The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-30
DIXON GIVEN
THE Decision;
Roche's Verdict Did Not Please
All the Spectators.
GARDNER FOUGHT CLEVERLY
Expert Dodging of the Omaha Kid Saved
Him From Many Hard Licks-Dix-
on Was the Favorite in
the Betting.

New York, November 29-George Dixon,
the colored featherweight pugiist, fought
twenty-five fast rounds with Oscar Gard
ner, the Omaha Kid before the Lenox
Athletic club tonight, and Referee Dick
Roche decided in favor of the champion.
This decision did not please great many
of those who witnessed the fight.
Dixon did nearly all the leading, but
Gardner met him cleverly and countered
very forcibly nearly every time they came
together. Dixon found in Gardner very
awkward opponent to get to, and many of
his well meant blows failed to land through
the clever lodging of the Omaha Kid 1t
was one of the cleverest and cleanest bouts
ever in this city and any other club,
and if the referee had not picked a winner
but called the bout draw, every one would
have been satisfied.
The attendance was 1000 The men scaled
122 pounds. At o'clock this afternoon Dix
on was the favorite in the betting at 100
to so.
Tom O'Rourke and Tom Sharkey were in
Dixon's corner.
Round 1-Dixon cut out the pace from the
sound of the bell, and kept on rushing and
leading, Gardner contenting himself with
invariably countering on the body with
his left. Dixon had the better of the in
fighting, pounding Gardeners ribs with his
right at close quarters.
Round 2-Gardner was first to lead, land
ing left on neck. Dixon whipped a hard
lett into wind and hooked his right to the
head. George kept on leading and Gard
ner met him several times with hard coun-
terS on the body.
Round 3-Gardner planted a hard right
over Dixon's heart. Dixon led left for the
wind and got in his famous right double
punch on ribs and head. Gardner drew
forth a great deal of applause by landing
a left on the wind, which he followed by
a right swing the head.
Round opened with three lefts on the
head and neck from Dixon and Gardner
countering with lefts on the body.
Round 5-Gardner opened with a straight
left on face. Dixon rushed with a left on
the head, Oscar countering hard on the
head. Gardner was then the aggressor and
got to the body heavily Dixon sent back
stiff lefts on the head and neck.
Round 6-Dixon began with a left to the
neck, Gardner countering. Dixon rushed
then, planting left swing over kidneys.
Gardner in going back fell to the floor
from a clinch with Dixon on top. Dixon
helped Gardner to his feet. Gardner plant
ed to straight lefts on Dixon's face, send
ing the latter's head back George missed
good many left leads, but always got to
the body with his right.
Round 7-Gardner lodged a number of
left swings for the head and sent his left
to the face of Dixon three times. Dixon
ripped hard left to the wind and Gardner
sent Georges head back with a left hook.
Round S-Dixon hooked left to the pit
OF the stomach and swung his left over the
kidneys. Gardner rushed things and sent
hard straight left on the mouth. Oscar
sent a light right to the head and Dixon
swung his left ON the neck.
Round 9-Gardner sent straight left to
face and Dixon got to the body with his
left. Dixon in rush, hooked his left
twice into the stomach, sending Gardner
against the ropes, doubling him up Os-
car almost went to the floor, but recovered
without falling.
Round 1O-Dxon sent his right to the
head heavily, and Oscar countered over
the heart. Another of Georges rushes
was met by Gardner with hard right over
the heart Then Dixon swung his left to
the face and sent his right to the wind.
Gardner countered on the stomach.
Round n-Dixon forced the pace landing
his left on the jaw of Gardner after the
latter had placed his right on the head.
Dixon rushed Gardner to the ropes, landing
hard right on wind and Oscar clinched,
bending very low.
Round 12-Dixon opened with a series of
let's for the head, Gardner counterng with
his right for the breast and neck Gardner
sent his right over to the head.
Round 13-DiXon cut out the pace with
left leads for face and an occasional hook
on the ribs. Gardner countered with left on
body.
Round 14-Dixon won a good deal of ap-
pause for waiting while Gardner straight
ened himself out after knocking against the
referee.
Round 15-Gardner sent Dixons head
back with a straight left. Dixon replied
with a very hard left over the heart. Dix
on whipped his left into the wind and up
percut Gardner on the face with the left
when Oscar ducked.
Round 16-Dixon opened with a stiff right |
hook over Gardeners heart, then landed his
double punch on the ribs and head. Gard
ner met George with two stra 'ght lefts on
the face. Dixon hooked his left to the |
Gardner in the meantime getting to the |
body frequently with his left.
Round 17-Both came up strong, Dixon
being the first to lead with left on the
neck. Gardner sent back neat left on the
face. George put straight right on Card |
ner's left eye and Gardner replied with a |
straight left on the face. Gardner sent his
right over Dixon's heart and George swung
his left on ribs Dixon swung heavy |
left on the head and hooked into the jaw
moment later George followed with left
and right swings on Gardner's head and
Gardner clinched.
Round 1S-Gardner kept plugging away
at Dixons body with his left. while George
put his right to the ribs like piston rod.
George swung his right to the jaw, sending
Gardner Keeling to the ropes
Round 19-Oscar went off with a left jab
on the face. Then he chopped his left on
the face and sent his right to the body.
Dixon planted his left into the stomach and
repeated It, but Gardner landed straight
left on face.