The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-28
FEATHERWEIeHTS IN A FIGHT.
FRANK ERNE GETS THE BEST or
CHAMPION GEORGE DIXON.

The Bout n 2O-Round Affair at the
broadway Athletic CIub-The sIug-
ging Fast and Furious From start
to Ftnish-Erne shows Great
Science ana Effectively stops Dix
On's Savage Rushes Nearly Every
Time,
New York, Nov 27-In the twenty
round featherweight championship bout
between George Dixon, the present cham
pion, and Frank Erne OF Bufralo. at the
Broadway Athletic Club tonight. Erne
got the decision.
There were about $500 people in the club
house when Dixon made his appearance
at 9:45 o'clock. The colored champion
looked as If he was trained bit too fine,
and his face appeared drawn and worried.
There was a few minutes delay before
Erne appeared. He seemed to be trained
to the hour and looked In fine condition.
Erne's seconds were Charley White.
Mike Leonard and Frank zimpher. Dix
ons aides were Tom O'Rourke, Joe Elms,
Jimmy Deforest and Tommy West.
Both men weighed in at 122 pounds Sam
C. Austin was referee, and Fred Fleck
time keeper.
A story of the fight by rounds follows:
Round 1.-I1rne lowered above his duslxy
opponent. They spared for an opening.
Dixon landed left on the body. Erne
put left on the neck and body. Erne
rushed, but George put soaker on the
eye. Erne gave stinging left on the
face. The round was even up.
Round 2-Erne planted a good left on
the face, and came back on the body.
Dlxon's left found the face. Erne put a
corking left on the mouth, as George came
in. George ran into a hard left full on the
heart, and as he came again Erne met
him on the wind. Just before the end
Dixon put in two lefts on the body, and
followed it up with right on the Buffalo
boys ribs.
Round 3-Dixon rushed, but Erne met
him with a light left on the face, and a
hard right on the body Dixon soaked a
left on the body. and Erne jabbed him
twice on the face, stopping his rushes.
Erne put a straight left on the mouth.
The Buffalo lad was stopping the colored
boys rushes well.
Round 4-Erne sent left to the face
and followed with right on the body.
Twice Dixon was stopped with lefts on
the face, and Dixon's eye was cut and
commenced to swell. George nearly stag
gered his man with a left on the body.
Erne sent right to the body, and with
a swinging left on the jaw sent George
almost through the ropes. Dixon kept
rushing, but was showed off each time
with straight lefts on the face. 1t was
Erne's round
Round 5-Dixon rushed and met Erne's
left on the face He sent right TO the
body in return. Dixon put hard right on
the body and smiled. Erne put both hands
on the wind. Dixon rushed fiercely, but
Erne avoided him all over the ring. Frank
came In with his left on the body and
stopped a wicked right swing for the jaw.
Twice George put hard lefts on the body
and had a bit the best Of the round. The
colored boys left eye was nearly closed.
Round 6-They came together and ex-
changed lefts. Erne put straight left on
the bad eye. Erne again landed on the eye.
Dixon jabbed right and left on the body
but was twice foied with lefts on the
face Georges left found Franks nose and
mouth and he was bleeding slightly. They
were lighting furlously when the bell
rang.
Round 7.-Both began cautiously. George
rushed his man to the ropes, putting a
right on the body. Erne put in good
left on the nose and mouth and followed
II with a corking left on the injured eye.
Then he shot corking right on the pody.
Dixon put his right on the body, but
missed with the left. They were clinched
when the bell rang.
Round S.-Dixon led, but was stopped.
Erne came into a left on the body and
George landed another hard left on the
body, but Erne countered with q left
swing on the bad eye. Dixon put cork
ing right on the body, repeated It and took
hard left on his good optic. Dixon
right found the body twice without a re-
turn. 1t was Dixon's round.
Round 9-George put two right-handers
on the body, and his left found the Jaw.
Erne's hard left found the body. Dixon
came in with a good left on the wind.
He tried again, but was stopped. George
shot a left on the body, but was coun-
tered ON the face. Erne met two of
Georges rushes with straight left jabs on
the face. Both went to their corners com-
paratiyely fresh.
Round 1O-Erne missed with the left.
but put his right on the ear. George
sent a left to the eye Dixon rushed,
but met a right and left that sent his
head back. A fierce mix-up followed,
both landing on the body. Dixon started
to rough t. but Erne fought him back
with his left on the face and his 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 countered hard
on the face.
Rounds y and 13-A repetition Of fierce
rushing by Dixon, during which the col
ored boy landed hard on the body. but
was invariably countered with straight
left jabs on the face. At the close OF the
thirteenth Erne took a hand in rushing
and put two hard punches on the wind.
Erne's body was red and raw. It was an
even fight 80 far.
Round 14-Both were firing Dixon put
a left on the body and hooked the same
hand on the jaw Brne swung his left
on the jaw, and in a mlx-up put his right
and left on both sides OF the head. A
right on the neck turned George over as
n he was on a pivot. Erne landed twice