The record-union., 1897-10-05
S0LLY SMITH GETS
The DECISION.
Wins the Twenty-Rsand Fight With
George Dixon.
Bested the CoIored Boy All Through, But
Could Not Put Him Out.
The Los Angeles Feather-Weight
Greatly Improved Since He Last
Met Dixon, and Had ALI the
Better of the Infghting, Com
ing Ont Without Mark of Amy
Kind.

Kind.
t. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 4.-Solly
Smith of Los Angeles was given the
decision over George Dixon of Boston
in a 20-round fight at Woodward's pa
vilion tonight. The match was virtu-
ally for the championship of the feath-
| erweight class, and Smith is now at
the top. The fight was not a remark
ably fast one, the men taking chances,
except in two or three rounds, when
Divon essayed to force matters. Smith.
however, who had greatly improved
since he last met Dixon, had all the
better of the in-fighting, using his
right with effect both on the body and
head. Smith was cool throughout the
fight, and came out without a mark of
any kind. His blocking and ducking of
/ Dixons leads were features of the
fight, and kept him out of harms way.
WILLIAMS KNOCKED OUT.
Before the Dixon-Smith fight it was
announced that Jimmy Lawlor of San
Francisco and Edward Williams of
Boston would box ten rounds for de-
| ciSion. Billy Elmer was chosen ref
cree. The betting before the contest
was 10 to 8 in favor of Lawlor. The
men agreed not to hit in the break
away. Time was called at SAT.
Round 1-LaWIor landed his right,
and Williams clinched, wrestling Law
! lor to the floor. They came together
again, and Lawlor sent in his right on
! the ribs again. Williams landed a good
| left swing on the face. Williams
! tented his left, and landed the same
hand on Lawlor's head. Williams was
! the stronger. The round ended with
Lawlor throwing in a left swing.
Round 2-Williams puts in a good
stiff left swing on Lawlor's ching, stag
gerng him back. Lawlor countered
with a good stiff right on Williams
head, and followed with straight left
in same place. Lawlor forced Will
liams, and landed his left again on the
face. Williams wrestled Lawlor to the
floor again. Williams uppercut Lawlor
with his left, and followed with a
straight right on the ribs. Williams
! had the advantage in this round.
Round civilians tented with his
| left, and was countered hard by a
straight left from Lawlor. They clinch-
ed. LawIor got in a light right on Will
liams' head, and in the mix up sent
in his left and right in good shape on
| Williams head. Williams retaliated
with a left hook, stopping Lawlor.
Lawlor sent in his left half round
again, and landed hard on Williams
face as the gong sounded. Williams
left eye was in bad shape.
Round fThere was a sharp ex-
change of body blows, Lawlor showing
| to more advantage, and in the mix
| knocked Williams head back with a
| good straight left. Lawlor threw his
right around on Williams jaw with
good force. Williams countered with a
! left Uppercut. Toward the end of the
round Lawlor swung his right on Will
liams' jaw, and the same hand ON his
wind. The round was decidedly in
Lawior's favor.
Round 5-Lawlor started right in to
mix it, and threw his left at Williams
head, and a right straight at the body
Lawlor's right came around again on
| Williams jaw. Williams was trying to
clinch to avoid punishment. Lawlor
sent in straight lefts and jabbed Will
! liams out. Williams fell to the floor
| from straight left ON the chin. Will
liams was bleeding badly, and almost
out The gong saved him from a
! Knockout.
| Round 6-Lawlor rushed. Williams
! landed a hard right-hander on the jaw,
but Lawlor continued his rushing tao
! tics, and landed on the point Of the
/ jaw, and with his right knocked Will
| liams down and out.
SMITH AND DIXON.
Then came the event of the evening,
I
pionship between Solly Smith of Los
Angeles and George Dixon of Boston.
George Dixon stepped into the ring at
! 9:10. His seconds We're Tom O'Rourke
and Young Mitchell. Joe Walcott was
bottleholder. Solly Smith entered the
ring at 9:13, accompanied by Tim Nc
| Grath, Tom Lansing and Spider Kelly.
George Green was selected to act as
referee.
Time was called at 9:21 The men are
allowed to hit in the clinches with one
arm free.
/ Round both spared for an open
I ing. Smith landed a left swing on
! Dixons face. Again Solly sent in
! left swing on Dixon's head, without a
return. Smith tried again with his left,
and was countered with a left hook on
! the face. Dixon was forcing matters,
/ but his leads were blocked. Solly sent
| in the left swing good and hard on the
neck as the gong sounds.
Smith opened the second round with
! a rush, and landed his left lightly on
! the face George put hard left hook
| on Solly's neck The men mixed it
Both tried with the right in the clinch.
but were too close together TO do much
damage.
The third was not so fast as the pre-
vious round. George did most of the
| leading, but Solly stalled off the black
/ lad and countered twice with his right
/ on Georges head. George landed his
! left lightly on the head just at the
! close of the round.
Dixon opened the fourth with a rush.
but Solly got under it, and came back a
/ moment later with a left swing on
! Georges neck Smith tried hard with
/ his right for the jaw. but George came
/ in behind it. Solly put a terrific left
swing on Dixon's stomach. Solly rushed.
George met him with left on the neck.
Smiths cleverness in ducking Dixon's
leads and his GOODNESS were the fea-
! lures of this round