Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-10-05
SCLLY SMITH WINS.
Bests Dixon in the Twenty Round
Contest Last Evening

Dixon entered the ring ct 9 O'clock
his seconds are Tom O'Rourke and
Young Mitchell, Joe Walcott bottle
holder. George Green is %referre.
Smith entered the ring at 9:13 with
Tom Lansing, Tin McGrath and
Spider Kelly back of him.
Time called at 9 81.
Round l Smith lands a left swing
on Dixons face and repeats it without
return. Smith tries again with left
and is countereG by left hook 10 the
face Dixon forces the fighting but his
leads are blocked. Smith lands left
swing on the neck as gong sounds.
Round 2. Long range SOARING.
Smith lands left on heal tn ice and
right on ribs. Dlzon lands Oh Smiths
EAR and followed it with a right cross
La the mix up Jmith has IN advan-
tage. Smith sends in good stiff left
on Dixon's head and has Il decided
advantage in the mix up at the end OF
the roudd.
Round 3 Dixon lands left upper
cut and Their sends left ia twice %
Smiths face. Dixon rushes his man
to corner but his leads are wild and
do little damage. Round ends with
both men sparring at long range.
Round 4. Smith meets Dixon's lead
with a left in the mouth aud crosses
with right. Dixon forces the fight
and is met with a stiff left on the
mouth that sends him back. Smith
throws in his left again on DiXOn'S
both hands. Smith has the advantage
at the end of round.
Round Sparring. Smith lands 90
Dixobs wind. Dixon counters with
right on head and Smith comes back
with straight left on face.
Smith lands uppercut flush on
Dixops face and follows with left. At
call Of time Dixon lands a heavy
right body blow,
Rouud 6. Dixon forces / and misses
two leads. Smith blocked DiXOns left
and landed a good left on DiXOns
head, followed with a hard one on the
jaw. Crowd cheered. Dixon misses
left lead and was stopped with solid
left Oh Jaw. Smiths blows landing Of
ten and doing damage.
Round 7 Dixon lands three light
let's and gets cOuEtered with short
right. Dixon ome back on Smiths
jaw and gets W hard kidney blows
in return. Dixon clinches and upper
cuts on Smiths face missing a right
eros as time is called.
Round s. Dixon making a fast
fight aud lands left on head. Smith
countered with terrific kidney blow
and follows with straight left on
Dixons mouth La the mix up Dixon
hits with right arm free landing on
head and body.
Round 9 Smith lands a right on
Dixons head. who comes back with 6
left on Smiths face. Dixon forcing
fight and blocking leads. Dixon leads
and gets stiff right on the body. Smith
lands on Dixons head. Dixon leads
and Smith ducks, Dixon goes to the
floor and is up like a flash.
Round 10. Long range sparring
Smith PUSHES in and is met with &
stiff left in face. Dixon PUSHES in anC
lands again on face forcing matters
at ev9ry turn. III the mix up he puts
in left and right on Smiths head
Smith landed left on head as gone
sounded.
Round IL Dixon forcing and lands
hard with left. Smith counters with
right and follows with left sei dine
I DiXons head back. Smith forcing
but is stopped with a strong left OF
face.
Round -. Dixcn rushes and hook,
left on Smiths face. After lively rally
Dixon puts left on Smiths wind and il
countered With hard left on head
Smith tries to rush bnt is stoppet
with a straight'left on head.
Round 10. Dixon OPENS with left or
head. Smith came back with shor
LEFT on stomach. Dixon mixed it anC
sent Smiths head back with good lief
swing and stopped a rush with left il
face. Misses RIGHT cross as gone
sourded.
Round IA Furious fighting. Smith
lands on Dixons neck and is cOun.
tered by right and left. Smith is fore
ing it and lands right Oh Dixons heat