in a lead for the face.
Both men swung and landed on the
face Dixon rushed and tried for a
body blow. but 1t was stopped.
TWenty-secOnd round-DiEOn led for
the face, but fell short Dlxon's right
eye was hit again Critic landed twice
on the nose. Dixon tapped CRITICS
nasal organ and got away.
Twenty-third ruuud-GrlRo's elbow
was very much in evidence again but
did no damage. Both men countered
on the face and CRITICS. right went to
DlN0ns face. He then landed with
his left on the jaw, and Dixon count
cred on his ribs. They spared for the
remainder Of the round.
Twenty-fourth round-Grlfo landed
on DlN1n's head. Dixon countered on
the face, Dixon smashed Critic heav-
lily In the stomach, a swinging left
handler Dixon rushed wildly, but did
no harm. He cleverly stopped Griffo's
right lead for the face.
Twenty-hfth and last round-Both
men fought, hut blows We're light
Dixon landed on the ribs. Dixon led
again and his left landed on the body.
Critic smashed Dixon vel@ hard in the
jaw and again ON the nose. Just -
me gong sounded Critic got to Dlxous
bad eye. The crowd yelled. "Griffo
Griffo,' but Burns announced the ref
cree decided the fight a draw. The an
nouncment was received with cheers
and there We're no demonstrations Of
disapproval