Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
KING Of FEATHERWE|GHTS.
TERRY McGoVERN SUCCESSFULLY
DEFENDED HIS TITLE AT
TATTERSALLS
DEFEATING GEORGE DIXON
In Six ROunds-The Ex-Champfon
was Not Knocked Ont, But Was
Clearly in Distress at the Finish.
A Rafting Bout, Which was Wit
messed by Big Crowd.

CHICAGO, June 23-At Tattersalls
tonight Terry McGovern upheld his
reputation as king of all feather weights
by defeating George Dixon, the ex-
champion in six rounds. Dixon, all
though not knocked out, was in dis
tress and holding on for dear life as
the bout ended. The fight was fast and
furious from beginning to end with
Terry on top of his man all the time.
Dixon tried in every conceivable man
ner to gain the advantage, but his
blows did not have the steam behind
them that his younger opponent was
dealing out. McGovern took matters
rather easy during the first two rounds.
and the colored boy landed repeatedly
ana near the end of the second round
staggered McGovern with a vicious
DloW on the jaw. McGovern recovered
quickly, however, and was forcing mat
ters when the round ended.
McGovern woke up in the third and
put IN some of his famous short arm
Jolts to his adversary's stomach. Dix
on clinched repeatedly to avoid punisb-
ment, but McGovern kept after the col
ored BOY constantly, and Dixon looked
troubled as the round closed. Dixon
did some good work in the next two
rounds but McGovern was too strong
for him and made the veteran break
ground several times. The last round
was all McGovern's. He went after
Dixon with both hands but Dixon dodg-
ed the issue and grabbed Terry around
the neck at every opportunity to es-
cape punishment. McGovern worked
hard to make Dixon keep awav and
fight but the latter would no sooner
step back than he would come in again
and hold McGovern for dear life. Even
IN this manner Dixon received a severe
beating and was very weak at the end
of the bout
Inc men met at catch weights. Nc
Govern having about three pounds the
best of it. The betting was even money
that McGovern would knock his man
out, but very little money was placed
at these odds.
McGovern was seconded by his man
ager, Sammy Harris, and ANDY DaIy.
his sparring partner.
rom ORourke and Harry Forbes
looked after Dixon.
round l. McGovern started business
| with left to face, repeated with q left
TO stomach and then clinched. Nc
| Govern tried left but missed and Dixon
cllnched. Dixon missed a vicious left
SWING and chopped left to Terry $
chest. Terry landed left to face and
| repeated a second later when thew
| came to another clinch. Dixon lande /
| two left jabs and McGovern crowded
MIN 10 the ropes and landed hard left
to stomach. Dixon tried with left. but
Terry blocked and sent right and le..
70 Dlxon's stomach. Terry landed left
swing on Dixon's jaw and as the bell
sounded Terry was playing in Dixon's
stomach with both hands.
Round 2. Terry led left to Dixon's
face. Dixon retaliated with right and
left to Terrys stomach. Dixon landed
hard left TO heart and in the clinch
landed left TO stomach On the break
away Terry landed both hands TO
stomach. Dixon landed hard right
swing on Terry's ear and put a hard
right to Terry's kidneys. Terry land
ed short arm jolts to body. Dixon
tried with left but Terry stepped in
close and put right to stomach Terry
got in both right and left and Dixon
land hard right to jaw which Staggered
Terry. Terry grabbed Dixon and at