Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-01-10

on the same spot after which he stag
gered Mac with right swing on the
jaw. Dixon played at the same time
again with Mac working on, the body.
A straight left on face and right
swing from George almost dropped
Mac to the floor. but Mac came back
with a rush and sent right and left to
the body, forcing Dixon to a clinch.
Round 4-Dixon missed a left lead
for the head and Mac drove his left to
the body, following with 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 and the colored lad
swung 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 a clinch Terry hooked
! his right to Dixon's jaw and George
staggered away. Terry followed, fore
ing Dixon to the ropes, where Dixon
clinched and the referee had to sepa-
rate them. When they came together
| Dixon 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 got to the body with both hands
In clinch George pulled Mac toward
him 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
| corners smiling.
! Round 6-Dixon started as usual with
a left swing for the head, but Mac
| blocked it. Dixon sent his left to the
| neck and Mac put right to body and
| left to chin. Dixon rushed and with a
| straight left to the face Jared Terry's
head. Terry rushed back viciously,
| knocking left to head and 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 inside
and planting right and left to the body.
AS they broke from clinch at the bell
Mac hooked his right to the jaw and
Dixon looked bad as he walked to his
| corner.
| Round Dixon 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, but Mac
blocked him every time and kept his
right going like trip hammer on Dix
on's chest and stomach. Terry hooked
a hard left to the ear at close quarters.
After a clinch Dixon landed straight
left on Macs mouth Dixon tried this
again, but Mac got inside and sent
right and left to the face. breaking
Dixon's nose, and the colored lad went
back to the ropes with Terry after him.
Dixon bled freely as he returned to his
corner.
| Round S-Dixon tried his usual
opening with left swing but Terry was
inside, sending right to 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 Terry's corner where he
went down again. Terry was ready for
him and under body blows the
champion went down again from ter
rife blows. Dixon was up in FIVE sec
onds and staggered to the center of the
ring Terry went after him relent-
| lessly, planting left and right hooks
on the jaw and Dixon dropped to the
| floor.
| Dixon took the full count, getting
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. It looked hope
less for Dixon. but he was game to the
core and got up to face certain defeat.
i He tried to get away. but his legs
failed and Terry closed in quickly and
sent bis LETT AID risht to tha hodT.