The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-10
DIXON WHIPPED f1 THE EIGHTH.
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Terry worked left and right to the
body and left to the head. Dixon
slipped hack and sent a strsight LEFT TO
the face and they were in a fast mix
up at the bell.
Dixon Hal Best of It.
Round 2-Dix0n opened with a left
swing for the head, and McGeVern
dueked neatly and drove George back
with a left on the BODY. Dixon planted
a left swing high on the head. but
Terry crowded in. sending both hands
to the wind. George Jared Terry's
head with . straight left and followed
with a right JOLT en- the body. They
mixed it up rapidly and Dixon almost
put TeTrS through the ropes with Il
left on the face. They came TO the
center. where George again landed a
hard ssft-9n the face. Ia another mix
up Terry worked well to the body, and
after they broke away George landed
left hand hard on face, Mac replying
with right on body.
McGovern Is Staggered.
! Round 3-Dixon led left for the head,
but Terry got inside of 1t and sent
both hands to the ribs and stomach.
/ Dixon hooked his right to the ear, send
ing Terry away from him. Both stead
led themselves and Dixon drove his left
/ straight to the face and sent another
1 on the same spot. after which he stag
I gered AIc(forern with a right swing on
the jaw. Dixon played at the same
time again, with Terry working on the
body. A straight left on the face and
right swing from George almost
dropped Mac to the floor, but Terry
came back with a rush and sent-right
and left 10 body, forcing Dixon TO a
clinch.
Dixon Forced to Ropes.
Round 4-Dixon missed a left lead for
| the head, and Terry drove his left TO
the body, following with a right hook
on the RIBS. Dixca tried again, but
Terry side stepped and hooked his left
to Georges jaw. Dixon came back, but
Terry ducked aside and lodged the
colOTed lads swings and used both
hands on the stomach at close quar-
tiers. After they broke Dixon hooked
his left to the neck and Terry drove
right and left to body. After a clinch
Terry hooked his right to Dixon's jaw
aud George staggered away. Terry fol-
lowed, forcing Dixon to the ropes,
where Dixon clinched and the referee
had to separate them. AS they came
together Dixon landed a left swing on
the neck as the bell rang.
Terry Books Swings.
Round 5-Dixon opened up with the
usual left swing for the head, but
Terry blocked three of them. Dixon
tried again swinging left on the neck,
and Mac got to the body with both
hands. In a clinch George pulled Terry
toward him and Mac slipped to his
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led a left to the shoulder and Terry
Ecountered with right and left on the
body. Dixon swung left to neck, but
Terry drove both hands to the body
and they elinehed. Both returned to
their corners smiling.
Dixon Looks Bad
Round 6-Dixon started as usual with
a left swing for the head, but Mac
blocked It. Dixon sent his left to the
neck, and Terry sent right to body and
left to chin. Dixon rushed, and with
straight left to the face, Jared Terry 5
head. Terry rushed back viciOusly,
putting left to head and driving his
right to body. He them rushed George
to the ropes, planting his left on the
ribs and hooking his right to the body.
Dixon missed a left swing for the head,
Terry getting inside and planting right
and left to the body As they broke
from a clneh at the bell, Terry hooked
right to the jaw, and Dixon looked bad
as he walked TO his corner.
Dixon's Nose Broken.
Round 7-Dixorf made the lead as
usual. but failed to land, and Terry
drove left and right to the body. Three
times Dixon missed. and Terry sent
back a terrific right over Dixon's heart.
Dixon rushed repeatedly, but Mae
blocked him every time and kept his
right going like O. trip hammer on Dix
cn's chest and Stomach. Terry hooked
a terrific left to the ear at close quar-
ters. After a clinch Dixon landed
STRAIGHT left on Macs mouth. Dixon
tried this again, but Terry got inside
and sent. hard right and left to the face,
breaking DixOn'z nose, and the colored
man went back To the ropes with Terry
after him. Dixon bled freely as he re-
turned 10 his corner.
Throws Up the Sponge.
Round S-Dfxon tried, his usual open
| ing with left swing. but Terry was in
side. sending right o body and head,
Terry drove Dixon to the ropes, where
/ George aIipsped TO the floor. Terry help
ed Dixon to his feet amid the cheers OF
the crowd. and Dixon backed into
Terry's carner, where he went down
again. Terry was ready for hlms ana
under body blows. the champion went
down again from terrific blows. DiXOn
was up in five seconds and staggered
to the center Of the ring. Terry Went
after him relentlessly, planting LETT and
right hooks on the jaw, and GEORGE
| dropped TO the floor.
! Dixon took the full count, getting up
on the tenth second. Terry was ready
for him, and under BODY blows me
champion went down again to take the
count once more. It looked hopeless for
Dixon, but he was game to the core, ahG
cot up to face a certain defeat. He tried
to set away, but his legs failed, and
4 Terry closed in quickly ana seat his
left and right TO the body. Dixon
cliuched, but was again forced to the
! floor with a fearful right on the Dod+.
4 once more he struggled to his feet,
ana Terry went to him with the lell
and right. and Dixon fell twice he got
10. only to 90 down for the eighth time,
9nd he was unable to stand, although
iba fried toaclinch for safety. 1t was
an over but the shouting with Dixon,
land when only one second OF the ROUND
had to expire, Tom O'Rourke threw up
fhe sp0nge and saved Dixon from d
kuncllout while at the same time ne
/ transferred the featherWeignt chaln-
1 T,'f-7saip to McGovern, Dixon having
I besd Ii for the last eight years.
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