The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-08
MceovERN AND DIXON.
Both Are Ready for the Great Bat.
tie Tuesday Night.

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Terry Meow
crn and George Dixon did their last
hard work yesterday before their cham
pionshIp hattie on Tuesday night. Each
followed The same programmes brisk
ten-mlle walk broken up by sprints Of
from 100 to 400 yards, in the morning,
then an hour and half rope-skippIng,
gymnasium work and boxing in the af-
ternoOn.
McGovern began his afternoons
work by boxing four rounds with Jack
Burns. who weighs 1s2 pounds. Then
he took on In rapid succession Paddy
German, $50 pounds; Joe Fatrburn, 122
pounds, and Danny Dougherty. lively
11O-pound youngster. When the days
work was over Terry weighed only III
pounds. His road work was done while
he wore four thlclnesses Of heavy flan-
neis besides a big abdominal bandage
OF red flannel. When Terry went to
dinner he was as hungry as three hunt
ers and as jolly as II training and
aghtlnE were as mere picnic.
81 hope pixnu's we'll; he'll have need
be-" SAID Terry. smiling.
George Dixon did his ten miles Of
morning road work on River avenue,
Lakewood, hard. smooth road which
encircIes Lakes carasaljo and Man
eta. his headquarters are at Jack
Emerson's cottage. about a mile out
side OF Lakewood, N. j.. where he has
often done his training for the last
year. After dinner and good rest
George spared twenty hard rounds
with Charley Miner. his trainer. and
two black sparrlng partners, who all
rushed him as dong as they could keep
IT up.
Dixon, tho, weighed only III pounds
nj the end OF his days work. He has
had no trouble at all In getting TO
weight, he says. He looks picture OF
perfect health. He is Just as modest
as ever
II don't see any reason why can't
lick McGovern." was his smiling reply
when asked how he felt about the
fight. Georges sparring shows that he
has not lost particle Of his speed.
II see." said Charley Miner, that
McGovern's people have lots OF good
money Just now and are talking OF to
1 against us and banking on a ten
round picnic What gets me Is what the
other fellows are figuring on. We know
Terry Is hard hitter and clever; but
that doesn't always win. and It Isn't
good for a Ito shot They say he Is
young. and so he is. but tender years
aren't everything In prlze-lEht, and
we know that Terry has had one-two-
three from boys who are not ciassed ut
all by RINK men.
Now. look at George there what II
he has been lighting fourteen years.!
He's only twenty niue how. which Isn't
great age. Is IL He's fought more
battles thin we can keep count Of and
never lost but two. ! have been With
him for years. and ! know he's no good
a man nov az he ever was In his life
And he'll be as. good on Tuesday as he
IS now" The TO problem was evil
IDENTIFY stlll at work in Miners mind
FOR he broke In with:
I'm sorry nr those people OF
Terry's. for thcy'll lose money as II
they we're In Wall street George viii
have the long end or the money Mt the
Broadway Athletic Tuesday night and
our side VIII have hnnd-out all right.
You remind me OF this next wedncs-
day"
Dixon VIII do lust enough work now
TO keep at weight. lie win leave Lake
wood on he 1880 train Tuesday morn
ms and arrive In New York at 1850. He