The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-31
The Two Lightweights Fight
Six Rafting Rounds
Before 5000 People in Madison
Square Garden.
is DECLARED A DRAW,
But Palmer Had the Best of It,
Being Much More Clever.
Seemed Able to Land on DixOn's
Face as He Pleased.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Betweea 1000
and 5000 persons attended the boxing
exhibition which was brought off at
Madison Square Garden last evening.
Since PeddIer Palmer, the English
bantam champion, defeated Billy PIim-
mer in London, last November, the pugi-
listic world has been guessing as to what
sort of a showing he would make against
George Dixon, the dusky fe2therweight
champion of the world. In August,
1898, Plimmer met Dixon in the Garden,
and after a four-round bout Steve O'Don-
nell, who refereed the mill, declared
Plimmer to be the winner. As Palmer has
wrested the laurels from Plimmer, the
sporting authorities argued he should be
able to outpoint Dixon. The fact that
they were to meet tonight in a six round
bout for decision accounted for the
large attendance at the Garden. Preced-
ing the principal event there were sew
eral minor bouts. all of four rounds each.
The event of the night was then in
order. Dixon was the first to enter the
ring and he was warmly cheered, Palmer
was accorded an ovation, He seemed to
be in fair condition ALI Smelling of
London and Paddy German of Australia
were his seconds. Dixon was handled by
Tom O'Rourke alone.
Round Palmer landed light left
on face. He tried it again, but fell short.
He then landed twice on Dixon's face
and ducked the latter's left He landed
his left in the face and Dixon sent his
right away. The crowd yelled vocifer-
ously in praise of the visitors cleverness.
He wound up the round by landing three
lef,s on Dixon's face. This was easily
Palmer's round and the crowd sent up
deafeniug cheers.
Round 2-After fiddling for twenty
seconds Palmer sent in two lefts on the
face and dpcked Dixon's left lead for the
head. Dixon tried again, but Palmer
got away from it. Palmer landed left
and Dixon clinched. Dixon tried left
his left again to the face. Then they
clinched. Palmer landed two let's on
the face and Dixon missed right and left
for the face.
Round 3-Palmer landed a stiff left on
face and again ducked Georges left
They exchanged lefts on the face,
Palmer landed once more with left on
face, and Dixon missed with his right.
Palmer sent his left three times on the
face and Dixon missed again with the
right. Dixon was unable to reach the
little Britain.
Round 4-Dixon led. but fell short and
both clinched. Dixon tried right and
left, but missed again. Palmer landed
left on face aud once more George missed
Dixon's lead and landed twice more with
his left ON the face. Dixon then landed
with good punch, right handler on the
jaw, but Palmer let fly his left and go;
out to- Dixon's face at the end of the
round Palmer was wonderfully clever.
Round 5-Dixon looked very deter
mined when he came up. Dixon missed
right and left, and Palmer landed left on
face. Dixon landed right and left on
face and again sent his right to the same
spot Palmer still kept jabbing his left
on the face without return. Dixon up
percut Palmer with his left on the jaw
and they were clinched when time was
called.
Round 6-Both exchanged rights and
lefts on face and clinched. Dixon
landed left on stomach aud right on the
face. They exchanged let's on face. and
then Palmer ducked from a fierce left.
Dixon landed a heavy right on the stom-
ach. Infghting followed With honors
even. Dixon tried both hands after a
clinch, but Palmer was too quick for
hims Dixon failed to land until the end
of the round.
The referee declared the bout a draw
The majority of those present, however.
did not agree with the referee, and said
that Palmer should have had the de-
cisiop on points