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dropped Mac to the floor but he came
back with a rush and sent the right
and left to the body, forcing Dixon to
a clinch.
Round fourth-Terry drove the left
to the body, following with right
hook on the ribs, then hooked the
left to Georges jaw. Dixon hooked
a left to the neck. Terry drove right
and left TO the body. Terry hooked a
right to Dixons jaw and George stag
gered away. Terry followed, forcing
Dixon to the ropes, where Dixon
clinched and the referee had to separ-
ate them.
Round fifth-Dixon swung the left
on the neck. McGovern got to the
body with both hands. In the clinch,
George pulled ferry toward him and
Mac Slipped to his knees but was up
Immediately. Dixon swung the left to
the neck but Terry drove both hands
to the body and the bell found them
clinched.
Round sixth-Dixon started as usual
with left swing for the head but Mac
blocked it, Dixon sent the left to the
neck. Terry put right to the body
and left to the chin. Dixon rushed
and, with a straight left to the race,
Jared Terry's head. Terry rushed
back very roughly, knocking left to
the head and driving a right hard to
the body. Terry rushed George to the
ropes, planting a left on the ribs and
hooking right TO the head. Twice
Dixon missed left swings for the head,
Terry getting inside and planting right
and left on the body. AS they broke
from the clinch at the bell, Terry
hooked right to the jaw and Dixon
looked bad as he walked to his corner.
Round seventh-Dixon made his
lead as usual but failed to land. Terry
drove his left and right to the body.
Three times Dixon mixed and Terry
sent back terrific smashes over Dixon's
heart. Dixon rushed repeatedly but
Mac blocked every time and kept Ills
right going like trip hammer On
Dixon's chest and stomach. Terry
hooked hard left to the ear at close
quarters. After clinch, Dixon landed
straight left on Macs mouth. Dixon
tried this again but Terry got inside
and sent right and left to the face,
breaking Dixon's nose. The colored
lad went back to the ropes with Terry
after him. Dixon bled freely as he re-
turned to his corner.
Round eighth-Dixon tried his usual
opening with left swing but Terry
was inside, sending the right to the
body and head. Terry drove Dixon
to the ropes, where George slipped to
the floor. Terry helped Dixon to his
feet, amid the cheers of the crowd and
Dixon backed into Terry's corner,
where he went down again. Terry
was ready for him, and, under terrific
body blows, the champion went down
again. Dixon was up in five seconds
and staggered to the center of the
ring. Terry went after him relentless
| ly, planting left and right hooks on
the jaw and George dropped to the
floor. Dixon took the full count, get
ting up on the tenth second. Terry
was ready for him, and, under body
blows, the champion went down again
!
looked hopeless for Dixon, but he was
game to the core and got up to face
certain defeat He tried to get away,
but his legs failed. Terry closed in
quickly and sent his left and right TO
the body. Dixon clinched but was
again forced to the floor with fearful
right on the body. Once more he
struggled to his feet. Terry went ut
him with left and right and Dixon fell
twice. He got up only to go down for
the eighth time. He was unable to
Withstand the punishment, although he
tried to clinch for safety. 1t was all
over but the shouting, with Dixon and,
with only one second of the round to
expire, Tom O'Rourke threw up the
sponge and saved Dixon from the
knockout, while, at the same time, he
transferred the featherweight cham
pionship to McGovern, Dixon having it
for the last eight years.
Root Defeats West.
Chicago, Jan. 10.-Jack Root of
Chicago was given the decision over
Tommy West of New York at the end
of six rounds at Tattersalls pavilion
Tuesday night. In the first and second
rounds honors were about even, Root
being dependent largely on straight
left jabs and West on short hooks in
the clinches In the third round, Root
obtained clear margin and had West
bleeding freely. West was very groggy
in the fourth but started well in the
fifth. Root soon had him going, how
ever. and he was nearly out at the end
of the contest. In the preliminary,
Young Critic" of Australia was given
the decision over Young Kenny of Chi