The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-28
ERNE BESTS DIXON.
f"eafy OF the Hetsess Rounds Ever
"ffn~.s~a-The Pace Nps Hot
on~e for swisgfag in . Clfnch-
Crowd Pleased With the Decision.

contest WIKI George D.xoz. .l4w clever COL
oFeG man wAo has cor - lorg bed Gni.s-
ndte1 clam % thar pHgf..sLc honor. The
broadway Club arena wss fised with a
sarge crowd Of sporting men. many OF
HFsef-a had come long distance 20 witness
the contest. Dixon and Erne met IN sslls
ssty fass December, and the result was a
ssraw Since taat time the admirers Of
both boxers have claimed that their man
taad the better OF that GO
beth OF the feathsrwe t-ats had trained
faithfully for ton-ghtS contest. and there
we're many bats laid that they would go
TIE fals twenty rounds without either gain
INK decision. Dixoas hackers placed
Their money al odds ranging from s 10
e on hAsn- There were tga preliminary
bouts between MINOR lights
Dixon entered the ring az $40, attended
~ Tom % Roarke. Tommy West and Prof.
DE Forest. He Shipped in excellent con-
ditlon. and said ne was confident OK w.n-
ring Erne was esqusred by Charley
White, NJ Ike Leonard and Frank Z.mpher
HE also stripped in tlrst-elass coni. ton.
Each or the lads was weighed in al IL
pounds. They shook hands Al 1858 o'clock.
R0uGd 1.-The boys began fighting as
soon as time was called. They exchanged
iyesy bl3ws in the first round. without
much damage.
Round s-Erne led with left on face.
Dixon swung right on the neck and they
elncAed Both jabbed lsfrs in the face.
Dixcn tired his left hook ydr the head. bGs
Erne ducked cleverly. Dixon rushed, bat
fe.i short. and Erne sent right on the wind
Erne then landed left on the body and
face. Dixon put left on the BODY. Both
eoun;ered rights on the body.
Round S-Thsy idd.ed, ard Erne sent
right 10 the head. Dixon landed right on
the body. Dixon rushed Erne TO the ropes,
and put right and left on the body. Both
swung viclously with lefts on the face.
Dixon put left on the body. and led again.
but Erne skipped out o. the way. Both
tried LEFT swing and clinchsd. Dixon put
lett on the body. Erne put left on face
twice. Dixon sent right on body. Erne
put left on the mouth
Round 4-Erne put left on face. Dixon
eilnshing. Dixon sent left on the body.
Erns countered on the face. The pace
WAS very fast. Erne rushed Dixon, and
George swung right on back of the head
Dixon left eye was bleeding badly. Erae
rushed Dixon into his corner, and Dixon
slipped 10 the floor of the ring. Dixon
elinched as soon as ne got up. Dixon con-
finued to push his left on the body. and
Erne landed often on the face.
Round Both jabbed let's ON the face.
Erne landed right on the head, Dixon left
On the body. Dixon put straight left on
The chin Dixon swung left hard on the
y
Erne around the ring. Dixon landed left
swing on the neck and again on the body.
Dixon led with right for the head three
Hines. Erne lodged and clinched.
Round 6--Both landed lefts on the face.
In clinch Dixon swung right and left on
face. Erne rushed Dixon on the ropes.
md put two let's on The face and right on
4he body. Dixon swung two lefts on tho
body and left on the face Erne landed
as-faht q nh lssff IN tho fare
4 Round 7-Both SPARED cautiously DIX
va rushed Frank TO the ropes and jabbed
his left on the body, and Erne jabbed left
on the neck. Erne, in running away, re-
ceived a hard left on the neck. Dixon
sent a hard left on the body. Erne jahbed
a straight left on the face. which made
Dixons head wobbie- Dixon landed left
on body. Erne left on the face.
The eighth. ninth and tenth rounds
were OF a give-and-take order. neither
sparrer securing an advantage. though
savage blows were exchanged.
Round I1-They opened with jabs on
body and face and repeated these blows
vice. Then Dixon ran his face into
straight left Dixon dropped his right on
the ribs and the left on the stomach.
EIne jabbed his left In the face. This
was a very hot round
Round I2-Dixon landed his left on the
face Erne jabhed his left on Dixon's
bleeding optic. Erne jabbed left on the
neck. Dixon swung left on the body.
Dixon swung left on the body again, and
Erne sent his left over the kidneys and
jabbed his right over the heart. Both
jabbed hard let's on the face Erne
swung left on the neck. Dixon put right
on the body and left on the neck. Erne
countered left on the face. They exchang-
ed iefts on the body AT the sound OF
the gong Erne jabbed left on the body.
Rounds thirteen and fourteen were
repetition of the preceding.
Round 15-Dixon iabbed on the face.
Erns put left on the body. In clineh
Dixon swung his right on the back OF the
head Sharp exchanges followed, Doth
swinging rights and lefts on the face and
neck. The crowd cheered Wildly. Both
swung iefts and clinched repeatedly. Both
swung lefts on the neck. Al the close
Erne swung right on the head.
Round fs-Erne jabbed left on the face.
Dixon rushing, but Erne stopped him with
left I'm the face. Erne put left on the face
again and Dixon swung left on the body
and neck. Erne iabbed left on the face.
Dixon rushed into a hard left on the
mouth. Both jahbed let's in the taco
Erne swung on the ribs. They jaooed
lefts on the face. Erne put right on the
body.
Round f7-Erne put left on the face and
swung rlght on the body. Dixon rushed
wildly and fen short. Erne jaobed ieu
IN the face. Both put let's IN the lace.
Dixon rushed. and Erne put LETT on the
neck. Dixon rushed and then put lex or
the neck Dixon swung left on the meek.
Erne iabbed left in the face. Tncy spared
until the end OF the round
Round IS-Dixon rushed. ETne put LETT
in face and right on the body. Erne
jabhea his left in the face twice. DIXON
landed left on the shoulder Erne put
left on the Jaw. Dixon swung on BACK OF
the neck. Erne put straight ieit IN the
chin which almost put Dixon 70 his knees
In cMnch Dixon held Erne around the
neck and swung on him. The crowd
Kissed. The gong found them sIrarring,
Round ~ oreued with clinch- Dixon
swung his right around the neck. Erne
swung his right on the body. Dixon
rushed In two Iegis on the lace. Both
3atsbed lefts on the face Dixon tabbed
his right on Erns's arm he then Jaooed
left on the face and Erne swung left on
the neck.
Round as-Erne led straight right on
che body. Dixon landed left or the neck.
They exchanged left body blows. Erue
per a straight left on the face They both
jahbed ieffs on the neck. Erne landed ieft
on the neck. Erne pat another ietf On the
neck Dixon rushed and landed LETT on
the body. They slugged wEtn rights on the
body and head 10 eltnch.
There we're loud calls for = draw when
.hs. ngh. was over. bat the referee ce-
ciaed in favor OF the Buffalo boy. There
was plenty OF cheering and very little
Kissing when the referees dscision was
announced.
Erns rushed over and shook hands with
Dixon. and he was oongrn galaied nearby
b. a number % those wno Witnessed TIE
MIL. which was one OF me hottest ever
seen In the squared circle
a.ynIxG nRHI.srI.Sst pROYOAIIION.