The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-31
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And onteiassed George Dixon ON Point
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And onteinssed George Dixon ON Points,
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NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Between 1000
and 5000 persons attended the boxing
exhibition which was brought of at
Madison Square Garden tonight. Since
.Pedlar Palmer. the English bantam
champion. defeated Billy Plimmer In
London last November, the pugilistic
world has been guessing as towhat sort
Of showing he would make against
George Dixon, the dusky leather
weight champion OF the world. In
August, 1893, Plimmer met Dixon In the
Garden. and. after four-round bout,
Steve o,Dounell, who refereed the mill,
declared Plimmer to be the winner.
AS Palmer has wrested the laurels
from PlImner. the sporting authorities
argued that he should be able to out
point Dixon. The fact that they were
20 meet tonight In q six-round bout
for a decision accounted for the large
attendance at the Garden.
Preceding the principal event there
were nine minor bouts on the pro-
gramme, all of four rounds each. Dixon
was the first to enter the ring, and was
warmly cheered Palmer was accorded
an ovation. he seemed to be In fair.
condition.
Round i. Palmer landed a left on the
face. He tried It again, but fell short
He then landed twice on Dixon,s face
and ducked the latter's left. He landed
left again in the face and Dixon sent
his right on the Jaw. The crowd yelled
yociferousIy In praise OF the visitors
cleverness. He wound up the round by
landing three lefts on Dixon's face.
This was easily Palmer's round. and
the crowd sent up deafenirg cheers.
Round 2. After felnting for twenty
seconds Palmer sent In two lefts on
the face and ducked Dixon's left lead
for the head. Dixon tried u again.
but Palmer got away from It Palmer
landed left and Dixon clinched. Dixon
tried left and right, hut missed. and
Palmer sent his left again on the face.
two lefts on the face, and Dixon missed
right and left for the faee
L Rotnd3. Palmer landed o stiff left on
face and again ducked George's left,
They exchanged let's on the face.
Palmer landed once more with left on
fnce, and Dixon missed with his right.
Palmer sent his left three times on the
face and Dixon missed again with the
right. Dixon was unable to reach the
little BTtton.
Round /. Dixon led, but fell short and
both clinched. Dixon tried both left
and right. but missed again. Palmer
landed left on face. and once more
George missed left and right. Palmer
ducked under Dixon's lead and landed
twice more with his left on the face.
Dixon then landed his first good punch,
right-handef on the Jaw, but Palmer
let fly his left and got Il to DiXon's face
at the end bf the round. Palmer was
wonderfully clever.
Round 8. Dixon looked very deter
mined when he came up. Dixon missed
right and left and Palmer landed on
face. Dixon landed right and left on
face and again sent his right to the
same spot. Palmer stu kept jabblng
his left on the face without return.
Dixon uppercut Palmer with his left
on Jaw and they clinched when time
was called
Round O. Both exchanged rights and
iefta on face and clinehed. Dixon land
ed left on stomach and right on face.
They exchanged let's on face and then
Palmer ducRed from q fierce left.
Dixon landed heavy right on the
stomach. Infighting followed with
honors even. Dixon tried both hands
after a clinch. but Palmer was too
quick for him. Dixon failed 10 land un-
I'll the end OF the round.
The referee declared the bout draw.
The majority OF those present, however.
did not agree with the referee and said
that Palmer should have had the de-
cislon on points Dixon was unable 10
get to the newcomer. but It Is more than
probable that In a fight TO n finish, the
colored champion would win.