The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-07

George Dixon to Meet Tuesday.
Champion James ]. Jeffries, having be-
come convinced that the American public
has nc curiosity to pay dollars to look
at a fighter who will not fight, has an
nounced that he will re-enter the ring
at once Billy Brady, the astute mana
ger of the big boxer, has given his as
sent, having become satisfied that JEFF
fries could not draw flies in molasses
factory until he has clinched his claim
to the championship by defeating Sailor
Sharkey Jeffries first challenged Shar-
key to meet him inside of thirty days,
but Co1bett having prior claim to the
attention of the holder of the title will
be first accommodated, and Jeffries and
Corbett are TO meet in the ring on
March Is. After that argument is set
tied Jeffries-always provided he is de-
clared the winner in the contest-will
take on Sailor Sharkey. Should he be
so fortunate as to triumph over Corbett
and Sharkey Jeffries may consider the
claims of Mccoy and Fitzsimmons AT
any rate Jeffries is to become real
fighter Brady thinks his bread-winner
can defeat arv of the aspirants for the
title, anG will now permit him to go the
distance That is as it should be, and II
Jcffries wiz stick to his calling all will
be forgotten
CORBETT'S CHANCES GOOD.
Jim Corbett has a fine chance to dis
tinguish himself in his battle with JEFF
fries. He ls the most accomplished of all
the big boxers of the age. If he can
control that ugly temper that has cost
him so muck III the ring, he can outpoint
Jeffries. That is the ever-present dan
ger with Corbett, however He loses
his judgment as soon as his opponent
shows disposition to put him out. Cor
bett seems to overlook the fact that there
are two men in the ring, and that the
other man has as much license to win
as has Coz bett. Fitzsimmons is of the
opinion that Corbett will defeat JEFF
fries. He bases that opinion upon Cor
belts remarkable skill as a boxer fig
uring, no doubt, that Corbett will take
extrao binary precautions to be in perfect
shape, and go at his task like past
master instead of a novice.
Kid Mccoy says he is willing to meet
any man who may eventually be de-
clared champion, and now that Mccoy
has redeemed himself by an easy and de-
cisive victory over Peter Maher, he is
again factor in the championship strug-
gle.
CORBETT WILL RETIRE.
1t is pretty safe to surmise that should
Corbett be fortunate enough to defeat
Ieffries he will at once announce his
retirement from the ring. He
has passed the age where pugilists grow
better, and a victory over Jeffries, who
defeated the man who whipped Corbett
at Carson City, would be sufficient glory
for the ex-champion. And that would
leave open TO all competitors the strug-
gle for the title. Sharkey, Jeffrles,
Fitzsimmons md Mccoy might then ar
range a series of matches to decide
which should get the prize. 1t looks
as though there would be more lighting
than has beer the rule, and that the
game is to be benefited by the determlna-
ton of Jeffries to remove the stigma OF
cowardice applied to him since his re-
fusal to fight it out with the sailor
FITz AND MCCOY.
There is much interest in the promised
meeting between Bob Fitzsimmons and
Kid Mccoy. Ard there is a disposition on
The part of the followers of the game TO
award the verdict to Fitzsimmons in ad-
vance. Hold a bit. Mccoy has shown IN
many a contest with the mlttens that ne
Is a postmaster at the art of feint, land
and get away He is improving right
elcng. while Fitzsimmons is going back.
Mccoy will prove no midsummer picnic
for the freak fighter. If Fitz defeats the
Hoosier boxer it will be only after n
battle in which there will be probably as
clever a display of the boxing art as has
been seen in the ring in recent years
Fitz may be made favorite when the men
meet, but Mccoy has chance to win,
and a good one at that His defeat of
Peter Maher was equal to the victory
achieved over that fighter by FitZ. His
showing with Sharkey was of the gilt
EDGE order Mccoy will bear watching.
MGovERN AND DIXON.
Next Tuesday night, in New York, will
be decided the battle of the age between
little men Terry McGovern and George
Dixon, the once invincible, are to be pit
ted against each other for twenty-five
round bout. McGovern is the pick He is
young and aggressive Dixon is bit Old
for the fast work he will be compelled
to perform in order to win from the
sturdy little boxer who has moved down
more men in shorter order than have
any of the little boxers of recent years.
It is likely that the fight will be of the
hurricane SOrt-made so by McGoVern-
who will not stand off and box with Little
Chocolate. McGovern will go right to
the front from the sou al of the gong,
and the question is whether Dixon can
stand-off those rushes until he weakens
his sturdy opponent. If it were to be
boxing match, for points, Dixon would
win. But in a fight, l am inclined to
think Dixon will meet his Waterloo in
young McGovern.
WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.
1t is needless 10 go into the records Of
the men further than to point out that
Dixon is the greatest of the II tile fight
ers of the world. That is, he has been.
And 1t is true that never before has Nc
Govern faced as good man as he will
find Dixon to be. Were Dixon in his
prime he would class away above Nc
Govern. He has never been clearly de-
ieated. He has had decisions adverse to
him, in lmited-round bouts, but not one
of them that was accepted willingly by
the spectators as evidence of DiXons in
feriority as a boxer. Dixon has won more
battles, from better men in his class,
than has any prize fighter in any class.
He is or was, a wonder On the other
hand, McGovern has fully demonstrated
that he Is fighter of the John l.. Sulll-
van school. He will not be denied and
his eagerness is backed up by stout
heart and muscles of iron. He has met
and conquered all the best men in the
class in which he aspires to become un-
disputed premier. And it must not be
forgotten that in disposing Of Pedlar
Palmer in a jiffy, McGovern demonstrat-
ed that clever man cannot always eS-
cape the onsaughts of a willing and de-
termined fighter. It looks like McGov-