The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-30
CLEAN, CLEVER FIGHT
TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDS BOXED BY
DIXON AND GARDNER.
HonOrs About Even, hut the Referee
ChampiOn-Sharkey and COrbett.


| did nearly all the leading but Gardnet met
him cleverly and countered very forcibly
! nearly every time they came together.
| Dixon found in Gardner a very awkward
| opponent to get to, and many of his we'll
meant blows fail ID to land through the
| clever lodging of the Omaha Kid" 1t
was one of the cieanest and cleverest bouts
| ever seen in this or any other club, and IL
the referee had not picked a winner but
| called the bout a draw every one would
| have been satisfied. The attendance was
1909. The men scaled 122 pounds at 3
| o'c4ock this afternoon. Dixon was the ia
vorite in the betting at 100 to 50. Tom
o Rourke and Tom Sharkey were in Dixon's
| corner.
Round /. Dixon cut out the pace from the
sound of the bell and kept on rushing and
| leading, Gardner contenung himself with
| Invariably countering on the BODY with ms
left Dixon had the better OF the ln-ng l.lt+
| ing, pounding Gardner's ribs with his right
Round & Gardner was first to lead, land
Ing left on neck. Dixon whipped hard left
| into the wind and hooked his right to the
| head George kept on leading and Gardner
| met him several times with hard counters
Round g. Gardner planted hard right
over DiXon's heart. Dixon led his left LOT
the wind and got in his famous S rigntGcn ardl
ner drew forth a great deal of applause py
| leading left on wind, which ne tolloWso
with right swing on the mead.
| Round 4. Dixon opened with three leIlS
on the head and neck and Gardner coun-
| tered with lefts on the body. 49,
| left OH the face. Dixon rushed with 4eIt
on the head, Oscar counterlng marc on .. .rl ne
got on the body heavily. Dixon sent oack
| stiff lefts on the head and neck.
Round s. Dixon began with a left to the
rushed. planting a left swing over the kid
| neys. Gardner, in going pack, IeIl 10 the
floor from clinch, with Dixon on Top DlX-
planted two straight lefts on Dixon's face.
sending the latter's head back George
| missed a good many left leads, put always
! got to the body with his right
| Round Z Gardner lodged q number OF
Dixon's left swings for head and sent lbs
! left to the face three times. Dixon ripped a
| hard left to the wind and Gardner sent
| Georges head back with left hook.
Round Dixon hooked Ill left r. TO tn, the PIT Plt
| kidneys. Gardner rushed things ana sent d
| hard straight left on the mouth. Oscar sent
a light right to the head and DIXON swung
| his left on the neck.
Round 8. Gardner sent a straight left TO
the face and Dixon got % the pody Win VIII
! his left Dixon, in rush, hooked his left
| twice into the stomach, sending Gardner
against the ropes and doubling him up. Us
car almost went to the floor, but recovered
Round 10. Dixon sent his right over to
| the head heavily and Oscar countered over
the heart Another OF George h4s mes WIS ths
| heart Then Dixon swung his left to the
| face and sent his right into the wind.
| Gardner countered on the stomach. .
Round IL. Dixon forced the pace, Landing
| his left on Oscars jaw, after the latter mad
placed his right on the head Dixon rushed
| Gardner to the ropes, landing a hard right
on the wind, and Oscar clinched, benolns
very low.
lefts for the head, Gardner countering with
| his right on the breast or neck. Gardner
ducked into hard left upper cut and DIX
| on sent his right over to the head. 80
/ Round Is. Dixon cut out the pace with
| left leads for the face and an occaslonal
hook on the ribs. Gardner couhtered WIN
Round IA. Dixon won a good deal of
| applause for waiting while Gardner
Strengthened himself out after knocking MIN
Round Is. Gardner sent Dlxons head
back with a straight left. Dixon replied
with a very hard left over the heart. Then
| Dixon whipped his left into the wind and
upper cut Gardner on the face with a left,
when Oscar ducked.
hook over Gardeners heart then landed his
double punch on the ribs and mead; Gard
ner met George with two straight lefIs on
the face; Dixon hooked his lett TO the head
and sent left upper cut to the race, Gard
| ner in the meantime, getting to the body
frequently with his left.
Round II. Both came up strong, DIXON
being the first to lead with a left on the
neck. Gardner sent back a neat left on the
face George put stFaight r Tigna on wifb
straight left on the face. Gardner sent his
| right over Dixon's heart and George swung
his left on the ribs Dixon swung neaVy
| left on the head and hooked into the jaw a
| moment later. George followed with left
and right swings on Oscars head and Gard
Round 49, Gardner kept plugging away at
| Dixon's body with his left, while George
shot his right to the ribs like a piston rod.
| George swung his right to the Jaw sending
| Gardner Keeling to the ropes.
| Round 10. Oscar led 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
Round 90 Gardner opened with a left
chop on the face and Dixon shot his right
| TO the body. They exchanged rights on the
| ribs and Oscar sent his left to the body:
| They exchanged rights on the ribs, and
| Oscar sent his left straight on the face
twice. Dixon tried a left swing and Gard
ner got to the wind with his left.
Round q. Dixon still forced the lighting
| and upper cut Gardner on the face with
his left Then he sent his right oyer 1 TO the the
| pit Of the stomach. Dixon Strengthened
Gardner. with left upper cut on the face
| landed his right on Oscars head.
| Round 22--Oscar landed a right over the
| heart. then sent his left to DiXon's nose
and George whipped q left upper cut 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 on the ribs.
He repeated this and Oscar came back with
lefts and rights to the body. Dixon hooked
his right to the ribs. Gardner essayed q
left and right for the body with his head
down and George caught him on the face
with left upper cut.
Round M-Gardner tried for the body
holding his head down, but George lifted
it up with a hard left uppercut Gardner
sent Georges head back with a straight
left on the face. In a rush Dixon landed
with the left on the ribs and Oscar fell
in stepping back.
Round 25-They shook hands for the last
round and Dixon sent a straight left to the
face Then he rushed in and hooked his
right over the kidneys. Gardner came back
with a right on the head. Both landed
swinging leftS the body and mixed it IN.
Gardner landed with right and left on
Georges body. Dixon swung his right on
GARDENERS face. Gardner sent two straight
rights over the heart. Both swung rights
on the ribs Dixon rushed Gardner across
the ring. sending his left 10 body They
We're sparring in the middle of the ring
when the gong sounded and the referee
awarded the bout to Dixon.
The announcement Of the referees de-
cision was hailed with mingled cheers and
Kisses.
CORBETTvS OFFER ACCEPTED.