Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-28
ERNIE GETS THE DECISION.
Contest Of the Buffalo Boy with
George Dixon.


NEW YORK, November A.-The TWEEN
ty-round featherweight-cham bout
between George Dixon, the present cham
plon. and Frank Erne OF Buffalo, at the
Broadway Athletic Club. began at 10
o'clock. Erne got the decision.
There were about $500 people in the
clubhouse when Dixon made his appear
aance. at 9A5. The colored Champion
looked as II he were trained bit too
fine. and his face appeared drawn and
worried There was a delay of "a Few
minutes before Erne appeared. He seem
ed to be trained TO the hour, and looked
In fine condition.
Erne's second were Charley White,
Mike Leonard. and Frank Zimpher.
Dlxon's aides were Tom ORourke. Joe
Films. Jimmey De Forest. and Tommy
West Both weighed in at l2 pounds.
sam Custin was referee and Fred. tlecN
timekeeper
Round 1-Erne lowered above his dusky
opponent. The men spared for an open
ing. Dixon landed a left on the body.
Erne put left on the neck and body.
Erne rushed but George put a soaker on
the eve George came in. but Erne was
ready with a singing left on the face.
The round was even up.
Round 2-Erne planted a good left on
the face. and came back on thu body
Dixon's left found the face. Erne put a
coriing left on the mouth as George
came In. George came IN 10 a hard LETT
fun on the heart. and as he came again
Erne met him on the wind. Just before
the end Dixon put in two let's on the
body. and followed up with a right on
the Buffalo boys ribs.
Round 3-Dixon rushed. but Erne met
him with a light left on the face and q
hard right on the body. Dixon soaked a
left on the body. and Erne jabbed him
twice on the face. stopping his PUSHES
Erne put straight left on the mouth
The Buffalo boy was stopping the colored
boys rushes well.
Round 4-Erne sent a left to the face
and followed with a right on the body
Twice Dixon was stopped with lefts on
the face, and Dixon's eye was mt ana
commenced TO swell. George nearly stag
gered his man with a left on the BODY
Trne sent a right 10 the body and with
q swinging left on the jaw sent George
almost through the ropes. Dixon kept
rushing. but was showed of each time
with straight lefts on the face. 1t was
Erne's round.
Round 5-Dixon rushed. and met Erne's
left on the face He sent "a right to the
body In return. Dixon put hard one
on the body. and smiled Erne put both
hands on tho wind. Dixon rushed
fercely, but Erne avoided him all over
the ring. Frank came IN with left on
body. and stopped a wicked right swing
for the jaw. Twice George put hard lefts
on the body. and had bit the best of the
round. The colored boys left eye was
nearly closed.
VuDCr, OF nnTA IrnTD HrnDHT.
Round 6-They came together and ex-
changed lefts. Erne put straight left
on the bad eve. Erne again landed on
the eye. Dixon tabbed right and left on
tho body. but was twice foiled with lefts
on the face. Georges left found FRANK
nose and mouth. and he was bleeding
slightly. They were fighting furiousiy,
when the bell rang
Round 7-Both began cautiously. George
rushed his man 20 the ropes, putting a
right on the body. Erne put in good
left on the nose and mouth. and followed
II with a corking left on the injured eye.
Then he shot a corkng right on the
body. Dixon put right on the body, but
missed with the left. They were clinched
when tho bell rang.
Round s-Dixon led, but was stopped.
Erne came into left on the body. and
George landed auOther hard leIt on the
body, but Erne countered with a left
swing on the bad eye. Dixon put a cork
ing right on the body. repeated II. and
took hard left on his good optic.
Dixon's right found the body twice with
out q return. IL was Georges round.
Round 9-George put two right-handers
on the body, and his left found the jaw.
Ernes hard left found the body. Dixon
came IN with a good ieft on the wind. He
tried again. but was stopped. George shot