Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-26
DIXON. HAWKiNs-A DRAW.
Hot Fight al Frisco. With a Narrow Squeak
Tor the Champion.

Mechanic Pavilion, san FRANCIS
July 23.-At 3 o'clock there were sooo
people seated in the pavilion and a.
least 2000 pushing and surging outside.
The betting was 500 TO so in favor Of
Dixon. Hawkins weighed at 8 7. NJ. L;
l27 pounds. and Dixon at ia Ha~ kins
entered the ring at least four pounds
heavier than the little colored cham
pion. Jack Welch was chosen to referee
the bouts. Time was called for the big
bout at $50 +. NJ.
Round 1--Dal swung left on Dixon q
head. George countered with left on
body. Dial staggered George with a
straight left on face. Dixon's eye shows
signs OF blows Dali jabbed left or
face as round ended. Hawkins round.
Round 2.-Dal jabbed George on head.
Hawkins swung left on chest. Dixon
rushed and swung left on neck. Dial
swung left on head. Dixon rushed and
swung left on wind and right on head
Hawkins put hard left straight on face.
Round even.
Round 3.-Dal swung left on body
George swung left on jaw lively. Dixon
missed a swing for head and Dial up
ncrcut on face. Dixon very wary. Dal
swung left on body and ducked lef,
swing. DIAL jabbed left hard on neck
and tried with right on head. AS gong
sounded DIAL swung terrific left square
ly on Georges stomach. Round even.
Round 4.-George swung left and
missed head. Hawkins swung left on
body. Dixon rushed but missed left
head and got left swing on head.
Dial ducked Il hard left for jaw.
Hawkins jabbed Dixon hard in fare.
George put right on ribs and got LEFT
ON face. Round even.
Round 5.-Hawkins rushed and SWING
left on head. George swung left on
body. Dial swung left hard on body.
George swung left on chest. George
swung left at head but was stopped
with left on head. Honors even.
Round 6.-Hawkins swung left on
body. Hawkins jabbed Dixon hard on
wind and got left swing on body.
Round even.
Round 7.-George rushed and Dial
swung left on body. George jabbed Dial
on face. Hawkins skung hard left on
body. lifting George off the floor Dixon
jabbed left on face and got two lefts in
same place. Dixon rushed but Dial jabbed
him in the face and swung left on body.
George swung left on head lightly and
clinched. Hawkins round.
Round S.--Dal swung left for body
but missed George missed left for Jaw.
Dial rushed and missed left for law
Hawkins aggressive. George swings
left on neck. Dal jabbed left on
Georges face. Georges right eve
swollen. George landed left on head.
Hawkins swinging left for wind Haw-
kins jabbed left in face as gong
sounded.
Round 9.-Hawkins swung left for
head but missed. Hawkins swung left
Tor body and missed. Dixon blocked
two left swings. Dial swung left hard
on jaw and George clinched Hawkins
landed left on body. Hawkins forced
Dixon and swung left on head and right
over heart. Hawkins fought very care
fully thus far taking no chances and
simply stood the champion off
Rouid 10.-George missed left for law.
Dial swung left on ribs and George
countered with left on head. Dixon
missed straight left for chin. Dial
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left hard on stomach.
Round 11.-Dal jabbed lightly on
Georges face. Dial swung left on wind
and George countered with left on
head. Dixon rushed and Hawkins
slipped down. Dial swung left on BODY.
George swung left ON neck and Dial
countered with left on wind Dial missed
left swing and got right and left light
on head.
Round 12.-George swung left on
head and right on ribs. Dial swung LEFT
hard on body and forced Dixon about
the ring. Dial swung left on BODY
Dixon swung left on neck and got Ief,
swing on body in return Fight so far
even.
Round 13-Dal jabbed left on face
and put in punch over heart with right
Dixon staying away from Hawkins
Dial swung left on body and Dixon
clinched. Hawkins jabbcd left hard IN
chin and punched Dixon over heart
lightly with right.
Round 14.-Dal swung left hard On
stomach. Dixon jabbed left on mech
and blocked a hard left for the law
Dixon jabbed Dial on face. Dial iahhed
George on neck. George put right q,
ribs lightly and a moment later got
hard left on body. DIAL swung left On