Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-28
GEORGE DIXON IS DEFEATED
Frank Erne Of Buffalo Gets Decision Over
the Haligonian,
TWENTY ROUNDS OF LIGHTNING FIGHTING
Boys Mix Right from the start nnd
Never Let IN Till the Referee
Gives Ernc the
Fight.

weight champion of the world by being
awarded the decision in a twenty-round con-
test with George Dixon, the clever coored
man, who has for long neld undtsputod
claim to that pugilstic honor.
The Broadway club arena was filled with
large crowd Of sporting men, many Of
whom had come a long distance to witness
the contest Dixon and Erne met in this
city last December and the result then was
draw. Since that time the admirers Of
both boxers have asserted that their man
had the better of that GO Both of these
featherweishts have trained faithfully for
tonght's contest. and there were many
bets made that they would go the full
| twenty rounds without either gaining deci
sion. Dxon's hackers placed their money
at odds ranging from to to l on him.
There were two preliminary bouts between
minor lights.
George Dixon entered the ring at $40, at
| tended by Tom O'Rourke, Tommy West and
| prof" De Forrest. He stripped in excellent
| condition and said he was confident of win
| ming. Erne was esquired by Charley White
| Mike Leonard and Frank Simpler. He also
stripped in first class condition. Each OF the
lads were weighed in at l22 pounds. They
| shook hands at 1908 o'clock. The boys
began fighting as soon as time was called.
round without much damage
Round 2-Erne opened with left on face.
Dixon swung right on neck and they
clnchcd Both jabbed let's in face. Dixon
| tried his left hook for the head but Ernc
| duCkcd Clcvcrly. Dixon rushed, but fell
short, and Erne sent right ON the wind.
| Erne then landed left on body and face.
| Dixon put left on body. Both countered
rights on body
Round 3-They hdded and Erne sent
| right to head Dixon landed right on body.
| Dixon rushed lrpp the and
| right and left on body. Both swung vic
| ious lefts on face Dixon put left on body
the way. Both tried left swing and
clinChod. Dixon put left on body. Erne
| sent left on face twice. Dixon sent right
on body. Erne put left on. the mouth
Round 4-Erne put left on the face. The
pace was very fast. IIrne rushed Dixon
and George swung right on back of head.
rushed Dixon into his corner and Dixon
slipped TO the floor of the ring. Dixon
tnued to push his left on the body and
Erne landed often on the face.
BOTH FIGHTING VICIOUSLY.
Round 5--7oth iabbed lefts on face. .Ernc
Dixon put straight left on the chin.
Dixon swung left hard on body. After
some fddlng Dixon chased Erne around
the ring. Dixon landed left swing on
the neck and again on body. Dixon led
with right for head three times. Erne
Round Both landed lefts on face. In
clinch Dixon swung right and left on
face. Erne rushed Dixon on the ropes and
put two lcfts on face and right on body.
Dixon swung two let's on body and left
on face. Erne jabbed right and left on
face.
Round They spared cautiously. Dixon
rushed Frank to the ropes and iabbed
his left three times on body. George put
nn ans Ern on a 5 e SWINE op neck H on
running away, received a hard left on
neck. Dixon sent a hard left. on body.
Erne jabbed a straight left on face, which
made DiXon's head wobble. Dixon landed
left on body. Erne left on face,
The eighth, ninth and tenth rounds were
of give and take order, neither spsrrer Sc
curing ar advantage, though savage blows
were exchanged.
body and face and repeated these blows
twice. Then they iabbed lefts on face and
swung rights on body and Dixon ran his
right on the ribs and left on stomach
Erne jabbed his left on face. This was
Q very hot round and the pace was very
Round 12-Dixon landed left on face
Ernc jabbed his left on DiNon's bleeding
body Erne jabbed left on neck. Dixon
swung left on BODY. Dixon swung left
on body again and Erne, sent, his left over
the kidneys and iabbed his right over the
heart Both iabbed hard lefts on the face.
Erne swung left on neck Dixon put right
on body and left on neck. Erne coun-
tered left on face. They exchanged lefts
on body, At the sound of the gong Erne
jabbed left on body.
Rounds 10 and IA were repetition of the
ones preceding them.
Round 15-Dlxon jabbed on face. Erne
put left on body In clinch Dixon swung
his right on back of head. SHARP exchanges
followed both swinging rights and lefts on
face and nec!; The crowd r1eered wildly. |
Both swung leftS and cllnched repeatedly.
ET PIa 5W%Gs r igiS ON oh bed mex me
Round l6-Erne jabbcd left on face, Dixon |
rushing, but Erne stopped him with left on
Dixon Swung left on body and neck Dixon |
swung left on body; Ernc 1abbed left on |
face. Dixon rushed into L hard left on |
mouth. Both jabbed Iefts on face. Erne
swung on ribs: They iabbed left on face.
RSuR PS9 FThs S om P sfy on face and swung
right on body. Dixon rushed wildly and |
fell short, Erne jabbed left in face Both
put lefts in face Dixon rushed and Erne |
heck Erne, jabbed left in face. They
Round 1S-DiXon rushed, Erne put left in
face and right on body. Erne jabbed his
left on shoulder, Erne. put left on jaw.
Dixon swung on back of neck. Erne put a
straight left on chin, which almost put
Erne around the neck and swung on him.
The crowd Kissed The gong found them
Round 1a-They opened with a clnch.
Dixon swung right around neck; T., Erne
Dixon iabbed his right on Erncs arm. He
then jabbed left on face, and Erne swung
left on neck.
Round 2O-Erne led a straight on the body
Dixon landed left on neck. Thcy exchanged
left body blows: Erne put, a straight left
on face They both jabbed lefts on neck.
Erne landed left on neck, Erne put another
left on neck. Dixon rushed and landed LETT
on body. Both slugged with right on body
and head to cllnch.
There were loud calls for a draw when
the fight was over, but the referee decided
In favor of the Buffalo boy. There was
plenty Of cheering and very little Kissing
when the referees decision was announced.
Erne rushed over and shook hands with
Dixon and he was congratulated heartily
by a number of those who witnessed the
MILL which was one Of the hottest ever
seen in a squared circle.
No PERMIT FOR THE DIG FIGHT. {
Brooklyn Authorities VIII Hold on on
COrbctt and FitZ.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27-Warren Lewis OF |
the Greater Now York Athletic club Wis
tied the office of District Attorney Backus
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