The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-24
FIGHT TO A DRAW.
mer Instructor ~ the Scat
tie Athletic Cish Waa After the
"ohaerfsl ceiored Fighter After
the Twelfth Rocnd-y~ssh~r Man
struck . Really Dangerous. Blow.
ous worked Fsss-Ref~ree.. De-
ctsion Considered Equitable.

San FRANCISCO, July es.-Than thor-
saisc people saw Dali Hawkins. formerly
instructor of the Seattle AthIa.i, fIuh
ngft twenty-round draw with George
Dixon, champion bantam weigh, OF the
world. tonight II was a fast fign, from
start 10 finish. but was remarkable in
this. that neither man struck q dangerous
blow For the first ten rounds Dixon vas
The aggressor and did most Of the lead
ing. keeping his bigger antagonist con-
SANITY on the move.
About the twelfth round, however.
Hawkins. who had apparently gained
confidence. went after the colored midget,
and 10 the end of the fight more than
held his own, Hawkins weight and
strength were too much for the little
champion. and although Dixon landed
several wicked leffs. he could not hurt
the California boy Hawkins also got in
some vicious let's. but as a general thing
Dixon managed to block them or duck
out OF danger Dixon, while he had all
OF his old-tine speed, lacked accuracy.
When he would swing his lef, he in
variabiy fell short or overreached him.
sef- Dixon was very quick on his feet.
but Hawkins kept we'll out of danger
Dixon gave a beautiful exhibition against
the Californian. There was little work
hight, and his decision OF draw was re-
ceiyed with universal applause.
Hawkins appeared in the ring promptly
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
storm of mingled Kisses and cheers.
The Hawkins men had To love for Cook.
and Spider Kelly. Hawkins second. pro-
tested m ms.
an hours wrangling Cook withdrew in
favor OF Jack Weich as referee, and tie
men prepared TO tight. Time was called
at SIS
Round both men were very careful.
Dial swung left en- Dixon's head and
missed another on the sa me spot. George
countered with left on the body. Dial
sent hard left on the head. George
swung left on the body. Dixon rushed
and Hawkins clinched. Dial tried left for
face. but was blocked Dixon put left
on the neck. and Dial countered with eft
1ah OF the head. Dial staggered George
with straight left on the face. Dixons
eye shows signs of bloat. Dial jabbed
left on face as round ended; Hawkins
round. The second round was very fast.
Dixon acting on the aggressive.
Round 3-Dal swung left on the body.
Dixon swung left on the face and Haw
kins clinched. George rushed into clinch.
Dai swung left on the face George swung
left on the jaw lightly. Dixon missed
left swing for the head. and Dial uppercut
on the face. Dixon was very wary. Dial
swung left on the body and ducked a left
swing from the little colored man. Dial
jabbed his left hard on the neck and tried
with a right on the head AS the gong
sounded Dial swung a terrific left sGuarely
on Georges stomach.
In the fourth and fifth rounds honors
were even.
Round 6-Hawkins swung left on the
body. Hawkins jabbed Dixon hard in the
wind and got left swing on the body.
a left swing. George jabbed Dial on the
face with left. Dial rushed and George
ciinched. Dial swung left but was blocked.
pal missed a straight left for the chin.
Round 7-George rushed and Dial swung
left on the body. George jabbed Dial on
the face. Hawkins swung a hard left on
the body, lifting George off the floor.
Dixon jabbed left on the face and got
two Iefts in the same place. Hawkins
rushed. but missed a left for the jaw.
George rushed and swung left on body.
Dial rushed and swung left on the mouth.
Dixon's nose was bleeding. Dixon rushed.
but Dial jabbed him on the face and swung
left on the little colored fellows body.
George swung left on head lightly and
ciinched. Hawkins round.
Round s-Dai swung left for the body.
but missed. George missed left for the
jaw. Dial rushed and missed left for the
Jaw. George swung left on the neck. Dial
jabbed left on the face. Dixon rushed,
but Dial got out OF the way. Dixon jabbed
left on the face and clinched. Georges
right eye was swollen. Hawkins stopped
70 scratch his nose. and George jumped in
and landed his left on the head. Hawk
4 f. ft.A md
ed Dixon's blows did not seem to have
any effect on Hawkins. The fight up to
this stage has been remarkably fair and
fast
Round 9-Hawkins swung left for the
head but missed. Hawkins swung left
for the body, but missed. Dixon blocked
two left swings. Dial swung left hard on
the Jaw and George clinched. Hawkins
landed left on the body. Hawkins forced
right over the heart. Dial tried right for
the BODY and missed. Hawkins took
things very easy and waited for George
to lead. but he walked around and
grinned.
Not much was done in the tenth round.
Hawkins did very little moving about, al
lowing Dixon TO circle about him ana stop
ping the colored fellows rushes.
Round 1l--DaI jabbed left light on
Georges face Dial swung left on wind.
and George countered with left on the
head. Dixon rushed and Hawkins SLIPPED
down. Dai swing left on body. Dial
missed a hard left swing for the body and
fell from the force of the blow. George
swung left on neck and Dial couniervd
with left on wind. Dal missed left swing
and got right ard left lightly on head.
The twelfth round was even, and In the
thirteenth II was simply jab and lab. In
the fourteenth Hawkins was stronger in
the cllnches and boxed Dixon pack In the
breakaways. Dixon had way the best of
the fifteenth.
Round lG-Dal swung left on head and
got same Ia return. George swung left
On head. ard Dial put hard swing on he
body. DIAL jabbed his left hard on Dix
on'S eve Dai rushed and landed left
on face and right on body. Hawkins
tabbed left on face and put right over
the heart twice Hawkins rushed ard
landed right and left hard on the head.
pai landed left ON Dixon's camaged eye.
George swung left hard on the neck.
Hawkins jabbed George on the nose,
which brought the blood again George
missed left for the head and Dial put a
right hard over the heart. This round
was the most decisive OF the fight so far.
Hawkins having all the better OF IL.
Dixon was on hand for the seventeenth
and hono-s were even. Hawkins landed
mere often and harder than Dixon in the
eighteenth. hut Dixon forced Hawkins to
clinch just before thu gong.
Round ls-Dsl swung left for jaw and
missed. but a moment later Jabbed his
LEI. hard on Georges neck Dial put
right in he ribs and etnched. George
missed left for The Jaw ard ran against
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