The record-union., 1897-07-24
The Glove Contest Between Dixon
and Hawkins.
Was a Fast Flight From the Start to the
End of the Last Round.
For the First Ten Rounds the Col
ored Boy Was the Aggressor
and Did Most of the Leading,
but From That on the Cali
fornian Had All the Best of the
Rattle

SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.-Ten
thousand people saw Dal Hawkins OF
California fight a 20-round draw with
George Dixon, champion bantam weight
of the world, tonight. 1t was fast
fight from start TO finish, but was re-
markable in that neither man struck his
opponent a dangerous blow. For the
first ten rounds Dixon was the aggres-
sor. and did most of the leading, keep
ing his bigger antagonist constantly
on the move. About the twelfth, how
ever. Hawkins, who had apparently
gained confidenpe, went after the color
ed midget, and TO the end of the fight
more than held his own. Hawkins
weight and strength We're too much for
the little midget, and although Haw-
kins landed several left swings, he
could not hurt the Boston boy. Haw-
kins also got in some of his wicked
lefts, but Dixon managed to block them
or duck out of danger. Dixon, while he
had all of his old-time speed, lacked ac-
curacy When he would swing his left
he invariably fell short or over-reached
himself Dixon was very quick on his
feet, but Hawkins kept well out of dan
ger. Dixon gave a beautiful exhibit
non against the 0dlAlOi1lldlA- A%AN "~7
little work for the referee to do at any
stage of the fight, and his decision
of draw was received with universal
applause.
In the first fight Billy Elmer knocked
out George Allen of Australia in one
minute. The men are weller weights.
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 or
mingled Kisses and cheers. The Haw-
kins men had no use for Cook, and
Spider Kelly, Hawkins second, pro-
tested against him. There was a long
wrangle, and finally Cook entered the
ring and ordered the men to the center.
Hawkins refused to go, and Kelly yell
ed Anybody in the house but Cook.
Tom O'Rourke then tried to talk, but
the big crowd would not listen. Jim
Neil, another of Hawkins adherents,
shouted that when the betting begun
on the fight it was 100 to 70 in favor
of Dixon. but It was now 100 to 4U.
Something was wrong, he asserted.
Finally. after half an hours wrang-
ling. Cook withdrew in favor of Jack
WEIGH as referee, and the men pre-
pared for the fight.
Time was called at 800.
Round both men were very careful.
Dial swung his left on Dixon's head, and
missed another at the same spot. George
countered with a left on the body. Da1
sent his left hard on the head. George
swung his left on the body. Dixon
rushed. and Hawkins clinched. Dial tried
a left for the face, but was blocked.
Dixon put his left on the neck, and Dial
countered with left jab on the head.
Dal staggered George with straight left
on the face. Dixon's eye showed signs
of blows. Dial jabbed his left on the face
as the round ended. This was Hawkins
round.
Round 2--Dixon led with his left, and
Dial clinched. Dial jabbed George on the
head. Dixon rushed. and Hawkins
clinched. Dial swung hard on the head,
and George clinched., George rushed,
and Dal met him with a straight left
Dial swung his left hard, but George got
away. George rushed, and they clinched.
Dal swung his left on the chest George
rushed, and swung his left on the neck.
Dial swung his left on the wind and his
right on the head Dial put a hard left
straight on the face. The round was
even. The fight so far was very fast,
Dixon acting on the aggressive.
Round 3-DaI swung his left on the
body. Dixon swung his left on the face,
and Dial clinched. George rushed into
clinch. Dial swung his left on the face.
George swung his left on the jaw
lightly. Dixon missed a left swing for
the head, and Dial uppercut on the face.
Dixon was very wary. Dial swung a 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
squarely on Georges stomach.
Round 4-George swung his left and
missed the head. Hawkins swung a left
on the body. Dixon rushed, but missed