The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-24

San Francisco, July 23.-Ten thousand
people saw Dial Hawkins of California
fight a 20 round draw with Georeg Dixon,
champion bantamweignt of the world
tonight.
1t was a fast fight from start to finish,
but was remarkable in that neither man
struck his opponent a dangerous blow.
For the first ten rounds Dixon was the
asgressor and did most of the leading.
keeping his bigger antagonist constantly
on the move.
About the 18th, however Hawkins, who
had apparently gained confidence, went
after the coIored midget and TO the end
of the fight more than held his own.
hawkins weight and strength were
too much for the little champion and al
though Dixon landed several wicked leftS
he could not hurt the California boy.
1-..NlSllr aIsO gci in some OF his wicked
lefts, out as a general thing Dixon man.
aged TO brock them or duck out of
danger. Dixon while ne had all of his
old time speed. lacked accuracy. When
he would swing his left he invariably
fel snort or oVe-ruIcned h-mself. DIXON
was very quick on his feet, but Hawkins
kent well out of danger.
Dixon gave beautiful exhibition
against the Californian. There was little
work for the rsferee to DO at my stage
of rhe fight and his decision of a draw
was received with universal applause.
found l. Botn men very careful Dial
swung left on Dixons head and missed
another at the same spot. george
countered with left on body. Dial sem
left hard on head. George swung left on
clinches. DRl tries left for face, but
was blocked. Dixon put left on neck
and Dial countered with left jab on head.
La staggered George with straight left
on face. DiXon'S eye shows signs of
blows. Dal jabbed left on face as round
ends. Hawkins round.
Round . Dixon led with left and Dial
elinched. Dial jabs George on. head.
George ruseles and Dial clinches. Hawkins
swung hard on head and Dixon clinched
George rushed and Dial met him with
straight LETT. Dai swung left hard but
George got away. George rushed and
men clinched. Hawkins swung left on
chest. Dixon rushed and swung left on
missed the same blow a moment later.
Dixon rushed and swung left on wind
and right on head. Hawkins put left on
face. Round even: Fight so far fast,
Round 3. Dial swung left on body. Dixon
swings left on face. and Hawkins
George rushed in to clinch. Dial
swung left on face George swung left on
jaw lightly Dixon missed left swing for
head and Dial uDoercut on face Dixon
very wary. Dial swung left on body and
man. Dial jabbed left hard on neck and
tried with right on head. AS gong
Dai swung terrific left squarely
on Georges stomach.
Round l. George swung left and missed
head. Hawkins swung left on body.
Dixon rushed but missed left for head
and got left swing. on head Hawkins
missed left swing for jaw. Dial swung
left on body and George counte-ed on
head. Dial ducked a hard left for jaw
Hawkins jabbed Dixon on head and face. /
face. Dixon rushed but Hawkins stopped |
him with straight left. Round even.
Round 5. George rushed and missed |
eft. Dial swung left on neck and George !
Hawkins stopped it. Hawkins rushed |
and swung left on head. George swung |
eft on body. Dial swung left hard on |
wind. Hawkins tried lett for heart. but /
vas blocked. George swung left on chest. |
George swung left at head, but was I
stopped with left on head. Dixon tried |
Dial swung left for bo6w. but missed. |
Oal swung left on head but was
with left on wind. Dixon has /
lone most of the leading so far and has I
blocked Hawkins left hand swings well. |
donors even.
Round G. Hawkins swung left on body
Hawkins jabbed on wind and got left
wing on body, Dial jabbed George on
ace and ducked left swing. George
abbed Dial on face with left. Hawkins
ushed and George clinched. Dial swung
eft but was blocked. Dial missed straight
eft for chin. Round even.
Round Z George rushed and Dial swung
eft on body. George jabbed Dal oil face.
hawkins swung hard left on body, lifting
George off floor Dixon jabbed left on
ace and got left in same place. Hawkins
ushed, but missed left for jaw. George
ushed and swung left on body. Dial
ushed and swung left on mouth. Dixon's
lose bleeding. Dixon rushed but Dial
abbed him in face and swung left on
olored fellows body. George swung left
n head light and clinched. Hawkins
ound.
Round s. Dial swung left for body, but
missed. George missed left for jaw Oal
ushed and missed left for jaw. Hawkins
ggressive. George swings left on neck.
)al jabbed left on Georges face. Dixon
ushed, but Hawkins got out of the way
Dixon jabbed left on face and clinched
ieorge's right eye swollen. Hawkins
topped TO scratch his nose, and George
lmped in and landed on head Hawkins
winging left for wind. Hawkins jabbed
sft in face as gong sounded. Dixon's
loHg do not seem heavy. Fight up TO
his stage remarkably fair and fast
Round 9. Hawkins swung left for head
ut missed Hawkins swung left for
ody and missed. Dixon blocked two left
wings. Dial swung left hard on jaw and
gorge -clinched. Hawkins landed left on
ody. Hawkins forced Dixon and swung
It on head and got right over heart
al tried right for body and missed !
awkins took things very easy and wait ]