The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-28
ERNE IS THE CHAMPION.
"rsStS the fcatlcrweight Hanors
from Dixon.
PftIN FIGHT FOR TWENTY POUNDS
Decision Given Wttbout An, tx,
"'-"'N"hs Eye Puuishcd-Ncw
York locking ~ the Law.

night won the title OF ieathorwelgh, cham
IA of the world 10y being awarded the
oision IN Il twenty round contest with
George DlXou. the clever colored bnv who
LAS FOR SO long held undisputed that nugti-
VIC honor The Broadway Athletic club
u use was filled with large crowd of
sporting men, many of whom rad come a
long distance TO witness the contest. Dixon
ana EFne met in this city last December
ana the result was then draw Since tina.
me the admirers of both boxers have
claimed that their man had the better of
at 60 Both Of these featherweights
trained faithfully for tonght's .,utest and
theie were many bets made that they would
~ the luii twenty rounds without either
gaming a decision. DiNun's hackers placed
.HVi money at odds ranging from + TO .
10 To ON hun. There we're Two pre-
nll'arF horts between minor lights
Heerse dixon entered the ring ct 40.
attended by Tom O'Rourke, Tommy West
ile roitssor de Forest He atripped In
=, ceuent condition and said he was COM
ident Of winning
=. " Hg was charoroned by Charley White.
mike Leonard and Frank 2imphcr He
also stripped In first class condition Farh
Oh the lds weighed in al l22 pounds They
'"N hands al 1908 O'Clock. The ha,s
teeau fighting as soon as time WIS c.ll.d
insy exchanged lively blows In the first
i4dnd without much damage.
houI'd N'7lc opened with left On face
nNon swung right on neck and thuy
c'iuchod 10th jAbbod lofts in fare piIrn
I nd ms lets hook Tor the head h.t urnn
'kod clcNefly. Dixon rshod. bat fell
"rt ana Etc" sent right on the wind
,,Ihe then landed lott on body and ia g.
] ton pat leit on osdy Both c1un,rr.d
rights on body.
ocnd 1hcy Gddled aud Erne srnt
right TO head Dixnn lon,ic5 1,,,,,, Nv a,n'
n}on rushed Erne to tie ropes ana pat
rItht and lof, on BODY Both swung ,ici.
ousiy with lofts ON flcc. Dixon lri left
On body and lcd agnin. hut ,,rnc - tnsoI
a. q the way Both iri,d lrf, az, .,o
and chn,h Il Dixon out l,ft on hDd, tsrn.
put left ON face twice nix,n IAN, ,iet,
o. body Eyue put nm on The ,o1th
clinching. Dixon SOM ,,,, ,"'' oxen
coulter,d ou face. 'rhr pado WI. VEN, ,,5t
Eyro rushed Dixon and GcorEr s,y,,,, AZ,
was bleeding hoi,, ,s, "'no1 le,, eye
into his cornoI aud Dxon s,lnn,d IN No /
floor. Dixon clinched as soon AZ he eot
up DMan continued to push bis lef, on
the body ana ERIE landed ON ftcn
Eolud Both mon iubhed Ions ON f,co
Efne landed right On head Dixon len on I
body Dixon put straight lrft ON tha
Vhlh' lnNon swung lcft hard on body. Az /
,, t"c uptlHE nNop .hastd ElAe around |
'"e ring, DiAon landed left wing on |
nVhM ana atlah On body Dixon iel with |
''snt ie' nead Erre dodeod aud clucrcd
M. .ou H.' ,lh ded is O. IA e. /
i,iAou tlpIeu ms lett IN the stomach and /
20 Nv V'!nvh'u' PlNoA jaoh'd left nu neck !
. 90" .ut" tn'y oNrhNnEcd let's on face. tn
: i''N.N swung right md left on .
t ',' h'nv IuSh'd l'N'n on the ropes and I
~, tNo WIS ON fica and right on lcdy
-, sNu"S Two ie'is ON body and q left
vi '"'''
,.r,ho, ,, n.V SPARED cautiously pNon
io "g',H '"ltN 20 the ropes aua llbbed his
icf, ~ ,' CO , u"'," on body George tut his
i,r,o ~, nHu swung ie!t on ! odF and
,n,riy5J r,' on neck Erne ruHuluH
n hard lcft ~, b,i, , Om "tcM NIN'u sent
+, en- focr ""S hrue lhbbed Straight
vrbti" nt.,,' ~" p mnne Dixon mead
Ieet IN f,rn '"''''u ''tt on head Etre
INA. .i'Nt, ,,,.,A
If tbc ~, a,,, ,'"'. 'uu tehlh rounds wero
pe nd,'art,'a ,'M- oruVt' l..cr srcur-
,xehansra ''" savage blows were