The herald., 1897-07-24
THE TWO FIERY BANTAMs
ARE TOO SMALL TO MANGLE ONE
ANOTHER
Hawkins of California Fought Twenty
Fast Rounds to Draw With
George Dixon
Associated Press Special Wire.

with George Dixon, champion bantam
weight of the world, tonight. 1t was a
fast fight from start to finish, but was
remarkable in that neither man struck
his opponent dangerous blow.
For the first ten rounds Dixon was
the aggressor and did most of the lead
ing, keeping his antagonist constantly
on the move.
About the twelfth however, Hawkins,
who had apparently gained confidence,
went after the colored midget and to the
end of the fight more than held his own.
Hawkins weight and strength were too
though Dixon landed several left swings
he could not hurt the California boy
Hawkins also got in some of his wicked
lefts, but as a general thing Dixon man
aged to block them or duck out of dan
ger. Dixon, while he had all of his old
time speed, lacked accuracy. When he
would swing his left he invariably fell
short or over-reached himself. Dixon.
was very quick on his feet, but Hawkins
kept we'll out of danger. Dixon gave
beautiful exhibition against the Cali
fornian There was little work for the
referee to do at any stage of the fight,
and his decision, after a decision was
given, won universal applause.
Hawkins appeared in the ring prompt
ly at o'clock, but Dixon kept the crowd
waiting twenty minutes. Both men were
literally cheered.
When. Referee Hiram Cook entered the
ring he was greeted with a storm of
mingled Kisses and cheers. The Haw-
kins men had no love for Cook, and
Spider Kelly, Hawkins second, pro-
wrangle land finally Cook entered the
ring and ordered the men to the center
Hawkins refused to 60 and Kelly yelled:
Anybody in the house but Cook"
Tom O'Rourke then tried to talk, but
the big crowd would not listen. jim
O'Neil, another of Hawkins adherente,
shouted that when the betting began on
the fight the betting was 100 to 70 in favor
of Dixon, but it was now 100 to 40. Some
thing was wrong, he asserted.
The announcement was finally made
that the management of the club had
selected Cook and that the men must
fight under him, but finally, after half
an hours wrangling, Cook withdrew in
70 nf q oly of \,
men prepared for the fight.
FIGHTING BEGINS
Time was called at $50.
First round-Both men very careful
Dial swung left on Dixon's head and
missed another at the same spot. George
countered with left on body. Dial sent
left hard on the head. George swung
left on body. Dixon rushed and Hawk
ms clinched. Dial tried his left for the
face but was blocked. Dixon put left
on neck and Dial countered with left jab
on head. Dial staggered George with
straight left on face. Dixon eye show
face as the round ended. Hawkins
round.
Second round-Dixon led with left and
Dial clinched. Dial jabbed George on the
head. Dixon rushed and Hawkins
clinched. George rushed and Dial
clinched. Dial swung hard on head and
George clinched. George rushed and
Dial met him with straight left Dial
swung hard but George got away.
George rushed and the men clinched.
Dial swung left on chest. George rushed
ard swung left on neck. Dial swung
left on head and missed the same blow
a moment later Dixon. rushed and
swung left on wind and right on head.
Dial put hard left straight on face.
Round even. Fight so far very fast,
Dixon acting on the aggressive.
Third round-Dal swung left on body.
Dixon swung left on face and Dial clipch-
ed. George rushed in to clinch. Dial
swung left on face. George swung LETT
on jaw lightly. Dixon missed left swing
for head and Dial uppercut on face.
Dixon very wary. Dial swung left on
body and ducked left swing from little
black man. Dial jebbed left hard on
neck and tried with right on head. AS
the gong sounded Dial swung terrific left
squarely on Georges stomach.
Fourth round-George swung left and
missed head. Hawkins swurg left on
body. Dixon rushed but missed left for
head and got left swing on the head.
Hawkins missed left swing for the jaw.
Dial swung left on the body and George
countered on the head. Dial ducked a
hard left for jaw. Dial jabbed George
hard in face. George put his right on
Daps ribs and got left on face. George
rushed but Dial stopped him with a
straight left The round was even
Fifth round-George rushed and
missed left. Dial swung left on neck and
George clinched. George swung left for
face but Dial stopped it. Hawkins
rushed and swung left on head. George
swung left on the body. Dial swung left
hard on wind. Dial tried left for heart
but was blocked. George swung left on
the chest. George swung left at the
head but was stopped with left on the
head. George tried with his right for the
jaw in a clinch but missed. Dial swung
left for the body but missed. Dial swung
left on the head but was countered with
a left on the wind. Dixon did most of
the leading so far and blocked Hawkins
left-hand swings well. Honors even.
Sixth round--Hawkins swung left on
the body. Hawkins jabbed George hard
in the wind and got left swing on the
body. Dial jabbed George on the face
and ducked left swing. George jabbed