The San Francisco call., 1898-11-30
CLEVER CONTEST
 WON BY DIXON Gets the Decision Over
 Oscar Gardner. CLEAN AND FAST FIGHTING HoNoRs ALMOST EVEN FROM
 THE BEGINNING.
Majority of the Spectators Believe That the HOmaha Kid" Was Entitled to a Draw by His
 Fine Showing.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-George Dixon, tbe colored feather weight champion nugilist fought twenty-five fast rounds with Oscar Gardner, the "Omaha hlu' before the Lenox Athletic Club tonight and Referee Dick Roche decided Ill favor of the champion. The declsloh did not please great many or lhose who witnessed the fight. DlXon ulo nearly all the leading. but Gardner met him cleverly, and countered very 1orcl- bly nearly every time they came to- eether. Dixon found Gardner very awkward opponent to get to, ana many of his well-meant blows failed to land through the clever lodging or the Omaha Kid"
 If was one of the cleverest and clean ast bouts ever seen in this or any other cluh and if the referee had not picked winner but called the bout draw, every one would have been satisfied. The attendance was 4000. The men scaled 122 pounds at o'clock this after noon Dixon was the favorite in the netting at 100 to 80. Tom O'Rourke and Tom Sharkey were in DtXons cor ner.
 Round 1-Dixon cut out the pace from I.t, the sound of the bell and kept rushing ana s|ia teaa ipg Gardner contenting himself with ln'afit- bS countering on the body with the Ter, Dixon had the better of the lnnsntlns, poutr p1Ia ing Gardner ribs with his right at close qu"i ters a. .o Iaad landing tba wind and hooked his right on the head. George kept leading and Iaroher ne' hiiN "isn Rnund rdi 3NGardner planted a hard right over and got in his famous hard double punch on ribs eand head Gardner drew forth great deal of applause by landing a lett on the wind, whicE he followed up with rish'
 Round 4-Opened with three lefts on the heaa tsasi and neck from Dixon. Gardner countefeo "l'h
 Round b-Gardner opened with straight ielt on the face p1Sn reaonef a6hederng hsrd on the head. Gardner was then the aggressqr ana s1f to the b9Sy hsaG heavily snd PS9n 9eek sent DECK S
 Round G-Dixon began with left to u the nee neGk' Gardner oonntering DixSa S then eneys Gardner in going back. fell to the floor from ciinch, with DAon on top Dxon helped srbt lefs s on Dixon's face, sending the latter's head back
 Round 7-Gardner dodged number or bis plx+ 5at+ to the face three times. Dixon ripped a haTd left to the wind and Gardner sent George .hfso Round ps' s-DiSon hooked left to the pit of the stomach and swung his left over the Kid straight left on the mouth. Oscar sent a lgrt right to the head and Dixon swung his ie!t '' Round 9Ncardrer sent a straight left to the face and Dixon gtt to the body wlth ms h ieit. f twice into the stomach, sending Gardner against the ropes and doubling him up. Os, @ar almost went to the noor, Due FscoFereo without falling.
 Round 1O-Dixon sent his right over to the the heart. Another of Georges rushes was met by
 Gardner with hard rights over the heart on Oscars jaw after the latter had placed his right on the head. Dixon rushed Gardner to and ahe fSpss oscar dhu einched bending % very low
 Round 12-Dixon opened with q series or ieLts rEF rgh 'He on the breast or neck Gardner ducked into a hard left uppercut and Dlxon sent hls Round ls0Dixon cut out the pace with. left leads for the face and an occasional hook ,'n the ribs. Gardner countered with ieft on the
 Round 1Dix9n won good deal of aPplanse sn against the referee. with a straight left Dixon replying with very hard left over the heart; Then Dixon whip ped his left into the wind and uppercut Gard her the face with the left. when Oscar tucked hook the heart, then landed his double punch on the ribs and head. Gardner met George with two straight lefts on the face left uppercut to the face, Gardner In the l meantime getting to the body frequently with
 Round 17-Dixon led with left on neck Gard ner sent back neat left on the face. George | put a straight right on Oscar $ left eye and l Gardner replied with a straight left on the | face Gardner sent his right over Dixon's | heart and George swung his left on the ribs: | Dixon swung a heavy left on the head and | hooked into the jaw a moment later. Dixon | followed with left and right swings on Oscar s l head and Gardner clnched
 Round lS-Gardner kept plugging away at Dixons body with his left while George shot | his right to the ribs like piston rod. George | swung his right to the jaw, sending Gardner | reeling to the ropes.
 Round 19-Oscar led off with left iab on | the face. Then he chopped his left on the face 1 and sent his right to the body. Dixon planted | his left into the stomach and repeated 1t. but 1 Gardner landed straight left on the face.
 Round 20-Gardner opened with a left chop | on the face and Dixon shot his right to the | body They exchanged rights the ribs and | Oscar sent his left straight the face twice. | Dixon tried a left swing and Gardner got to | the wind with his left.
 Round 2i-Dixon still forced the fighting and | uppercut Gardner the face with his left. Then he sent his right over to the head and | Gardner planted his left in the pit of the | stomach Dixon strengthened Gardner with i a left uppercut on the face and neck at the close of the round.
 Round 22-Oscar landed right over the | heart then sent his left to Dixons nose and | the latter whipped left uppercut into the wind Dixon landed a straight left on Oscars right eye and Gardner sent his left hard on the stomach.
 Round 23-Gardner sent straight left to the face Dixon swung his left the ribs. He this and Oscar came back with lefts and rights to the body. Dixon hooked his right to the ribs. Gardner essayed left and right l