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face. Both went to their corners COM
paratively fresh.
Round 10-Erne missed with his left,
but sent his right home. Dixon rushed,
but met right and left that sent him
back. A fierce mix-up followed, both
landing on the body. Dixon started to
rough it, but Erne fought him back with
left on the face and right on the
body. Georges eye was laid open
afresh.
Round 11-After an exchange of lefts
Erne sent his left to the ear twice, and
then put a right and left on Georges
body. Dixon rushed and landed several
times on the body, but was always coun-
tered hard on the face.
Rounds II and 13-A repetition of
fierce rushes by Dixon. during which the
colored boy landed hard on the body,
but was heavily countered with lefts on
the face. At the end of the round Erne
took hand in the rushing, and put two
hard punches on the wind. Ernes body
was red and raw. 1t was an even fight
so far.
Round 14-Both were firing. Dixon
put a left on the body, and hooked the
same hand on the jaw. Erne swung
his left on the jaw, and in miX-up put
his right and left on both sides of the
head. A right on the neck turned
George over as if he was on a pivot.
Erne landed twice on the ear, forcing
George to the ropes. Dixon's left found
the body, and then he swung a left on
the ear.
Round 16-George opened with a left
on the chin. AS the colored boy came in
Frank put both hands on the face, and
a moment later repeated on the jaw.
In a fierce rally both landed swings on
the neck. Erne had all the best of the
round AS the bell rung Erne landed
terrific right swing on the ear.
Round 16-Erne rushed, but George
avoided. Both of Dixon's eyes were
badly swollen, and his rushes were not
as effective as at the start. Erne kept
plugging his left into the fact, but
George did not land on the body as
often as in the previous rounds.
Round 17-There was a lot of SPAR
ring without damage.
Round 1S-Erne sent a hot left to the
jaw, and repeated moment later. AS
George came in with a right on the
body, Erne planted a left on the chin.
Georges left shot along the neck, but
Erne sent one straight to the face, then
put right and left ons body and jaw.
Dixon again resorted to rushing tactics
and his body blows were severe
Round 19-Fast work marked the
opening. Dixon rushed in and planted
his right on the body. Erne's left found
the neck and body twice. George came
into hard left on the chin. They
spared for wind, and Erne rushed in
with three hard punches on the ribs.
Dixon made a furious rush as the bell
rang.
Round 20 and last-They lost no
time IN getting down to business. Erne
sent in a rib-roaster. George respond
ed with a rush with the right ON the
body Frank countering with the left
on the chin. Erne swung right an left
on the head, and George clfnched, let
ting Frank get right on the head.
They mixed things up in great shape
until the gong sounded, when they
shook hands warmly.
There were loud shouts for Erne at
the close, the Buffalo delegation lead
ing the applause.
the referee announced his decision In
favor of the Buffalo man.
Erne rushed across the ring to where
two of his friends were sitting and
kissed both of them. Pandemonium
reigned for some time
The evenings opening pair were Sam
Bolen, colored, of New York who was
substituted for Spike" Sullivan Of
Boston. and Larry Buris of Cohoes.
They boxed ten rounds at 128 pounds.
The colored lad made a plucky battle
up to the sixth round. but then he
tired, and Buris made a punching bag
of him. The referee stopped the con-
test in the eighth at the instigation of
the police. Buris got the decision.
Nick Burley of Boston and Dick
Baker, a local colored pugilist. were
the second pair for ten rounds and
catch weights. Both fought like
washerwomen but the colored man was
knocked out in the fourth.