St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-01
DEFEATED BY DIXON.
Pugilist Mccarthy Knocked
Out at Troy in Twenty
Two Rounds.
The Affair Creates Great EX-
citement and Lively
Betting.
Twenty-Five Thousand Dol
lars Said to Have Changed
Hands.
Dixon the Favorite From the
Dixon the Favorite From the
Start Among Men With
Money.

TRoY,N. March 31.-Cal Mccarthy,
of Jersey City, was knocked out tonight
in the twenty-second round by George
Dixon, of Boston. The affair created
the greatest kind of stir in this city
tonight. The streets were crowded to
their utmost capacity in the vicinity of
the rink, in which the fight took place.
Special trains came in from every di
rection and the room was filled
an hour before the time appoint
ed for starting the contestants
on their scientific mission. Orig
inally the contest was to have been
9 o'clock, but it was held back an hour
for party of one hundred who were
coming up from the assembly. Familiar
faces of sporting men from all parts of
the country were to be seen all over
the house. The betting was free, but
the odds were all on Dixon. A rumor
got out, which spread like wildfire,
that Mccarthy was drinking and not
taking proper care of himself. This
had much to do with the heavy odds
offered on Dixon. John Kelly, the base
ball umpire, bet S400 to $3.50 with
Snapper" Garrison and another of $500
to S275 with Barney Malone. Bets of 800
to $50 were very plentiful. 1t is thought
that fully $4,000 must have changed
hands on the result. 1t was 1915 o'clock
when Dixon entered the ring, accom-
panied by his seconds, Tom O'Rourke
tered the ring four minutes later with
his seconds. Jack McAuliffe and Billy
Madden. Jere Dunn acted as referee.
Charley Johnston held time for Nc
Carthy and Mr.. Bradley for Dixon.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round One-The men shook hands at 1925
and two minutes later the fight began. Nc
Carthy led with his left full on the face, and
both boys were full of fight. No time was
lost in useless sparring. Dixon got in some
hard swinging left-handed blows. while Nc
Carthy landed both lett and right straight
from the shoulder
Round Two-McCarthy was q trife too
eager, and, in his great anxiety to do his
man quickly, he threw himself open 10 Dix
on's terrific swings and was tloored twice in
| quick order. Mccarthy was almost out the
second time he was knocked down. and it
was only The call of time that saved him, as
he was very groggy aud anotner punch or
| two then would have finished him.
Round Three-DiXon forced the fighting
and drove Mccarthy all over the ring, knock
| ing him down just before the close of the
| round. Mccarthy persisted upon infghting,
and got the worst of it every time.
Round Four-McCarthy kept at a distance.
| and only INDUCED in long-arm fighting, and
it resulted in his getting decidedly the best
| of the round. The fact is that he looked
like winner for the first time.
| Round Five-DiXon forced the fighting
| and gave Mccarthy some very severe punish
| ment, getting one clean knock-doWn to his
| credit. 1t did not daze Mccarthy any. and
he fought well during the remainder of the
round.
Round Six-There was some very hard
face hitting in this round, and honors were
| abou. evenly divided with the exception OF
| a knock-down in DiXon's favor
| Round Seven-McCarthy showed up very
| strong in this round and some clever fight
ing was done, and both fought desperately
and Mccarthy had decidedly the best of the
round.
Round Eight-McCarthv forced the fight
ing. and pnnched very severely at long
| range. Dixon landed heavily on McCarthy's
nose and made it bleed freely.
Round Ten-Dixon changed his tactics
and played at long range on McCarthy's
stomach. Mccarthy made some good rushes,
and had rather the best of the round
Round EleVen-The men fought hard in
this round and just before the call OF time
Mccarthy cut deep cash under Dixon's
right eye, with q left-handed swing upper cut.
Round Twelve-Dixon forced the fighting
and Mccarthy was compelled to cling to his
neck 10 avoid punishment. Mccarthy was
bleeding freely, caused by Dixon's terrific
shoft-arm fighting.
ROunQ 1nlrteen-McCartny Kept as far
away from Dixon as he could, and only led
when he got good opening. Mccarthy only
got a few hard blows.
Round FourteenMcCarthy played for wind
and only countered when Dixon rushed him.
Round Fifteen-McCarthy let Dixon come
to him and landed three powerful lett-hand
upper cuts, which split Dixon's lip and
loosened his teeth.
Round Sixteen-Dixon was sent at Nc
Carthy to force the fighting, and found his
man Just as eager as himself and q hot
round was fought.
Round Seventeen-BOth fought carefully
and but little hitting was done.
Round Eighteen-McCarthY did well. He
kept Dixon at arms length, but he came near
being knocked out on the in-tghting. and the
referee had 10 warn him against hugging.
Round Nineteen-Dixon made matters
lively for Mccarthy rushing him.
Round TWenty-Both men did some clever
fighting.
Round Twenty-one-Dixon forced the
fighting and drove Mccarthy all over the
ring, knocking him down and almost putting
him out.
Round twenty-five and Last-Dfxon
forced the fighting and knocked Mccarthy
down as fast as he got up until he was COM
pleteIy exhausted at the end of the round.
At the call of time the referee declared
Dixon the winner.
Six ounce gloves were used.