The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-13
SURPRISED DIXON.
''Tipton Slasher" Fought the Colored
Lad to q Draw.

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Tattersa1l's, Chicago, June. 13-George
Dixon and Benny Yanger, the ''Tipton
Slasher.'' fought fast six rounds to a
draw at Tattersalls last night. Yanger
surprised even his most ardent ad-
mirers by his excellent showing, as up
to six months ago he was a cOmpara-
tive novice in the ring. He was rather
nervous during the first round. and
Dixon had shade the best of IT.. At
ter that, however, Yanger gained conf
dence, and in the second round made
an even break of it Yanger had the
best of the third round and landed some
telling blows to Dixon'S body. The last
three rounds We're even first one gain
ing the advantage and then the other.
Paddy Purtell refereed the go, and
pleased the 1000 spectators by declaring
it a draw Tom O'Rourke and Harry
Forbes looked after Dixon, and Tommy
Ryan and Ole Oleson took care of Yam
ger. The betting was to that Dixon
would win, but very little money was
placed at these odds.
Round 1-Yanger tries for stomach
and is blocked Dixon tries left swing
and misses. He tries left, but Yanger
gets away. Yanger jabs left to face
Yanger ducks left swing nicely. Dixon
rushes, but Yanger was inside, and in
a clinch put his right to ribs Dixon
lands left swing to jaw. Dixon lands
two short left hooks to- face Clinches.
yanger tries for body. Dixon backs
Yanger tried with right, but missed
and slipped to floor as bell sounded.
Round 2-Dixon tried left chop, but
/ missed. Yanger swings right to body
/ Clinch. Both land body blows. Dixon
| chops left to neck and puts right to
/ body. Dixon swings for stomach and
/ brings it up to face. Yanger puts in
/ hard right to stomach. Dixon swings
| left, misses, and Yanger gets right and
! left to body. Dixon lands hard right to
| stomach and they clinch. In break
! away Yanger sent to stomach hard
I right. Yanger then sends DiXon's head
/ back with a left to face and gets an
other left to body. Dixon rushed and
landed left, but Yanger counters heav-
| lily to stomach. Dixon bleeding at
| mouth.
Round 3-Dixon starts rushing. Yam
ger threw in hard right swing to ribs.
! Clinch, and on break Yanger makes
vicious lunge with right for body. He
sends right and left to ribs. Dixon
| uppercuts Yanger in clinch and Yanger
get in straight right to stomach, rush
/ ing Dixon to ropes and Yanger lands
! hard right to kidneys. They clinch and
! Yanger has the best of a fierce miXup
I Dixon swings left but it goes wide a
| foot and Yanger steps in with right jolt
to stomach.
Round Dixon misses two lefts and
| Yanger clinches. Dixon rushes. but
| Yanger clinches. On break Dixon tries
| left but Yanger gets inside and lands
T two lefts to stomach. Yanger lands
/ another left to stomach and gets Dixon
| on ropes. On break Dixon lands hard
right to pit Of stomach and in clinch
/ crosses right to HANGERS jaw. Yanger
tries right swing, but Dixon ducks.
Yanger lands hard right to ribs and
| Dixon puts left to chest. Dixon swings
left but Yarger gets inside and ehnches-
Then Dixon lands hard left TO ear at
end Of round.
Round 5-They fiddle and Dixon
lands left swing to neck. They clinch
and Yanger lands left to chest. Yam
ger gets a good left to stomach. evades
TiXon's lead twice. Yangef swings
right. but misses and leads left. Dixon
comes back with right and left, but
Yanger runs away. Benny tries hard
right swing for body, but Dixon blocks
cleve1ly Dixon lands left to face and
they clinch on break Yanger crosses
right to Dixon's ear. Benny leads light
left and Dixon rushes but Nanger ducks
into clnch.
Round 6-Yanger tries with left ana
! they go to clinch. Yanger tries hard
right for body, but Dixon is away
Both get in hard lefts. Dixon lands
left, but Yanger steps inside and brings
right to stomach. Dixon lands right
| and Yanger lands hard swing to jaw
hangers nose bleeding while George
!, mouth is full of blood. Both land hard
lefts to body, and Yanger misses right
swing for head by about an inch that
would have settled Dixon Dixon
comes back with right to neck and
Yanger forces Dixon to ropes with a
: right straight to body. At end Of fight
they are in fierce mixup in middle OF
the ring.
: In the semi-final windup Billy Stiff
, of Chicago, was given the decision oYel
Jack Jeffries, a younger brother of the
: HEAVYWEIGHT champion. Jeffries was
knocked down in the first round, but
} after that he put up a good fight, land
ing constantly with his left. The de-
cision was unpopular. The majority ol
the audience favored Jeffries.