The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-05
9th THE WINNER
~~rs THE DECISION on A
~ExTY-RoUsD FIGHT.
LAG. the Featherweighs
esa.sienship After a Came str"T-
r.vl~r KNOCKS out Williams
-ssssen Wins In the Cap Series.

FRANCISCO. Oct. 4--solly Smith,
80 srvsses. was given the decision
O : S-ssrgs I,ixou. of Boston, 81 2 fEenf9-
- - sx5t tonight TIE match was v5F-
'es -. 80 ne csharaDlonsf3p % the feath-
fs1'.s 49,. ~laxs ard Smith is now AZ tha
top -. rernarLrat,fv s..s a.
,sk4na nc chances except Ia tso CT
= ro,.r.ds. when Dixon essaYed 20 force
80 smith. howeveF. who hss greatiT
- since he snes Dixon had al me
- ~ the in-fighfiug using bis right
- sfgeet BON on the body ard heal
go uas cnsl throughout the fight. ard
60 os.. without q mark 81 any kln1
- s.se.eking and dgeking % Dixor's iese
D. .ns feature Of the fight. and keB
- out a. harms way
rssors The Dlxon-Snith fight II wa aa-
.rsnnes that Jimmy LAWYER, 81 san Fra
-, and "a Williams 81 Boston. woela
ssr four rounds Tor decision. Billy -
80 chosen referee. The betting be-
=. ne eonfext was 70 70 2 In favor q
-,sr The Eusn agreed not 10 hls in
- hrsakaway Time was called ~ 80
Z, p.ssud i-I.Awier lands right and VII
x,.~s rilucheS, wrestling LAWYER 10 the
80 Ta.ay come together again and Law-
!. ..nds ia his right on the ribs again.
r,rss,y. lands a good left swing on The
40 Williams felnts Jeff and lands this
80 hand on LAWYERS head. Williams -
e s.rouger. The round ends with Lsawier
,srsring In = left swing.
p.e.rf e-wiilfams PIT in n good sfin
- sstng on LAWYERS chin, staggering
q. bsek. LAWYER counters with good
- right o. Williams head. and follows
- straight left on the saEne passe.
s.xtr forces Williams and lasas left
s~as- or hls face. Williams wreatlss
fsvlsr 10 the floor again. Williams up
--,-.ts r.arier with his left and foiio@s
- straight right on the ribs. Will
IN. has the advantage in this round.
neaud s-NillisEns 1elnts with bis left,
"a 1, eouutered hard b straight left
AR Laxler They cIlnch. LawisT gets
: . r.ght on the head, and In nix-up
ss.ds n his left and right in good share
= wYi.lsrns' heal. Williams retallates
x.sb LEFT hook. stopping l4awleF. Law
!, ssnts IN his left hsf round again and
ADS hard on Williams face as the gong
sgsnfs Williams left eye Is in bad
sxps
asund 4-Thsre is a sharp exchange %
10Y blows. LAWYER showing 20 more ad-
rsessge. and IN the mix knocks Williams
sxss bark with good straight left Law
ss with good force. Williams counters
n sth left uppercuf. Toward the
nj Of The round LAWYER swings his right
a Williams Jaw and the same hand On
~ rlad The round Is decidedly in Law
krs favor.
Pound g--rsawier starts right in 10 mix
sss throws his Ieft al Williams head and
! rxhf straight ~ the body LAWYERS
IA comes round on Williams Jaw
s1llsars is trying 20 ciineh TO avoid pun
sAmeai LAWYER f. sending In straight
sns and jshhing williams out. VIII
ans falls 10 the floor from a straight left
tAs chin. Williams II bleeding badly
asd almost cut. The gong saves MIN
asn knock
neuad s-Lawler rushss; Williams lands
. bard right on the jaw. LAWYER eontin-
Us bis rushing tactics ard knocks Will
hns out
George Dixon stepped into the ring ~
~ His seconds are Tom O'Rosrks and
Toang Mitchell. Joe Walcost Is bottle
hoatsg So!ly Smith enters the ring r
Ia accompanied BY Tim McGrath, Tom
srsag and Spider Kelly. George Green
sasd IS referee. Time was called az a.2l.
las men were allowed TO hit in the clineh-
= With enc arm free.
Round l-Both men ars apRrring for an
Pz4fbss sfhtLfl idtidt teIk <WiHk on AslA-
ns face. Again Solly sends IN the left
HEs On Dxon's head without a return.
safh tries again with his left and II coun-
ssfet vih a left hook on the face. Dixon
'sfssng now. bat his leads are blocked.
ky sends In the left swing hard on the
III ~ the gong sounds.
saaaf s-smith opened the second round
~ rash snd landed left lightly on the
aft George pat hard left hook ON Sol
Es beck. The men mixed Il and both
- Hkh the right IN the clinch. but We're
- csose together to DO much damage.
ke1nd s-Tae third was not - fast "a
e PREVIOUS round. George did most of
9 leading, bat Solly stood of the brown
= and eoun1ered twice with his right al
asts head. George landed his LEI,
shaF on the head Just az the close Of the
fsad
Aaaad t-Dixon opened the fourth with a
- but Solly got under Il and came
- moment later with a left swing on
~9Fsss neck, Smith tried hard with his
- fcf the Jaw. but George came in be-
~ u solly put terrific left swing On
ApAs stomach. solly rushed and
se met him with a left on the neck.
s-hs eieyerness IN ducking pExon's
- and his eoolnsss were the features 81
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