The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-28

Ernc landed right on head. Dixon loft,
on body, Dixon put, a, straight left on
the chin. Dixon swung left hard on
body. After some adding Dixon chns-
ed Erne around the ring. Dixon landed
n left swing on neck and again on
body. Dixon led with right for head
three times. Erne lodged and cllncts-
cd.
Round 6.-Both landed lefts on face.
Dixon ripped his left In the stomach
and Erne clinched. Dixon Jabbed left
on neck and then they exchanged lefts
on face, In n cllnch Dixon swung right
and left on face. Emo rushed Dixon on
the ropes and put two let's on face and
right on body.
Dixon swung two let's on body and
a left on face. Erne jabbcd right and
left on face.
Round 7.-They spared cautiously.
Dixon rushed Frank to the ropes and
jabbcd his left three times on, body.
George put his left OIL face and swung
left on body and Erne jabbed left on
neck. Erne In running away received
a hard left on neck. Dixon sent n hard
left on body, Erne jabbed a straight.
left IN face which made Dlxon's head
Yobble. Dixon landed left on body.
ErnG LETT on face.
The eighth, ninth and tenth rounds
were OF give and take order. neither
sparrer securing an advantage, though
savage blows were exchanged.
Round n.--They opened with jabs on
body and face and repeated these blowa
twice. They then jnbbed lefts on face
and swung rights on body and Dixon
ran his face into n straight left. Dixon
ripped his right in on the ribs and left
on stomach. Erne jabbed his left on
face. Dixon did the same. This was a
very hot round and the pace was very
fast.
Round 12.-Dlxon landed left on>faoe.'
Ernc pabbed. his left on Dixon's bleed
Ing optic. Dixon uppcrcut with the
right on body. Erne jabbed left on
neck. Dixon swung left on body, Dix,
on swung left IN body again and Erne
sent his left over the kidneys and jabt
bed his right over tho heart. Both jab-
bed hard lefts on the face. Erne swung
left on neck. D%ixon%put right on body
and left OF neck. Erne countered left
on face. They exchanged lefts on body.
AT the sound OF the gong Erne jabbed
left on body.
Rounds thirteen and fourteen were n
repetition OF The one preceding them.
Round 15-Dixon jabbed on face.
Erne put left on body. Erne swung
right on the ribs and Dixon jabbed
right on neck. Dixon put left on body.
Ernc left on face. In O clinct Dixon
swung his right on back OF head. Sharp
exchanges followed both swinging
rights and lefts on face and neck. The
crowd cheered wildly. Both swung let's
on neck. At the close Erne swung right
on head.
Round 16.-Erne jabbed left on face.
Dixon rushes, but Erne stops him with
left On face. Erne put left on face
again and Dixon swung let's on body
and neck. Dixon swung left on body.
Erne jabbed left on face. Dixon rushed
into q hard left on mouth. Both jabbed
lefts on face. Erne swung on ribs.
They jabbed left on face. Erne put a
right on body.
Round 17.-Erne put left on face and
swung right on body. Dixon rushed
wildly and fell short. Erne jabbed left
on face. Both put lefts in face. Dixon
rushed and Erne put left on neck. Dix
N jabbed right on body. Erne did the
same. Dixon swung left on neck. Erne
tabbed left in face. They spared until
the end of the round.
Round 1S.-DiNon rushed. Erne put
left in face and right on shoul-
der. ErDe put lett on Jaw. DlNOU
swung on back OF neck. Erne put a
straight left on chin which almost put
Dixon to his knees. In q cl!nch Dixon
held Erne around the neck and swung
on him. The crowd Missed. The gong
found them sparring.
Round 19.-They opened with a clinch.
Dixon swung right round neck.s Erne
swung right on body. Dixon rushed in
two let's on face. Both jabbed let's on
face. Dixon jabbed his right on Erne's
arm. He then jabbed left on face and
Erne swung left on neck. Erne swung
left on chest and Dixon put left on
body.
Round 20 and last-Erne led n
| straight right on the body. Dixon land
ed left on neck. They exchanged left
body blows. Erne put q straight left
on face. They both jabbed let's on
neck. Erne landed left on neck. Erne
put another left on neck. Dixon rushed.
landed left on body. Both s!ugged with
rights on body and head to a clinch.
There were loud calls for a draw when
the fight was over, but the referee de-
cided In favor of the Buffalo boy. There
was plenty Of cheering and very little
kissing when the referees decision was
announced. ERIE 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 the
| squared circle.