The herald., 1896-11-28
FEATHtRWE|GHT CHAMPION
Is the Title Now Held by Frank
Erne
GEORGE DIXON DEFEATED
Ole OF the Hottest LittI. Fights Ever
Seen
2GE DIXON DEFEATED
New York Authorities Will Sit Down or
the Corbett-F -Fitzsimmons EXhibi
ton of Physical Culture
Associated Press Special Wire

| ASspcidleu ETesS SpeClat wire
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Frank Erne of
Buffalo tonight won the title of feather
weight champion of the world by being
awarded the decision in twenty round
| contest with George Dixon, the clever
colored man. who has for so long held
undisputed claim to that pugilstic honor.
The Broadway club arena was filed wit n
| a large crowd of sporting men, many of
whom had come a long distance to wit
ness the contest. Dixon and Erne met
in this city last December and the result
was draw. Since that time the ad-
mirers of both boxers have claimed that
their man had the better of that go.
Both of these featherweights have train
ed faithfully for tonight's contest, and
there were many bets that they would
go to full twenty rounds without either
gaining a decision.
Dixon's hackers placed their money at
oddsr angling from to ) to 1 on him.
There were two preliminary bouts be-
tween minor lightweights.
George Dixon entered the ring at 40
attended by Tom ORourke, Tommy
West and Prof DeForest He stripped
in excellent condition. and said he was
confident of winning. 1Irne was es-
quired by Charley White, Mike Leonard
and Frank Zimpher He also stripped
in first-class condition. Each of the
lads weighed in at 122 pounds. They
shook hands a 10 :03 o'clock
The boys began fighting as soon as
time was called. They exchanged lively
blows In the first round, without damage
Second round-Erne opened with left
on face. Dixon swung right on neck
and they clinched. Both jabbed lefts in
the face. Dixon tried his left hook for
on rushed, but fell short. and Erne sent
the head, but Erne tucked cleverly. Dix
right on the wind. Erne then landed
lefts on the face and body. Dixon put
left on the body. Both countered rights
on the body
Third round-They fiddled and Erne
sent right to the head. Dixon landed
right on the body. Dixon rushed Erne
to the ropes and put right and left on the
oody. Both swung viciously with lefts
on the face. Dixon put left on the body
ana led again, but Erne skipped away
Both tried left swing and clinched. Dix
on put left on the body. Erne put left
on the face twice. Dixon sent right on
the body. Erne put left on the mouth.
ourth round-llrne put left on the face.
Dixon clinching. Dixon sent left on
body, Erne countered on the face. The
pace was very fast Erne rushed Dixon
and George swung right on the back of
the mead. Dixon's left eye was bleeding
badly. Erne rushed Dixon into his cor
ner and Dixon slipped to the floor. Dix
on clinched as soon as he got up. Dixon
continued to push his left on the body,
and Erne landed often on the face
Fifth round-Both jabbed lefts on face.
Erne landed right on head, Dixon left
on body. Dixon put a >-e'aight left On
the chin, Dixon swung left hard on
the body. After some fiddling, Dixon
chased Erne around the ring Dixon
landed a left swing on the neck and
again on the body. Dixon landed lei.
and right on head three times. Erne
lodged and clinched.
Sixth round-Both landed lefts on the
face In cinch Dixon swung right and
left on face. Erne rushed Dixon on the
ropes and put two lefts on the face and
right on the body. Dixon swung two
lefts on the body and a left on the face
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Seventh round-Both spared eau
tiously. Dixon rushed Frank to the
ropes and jabbed his left on the body
and Erne jabbed left on the neck. Erne
in running away, received a hard left
on the neck. Dixon sent a hard left on
the body. Erne jabbed a straight laf,
on the face which made Dixon's head
wobble. Dixon landed left on the body.
Erne left on the face
The eighth, ninth and tenth rounds
were of a give and take order, neither
sparrer securing an advantage, though
savage blows We're exchanged.
Eleventh round-They opened with
jabs on the body and face, and repeated
these blows twice. Then they jabbed
lefts on face and swung rights on The
body and Dixon ran his face into
straight left Dixon dropped his right on
the ribs and left on the stomach. Erne
jabbed his left on the face. This was
very hot round, and the pace was very
fast.
Twelfth round-DiXon landed left on
the face. Erne jabbed his left on Dix
on's bleeding optic. 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 the neck. Dixon put right
on the body and left on the neck. Erne
countered left on the face. They ex-
changed lefts on the body. At the sound
of the gong Erne jabbed left on the
body.
The thirteenth and fourteenth rounds
were repetition of the others preceding
them.
Fifteenth round-Dixon jabbed left on
face. Erne put left on body. In clinch
Dixon swung his right on the back of the
head. Sharp exchanges followed, both
swinging rights and lefts on the face and
neck. The crowd cheered wildly. Both
swung lefts and clinched repeatedly.
Both swung lefts on neck. At the close
Erne swung right on the head.
Sixteenth round-Erne jabbed left on
face Dixon rushed, but Erne stopped
him with left in the face. Erne put left
on the face again and Dixon swung left
on the body and neck Erne jabbing left
on the face. Dixon rushed into a hard
left on the mouth. Both jabbed lefts in
the face. Erne swung on the ribs They
jabbed left on the face. Erne put right
on the body.