The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-05
s0LLY SMITH THE VICTOR
Decision Rendered Against George
Dixon by the Referee.
IT WAS REALLY A DRAW FIGHT
George Green. the Referee Haa No
iesitsacy In Deciding Under an
Agreement for a Decision.

San Francisco. October 4.--solIy Smith
OF Los Angeles was given the decision
over George Dixon Of Boston in twenty.
round fight tonight. The match was vir.
tually for the championship OF the feath-
erweight class. and Smith is now at the
top The fight was not remarkably fast
one, the men taking no chances, except
In two or three rounds when Dixon at
tempted to force matters Smith, how
ever, who has greatly improved since he
last met Dixon, htd all the better OF the
inghting. using his right with great ef-
feet. 10th on the body and on the head.
Smith was cool throughout the fight ana
came cut without mark of any kind.
Els blocking ana ducking of DixoN's
leads we're features of the fight and kept
him out of harms way.
Before the Dixon-Smith fight 1t was an.
nounccd that Jimmy Lawler Of San Fran
cisco and Ed Williams of Boston would
box ten rounds for decision, but in the
early part of the sixth LAWYER. by a
succession of hard blows, put his antago.
mist out.
George Dixon stepped into the ring at
e:lO His seconds were Tom O'Rourkc ana
Young Mitchell; Joe Walcott bottle hold
or. S9iiy Smith followed closely, accom-
pnhiec by Tim McGrath, Tom Lansing
and Spider Kelly. George Green was se-
lected to act as referee. The tnen were
allowed to hit in clinches with one arm
First Roundabout men spared for an
openfns Smith, lands a left swing on
lace. Again Solly sends in a left swing
on Dixons head without a return. Smith
tries t,fi again with his. left and is countered
"a f,.
now. but his leads are blocked. solly
ssemis In left swing good and hard Oh
the neck as the gong sounds
ui, eeon r E,oun nd opened this round
put hard left swing on Smiths neck.
me men mixed and both tried with right
IN the clinch. but were too close together
- DO much damage.
Third Round-Thc third was not as fast
as the previous rounds. Dixon did most
OF the leading. but Smith stalled off the
erown lad and couptered twice with his
right on Dixon's head. Dixon landed
lightly on the head just at the close OF
tho round.
Fourth Round-Dixon opened the ball
WIN a rush. but Smith blocked It and
G ,,, back msment later with a left on
Dlxon's neck. Smith tried hard with his
rignt Tor the jaw. but Dixon came in be-
nlnd T. Smith put a terrific swing on
met him with a left on the neck. Smiths
clevernees In dtcking Dixon's leads and
ms GOODNESS were the features OF this
Fifth Round-In this round Smith duck
cd into left uppercut and cinched.
smith put hard left on the wind. Smith
forced Dixon back and jabbed his left on
Dixon laughed and ducked inside Scnith
urpercut with his right on Dixon's ribs
and got Light left on the. face in return
left on The head. Smith landed "A beau
tiful uppercut on Dixon's chin. Dixon
swung his left on the jaw. A moment
later the men mixed matters and Smith
got IN a good left on the neck. This was
Smiths round. He did most of the fight
ing and seemed to be more accurate in
his blows.
Seventh Round. Dixon rushed Smith ard
landed his left on the jaw. Smith landed
twice on the neck. Smith made some
terrific lunges. but Dixon blocked his
Eighth Round Dixon was careful and
Kept Smith at arms length. Solly put an
other over the kidneys and Dixon's ribs
locked raw. In clinch DiNcn put a good
right on Smiths ear.
Ninth RouEd-DiXon forced matters in
the ninth and Smith met him with lett
and right on the face. Smith put right
overland swing on ,Dixon's neck and fol.
on the neck. Dixon rushed and Smith
aucked Dixon went clear over Smiths
head.
Tenth Round--In the tenth solly rushed
on the neck. Smith got clean straight
right over Dixons heart. Dixon led with
ms LEFT and Smith drew back just enough
70 ,;rt aVoid 4 and came back with hard
Eleventh Round-nhe eleventh was a
corker. Both men were willi.g and n
WAS, WAS mix from start to finish. Dixon
with right on head and left straight in
Dixon's face and the latter's head went
"a oacK. DIXON rushed and punched his left
aavsn anita en Mas faGe Up =, to this point the
lweifth Ro'nh--Both eased up a little
IN the twelfth and Dixon put a left i,on,r
on Soly,s face. Smith swung his left
nnncb od p I., lace and moment later
Thirteenth Round-Soily tried reneatea,v
with his right for the law. but D,Ynyy
blocked them all DiAon
! IKE hurricane, but after two or thrs,
,nenectual misses they eased IN sn iye
c cu!s IN staggering right-hander on Dix.
Fifteenth Round--This was SMITH.
round. He landed three lefts and a r,rht
"', noIy without a return.
. S'xteenth Round-This was all Smiths
ana p Iaft N three hard rights over the heart
IL seventeenth e Round-The seventeenth
was rather slow. Dixon landed riebt
70 OSs e rgan'eF sn on tsoiiys jaw but it had
'tIrr9ager at the finish 81 the round. '"e
,Eighteenth Round-This round was
,oo9t even. smith. got right on Inc
,ead and. two on the body end pot wv |
n N three let's on the fa,e in return I'm Two
Nine centh Round-Smith swnn~ a.,
lousy with his right on the law throw, |
n ,, bis I, whole weight with the blow. DIXON DIXON
~. .roldtu ~ however, and gave Smith a |
twentieth Round--In the twe,t,ett
, ase roIhd smith forced the fighting and
, ,s,,, Dixon on the body and head
n the best OF the fighting e'i'h had
George Green. tho referee had ~,
sr SS a n a;y;arding the decision to smith
4 diss. tisfact.on. sim. hnd The e" mo no sign
u, 10 receive a decision draw wo ,
iot nave been bad decision "o"io
boston and the Pepnaut
session, October 4.--The Boston base.
,an eiao received a pennant as the Ma.
nhai League champions at the Tremon, |
heater tonight. Mayor Ouin,y MATS a.
sn,sa aSa speech and Manager seiee acs
ne members of which tovetbsr -. S'uo