The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-05
BOSTON MAN LOSER.
Twenty Round Contest Between
Dixon aud Smith.

San Francisco. Oct. 5.-Before the
Smith-Dixon fight last night at Wood
wards pavilion IL was announced that
Jimmy Lawler of San Francisco and
Ed Williams OF Boston would box 10
rounds for a decision. Billy Elmer was
chosen referee. The betting before the
contest was to 10 In favor of Lawler
Time was called at S:45. Williams had
the better of the fight in the first two
rounds, and In the third honors were
easy. The fourth was decidedly in Law
Williams In the NTH. In the early part
OF the sixth Lawler. by a succession CT
hard blows, put his antagonist out.
In the first round OF the principal event
Smith landed a left swing on Dixon's
face and repeated II on mis- head without
q return. Smith tried again with his left
and was countered with left hook on
the face. DiXcn forced matters, but his
leads were blocked. Solly sent in a left
swing good and hard on the neck as the
gong sounded.
Round 2-Smith opened the second
round with a rush and landed lightly on
the face. George put hard left hook
On Solly's neck The men mixed IL, and
both tried with right clinch, but were
too close together TO do much damage.
Round S-The third was not so fast as
the previous round. George did most OF
the leading. but Sclly stalled off the
brown lad and countered twice with his
right at Georges head Dixon landed
left lightly on the head at the close.
no hn xuft N n
rush, but Solly blocked IL and came back
moment later with a left swing on
Georges neck. Smith tried hard with
his right for the jaw, but George came
in behind II. Solly put a terrific left
swing on DiXon's stomach. solly rushed,
and George met him with left on the
neck. Smiths c;everness in ducking
Dixon's leads and his coolness were the
features OF this round.
Round 5--Soliy ducked into left up
percut and clinched, putting his left hard
on the wind. He forced George back and
jabbed his left on the face. Solly tried
for the jaw, but George laughed and
ducked inside. lie uppercut with his
right on Georges ribs. and got a light
left on the face in return.
Round 6-George rushed and put a
left the head. Sclly landed a beauti-
ful uppercut on Dixon's chin. George
swung his left on the jaw. A moment
later they mixed matters, and Smith
got in a good left on the neck. This was
Smiths round. lie did most Of the fight
ing and seemed 10 be more accurate in
his blows
Round 7-GeCige rushed Solly at the
ttart of the seventh and landed left
on the face. Solly put in two terrific
rights over Georges Kidneys, which
clearly affected the latter's rushes.
Solly made terrific lunges, but George
blocked his leads.
Round S-DiXon was careful and kept
Smith at arms length. Solly put in an
other right over the kidneys. and
Georges ribs looked raw. In a clinch
George pat good right on Solly's ear
Round 9-DiXon forced matters in the
ninth, and Solly met him with a left and
right on the face. Solly put a right over
hand swing cn Georges neck, and fol-
lowed IL a moment later with left swing
on the neck. George rushed and Solly
ducked, so that Dixon went clear over
his head.
Round 10-In the 10th Solly rushed.
but Dixon stopped him with hard lefts
or the neck, Solly put clean straight
left over Georges heart. George led
with his left, and Smith drew back Just
enough TO avoid 1t, and came back with
a hard right on D:xon's head.
Round 1.-THE 18th was O corker. Both
men were willing. and it was mix from
the start. First Dixon landed a LETT
swing on the head. and Solly came back
with his right on head and left straight
In Georges face, and the latters head
went back. George rushed and punched
his left on wind and face. Up to this
point the advantage was slightly In favor
of Smith.
Round l2-Both men eased up a bit
In the 18th, and George put left hook
on Solly's face. Smith swung his left
hard on DiXCn's face and moment later
punched George squarely In the face.
Round l2-Solly tried repeatedly with
bis right for the jaw, but Dixon blocked
them al. Nothing was done in this
round.
Round 1.-THE 18th opened like hurrl-
cane, but after two or three Intellectual
mixes they eased up. Solly got In a
staggering right handler on Dixcn's Jaw.
Round l5--The 18th was Smiths
round. lie landed three lefts and
right on the body without return.
Round 1.-THE 10Th was all Smiths.
He put in three hard rights over the
heart and a Left on the face. Dixon's
right eye was closed at the end Of this
round.
Round 1.-THE 18th was rather slow.
Dixon landed q riGht cross counter on
folly's jaw. but 1t had no damaging ef-
fest. Smith appeared much the
stronger at tho finish OF tho round.
Round 1S-The 18th was about oven.
Solly got a right en- tfc head and two
on the body, anu got two or three let's
on the face IN return.
Round 19-Smtth swung viciously with
his right fer tic law, throwing his whole
weight with tac blow. George avoided
it, however and gave Solly a hard I,t.
on the Jaw.
Round z0-In the Goth and last round
Smith forced tho fighting and punched
George in tho body and head with his
right. In the mikes Smith had all the
best Of the in6RhtinG.
George Green, the referee. had no