Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-14
BOXING TALK FROM
THE EAST. WEST,
NORTH AND SOUTH.
IKE KID was given a punching
last night by Kid Wilson and

NIXIE KID was given a punching
last night by Kid Wilson and
taught that turtle fighting of his
particular brand was not dangerous
with an opponent of the Wilson type.
The Dixie chap was very anxious to
move slowly at every opportunity, but
quickly learned the Orangeite was
there to win, and in the only real fight
ing of the bout after the seventh round
Dixie was badly punched at close mill
Ing. If the Dixie Kid has any decent
claim to the welterweight champion
ship, Kid Wilson has him beaten a
mile for the honors.
Stiffness is possessed by the man
claiming the welterweight title, but
his blows are about the weakes thing
a man of his supposed calibre could at
tempt. Wilson was cautious at first
when the Dixie Kid appeared ready to
mix and feared the possibility of the
other fellow having a haymaker, but
after he tasted a few he went in to
exchange, and not n of the Dixie
blows seemed to bother him. He was
punched hard in the stomach and ac-
cepted many Jabs, but never stopped
The cleverness was with Dixie.
He could step aside n miss hard
swings. but his step was not fast
enough to save him when Wilson be-
gan to shoot in hooks with his left that
were alternated to the face and body,
and at the end of the bout his mouth
bled, one eye was discolored and he
bore other evidences of
The BODY blows of the hard-hitting Or
ange boy told early in the fight. and
the Dixie Kid appeared a little sick.
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Dixie Kid. He has 1t cultivated to an
art. and can hug prettily. He would
make a fine waltzer n should he per-
mitted the use . a pillow. Perhaps
he Is going back, as some claimed last
night, or maybe he was tired as a re-
suit of his t%en-round fight on Friday
night In Buffalo, but It Is more than
probable ne was given a hard beating
at several stages by Wilson and was
unable to pear up we'll under it.
Wilson beaches Dixie.
They were looking for an ending In
the eighth round when Wilson worked
his right and left rapidly to the body
and the crossed to the jaw with his
left. Twice In this round the Dixie
Kid held on and tried to stall out the
seconds with success. He would poke
out his left and reach Wilson on the
nose, but there was no force to his
blows. Always Wilson was reaching
him with his choppy blows and he GER
tainly fought a clean battle. He was
In excellent shape.
A good many blows were missed by
the Orangeite in the early part of the
fight because Dixie was shifty enough
to step aside with wonderful alertness,
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till they clinched and send in telling
body blows. He chopped to the jaw
and easily led after he measured. There
was no apparent force to the punches
of Dixie, and he only looked good when
landing his jab.
Dixie weighed in at 147if, whils Will
son was below las, and as a result hfs
manager, Percy Woodruff. was awerd-
ed the $50 posted for weight. Wilson
was first to enter the ring and lie had
as his chef second Kinky Turner. jim
Johnson locked after the interests Of
the Dixie Kid.
Round by Round.
Wilson opened with a rush and let
his left go straight. In the .next move
Dixie connected with q right to the
jaw and showed cleverness whom he
steadied There was plenty of clinca-
ing. Wilson came out ahead during
some inside work at h bell, and his
followers cheered.
Dixie Kid landed a clean wallop to
the Jaw early in the second and with
his left jab had Wilson breaking
ground. Wilson chopped him hard on
the jaw with a short left. He nearly
put MIN down with a left swing n
Dixie started to box.
Wilson opened the third by hooking
twice to the stomach n took a hard
! rap on the nose. Dixiets c%leverness
helped him In getting under the Orange
boys swings and jabs. All the time he
poked in his right to Wilson's stomach.
The fighting improved in the fourth,
with Wilson going fast. He was meas
uring with his right. Dixie, though,
was too much of a ring general. VIII
sons hooks were hurting, however, and
he shone In heavy punishment. 3