The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-07-24
THEY FOUGHT TO A DRAW.
Both Hawkins and Dixon Did Good
Game Work.
DIAL HAD A SHADE THE BEST OF IT..
He Lifted the Champion From the
Floor with Hard Body piow.
Dixon the Worst Punished.

science AMI both did good work.
Hawkins got In the most telling blow
H., -, -. ,e,..... go. -, a.. -, a.,
III Nhe hs"'' H''hS He''sO A'e'H thV ""oi
with an nppercnt ON the body that could
be heard all over the house and VIII ch
A'"re "i0 "Vs'V 81
Al O'CLOCK tonlGht there were NV feu-
pie seated in the pavilion and At least
80 tnore pushing and suisins OUTSIDE
struggling 10 be htst INSIDE the doors
The crowd was equal to that mh.ch Wit
messed the Ftzsinhnons's harkey contest:
Inc betting IN the last hout was Az TO .
IN iaNOr OF liNon a great deal OF DIXON
money came in this aftet noon and tae
odds were sliEhtly cut, nut hettlhS WAS
ANe> AZ the nbules above hamSu. 49,
mawkinS WISHED M at . o,@o ,ss al ~
pounds and DIXON al III haWkihs chtef-
e1 the ring at Least tour ponhds heavier
chan the negro champion,
When keferee nissan Cook entered me
rluE he was greeted WITH q storm OF min
g!ed Kisses and cheers Me haNkins
men have no love for Cook ana Spider
heliy' M@wklns second, pro;e,tea AGAINST
nun: There was a long wfahsle ana maj ~,
~ 1ooK entered INC ring ana orueFeu 'i'e
men 70 ther corners ,,,. ou
iihWklns refused TO go, ana heily yen
-, ,,AhypouN IN the mouse WIN no p"'
I9ok' ~.
rom - k9lrke irled 10 'a'N' nut 'he os
crowd wouid not listen,
jan N"Li' 9h9ther o. iiswhlhs au"er-
ens Shoutel ma wnen 'hs ne, ne ~, On
favor of Dixon. hut st was now SiOo 10
$40 Something was wrong he asserted
The announcen.ent was finally made
,hlf Tho mnnogen,nnt Of the club had Sc
iecied Cook and ahe men must night under
MN IT, ,,,,,,.
Withdrew in favor OF Jack Wclch Is, ref
cree
Tine was called at 9sO ana the men
sprAng TO the center oil t'e rhs anu s"o'h
FIRST round Both men very careful pnl
swung left on Dixon's head and missed
another At tr( same spo.. George coun,
let en- head Gecrre swung LEFT on body.
Dixon rushed and hawkins cinchcd. pal
tired lolt for face. hut WAS blocked. Dixon
nut lc,i on neck and Dai oountctcd with
left on head Ial staggered C;eor.c MINI
a str,rpni lsfl on face. Dixon's cyt show
ed signs Of hlows. bal iAbbed left on lace
Second round-lDixon In,l with left and
nal tabled Gcnrr. ON bc1J. Dixon rusheI
aud Dial clinchcd. George rushed agnir
and clinched Uawklns swune hau on
hn,d ,,d nixon cliurbed George rushed
~ Nh ,,, ,j,,, lin a etr'i,i,i i,it nni
@wung Icel NH Uni " bu, Georse got avg.
George rushci, but the men clncheI.
Ii,.E Mhi"s an nc,, n,I SWIM,
jeft on tn,j missed Inc game blow a
.nnno o lin and ntson rtgh.l and
s,,,'no ~, ~, n,,n,, ana ,i.,hi m, hcad
i1o',it, -, N' NM b'rI ioft stri{,~ht or tnre
$3.50 - n"' NM r,. ,r, t,s," Dtxo1
~, H., ., ,tr, C. ,,.e S' 'N 49,
Oh irl W. asE , w ., to,, an ,,a,.
nx nra fog' d@ }a os swns i n SRny
LlNut swIhs, lclt on az ~ iia . FMS
clnched. Dal swung leti on faee. George
swGns et On, o. ' hSad y nnS ASn ,s5sa On
iacc Dixon very vary I,ai swung lelt
on body ana ducked a leIt swiIs from
the negro boy pal lappe,t irtt nara on
meek ami tried Win rleht on ma ~
TN" gong sonnded lpal swung a 'cfflnS Ie!t
Fourth round-George swung ana missed
head Hawkins swung leit on BODY. BlXnn
iefi swing on head Hawkins missed LEFT left
and George conntered on head Dal duck
ed a hard left for jaw. Hawkins iqhoed
ribs and got loft on face. Dixon rushed.
but Hawkins stopped him with strnight
left. Round even
rim romnd-George rushed and missed
lett. Dal swung left on neck and George
HAWKINS stopped him. Hawkins rushed
ara s,,,r, lnft an head George swung
h ,ls, swuhp ie'' ,9a, .,,,,,,c Ia{, barJ az,
body. D1I irIed for the heart but was