The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-30

! favor of the champion This decision
! cId not please a great many of those
/ VINO Witnessed the tight. Dixon did
nearly ali the leading, but Gardner met
/ hln Iully, and counIered very torcibly
! nearly every time they came together.
/ Dixon found IN Gardner a very awk-
| ward opponent to get to, and many Of
/ ms Weil-meanL blows failed 10 land,
! through the clever dOdg1ng OF the Oma-
! ha kid.
IC was one Of the cleanest and Clever
| est bouts ever se5n IN this or any other
/ club, and Il the referee had nor picked
| winner, out mad declared the bout a
! draw, every one would have been sat1s-
/ ned.
FIGHT BEGINS.
Round One-Dixon cut out the pace from
! the sound OF the bell, and kept on rushing
and leading, Gardner conteating himself with
/ Nv aIianIy eounLeEIng the body with his
/ Ieft- Dixon had the better OF the inhghting.
pounding Garoners ribs with MS right az
ciOSe quarters.
Round Two-Gardner was first to lead,
landing left en- the NECK. Dixon whipped
= hara lett into the wind, and hooked ais
right 10 The head. George kept leading,
ana Gardner met MIN several tunes WIN hard
counters on the body.
! Round Thrss-Gardner planted a hard right
/ over Dlxons neart. DIXON lead Tor the WIND,
ana got in mis- famous right hand double
I punch on ribs head. Gardner drew forth
! a great deal OF applause by leading lett on
/ the wind, which ne followed Win q right
swing on the head.
! Round tOur-Opened with three let's on the
/ head and neck IRON Dixon, ana Gardner coun-
/ tered with let's on the body.
/ Round ktve-Gardner opened with left
I ooQy. DIXON rUsneu, oscar cOunteTtng hard
( on the head. Gardner the aggressive,
ana Dixon Sent back hard Ie1ts mead and
/ bC~y.
! Round six-Gardner landed on head Dixon
: landed lett on kidneys Gardner, going back,
( lell to the floor from clnch. with DI1en on
/ top. Dixon helped Gardner 10 his feet. Gard
ner planted Two hard let's on D1Xons lace.
/ Gardner missed great many leads, but al
ways got 10 the BODY with his right.
| Round Seyen-Garuner lodged d great many
/ OF DiX0n's right swings for the head, and sent
/ his rlght 70 mead several times. Dixon land
/ ed hard right on wind and Gardner sent
/ Georges head back with = hard lett.
Round Eight-Dlxon led q hard lett for pit
/ u stomach, and sent his right for the kid
neys. Gardner rushed and sent hard right
straight on mouth Oscar sent light right
/ 70 the head, and Dixon swung MS lett On the
neck.
Round Nine-Gardner sent straight left
/ TO the lace, and Dixon got to the body with
J his lett Dixon n a rush hooked his lett
/ twice into the stomach, sending Gardner
against the ropes doubled W. oscar almost
Went TO the floor. but recovered without fall-
! ing.
Round Ten-Dixon sent his right over to
] the head heavily, and Gardner Countered over
/ the heart Another OF Georges rushes was
met by , Gardner with right over the heart
! Gardner countered on stomach.
DIXON FORCES PACE.
Round Eleven-Dixon forced the pace land
! ing his left on Oscars Jaw after the latter
- placed his right on the head Dixon
~zned Gardner to the ropes, landing a nard
right on ths wind. ana Oscar cltnched. bend
Round Twelye-Dixon opened with a series
OF let's for the head Gardner eounUering with
his right on the breast or neck. Gardner
ducAed into u hard left uppercut, and Dixon
sent his right over 70 the head
Round 1hiTJeen-DiKon cut out the pace
with left leads tor the face and an occasional
1 hook on the ribs Gardner cOuntered with
/ LETT on body.
Round Fourteen-Dixon won a good deal OF
applause for waiting while Gardner straight
ened himself cut after knocking against the
I reIereee.
Round F4fteeR-Gardner sent Dixon's head
/ back with a straight left Dixon replied
/ with very hard lett over the heart Then
4 Dixon whipped his left into the wind and
/ uppercut Gardner on the face with the left
| wnsn Oscar ducked.
Round Sixteen-Dxon opened with a stif
right hook over Gariners heart. then landed
his double punch on ribs and head. Gardner
met this Win two straight punches on the
face Dixon hooked left 10 body and right TO
face Gardner in the meantime going 70 body
| with lefts frequently.
Round Seventeer-Both came up bright Dix
( on leading for the face, Gardner sending back
/ left on the body. George sent a straight
/ right on Oscars LETT eye, and Gardner re-
piled with r straight lett the face. Card
/ ner sent his right over DixOns heart and
Z George swung MS right on the lids. oscar
swung q heavy right on the ribs ana hooked
| into the jaw a minute later, George following
with a left and right swing on Oscars mead,
| and Gardner ciincned
4 Round Elghteen-Gardner kept plugging
| away at DiXon's body with MS left. while
! George sent his right to the ribs like pis-
| ton rod. George sent his right 10 the jaw.
1 sending Gardner reeiing 70 the ropes.
Round Nineteen-George led off with left
I jab the face. Then he shot his left the
face and sent his right 10 the body. George
! planted his right the stomach ana re-
I psGted Il. but Gardner landed a straight
I right the face
Round .Twenty-Gariner landed right on
face and Dixon sent right 70 body. They ex-
changed rights on ribs and George sent right
/ 20 body. They exchanged rights and let's on
/ body and Gardner sent his right on face
twice. Dixon sent left 70 body ana Gardner
( sent right 70 face.
Round Twenty-one-Dixon stu forced the
lighting and uppercut Gardner on face. Thea
he sent his right over head, and Gardner
planted his lett on pit OF stomach. Dixon
/ Strengthened Gardner with 6 right uppereut
on face. and at the close Of the round ne
I landed right on tace.
RATTLING WND-UP.
Round Twenty two-Oscar landed right
I over the heart. then sent his left TO Dixon's
nose, and George whipped left uppercut
into the wind. Dixon landed a straight left
I on Oscars right eye and Gardner sent his
[ left hard on the stomach
Round Twenty -three-Gardner sent a
straight left TO the face. Dixon swung mis-
LETT on the RIBS he repeated this ard
/ Oscar came back with left and rights % the
/ body. Dixon hooked his right to the ribs.
Gardner essayed a LETT and right for the
body with his head down, and George caught
I him on the face vita a left uppercut.
Round Twenty four-CiardueF tried for the
body holding his head down but George liTl.
[ ed il Up with d hard left uppercut. Gardner
sent Georges head back with q straight left
! on the face. In 8 rush Dixon landed with
/ the LEFT the ribs. and Oscar fell In stepping
I back
Round Twenty five-They shook hands for
{ the last round and Dixon sent a straiEhs
left for the face. Then he rushed in aud
I hooked his right the kidneys Gardner
came back with his right over the head. Both
landed swinging rights over the body and
mixed il up. Gardner landed with right and
left on Georges body. Dixon swung his
right on GardneT's face. Gardner sent two
straight rights over the heart Both swung
rights on the RIBS, Dixon rushing Gardner
across the ring. sending his left to the body
They were sparrlng in the middle OF the ring
when the gong sounded. and the referee
awarded the bout 10 Dixon.
The announcement OF the referees
decision was hailed with mingled
cheers and Kisses.
Before the big fight Phil Kelly. OF
this city, ard Shorty Ahearn. colored
OF Chicago. met ar AS pounds. Kelly
was hopeIessly oveFmatched and was
knocked out in the last minute Of the