The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03
FRANK ERNt DEFEATED DIXON
THE FEATHER WEIGHT CHAM
PIONSHIP HAS PASSED INTO
NEW HANDS.
TWENTY H0TLY CONTESTED ROUNDS
Were Fought in New York-There Were
Loud Calls for a Draw. but the
Referee Thought Differently.
BY Rounds.

| the world by being awarded the decision
in 20-round contest with George Dixon,
the clever colored boy, who has for SO
long held undisputed that pugilistic
honor.
The Broadway Athletic Clubs arena
was filled with large crowd of sport
ing 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 was then a
draw Since that time the admirers of
both boxers had claimed that their man
had the better of the go. These feather
weights trained faithfully for tOnight's
contest, and there were many bets made
that they would 60 the full twenty
rounds without either gaining decision.
| Dixon's hackers placed their money at
odds ranging from 6 to to 2 to on
him. There were two preliminary bouts
between minor lights.
George Dixon entered the ring at 9:4O,
attended by Tom ORourke, Tommy
West and Professor de Forrest. He
stripped in excellent condition End said
he was confident of winning.
Erne was chaperoned by Charley
White, Mike Leonard and Frank Zim-
pher. He also stripped in frst-class con-
dition. Each of the lads weighed in at
122 pounds They shook hands at 1908
o'clock. The boys began fighting as soon
as time was called. They exchanged
lively blows in the first round without
much damage.
Round 2-Dxon swung right on neck
and they clinched. Both jabbed lefts in
of
head, but Erne ducked cleverly. Dixon
rushed but fell short and Erne sent right
on the wind Ernie then landed left on
body and face. Dixon put left on body
Both countered rights on body.
Round 3-They fiddled and Erne sent
right to head. Dixon landed light on
| body. Dixon rushed Erne to the ropes
and put right and left on body. Both
swung vigorously with lefts on face.
but Erne skipped out of the, way Botn
| tried left swings. but clinched. Dixon
out left on body. ErRe put left on face
twice. Dixon sent right on body Erne
put left on the mouth.
Round 4-Erne put left on face. Dixon
clinched. Dixon sent left on body. Erne
countered on face. The pace was, very
fast. Erne rushed Dixon and George
swung right on back of head; Dixon,s
left eye Was bleeding badly. Erne rush
ed Dixon into his corner and Dixon
slipped to the floor of the ring. Dixon
| clinched as soon as he got up; DlXoh
continued to push his left on the body
and Erne landed on face.
Round 5-Both jabbed lefts on race.
Erne landed right on head. Dlxon lelt
on body. Dixon put straight LETT on
the chin; Dixon swgng let nxd nara cha s Oh
Ernie around the ring. Dixon landed
left swing on neck and again on body
Dixon led with right for head. Erne
Round 6-Both landed lefts on face;
Dixon ripped his left in the stomach ana
Erne clinched. Dixon jabbed left on
neck and they exchanged lefts on race.
| In a clinch Dixon swung right ana elt
on face. Erne rushed Dixon on the riab ropes on
and put two lefts on face ana rlent on
| body Dixon swung two lefts on body
and left on face. nj:
Round 7-They spared cautiously. DIX
on rushed Erne to ropes and JaDped ieIt
on body. George put his left on face
and swung left on body, and Erne Jabbed
| left on neck. Erne, in running away,
received hard left on neck. DIXON sent
hard left on body. Erne Jabbed Il
| straight left on face. which made DIX
| on's head wobble. Dixon landed left on
head. Erne left on face.
7 The eighth, ninth and tenth rounds
were of the give-and-take order, neither
securing advantage, though savage blows
were exchanged
Round 11-They opened with jabs on
body and face and repeated these blows
| twice. Then they jasbed lefts on face
| and swung rights on body and Dixon ran
his face into a straight left. Dixon ripped
| his right in on the ribs and left on stom-
| ach Erne jabbed his left on face, DIX
| on doing the same. This was very hot
round and the pace was very fast.
| Round 12-Dixon landed left on face,
Erne jabbing his left on Dixon's bleed
ing optic. Dixon uppercut with the right
on 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 jabbed his right
| over the heart. Both jabbed hard lefts
on the face. Erne swung left on lace
Dixon put right on body and left on
| neck. Erne cOuntered left on face. lhey
exchanged lefts on body. At the sound
of the gong Erne jabbed left on body.
| Rounds Is and IA were Il repetition OF
the one preceding.
Round 1!-Dixon iabbed on face. Erne
put left on body. Erne swung right OF
the ribs and Dixon iabbed right on neck
Erne put left on face. In n clinch Dixon
swung his right on back OF head. Sharl
exchanges followed, both swinging rights
and lefts on neck and face. The croWd
cheered wildly when both swung lefts
and clinched repeatedly. Both swung
lefts on neck At the close Erne swung
right on head.
Round 16-Erne jabbed left on face
Dixon rushed; Erne stopped him on face
Erne put left on face again and Dixor
swung left on body and neck. Dixor
swung left on body; Erne jabbed left OF
face. Dixon rushed into a hard left OF
mouth. Both jabbed lefts on face. Ern'
swung on ribs. They jabbed lefts OIL
face. Erne put right on body.
Round 17-Erne put left on face ant
swung right on body. Dixon RUSHED
wildly and fell short. Erne jabbed let
on face. Both put lefts on face. Dixor
jabbed right on body; Erne did the same
They spared until the end of the round
Round 1S-Dixon rushed; Erne put LEFT
in face and right on body. Erne jabbet
his left straight in face twice. DixoT
landed left on shoulder. Erne put lief
on jaw. Dixon swung ON back of neck
Erne put straight left on chin, which
almost put Dixon on his knees. In 9
clinch Dixon held Erne around the mech
and swung on head. The crowd Kissed
The gong found them sparring.
Round 19-They opened with a clinch
Dixon swung right on neck. Erne swung