The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-12

NEW YORK, Jan. I.-For defeating
Dixon Terry McGovern received $9,416
The boys spared for so per cent of the
gate receipts, of which the winner re-
ceived So per cent and the loser 10 per
cent. The total amount Of money taken
in at the gate was S25,O1O Dixon's share,
therefore, was So, 139 It was generally
supposed the boys fought for purse of
$4,000, and the announcement that they
had battled under a percentage basis
came In the nature Of a surprise
McGovern celebrated his victory quietly
ct his home in Brooklyn. McGovern did
not have mark to show that he had
been in battle. When asked about his
plans for the future, he said he was pre-
pared to fight any man In the world.
Il have already arranged two match
es,' said McGovern, lone with Oscar
Gardner, to take place on March 8, and
the other with Joe Bernstein, on March
"a. Both contests will take place at the
Broadway Athletic club. After these
fights have been decided may take a
trip to England and fight 'Pedlar' Palmer
again, and if I beat him 1 will take on
Jordan or Curley."
PRAISES MGOVERN.
Dixon spent the greater part of the
P day at the house of friend. The defeat
ed champion looked very much the worse
for wear He showed many marks of the
effect of McGovern's blows. His nose
was badly pulled, and there were two
big swelings under his left eye and one
under his right eye. He said that he
would never fight again. He said that he
had never met man who could hit as
hard as McGovern.
HE is marvellous fellow" said Dix
on, 'and If he takes care of his health
should hold the championship for at least
ten years. I wish him all the luck in the
world
Dixon is to have a big benefit In this
city, and McGovern has volunteered his
services for the occasion. Two thousand
five hundred dollars has already been
subscribed by the local sporting men for
the benefit. Benefits will also be given
The colored boy in Chicago, San Fran
cisco and other large cities
The repeal of the Horton law will be &C.
complished at once, if the order of Chair
man B. B. Odeil Jr., of the Republican
state committee, goes with the legisIa-
ture. Mr.. Odell, with a number of lead
ing Republicans, saw the McGovern- Dix
on fight Tuesday night at the Broadway
Athletic club. 1t was a visit from an
official as we'll as a sporting standpoint,
for the message of Gov. Roosevelt has
brought the pri&e-fghting question i'm
mediately before the party. The decision
Of the state chairman, therefore, is a
political move.
SAYS FIGHT WAS A FAKE"
Mr.. Odell says that the fight was
fake, pure and simple, and declared this
morning In a most earnest and serious
manner that as quickly as possible the
Horton law would be repealed, and that
If prize fighters wished to carry on their
work they would have to get out of the
state of New York In the message Of
Gov. Roosevelt delivered last week, OBJ
lection to the Horton law was based
upon the brutality Of the sport and the
fact that the men were brought to-
gether solely for the purpose of rewards.
The state chairman has added a new
argument which he will present to the
legislature as a more forceful reason
why the law giving immunity to fighters
should be wiped from the statutes at
once.
81 saw the fight" said Chairman Odell
this morning, from the start to the fin
ish. [ like good sport and do not mind
seeing a miXup when there is fun, but
there was no fun last night. I saw
after a few minutes that the whole thing
was fixed. The colored boy had the best
of it in the first three rounds, and, If
he had kept up his pace would have sent
the Brooklyn man out, but that wasn't
on the schedule Dixon fought hard as
I say, toward the first. He was plucky
and it must have hurt him to have the
thing fixed so that he would have to give
In before eight rounds were completed.
WILL REPEAL THE BOXING LAW.
1.-THE truth is that Dixon was knock