The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-28
ERuE IS CHAMPION
FEATHERWEIGHT HONORS OF THE
WORLD GO TO THE BUFFALO
BOXER
DIXON MEETS HIS MATCH.
BESTED IN THE TWENTY-ROUND
MILL BEFORE THE BROADWAY
CLUB.
BIG ODDS ON THE COLORED BOY.
Sporting Men Out From All Parts
OF the Country TO See the
Contest.
DIXON MEETS HIS MATCH
BIG ODDS ON THE CoLoRED BOY.

NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Frank Erne,
of Buffalo, tonight won the title of
featherweight champion of the
world by being awarded the decision
in a twenty-rOund contest with George
Dixon, the clever colored boy who has
for so long held undisputed claim to
that pugilistic honor. The Broadway
Athletic club arena was filled with a
large crowd of sporting men, many Of
whom had come a long distance to wit
ness the contest. Dixon AMI Erie met
in this city last December, and the
result then was a draw Since that
time the admirers of both boxers have
claimed that their man had the better
of that 60 Both of these feather
weights have trained faithfully for to-
nights contest. Dixon's hackers placed
their money at odds ranging from 6
to to 1 on him. There were two pre-
liminary bouts between minor lights.
George Dixon entered the ring at
$40 attended by Tom O'Rourke, Tom
my West and Prof De Forrest Erne
was seconded by Charley White, Mike
Leonard and Frank Zimpher. He
stripped in ffrst-class condition. Each
of the lads weighed in at 122 pounds
The boys shook hands at 1908 o'clock
Fighting at once began.
They exchanged lively blows in the first
round without much damage. Erne opened
the second with left on the face. Dixon
swung his right the neck, and they
clinched. Both jabbed lefts in the face Dix
on tried his left for the head but Erne
ducked 1t. Dixon rushed, but fell short, and
Erne sent a right on the wind. Erne then
landed lefts on the body and face. Dixon put
left on the body, and both countered rights
the BODY to close the round,
They fddled in the third, and Erne sent a
right to the head. Dixon landed a right on
swung vicious let's the face. Dixon put
a left on the body and led again, but Erne
skipped out of the way. Both tried left
swings and clinched. Dixon put in a left on
the body. Erne landed a left on the face
twice. Dixon sent a right on the body.
In the fourth the pace was very fast. Erne
the back Of head. DiXon's left eye was
bleeding badly. Erne rushed Dixon into the
corner. the latter slipping to the floor of the
ring. He clinched as soon as he got up
Dixon continued to push his left on the body,
and Erne landed often on the face.
After some fddling, Dixon chased Erne
around the ring in the fifth. Dixon landed a
left swing on The neck and again on the body.
Dixon led with his right for the head three
times; Erne lodged and clinched. The sixth
Dixon on the ropes and put in two lefts on
the face and a right on the body.
They spared cautiously to open the seventh
1HcH DlAOu TuEH6O FTGnh 10 the ropes and
jabbed his left three times on the body.
Dixon put his left on the face and swung his
left the body and Erne jabbed in a left
on the neck. Erne, in running away re-
ceived a hard left on the neck. The eighth,
ninth and tenth rounds were Of give and take
order, neither sparrer securing an advantage
though savage blows were exchanged.
Round eleven opened with jabs on the body
and face. Then they jabbed lefts on the face
and swung rights on the body. and Dixon ran
his face into a straight left. Dixon ripped his
right on the ribs and a left on the stomach.
Erne jabbed his left on the face. Dixon did
the same. This a very hot round and
the pace was very fast.
Dixon landed a left the face to start
the twelfth, and Erne iabbed his left on
Dixon's bleeding optic. Dixon uppercut with
his right on the body. Erne jabbed a left on
the neck. Both jabbed hard let's on the
face. At the sound of the gong Erne jabbed
a left on the body. The next two rounds were
a repetition of the one preceding them.
In the fifteenth round Dixon jabbed on the
face and Enc put a left on the body. Erne
swung his right the ribs and Dixon
jabbed a right on the neck. In a clinch
Dixon swung his right the back of the
head. Sharp exchanges followed, both swing
ing rights and lefts the face and neck.
The crowd cheered wildly. Both swung lefts
and clincbed repeatedly. Both swung let's on
the neck. At the closing Erne swung a right
on the head.
Dixon rushed in when the sixteenth round
was called, hut Erne stopped him with q
left on the face. Erne put a left on the face
again. and Dixon swung lefts on the body