The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-10

with rush and sent right ana lett 10
the body, forcing Dixon to q clinch.
Round 4--Dlxon missed left lead for
the head and Mac drove his left to the
body, following with a right hook on
the ribs. Dixon tried again. but Terry
sIde-stepped and hooked his left to
Georges jaw. Dixon came back, but
Mac ducked aside from the colored lads
swings, and used both hands on the
stomach at close quarters. After they
broke Dixon hooked his left to the neck
and Mac drove right and left to the
body. After cllnch Terry hooked his
right to Dixon's jaw and George stag
gered away. Terry followed. forcing
Dixon to the ropes, where Dixon elInch-
ed and the referee had to separate
them. When they came together Dix
on landed left swing on the neck as
the bell rang,
Round 5-Dixon opened up with the
usual left swing for the head. but Mac
blocked three OF them. Dixon tried
again, swinging left on the neck and
Mac slipped to his knees, but was up
instantly. Dixon led left to the
shoulder and Mac countered with right
and left on the body. Dixon swung left
to neck. but Mac drove both hands to
the body and the bell found them
clInched. Both returned to their cor
ners smiling.
Round 6-Dixon started as usual with
left swing for the head, but Mac
blocked It. DIxoA- sent his left 70 the
neck and Mac put right to body and
left to chin. Dixon rushed and with a
straight left to theface Jared Terry-a
head. Terry, rushed back Rielously.
knocking left to head ana driving his
right hard to the body. Terry rushed
George to the ropes. planting his left
on the ribs and hooking his right to
the head. Twice Dixon missed left
swings for the head. Mac getting in
side and planting right and left to the
body. AS they broke from ciinch at
the bell, Mac hooked his right to the
jaw and Dixon looked bad as he walk
ed to his corner.
Round 7-Dlxon made the lead. as
usual, but failed to land, and Terry
drove left and right TO body. Three
times Dixon mixed and Terry sent
back a terrific right over Dixon's heart.
Dixon rushed repeatedly. bat Mac
blocked him every time and kept his
right going like trip hammer on
DIxon's ches: and stomach. Terry
hooked hard left to the ear at close
uoarters. After clinch,' Dixon land
ed a straight left on Macs mouth, Dix
on tried this again. but Mac got inside
and sent right and left to the face,
breaking Dixon's nose and the colored
lad went to the ropes. with Terry after
him. Dixon bled freely as he returned
to his corner.
Round s-Dlxon tried his usual open
ing with left swing. but Terry was in
side, sending right to body and head.
Terry drove Dixon to the ropes, where
George slipped to the floor. Terry help
ed Dixon to his feet amid the cheers Of
the crowd, and Dixon backed into Ter
rvs corner, where he went down again.
Terry was ready for him and under
body blows the champion went down
again from terrific blows. Dixon was
nm In fiye seconds and staggered to the
center Of the ring. Terry went after
him relentiessly. planting left and
RICH. hooks on the jaw, and George
drouued IN the floor. Dixon took the
full count, getting up on the tenth sec
ond. Terry was ready for him and un
der 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 defent. He tried to get
away. but his legs failed and Terry
closed IN quickly and sent his left and
right to the body. Dixon cIinched, but
was again forced to the floor with a
fearful right on the body. Once more
he struggled to his feet and Terry went
10 him with the left and right and
pixon fell twice. He got up only to 30
down for the eighth time and he was
unable to stand up. although he tried
IN cllnch for safety. II was all over
but the shouting with Dixon. and when
only one second Of the round had to ex-
pIre Tom o'Rourke threw up the
sponge and saved Dixon from knock
ont while at the same time he trans
ferred the featherweIght championship
to McGovern. Dixon having held 1t for
the last eight years.