Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-01-11
A1wun1NGToN DE1Aw THURSDAY. JANUARY I'LL. 1900.

Round 4--Dixon missed left lead
for the head and Terry drove hisy left
to the body, following with right hook
on the ribs. Dixon tried again, but
Terry sidestepped and hooked his left
to Georges jaw.
Dixon came back, but Terry ducked
aside of the colored lads swings and
used both hands on the abdomen at
close quarters. After they broke Dixon
hooked his left to the neck and Terry
drove right and left to the body. After
clinch Terry hooked his right tc
Dixon jaw and George staggered away.
Terry followed him and forced him to
the ropes, where Dixon clinched and
the referee had to separate them. When
they came together again Dixon landed
left swing on the neck as the bell
rang.
Round 5--Dixon opened up with the
usual left swings for the head, but
Terry blocked three Of them. Dixon
tried again, swinging left on the neck
both hands. In clinch George pulled
slipped to his knees, but was up in.
| stantly. Dixon led left to the
shoulder and Terry countered with
| RICH and left on the body. Dixon swung
| his left to the neck again, but Terry
| drove both hands to the body and the
i bell found them olinohed. Both re-
turned to their corners smiling.
Round 6--Dixon started. as usual,
with left swing for the head. but Mo
Govern blocked IL. Dixon sent his left
to the neck and Terry put his right on
the body and his left on the chin.
Dixon rushed and with straight left
4 to the face Jared Terry's head. Terry
rushed back yiciously, smashing his
left to the head and driving his right
hard to the body.
Terry rushed Dixon to the ropes,
planting his left or the ribs and hook
ing his right to the head. Twice Dixon
missed left swings for the head. Terry
getting inside his guard and planting
right and left on the body. As they
broke from q clinch at the bell Terry
hooked his right to the jaw and Dixon
looked to be in bad shape as he walked
to his corner.
Round 7-Dixon made the lead, as
usual, but failed to land and Terry
drove left and right to the body. Three
times Dixon mixed up with his man
and Terry sent back terrific right
over Dixon's heart. Dixon rushed re-
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every time and kept his right fist going
like triphammer on Dixon's chest
and abdomen. Terry hooked hard
left to the ear at close quarters. After
! clinch Dixon landed a straight left
on McGovein's mouth. t
Dixon tried this again, but Terry gol
inside The guard and sent his right and
left to the face, breaking Dixon's nose,
and the colored lad went back to the
ropes with Terry after him. Dixor
,, bled freely as he returned to his corner.
Round 8--Dixon tried his usua
. opening with left swing, but Terry
was inside, sending his right to body
) and head. Terry drove Dixon to til,
, ropes, where George slipped 10 th,
!, floor. Terry helped Dixon to his feet
amid the cheers of the crowd, ant
! Dixon backed into Terry's corner
where he went down again. Terry wa
/, ready for him, and under terrific bod.
!, blows the champion went down again
Dixon was up in five seconds ant
staggered to the middle Of the ring
Terry went after him relentlessly
!, planting left and right hooks ON tn
, jaw, and George dropped to the foo
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