The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-03
LITTLE MEN ARE NEXT
TERRY M'GOyERN AND GEORGE
DIXON TO MEET JAM
UARY o
M'GovERN IS THE FAvoRITE


One Big Wager Laid mt Evens That
McGovern Will Knock Out Dixon
In Ten Rounds - O,ROurke Took
the Dixon End-Kid Mccoy May
Retire From the Ring After Two
More Battles.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Terry McGovern.
the worlds bantam-weight champion. is
now comfortably ensconced in training
quarters at Fleetwood. He is well under
way with his preparation for the fight
next week with George Dixon for the
title so well defended by the little col
ored fighter for such a long time.
Terry will not need great preparation
for the fight. His work while on the road
with his burlesque company was severe
enough to keep him in great condition
He trained steadily while on the road and
now particular attention will be paid to
McGoverns wind, SO that he will be able
to stand long gruelling mix-ups with the
colored man. With McGovern are Sam
Harris, Terry Lee, his cousin, and
Charley Mayhcod. The party will remain
complete until ready to go to the ring
side week from tomorrow
Previous to leaving town McGovern
stepped on the scales and tipped the beam
at l24 pounds. He is called upon to re-
duce six pounds, as he weighs in with
Dixon at lis. AS McGovern was as hard
as nails some folks who were present
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a hard job to make the necessary weight.
Charley Mayhood, who has trained Nc
Govern from the time Teddy began to
tight, answered these critics with the
statement that the Brooklyn boy would
have no difficulty in fetching lis. More
than that, McGovern had plenty of time
to touch ia if that reduction were neces-
sary. AS Mayhood knows all McGovern's
Weaknesses--if Ted has any-the train
er's word is worth having.
MGoVERN STRONG FAvoRITE.
McGovern is the favorite in the betting.
A hundred to sixty has been offered. The
Old time betters cannot see where those
ODDS come in and are, on general prin-
ciples, taking the short end on the ex-
perienced Dixon, whose equal, they say,
McGovern has never met
The second big bet that has been so far
i'oSAC Oti LIS COfiiHS DdtIlS WAS recorded
at the Delavan hotel 4 we'll known
sporting man, who asked that his name
be withheld, giving good reasons why,
walked into the hotel and offered to bet
$500 even that McGoYern would knock out
Dixon In ten rounds. Tom ORourke, who
happened to be present at The time said:
Il will just make that bet with you.''
and in minute both the sporting man
and G, Rourke had pulled out $500 and the
bet was quickly made. Aleck Brown,
who happened to stroll in just after the
McGovern admirer bad left the hotel,
when told of the bet turned to Joe
Macias, O'Rourke's secretary, and said he
would like to bet $500 the same way If
Maclas could get the money covered by
the sporting man. Brown was too late.
however, as the sport had already said
in the presence of several sporting men
that he only wanted to make this one
bet so as to have some interest in the
fight.
MCCOY MAY RETIRE.
Kid Mccoy, after his battle with Peter
Maher, said:
Il am glad the fight terminated as 1t
did and that won. because it will con-
vince my detractors that can hit some
Five weeks ago today was very ILL.,
Some people thought / was shamming,
but 1t was the honest truth. l must give
Billy Muldoon great credit for the man
ner in which he assisted to build me up
The way 1 felt to day 1 think 1 could
have beaten any: one. of my weight and
of more pounds, too. l was as strong as
a bull, and l had the speed with me also.
must admit that 1 felt quite nervous
all along regarding my chances. To go
against man who can hit such a hard
blow as Maher has the reputation of de-
livering I thought was a task in itself,
and 1t is no falsehood when l say that my
plan was to be very careful I got more
confidence after the first round when I
saw that Maher was susceptible to my
feints. I expected that he would sail in
like demon. as I was told he would,
from the first. His tactics puzzled me
considerably, and that is why I bided my
time for a blow which would do the trick
decisively. In the fourth I was a bit
tired, but at no stage of the battle was I
a bit groggy Maher did not get in a
good knock which either feazed or even
made me dizzy
What are your plans now?" asked the
reporter.
Mccoy, with some hesitation, said:
after this winter 1 will retire. I don't
care to deprive myself of the luxuries of
life, because a man in my profession, to
make a success, must always remain in
training. 1t gets monotonous at times,
and l often long to quit. l still think
can beat Bob Fitzsimmons, Tom Sharkey
or any other heavyweight breathing, and
would like to get crack at either Of the
fighters mentioned before 1 retire. I am
now matched to meet Joe ChoynsN at
the Broadway Athletic club on Jan. IL,
and expect to face Sharkey a month later
at the same club
Mccoy, in conclusion, said that after he
leaves the fighting game he will start a.
swell school of physical culture on
Broadway in partnership with Muldoon
The Kid added that it would be the fin
est institution of its kind in the country.
MAHER DIsCoNsoLATE
Peter Maher took his defeat sorrowful-
ly. When the affair was over he, in COM
pany with his seconds and trainers, pro-
ceeded to Spike" Sullivan's cottage at
Sheepshead bay. The party was very
much cast down over the reverse, and
Makers voice was husky at times
''Pittsburg Phil" who accompanied Ma
her, and who is reported as having lost
over $1,000 on Peters defeat, did his best
to console Maher, but without avail.
'I was winning nicely" said Maher
slowly, when 1 got that punch which
put me out. 1 was not unconscious. The
blow caught me on the Adams apple
near my right jaw, and 1t seemed to stop
my wind and render me helpless. tried
to get up, but it was useless. I was tenn
porarily paralyzed from my neck down.
heard the referee count off the seconds,
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