The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
Twenty Furious Rounds Before
the Broadway Athletic
Club.
Referee Austin Decided That the
Buffalo Boy Made the Most
Telling Points.

Va PuSHistic Iame Dy Outpolntlng george
Dixon, the famous colored champion, in
their twenty-round encounter at the
Broadway Athletic Club tonight.
The decision was received with ap-
plause, but there were many who thought
the result should have been a draw.
Referee Sam G. Austin, however, con-
sidered that Erne had outpointed his op.
ponent, with good deal to spare. 1t was
a fast and splendid battle from start to
finish. Dixon began hostilities with his
usual whirlwind rushes, but in Erne he
found his match. Erne stopped the col
ored cyclone with straight left jabs in the
face, and pretty soon DiIon's left eye was
badly cut and almost closed, while before
the finish his other optic was also swollen.
Dixon did nearly all the leading, but,
with the exception of a series on the body,
Erne succeede1 in countering, and, in
addition, when he took hand In the
leading he smashed the colured boy with
out ceremony. There is no doubt but that
in Erne Dixon has found his match. Erne
demonstrated his cleverness. Beyond the
red and raw spots on his eye, the Buffalo
boy seemed none the worse for his en-
counter at the finish, and was, if any,
thing, trifie fresher than Dixon.
There were about $500 people in the house
when Dixon made his appearance at 9:45.
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 Charlie White, Mike
Leonard and Frank Zimper. Dixon's
aids were Tom O'Rourke, Joe Ems,
Jimmy de Forest and Tommy West. Bo h
were weighed in at liz pounds and started
on their twenty round journey at 10
o'clock. Sam Z. Austin was referee and
Fred Feck timekeeper.
Round 1-Erne lowered above his dusky op-
ponent. They spared for an opening. Dixon
landed q lett on the body. Erne put a left on
suaker on the eye. George came in, but Erne
was ready with a singing lett on the face.
The round was even up.
Round 2-Erne put good left on the face
and came back on the body. Dixon's left
found the face Erne put corking left on
the mouth as George came in. George came
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 up with right on the
Buffalo boys ribs.
Round 3-Dixon rushed, but Erne met him
with light left on the face. Dixon soaked
LETT on the body and Erne jabbed him twice
on the face. stopping his rushes. Erne put
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 g right on the oodv. Twice
Dixon was stopped with lets on the lace and
DIxon's eye was cut and commenced to swell
George nearly staggered his man with a lett
on the body. Erne sent right to the body
and with left swing Oh the jaw sent George
almost through the ropes 1t was Ernes
round.
Round 5-Dixon rushed aud met Erne's
Left on the face He sent a right to the body
in return. Dixon put hard right on the body
and Erne put both hands on the wind. George
rushed fercely, but Erne avoided him all over
the ring. Frank came in with left on the
body and stopped wicEed right swing for the
jaw. Twice George put hard lefts on the body
and had a bit the best of the round. Georges
left eye was nearly closed.
Round 6-They came together and ex-
changed letts. Erne put straight left on the
tad eye. Erne again landed on the eye. Dixon
jabbed right and left on the body, but was
IwIce soaked with lefts in the face. Georges
left lou nd Franks nose and he was bleeding
slightly They were fighting furiously when
Round 7-Both acted cautiously. Dixon
rushed his man To the ropes. Erne put in
left on the nose and mouth and followed with
| a corking left on the injured eye. Then he
shot corking left on the body. Dixon put
right on thebody, but missed with the left
They were ciiDched when the bell rang
Round S-Dixon led but was stopped. Frne
came into q left on the body and George
landed another hard left On the body, but Erne
countered with q left swing on the bad eve
Dixon put q corking right on the BODY, re-
peated il and took a hard left on his bad
op ic. Dixon's right found the body twice
without return. 1t was Georges round
Round 9-George sent two rtghi is on the body
and his left found the jaw. Erne's LEFT found
the body. Dixon came in with good left on
George shot left on the body, but was coun-
| tered on the face. Erne met Two OF Georges
rushes with straight left jabs on tire face
Both went to their corners comparatively
| fresh.
Round 1O-Erne missed with the left. but
| put his right on the ear. George sent a left TO
left that sent him back. A fierce mix-up fol-
lowed. both landing on the Lody. Dixon
| started to rough IL, but Erne fought him back
with left on the face and right on the BODY
| Georges eye was laid open afresh.
Round 11-Aiter 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
always countered hard on the face.
! Rounds IL and 13-A repetition of fierce
rushes by Dixon, during which the coiored
boy landed hard on the body, was Invariably
| countered with straight left jabs on the face
At the close of the thirteenth round Erne took
a hand in rushing and put two hard punches
on the wind. Ernes body was red and raw.
| Round 14-Both were firing. Dixon put a
| lett on the body and hooked the same hand on
the jaw. Erne swung left on the jaw and in a
mix-up put ght and left on both sides of the
bead. A right the neck turned George
| over as if he was on a pivot Erne landed
| twice on the ear, forcing George to'the ropes
| Dixon's lett found the body and then he swung
| a left on the ear.
| Round 15-George opened with left on the
! chin. As the colored boy came in Frank put
| both hands on the face, and moment later
| repeated on the jaw. In fierce rally both
landed swings on the neck. Erne had all the
best of the hard exchanges at the finish and
J George appeared bit tired As the ben rang
Erie landed terrific right swing on the ear
Round 16-Erne rushed, but George avoided
| Both Dixon's eyes were badly swollen, and his
| rushes were not as effective as at the start.
| Erne kept plugging his left into the face, but
| George did not land on the body as often as in
previous rounds.
Round 17-There was a lot of sparring with
| out damage.
| Round 1S-Erne sent hot left to the law
| and ;epeated moment later. AS George came
| in with right on the body Erne planted left
| on the chin. Georges left snot aloi the neck,
| but Erne sent one straight to the face, then
| put right and left on body and jaw. Dixon
| again resorted to rushing tactics, and his body
| blows were severe.
Round 19-Fast work marked the opening
Dixon rushed in ana planted his right on the
| body. Erne's left found the neck and body
| twice. Dixon came into hard left on the
| chin. They spared for wind and Erne rushed
in with tn rec hard punches on the ribs. Dixon