Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-03
DIXON DEFEATS
WILL CURLEY.
Englishman was Clever but the
American Was Quicker
FOR TWENTY-FIVE ROUNDS.
Dixon Demonstrates that no II cham.
pion Rcatbcrwciaht OF world
Was uig Fsyoritc.

News comes by the press dispatch
from New York that last ntght George
Dixon. feathcr-weight champion Of the
world. more than held Die own tonight
against WIN Curicy Of England. an1
after nEhtiug twenty-five rounds. many
% which wcrc rather tame. tho Amcri-
can was declared the winner and NO
one complained. Curloy o. clever,
Rume boy but Dixon lie little bic
cloverCr nud mono the irrs game. Dix
ou'a victory was well CARVED. and By his
defeat OF curloy. BE- rc-cstabllshoa what
has always been claimed that be- ia the
superior OF Jordan. Palmer and ali
Engllahmen who have forfeited 10 cur
ley. CurIoy has uo EXCUSE t1 make Tor
M defeat tonIght other than that De
was uutcisnsHd.
Dixon was q big favorite. us much aH
/ lg0 % 30 being WuEered 1u him Before
the EnHlIHhman douuci tha Stoves. ho
! drmnrfird 900 assurance that the purse
90 1850 was guaranteed.
Too the opening round CurlUY shot two
hard lots Into pixun's mouth. Dixon
| swung lcftH ~ body and head. There
were liFht exchanges boz the second
round, AMI in the thlrd Cufioy had
the better " the nghtlng, though UlN-
/ on was IN" nggruHHur ut the opening
Curley planted terrific right straight
over hlNun'H heart. Dixon forced mat
tor in the fourth. but CurlCy was very
clevor Co., dodrlug hia assaults, ana
CurlUyH blocking was almost perfect.
The hfth round was blNuuH ite
! brought Curloy 10 'h.a uptoos with
hnrl lcn In the stomach Curlay
! weakened nul Dixon bored IN with "a
] right on IN, Jaw, Curlpy cilnohrd. but
| Dixon fought him on ferdlnr tn hard
ones ON the wind ana was forcing cur
ley all round the ring when tho gong
Dixon continued hts rushing IN the
sixth, landing % hard right over the
/ oar. Curicy landed right un tho body
/ flHht on the ribs. and Just before tho
bell Put a laft swing uu DlNon'a head.
Dixon bored lu An tho seventh, landing
/ len on The Jaw ana right on the wind
curley blocked prottIly, but landed only
| once. loft on the body
\ straight loft ana loft hook sent
Curlcya head huck in the eighth. Cur.
/ ley was cautioned Tor "murrlug' lu "a
l cllnch. Near the end of the round Cur-
| Icy Put n straight left on the face and
sent hlH right on tho jaw ga break
away,
In the ninth Curicy Put hla ieft 10
! NcurrH'r eye and landed "a triple chop.
/ pins blow on chest neck and head.
/ Dixon rushed ana met with right on
o
| on wind. Curloy was cautioned again
/ for "mugrlnE,"
Curloy opened the touth with "a right
! Co the riha and "a Left Chou on tho ear.
! Dixon Put q hard lcft ON the stomach
| which made Curiey Vince. DiX1n
landed several ilght body blows and
| curluy nut hard right on the oyc
! Dixon failed 10 Land 90 the eleventh
] until the bell rang. and was evidently
/ willing 20 let Curlvy tire himself by
| continuous leading. Curloy landed "a
| right Jolt on the body.
George opened the twelfth with a
rilnElnE lcft-eWing on the ear. Sew
/ crnl lFht exchanges followed. and In
| close quarters George planted right on
| the body and hooked hiH lgft o. the
/ head. drupplng Curley 10 the floor. The
/ Engllahman struggled 10 regain his
fect, but the bell saved him after three
eoConda
Curley came up grorry IN the thlr.
| locnth ana Dixon fought 90 finish him.
] but Curl'y Improved fast He put a
| lcft 90 plNon'e face and body rIFht over
| the heart and was iu good condition at
/ the bell In the fourteenth Curlcy put
/ ftrnlght loft 10 piXon'a fRco. and
| George put two rights o. tho Jaw.
] turloy opened the nfteuuth with "a
| lcft 90 face, ana Dixon inbbod lot 10
| Curloy'a right eye which was Hwoiien
| from CurlcyH fan 10 the twelfth. Dix.
| on landed on a hard left on the stomach
| that scemd TO cause Curloy FGtt pain.
The exchange In the sixteenth were
| light. Curlcy struck Dixon from "a
cllnch, but Immediately upologlEed
/ Tho seventeenth, eighteenth and nine
| tcenth rounds were tame. Roth mon
| were tired, curlcy more 90 than Dixon.
| Curloy made an effort In tho twentieth
| Huttng his ioft 10 tho body. and though
l Dixon Kept going to his man. hla 81
I forts were Ineffective. Dixon had a
shade the better Of tbs twonty.nrat
| but Curlcy put "a LETT hook TO the law
] that woke Dixon up
Curloy began the twenty second with
q right drive % Dixon'a body. Dixon
looked angry. but his expression did
not scare the Briton who blocked ana
guarded clryorly He chopped q let 10
DiNon'g face and George sent right
10 the body
In the twonty-thlrl Curlcy got hls
flEht over 10 Dlxon'a Jaw hard. but
a4tor thls effort hia dcfonea weakened.
Al tho close OF the round Dixon landed
u blow In the wind that made Curley
vomlt uH De- went 90 hi8 corner.
Hes taking; look ont FOR him.
George fui4 OR0urkp. M they came
up Cor the twonty-f0urth Dixon
forced The lighting, but was Ineffective.
Curlcy put LEFT 20 the body ne tho
closo
tn the final round Dixon cut loose
and uwung Tor the head. Curlcy met
. him With right on the body. Thon
they HluFgod without regard 600 science.
turlOy won't 10 the ropca but fought
Die way out again. and az tho bell thav
were mixing % ar zoo alam-bauF style
Referee Whlie's decision ln favor OF