Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-01-11

life and energy and looked as if tne
making of the weight had not troubled
him, while McGovern seemed to be too
finely drawn. When they stepped into
the ring, however, McGovern's face
| showed no trace of rigid training
course and as soon as they stripped to
| the buff eacn looked in perfect condition.
Dixon Aggressive at the Start.
| Dixon from the first tap of the gong
was on the aggressive, using left
swing invariably as his lead, which
McGovern cleverly stepped inside of
and sent both hands in rapid order to
Dixon's lower works McGovern's at
tack on the body was a surprise to
Dixon, as no boxer who ever faced the
negro was able to land ON the wind, ribs
and kidneys as McGovern did.
Dixon Jared McGovern half a dozen
times during the battle with hard cracks
on the head or jaw, but Terry was al
ways back at his man in jiffy relent-
lessly smashing with either hand to the
ribs or stomach. The seventh round
was disastrous one for Dixon. Terry
almost broke DiXon's nose in this round
after he had sent right hand smash
which landed over Georges heart and
Dixon staggered to his corner with the
blood spouting from his nasal organ
Dixon came up as game as ever a man
did in the eighth round, which proved
to be the last. Early in this round
Dixon slipped to the floor near the
ropes from clinch and McGoyern
earned the cheers of the spectators by
helping Dixon to his feet. A few mo.
ments later Dixon stepped on a wet spot
in McGovern's corner and slipped to the
floor for a second time. 1t was seen
Dixon had almost shot his bolt and Nc.
Govern, rushing, sent left and right to
the jaw, flooring the champion. Dixon
took the greater part of the count this
time and as he arose Terry, who stood
scarcely four feet away. was ready to
rush at him. Dixon went down from
body blow, from which he touched the
floor eight times in the round, the last
five times being the result of terrific
body punches.
O'Rourke Throws Up the Sponge.
A few seconds before the round would
have been completed Dixon stood up
from his eighth fall, but his manager
and hacker, Tom O'Rourke, seeing that
it was impossible for the negro to hold
on to his title, threw up the sponge
within one second of the call of time.
In this O'Rourlle showed good iudg-
ment. BotF he and Dixon have often
said that the latter would never be
knocked out again. When O'Rourke
threw up the sponge Dixon was prac-
tically helpless. McGovern was hailed
with vociferous cheers as the winner
and was cheered again and again as the
champion. Dixon, the ex-champion.
was not forgotten.
Round after round of cheers were
given for the lad who had defended the
title so cleverly for nearly nine years as
he left the ring, bleeding and beaten,
after having probably fought his last
ring contest.
When the contestants returned to
their dressing rooms, Dixon was badly
marked up, but McGovern showed very
little sign of having come through a
hard encounter. The only marks that
Meg had We're scratches on tn
right side of the neck, whe-n Dixon's
left swings had gone aroui [, scratch
ing the skin. Dixon felt his uefeat very
keenly and had very little to say, ex-
cept that McGoyern was the best man