The record-union., 1896-11-28
In Their Twenty Round Encounter at
New York.
A Fast and Furious Battle From Start
to Finish, in Which the Hitherto
Invincible C0lored Boy Comes Out
With Badly Disfigured Face-The
Referee, at the Close of the TWen.
tieth Round, Promptly Gives the
Battle to Erne.

NEW YORK, Nov 27.-Frank Erne,
the clever feather weight from Buffalo,
went up several rungs in the ladder Of
pugilistic fame by outpointing George
Dixon, the famous colored champion in
their twenty-round encounter at the
Broadway Athletic Club tonight The
decision was received with applause,
but there were many who thought it
should have been draw. Referee
Austin, however, considered that Erne
had outpointed his dusky opponent,
with a good deal to spare.
1t was fast and spirited battle from
start to finish. Dixon began hostilities
with his usual whirlwind rushes, but in
Erne he found his match. The Buffalo
boy stopped the colored champion with
straight left jabs on the face, and pretty
soon Dixon's left eye was badly cut and
almost swollen, while before the finish
his other optic was also swollen. Dixon
did nearly all the leading, but with the
exception of series of rights he was
stopped and cOuntered, and when Erne
took hand in the leading he smashed
the hitherto invincible colored boy with
out ceremony.
There is no doubt that in Erne Dixon
has found his match The Buffalo boy
has improved immensely since his meet
ing with Dixon at the New Manhattan
Athletic Club a year ago. on which occa-
sion they fought draw. Then Erne was
on the defensive but tonight he mixed
things up with George at close quarters,
showed q 1T
ting powers. Beyond the red on his body
and the bump on his eye, the Buffalo boy
looked none the worse for the battle.
There were about $500 people in the
clubroom when Dixon made his ap-
pearance at 9:45. The colored cham
pion looked as If he was trained a bit
too fine and his face seemed drawn and
worried. There was a few minutes de-
lay oefosS ERIE appeared. He seemed
to be trained to the hour and looked
in fine condition
Erne's seconds were Charlie White,
Mike Leonard and Frank Zimper Dix
on's were Tom O'Rourke, Jimmy De
Forrest and Tommy West. Both
weighed in at 122 pounds and started
on their twenty-round journey at 10
O'Clock. Sam c. Austin was referee
and Frederick Fleck timekeeper.
Round 1-Erne lowered above his
dusky opponent. They spared for an
opening. Dixon landed a left on the
body. Erne put left on the neck and
body. Erne rushed. but George put a
socker on the eye George came in,
but Erne was ready with a stinging
left on the face. The round was even
up.
Round 2-Erne put a good left on the
face and came back on the body.
D1xons left found the face. Erne pu:
a corking left on the mouth as George
came in. George came into a harj
left full on the heart, and as he came
again Erne met him on the wind. Just
| before the end Dixon put in two lefts
| on the body, and followed up with a
right on the ribs.
Round 3-Dixon rushed, but Erne met
him with a light left on the face and 4
hard right on the body. Dixon soaked
left on the body, and Erne jabbed
him twice on the face, stopping his
rushes. Erne put a straight left on
the mouth. The Buffalo lad was stop
ping the colored boys rushes we'll.
and followed with a right on the body.
Twice Dixon was stopped with lefts on
the face, and Dixon's eye was cut and
commenced to swell. George nearly
| staggered his man with a left on the
body. Erne sent right to the body,
and with left swing on the jaw sent
George almost through the ropes. Dixon
kept rushing, but was showed off each
time with straight lefts on the face.
1t was Ernes 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 right on the body and Erne put
both hands on the wind. Dixon rushed
fiercely, but Erne avoided him all over
the ring. Frank came In with a left
on the body and stopped a wicked
right swing for the jaw. Twice George
put hard lefts on the body and had a
bit the best of the round.
Round 6-They came together and
exchanged lefts. Erne put a straight
left on the bad eye. Erne again landed
on the eye. Dixon jabbed right and
left on the body, but was twice soaked
with lefts in the face. Georges left
gered slightly. They were fighting fu-
riously when the bell rang
Round Both began cautious. George
rushed his man to the ropes, putting one
Oh the body. Erne put in a good left
on the nose and mouth and followed
with a corking left on the injured eye.
Then he shot his left on the body Dixon
put right on the body. They were
clinched as the bell rang.
Round S-Dixon led, but was stopped.
Erne came into a left on the body, and
George landed another hard left on the
body. but Erne countered with a left
swing on the bad eye. Dixon put a cork
ing right on the body, repeated it and
took hard left on his right optic. 1t
was Georges round
Round 9-George sent two right hand
ers on the body and his left on the jaw
Erne's left found the body Dixon came
in with his left on the wind. He tried
again. but was stopped George shot a
left on the body. but was countered on