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the jaw. A straight left on the face
and right swing from George almost
dropped Mac to the floor but he came
back with rush and sent the right
and lett to the body forcing Dixon to
| clinch.
Round fourth Terry drove the left
to the body, following with a right
| hook on the ribs. then hooked the
| left 10 Georges jaw. Dixon hooked
left to the neck. Terry drove right
and left 20 the body. Terry hooked a
right to Dixou's 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 dfth-pixon swung the left
on the neck McGovern got to the
body with both hands In the tlinch,
George pulled Terry toward him and
Mae Slipped to his knees bur MAS up
Immediately Dixon swung the left to
the neck but Terry dove both hands
to the body and the bell found them
clinched.
INOuuu SlAlu -lflNOl SlNl wv tiS usual
with left swing for the head but Mac
| blocked it Dixon sent the left to the
neck Terry put Il right to the body
and a 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 right hard to
the body. Terry rushed George to the
ropes, planting left on the ribs and
! hooking right 10 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 a right to the jaw and Dixon
| looked bad as he walked to his corner.
Round seventh--DiNon 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 DiNon'S
heart Dixon rushed repeatedly but
Mac blocked every time and kept his
right going like a trip hammer on
DiXons chest and stomach. Terry
hooked hard left to the ear at close
quarters After a clinch, Dixon landed
a straight left ON Macs mouth Dixon
tried this again but Tcrry 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 hled freely as he re-
! turned to his corner,
Round eighth Dixon tried his usual
opening with a left swing burt Ferry
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 Terrys 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
to take the count once more. 1t
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 il
quickly and sent his left and right 40
the body Dixon clinched but vas
again forced to the floor with feaful
right on the body Once more he
struggled to his feet Terry went at
him with left and right and Di5on Tell
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 me round to
expire, Tom ORourke threw up the
sponge and saved Dixon from the
| knockout, while, at the same time, he
transferred the feathTweight cham
pionship to McGoverp, Dixon having 1t
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 1t rattersall's pavilion
Tuesday night In the first and second
rounds honors were about even, Root
being dependent largely on straight
/ left labs ami 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 on; at the end
of the contest In the preliminary,
Young Critic" of Australia was given
the decision over Young Kenny Of Chi
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