El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-10
MCGOVERN
VICTORIOUS
Dixon Game Through Eight
Hard Fought
Rounds
but HIS SUPREMACY
As the Champion Feather
weight Ends And the Plucky
Brooklyn Boy Takes
His Place

NEW YORK, Jan. 1O.-The Broad
way Athletic club was packed last
night by sporting men and admirers of
Terry McGovern and George Dixon,
who fought for the featherweight
championship of the world. McGovern
was the victor after a terrific battle,
and Dixon must surrender the belt he
has held for nine years. The victor
also wins the $40, 900 purse.
The betting yesterday was all il Nc
Governs favor. There were waeers of
800 to $40 and so much of McGovern
money in sight at the ring side that the
odds ware 100 to 65. Even while the
preliminary bout between Dan Dough-
erty, of Philadelphis, and AL Levy, Of
this city, was going on, betting on the
big event distracted the attention of
the sports.
When Dixon and McGovern stepped
on the scales at 3 p. m. Dixon appeared
in the better condition. He was full of
energy and looked as II the making of
weight had not troubled him, while
McGovern seemed too finely drawn.
McGovern's face show ed no trace of the
rigid training course, and ss soon as
stripped each looked in perfect condi-
tion.
Dixon from the first tap of the gorg
and through the first six rounds was
on the aggressive, using a left swing
invariably as the lead, which McGov
ern cleverly lodged aud Terry sent
both hands in rapid order to Dixon's
lower works. McGovern's last attack
on the body wss a surprise TO Dixon,
as no boxer who ever faced the negro
was able to land on his wind, ribs aud
kidneys as did McGovern last night.
Dixon Jared McGovern half a dozen
times during the battle with hard
cracks on the head and jaw. but Terry
was always back at his man quickly,
smashing with either hand the ribs or
stom sch. The Sc venth round was a
disastrous one for Dixon. Terry al
most broke the negroes nose after he
had sent a right hand smash which
landed over his heart. and Dixon stag
gered to his corner with blood spout
ing from his nasal organ. He came up
as game as ever man did in the
eighth round, however.
Early In this round Dixon slipped TO
the floor near the ropes from clinch
and McGovern earned the cheers of the
spectators by helpin him to his feet.
A few moments later Dixon stepped on
wet spot in McGovern's corner and
slipped to the floor second time. 1t
was seen that Dixon had almost shot his
bolt and McGovern rushed his left and
right to the Jaw, flooring the champion.
Dixon took the greater part of the
count this time and as he arose slow
ly, Terry, who stood scarcely four
feet away, rushed at him, Dixon went
down again from body blow. He
touched the floor eight times in the
round, the last five the result of ter
rife body blows.
A few seconds before the round
would have been completed Dixon
stood up from the eighth fail, but his
manager and backer, Tom O'Rourke,
seeing it was impossible for the negro
to hold on to the title, threw up the
sponge within one second of the call
Of time, which would have ended the
round.
Dixon was practically helpless.
When the contestants returned to their
dressing rooms Dixon was badly mark
ed up, but McGovern showed very lit
tie sign of having come through q hard
The only marks MoGov-
ern had were scratches on the right
side of the neck, where Dixon's left
swings had gone around, scratching
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