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SMITH3sBOTH ON’ THEIR FEET AT END OF THE TWENTIETH.r» _ , f _ -- „ r*„—,i., r »1- -t* x* *«V v* v v vi ^ ■rit vn^C i*Cclslor. to •‘Solly/* W.'.o Forced the b'ljht-lng~Ryan and aiUt Fight Postponed Until November Twentieth.“Solly'’ Srr.hh earn*'-.! a decision over George Pixou.ihc leather weight champion* in San Krnncisto last night. The men fon.tui; twenty rounils at the* Pavil- j ion. l’ixi»u*s seconds were “Toni*' O'Hour ke anil “Young** Mitchell. Smith was attended by ••Thu McUralh, uTom“ Lansing and ' Spider*' Kelly.George tureen was referee. The men ; were allowed to hit iii clinches with I arm tree. The lisrlit i*y rounds was: j ftonmi 1—Koih mlt;*u Sparred for an open- } lug. Smith landed a left swing o:i Dixon's face. Agafn “Solly** si-nc in a left swing ; on Dixon ’A head without a return. Smith ; tried again with his left and w as comiter- i eti with a left hook lt;*n tin* face. Dixon forced, but ieathc Were bloekvd.$olly” sent in a left toving good and hard on the necU as the got.*; sounded,Kotind opened :he secondround with a rush and lan»lrd lightly with the left on ;lie face. George put a hard left houk on Sully V* neek. The men mixed It aud both tried to clinch, but were too close together !o do much dam a so.Kound tt—This was not so fast ft* the previous round. George did uust of the leading, bur Solly*’ stalled off ihe brown lad and conn rerod twice with his right at Cuorge's head, iieorge lauded l^fi lightly j uli iiic dt.Smith pur in a terrific left swing oa Dixon's stomach in the fourth round And : In a try for me jaw with the left in ihe liftb was laughed sit by Dixon, who cluck* ed inside. Smith did west of the lighting Id the sixth and scented to be more accurate in his Mows.Round 7—George rushed Solly** at the start of the seventh and lauded left on face. ,*?ollr*' pm in two terrlflc rights over George’s kidneys which clearly affected ihe latter** rushes, Solly” madesome terrific lunges, Lut George blocked his leads.Konnd S—Dixon was careful and kept Smith ar arm’s length. akdly” put in another right over the kidneys and George’s ribs looked raw. In a clinch George put a good right on Solly's” ear, liound 0—Dixon forced mutters in the ninth and Sollv“ mot him with a left and right on the faeo. Sally’* put a right overhand swing on George’s neck and io?% lowed if a moment later with a left swing on iht* neck. George rushed and “Solly ducked. George went clear over '•So-ly's** head.The tenth round was about on even give find take.Kouud 11—The eleventh was a corker. Both men were willing and it was a mix from the star;. First l)ixon landed a left swing and “Solly” curne back with: Ills right on head and lefr straight in George’s face and rlie latter’s head went hack. George rushed and punched his left on wind aod face. Up to rhls poiut the advantage was slightly hi fivor of Smith.Born men eased up a bit in the twelfth and in the thirteenth almost nothin? was done.Round 14—The fourteenth opened like a hurricane, but after two or three in o Accrual mixes they eased up. •“Sony* ffot In a staggering rlcht-hander nn Dixon’s jaw.Konnd 15—ThU was Smith’s round. He landed three let?s an:l a right on the body i without a rerum.Ilound JG—Thte was all Smith's. He put In three hard rights over the heart and a left fin the face. Dixon s right eye was closed ar the end of this round.Hound 17—This round was rather slow. Dixon landed- a right cross counter on '•Solly’s*' Jaw. bar li had ao damaging ef-^ ■ * * x' ••. • • *• ..•■■»•■ ’ ... I* - S **• ■ f n f 1at the tlnf«h of the round. !Hound IS-The eighteenth was about j •ven. **Sel!y” a'ot a right oa the head aud two on tlie body and got two or three lefts j ■in the face In return.Hound 10—S:n!ta s~cr.^ tJcIou?!? with :his ri'rht for the Jaw. throwing his whole weiglil WJIU the blow. Coorge avoided U. however, and gave •‘Solly’* a good hard ieft on rue jaw.Konnd 20—1 u Ihe twentieth and last round Smith forced the lighting and punehi'd flrorge on the body aud head with his risht. In the mixes Smith had all j the best of the infighting.George Green, the referee, had no hesitancy in awarding the decision to Smith.
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Tue, Oct 05, 1897
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