The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-24
ms ABLE TO WIN AT SAN
FRANCISCO.
OBJECTION TO THE Referee.
WITHDRAWN AFTER A
WRANGI4E.
MECHANICS PAVILION THRoNGED.
The Crowd Quite as Large as That
Which Witnessed the Fitzsim-
mOns-Sharkey Fight

mOns-Sharkey Fight.
SAN FRANCISCO Cal, July 23.-Ten
thousand people saw Dali Hawkins, of
California, fight twenty-round draw
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 a dangerous blow. For
the first ten rounds Dixon was the
aggreSSor and did most of the leading,
keeping his bigger antagonist constant
ly on the move.
About the twelfth, however, Haw-
kins, who had apparently gained con-
fldence, went after the colored midget
and to the end of the fight more than
held his own. Hawkins weight and
strength was too much for Dixon and,
although Dixon landed several wicked
lefts, he could not knock Hawkins out.
Hawkins also got in some of his wick
ed lefts, but as a general thing Dixon
managed to block or duck out Of
danger. Dixon, while he had all of
his old-time speed, lacked accuracy.
When he would swing his left, he in
variably fell short or over-reached
himself. Dixon was very quick on his
feet, but Hawkins kept well out of
danger. Dixon gave a beautiful eX-
hibition against the Californian. There
was little work for the referee to do
at any stage of the fight and his de-
cision of a draw was received with
universal approval
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23-At s
o'clock tonight there were 5000
people seated in the pavilion and
at least 1000 pushing and surging out
side struggling to be first inside the
doors. The crowd is equal to that
which witnessed the Fitzsimmons-
Sharkey fight. The betting at the last
A great deal of Dixon money come in
this afternoon, and the odds were
slightly cut, but betting was lively at
the figures above named.
Hawkins weighed lin this evening at
6 o'clock at 127 pounds and Dixon at
124. Hawkins entered the ring at least
four pounds heavier than the little col
ored champion.
The arrangements for the seating of
the great crowd were admirable. The
ring was surrounded by boxes, several
hundred in number, each box seating
six persons. Behind the tiers of boxes
the seats rose in gentle terraces to the
extreme back of the building, enabling
every spectator to get a good view Of
the boxers. The great gallery was the
popular place with the masses. AS
. early as 7:30 o'clock it was damned on
every side. ,..... . ...-
Hawkins appeared in the ring
promptly at 8 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
Hawkins men have no love for Cook,
and Spider Kelly, Hawkins second,
protested against him. There was a
long wrangle and finally Cook entered
the ring and ordered the men to their
corners. Hawkins refused to go and
Kelly yelled Anybody in the house
but Cook"
Tom O'Rourke tried to talk, but the
big crowd would not listen. Jim Neil,
another of Hawkins adherents, shouted
that when the betting began on the
fight the betting was 100 to rs in favor
of Dixon. but it was now 100 to 40
Something was wrong, he asserted. The
announcement was finally made that
the management of the club had select
ed Cook and that the men must fight
under him. Finally, after one hour s
wrangling, Cook withdrew in favor of
Jack WEIGH, as referee, and the men
prepared for the fight. At $50 p. M,
time was called.
Both men were very careful to start. Dial
Hawkins swung his left on Dixon's head and
missed another at the same spot. George
countered with left on the body. Dial sent
a left hard On the head. George swung a
left on the body. Dixon rushed and Hawkins
cI:nched. Dial tried left for the face, but
was blocked. Dixon put a left on the neck
and Dial countered with a left jab on the
left on the face. Dixon's eyes showed signs
of blows. Dial jabbed a left on the face as
the round ended. Hawkins round;
Dixon led with the right and Dial clinched,
in the second. Dial jabbed George on the
head. Dixon rushed and Hawkins clinched.
Hawkins swung hard on the head and Dix
him with straight left. Dial swung a left
hard. but George got away. George rushed
and they clinched. Hawkins swung the left
on the chest. Dixon rushed and swung
left on the neck. Dial swung a left on the
head and missed the same blow a moment
later. Dixon rushed and swung a left on the
WinQ ana a rlSnL Oh the nedQ. hawkins put
a hard left straight on the face. Round even.
Fight so far very fast, Dixon on the ag-
gressive.
Dial swung the left on the body when the
third opened. Dixon swung a left on the
face. and Hawkins clinched. George rushed
into a clinch. Dial swung left on the face.
George swung left on the jaw lively. Dixon
missed a swing for the head and Dial upper
cut the face. Dixon very wary. Dial
swung left on the body and ducked left
swing from the little colored man. Dial jabbed
a left hard on the neck and tried with a right
the head. AS the gong sounded Dial swung
a terrific left squarely on Georges stomach.
George swung his left and missed the head
when they came up for the fourth. Hawkins
swung a left on the body. Dixon rushed
but missed left for the head and got a left
swing on the head. Hawkins missed left
swing for the jaw. Dial swung a left on the
body and George countered on the head. Dial
ducked a hard left for the jaw. Hawkins
jabbed Dixon hard in the face. George put
right the ribs and got left the face.
Dixon rushed but Hawkins stopped him with
a straight left. Round even.
In the fifth George rushed and missed
left. Dial swung a left on the neck and
George cinched. George swung a left for
the face but Hawkins stopped him. Haw-
k:ns rushed and swung left. George swung a
left on the body. Dial swung left hard on
the body. Hawkins tried for the head but
was blocked. George swung a left on the
chest. George swung a left at the head but
was stopped with left in the head. Dixon
tried with a right for the jaw on a clinch,
but missed. Dial swung left for the body and