The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-06

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-There was
large attendance of club members and
guests at the new Manhattan club to-
night to see the ten-round bout for a de-
clsion between George Dixon OF Boston,
the featherweight champion of the world.
and Frank Erne, of Buffalo. who aspires
&c 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
Frazier of Brooklyn. In the sixth round
Frazier was almost Out, Nhen the reI-
cree stopped the bout after one minute
and thirty seconds lighting and declared
Matthews the winner.
Jim Fancy, of Portland, Ore, and
Harry Fisher of Brooklyn, were me next next
ones, I'm a bout OF eight rounds. Inc
men weighed about the same, out the
Portland man had decided advantage
in the opening round, but When the
third was over it was case OF go-as-
you-please. After one and half min
utes fighting in the fourth Fisher got IN
right hand upper cut on traney s neck
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. The match
was at catch weights.
Erne then entered the Eing. He was
handled by Charlie White. Dixon came
in two minutes later, attended by Tom
ORourke. The boys weighed LIS pounds
each.
Round 1-They spared for an opening.
Dixon led and landed on the shoulder.
Both led left and fell short and clinched.
Dixon again fell short and Erne cllnched.
Dixon landed on face with left Erne
sent his right to the body. Erne was
very clever and got into a clmch When
ever Dixon would lead.
Round 2-Dixon sent his left on Erne's
face and Erne put his on DLNons face
twice. Then he put his right over Dix
on's heart twice and two lefts on Dix
on's face at close quarters. Both coun-
tered with their let's on face. Erne
swung his left and tapped Dixon lightly
on the jaw, as the colored boy was get
ting out of the way.
Round 3-Erne followed Dixon up and
got his left to the face in DiXon's cor
ner. Dixon rushed but Frank stopped
him with a left hand jab in the face.
George put his right in hard on Ernes
body. Erne 7Vaded DiXons rush and got
his left flush on Dixon's face. The Buf-
falonian was greeted with cheers as he
went 10 his corner.
Round 4-Dixon rushed twice, but Erne
stopped him. Frank landed on the col
ored boys face with his left. Erne stop
ped two left hand jabs for the ribs and
landed one more on the face. Dixon
swung left for body. but fell short. Then
he rushed q dozen times, but was clever
ly stopped each time. Finally Dixon
crossed over his right on the side Of the
head
Round 5-Erne put his fright on the
face and Dixon counteTed 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 cleverness in
stopping the rushes Of the champion W as
loudly applauded.
Round 6.-Dixon rushed, but Erne got
out of the way. Erne sent a clean left
10 Dixon's face and George responded
with his left on the neck Both counter
ed holly with lefts on face. Dixon landed
right and left on the neck. During the
remainder of the round Erne broke
ground nicely and Dixon failed to ind
him.
Round 7.-Dixon rushed twice and was
stopped. Erne landed left on Dixon
face three times in rapid succession with
out a return. Dixon put in his left on
the face and Erne repeated the blow, fol-
lowing it up with straight left on the
nose. Dixon landed a right hand swing
on the neck and ja'bbed his man right and
left On the same place. There were fire.
Quent cries of foul from Erne's partisans
on account of Di2on's swinging his right
while Erne's hands We're engaged in a
clinch. Charley White and Tom O'Rourke
INDUCED in a wordy war over the tao
1ics Of the colored lad and White called
the attention of the referee to Dixon S
methods frequently.
Round S.-Dixon rushed again and
again. but Erne met him cleYerly. Dixon
landed his let on the face heavily, but
Frank went back with a similar blow.
During the latter part OF this round there
was some fierce fighting, both men break
ing about even in punching and clinch-
ing, 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. Dixon rushed matters, but
I1rne was equal 10 him every time. Dixon
landed one right on The head which dazed
the Buffalo lad not a little -,
Round TO- and last.-Both countered on
face with left. Dixon landed heavily with
left on face and body and Z. right hand
giving on the back of the neck. Erne got
IN a straight left on the face; again ON
The jaw Erne broke ground frequently
and finally sent his left twice to the lace;
Nothing further was done until the round
ended The referee declared the bout a
draw and the spectators were well salts
fed with the decision.
Erue was warmly congratulated as ne
was leaving the ring.