The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09
ROTH BOXERS CONFIDENT.
AIyyLY INTEREST IN THE DIaON-
CONTEST Tonight.

49,. In Perfect ShhV"sy
20 Rack tho CoIorsd Veteran, Although
w.coyrrn IL st,li an Odds-On Favorite.
srould either George DIXON or Terry Nc
c,y,rn. who are to meet tonight al tho Broad
y r. for the featherwelsht title. incur the
hitter pangs Of defeat, u WIN not DO because
.,,i. condition IL at fault. Both have trained
an,scisn ,iously and are now ready for a hard
al hru,sIng com bat. Dixon 10 said to be In
h.,,sr form now than he has shown for years.
a. so,ourn at Hot Springs and hts stay at
T,toyooi have done him q world OF
.noI His speed and strength and the
n,ynr to deliver a Knockout. II
"a sald, have returned. Dixon was advised
b., rhysirlnn before he began training that
d. principal thing required to get back in
,le shane which made him famous years ago
80 IN take as much exercise In the open air
n. rossible. Dixon has followed this advice 10
a., letter and IL now feeling the beneficial
sg,ct. Dixon will arrive In town this morn
hyend ramain at the Occidental Hotel until
y.irhirV.In time. 3 O'Clock. Both fighters
rpsf .,ale at 1lS pounds. O'Rourke says that
a Terry is a fraction Of an ounce over. he will
low his forfeit Of $500 and there won't be any
fyht. The weighing.in will take place az the
cluthunse.
jrGavrrn was up early Yesterday morning
s,t went out on the road for a Jog VI about ten
mics and before breakfast. h- went on the
scales and weighed lust a trifs under 1lS
rounds He worked diligently In the after
NOON. boxing with Danny Dougherty, Charlie
Nanooi and Johnny Burns. and did not show
the east sign Of fatigue. He rested after that
snI then Jumped on the scales again.
Tnis time the beam tipped at 117k
r,lnds. Terry usually does not work
bad the day before the battle hut the
fa,' that he has to make 11S
POUNDS has compelled him to be unusually en-
Q gpric. Some OF McGovern's most ardent sup
r,rtors are afraid that Terry will not be to
v ivh, this afternoon. McGovsrn simply
smiles and tolls the anxious ones to wait and
See, Terry will leave his quarters at noon 80
a. 70 be- at the clubhouse on time. He has fig
urcd closely on what he expects TO weigh and
SAYS he will wager any one a new hat that he
vii not scaln more than l17S rounds.
Great preparations are going on to receive
thn expected large crowd tonight. The seat
m capacity OF the Broadway club lie about
3. 100. In addition. about 800 persons could
/" accommodated with standing room. Yes
tcrlay il was announced that every reserved
scat and box chair had been booked. Specu-
Ia ors who purchased the pasteboards weeks
aGn ar now %rcapinv q harvest; and will not
/ ~ l'A'fIk Nv y Dk IIOul. 4 Hc dumloslOn SEATS
W he laced on sale at 5 o'clock this afternoon.
%nyortlng men who have all along voiced the
r. mat Dixon would be an easy mark for
anxious to give 2 to ] on McGoycrn. This
best price. Some think the odds viii be more
evenly balanced tonight The, sports argue
tint !! & M c ic " ~ y WHIPPING D s.sI pedlaI Palmer SO
submission before they PUT up their hands.
Iyon years ago had his RIVALS afraid Of him.
AID John l. sullivan often boasts that he won
mott OF his battles so easily because his on
ronents were frightened before they entered
IL" ring. Dixon does not fenr any one, and his
az hay and check his speedy PUSHES accurately.
o,i, %Sh i9 sSoTts s Ma 2 6 SI 1ssm IT, ,T anIG aS ScG i9,:
wielmlqg odds on him Many u the visitors
ar batting on the number Of rounds. and the
mpTE, ,sI prl Ton Io5 Ten rounds ! nd u l. even money and
Tom, ,o''Rourke visited Dixon again vester-
day. He was overio.y,sd with his protege's con-
Diet Georges downfall Tomorrow will he very
much surprised. for George was never better
in his life. He is as strong as a young colt.
vigorous as ne was years ago ana can punch 10
beat the band. He has let M WORK and. will not
4" ANYTHING from now until he enters the ring.
!" viii remain at this weight. Dixon saws
Nrtr,vern couldn't lay him low in a thousand
run Is. He told me to bet $500 for him at 2 70
J. something he has never asked me to do
The Boston sports came to town last night in
G.Giy; Ia 1hs psFty were r Jim Bradley; Patsy
CLARK. Harry Jack smith. NJ. Norris. jimmy
Go.rlle ant Jack steehan. They are al, for
on I, g result. and are willing to accept all bets
a. ven money ON ten or fifteen rounds, Most
%'t'em are stopping at the ,DeIavan House.
Tn" omaha delegation arrived last night. In
the pqrty are Sandy Griswald. George Strong.
En- fernsi Patsy Hsra and Tim Lehman;
bet on him, (rriawali saws that the spnti-
nent in the West. especially in his native
city, is i9 favor Of the, colored lad. From Gle We:
on MeGoyern They say, that any one
SSho can and defeat ha t his iysn men as hanaily as he has
from Buffalo last night With him came Wal.
Ter Keely, JACK Hermann. I'd Shredder, Sol
Dixon and says that hi colleagues are fgur-
ing the sane way The Canadian sports are
nedy, Bill Kennedy and jim. f.rr-. they viii
be the guests Of Jimmy 'Makely and Eddie
iHn 6 n while 10 t0wR; They are divided on
vest. The Chicago colony. was increased last
PRIshs BY . he sTTiv sn, ?, Bi ~. Q'F i, i e, Ton .%G
Tim Williams .O'Brien,, who il a friend OF
Johnny Considine. will back McGoyern.
o'Brien says that in Chicago McGovern is a hot
Many oiths ut;ol.toyp crowd met a "orbett's
ssaafGs yGes !, sylyie Warren IS holding about
bet on the Brooklynite NJ 10 to I. Frank Bur,
t Sss' ds ,Ss fHR IL slassa . I!1%s 'G e s4sS "n T HsGoS q
wanted TO invest the same amount over again.
At the Dclavan. Tom o'Rourke was look
ing for those who. wanted to back Mellow
sus reporter TINT he has $500 down mo on his his
n nsP , lacked spf pi4 1't t% ;,. IS ssi, RKs stdS TO Is56.
He has 500 more 70 hazard at the same fR-