The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-09


Then McGovern Will Certainly Be
ClasSed as "a Pugilistic Wonder
Records of Two of the Greatest
Little Men in the Ring.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-What is expected
TO be one of the greatest glove fights on
record viii be decided in the ring of the
Broadway Athletic club Tuesday night.
E George Dixon, the remarkable feather
weight champion, will meet Terry Nc
Govern. of Brooklyn. who has won the
right to be called best bantam-weight
pugilist in the world.
AS these remarkable little pugilists will
clash for twenty-five rounds at 11S
pounds, their fight will not be strictly for
the feather-weight championship, as the
weight limit in that class is 122 pounds.
But If McGovern wins he will be uni
versally regarded as the champion, as
Dixon is undoubtedly the best feather
weight in the country.
In case of victory McGovern will be the
first little man who has ever held two
championships at the same time. His
ability to fight as low as lis pounds still
gives him u walk-over in the bantam
weight class. and his entrance into the
featherweight class at lis pounds makes
him veritable fighting phenomenon, as
he is powerful at that weight as well as
fast. McGovern IS growing so rapidly
that 1t Is freely predicted that he will be
in the lightweight class inside of the next
two years. If he can fight then as we'll
as he has In the last two years, he will
~ liz
In Dixon, the South Brooklyn pugilist
will meet the best man at the weight that
he has ever seen. McGovern has been
q beating bantams In Jig time, knocking
them out sometimes two in night. Men
like Austin Rice. Sammy Kelly, Patsy
Haley, Johnny Richie. and "Pedlar''
Palmer have been defeated as II they
were made of paper.
Only the other night Terry had another
Victim in Harry Forbes. the crack Chi
cago bantam, who lasted into the second
round, and was stopped with a swift
right hand hook on the breakaway.
These original victories have convinced
many persons that Dixon will prove aA
most as easy for McGovern, and, as evil
dence OF this belief the betting for the
past two weeks has been 2 10 that
Dixon would be defeated. and even money
that he would not last two rounds.
BUILT FOR BOXING.
McGovern has shown that he is a ter
rife hitter and fast two-handed fighter.
He is built for boxing, having sturdy legs
and q strong, hardy constitution. He is
naturally pugnacious In lie ring, but out
side of 1t IS a credit to the fraternity. He
has scored so many clean knockouts that
he has come to be regarded as invlncible
by nearly every pugilist In the business
1t Is a fact that in training for various
bouts McGovern has easily handled fight.
ers in the lightweight class, even SO solid
q pugilist as Tim Kearns declaring that
Terry can make it interesting for him at
any time
McGovern is only nineteen years old,
and since his rise from the amateur ranks
two years ago he never has failed to take
care OF himself. He has kept in good
fighting trim, and is today superb spec
linen of manhood. He is absolutely fear
less and Is confident Of victory. To Nc
Govern no man seems to be powerful or
sklllful enough to beat himself. He be-
lieves in himself, which is an admirable
quality for a pugiltst to possess AS re-
CARDS Dixon, Terry is not overconfldent,
however He realizes what he is going
tip against, and all he asks is a fair,
square deal from everybody directly IN
terested in the fight.
Those who are backing McCiovern to
win have been so thoroughly imbued
with enthusiasm that they will not listen
to reason. They say that it is ply
steal impossibility for Dixon to Withstand
the terrific rushes and heavy hfows that
AIeGevern is sure to use, and that Terry
will win with d knockout beyond a
doubt His successes have carried many
lovers of boxing away, 1t is thought,
and there seems to be a sort. of Mccoy
ern craze just now In pugilistic circles.
The majority Of sportsmen say that
Dixon will suffer his Waterloo, and that
there will be new featherweisht cham
pion of the world after the battle ends.
DIXON's CAREER
Dixons wonderful career in the ring
has evidently been overlooked by McGov-
ern's enthusiasts, but not by impartial
followers Of ring contests. The little col
ored man has held the championship for
almost ten years, ever since he beat Cal
Mccarthy up in Troy, He has met every
featherweight of any account in the
world and has held his own. Men like
Tommy White, Eddie Santry. Solly Smith,
Frank Erne. Ben Jordan, VIII Curley,
Joe Bernstein and Oscar Gardner have
tackled Dixon at various weights and all
of them have failed to knock him down
or even make him groggy.
The only one Of the bunch who has
clearly demonstrated superior skill in
point of science Ia Ben Jordan. the Eng
lishman, and he did not have much of an
advantage at that. Later Jordan was