Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-09
THE PUGILISTS
DIXON'S BODY
 BORNE AWAY
Dead Little Fighter Taken to Bos. ton Interesting Bits of News
 About Boxers.

New 1OTh, JdH uc pou' N George Dixon, ex-champion feather weight who died in Bellevue hospital on Monday, was seIt to Boston for ln- terment from the Long Acre A c. yes terday afternoon. The coffin was GOV ored with floral pieces which were sent by prominent sporting men. Ihe Long Acre Athletic club members sem four pieces and Tom Sharkey sent one.
 Before the body was taken out or the club building q short funeral ser vice was held, and there were fully 1000 former friends and admirers Of the little fighter around the bier,
 A white minister and colored min ister both made short talks. An un- dertaker from Boston then took charge of the remains and the casket was taken to the Grand Central station Several friends of the little negro ac- companed the body to Boston and VIII be present at the funeral.
 Many eyes were dimmed with tears as the train pulled out of the station It was the last that New York will ever see of George Dixon, the greatest little fighter in the world before he took the downward path.
 The expenses of the funeral nave been paid by collections which were taken up at the stags held by the Dry Dock A. c. and the Brown Gymnasium A. A. The former club contributed $6O.5O, while the latter club donated SS9.3O. None of Dixons colored friends with whom he squandered his money came forward and offered to de- fray any of the expenses.
 Young Otto, wearing Tommy Mur' phys moth eaten and very much ven tilated red tights, lost in his six round bout with Young Shea of Boston, al the Sharkey A. C., New York, last night.
 For the first three rounds it looked easy for Otto. He peppered the Bean eater with a steady hard left, twice flooring him clean in the second round The Bostonite appeared unable tC solve that left wing of Otto's, and was on lue way lO utltdI Wheh the o'i' ended the third round.
 Then came a change, and such a change, too. Shea had doped out de fense against that tantaliZing left Otto appeared to lose heart when he found he could no longer reach his man with his left mitt, and Shea just waded into him. He biffed Otto two or three corkers on the jaw just before the round ended, Apparently paving the way for the fifth round.
 In the fifth the Bostonite took IT the fight where he had left off, and carried the battle to Otto with ven geance. He drove the New Yorker tC the ropes time and time again under shower of blows, and had him nearly out when the bell sounded again.
 Shea came up for the final set-tc confident and aggressive. Otto, weak and showing signs of quitting, or, al least, slowing down, made one of his rallies. hut he could never get back his old time speed, and Shea fought him to a standstill. ,-
 Shea willingly took several hard stomach punches to get an opportun. ity of connecting with Otto's jaw, and had shook the New Yorker from head to foot every time he landed.
 Shea in the three first rounds learn ed that Otto was his master at long range fighting. and when he stood ur close and slugged he soon found out that Otto did not. or would not. stand punishment. That was the Boston mans cue and he played the game ac- coriingly. With boy able to absorb punishment like Johnny Dwyer or Johnny Marto. or Bert Reyes. the wis itor would never have won. But he found otto's weak point and that tells the whole tale.
 The prelminaries had more than the usual class" tO them. too, last night. Dick Mullen proved too much for Mickey MeDonough, and Battling Nelson" put the kibosh on Dick Mil Ter. Joe Duffy, mighty clever boxer had the best of Jack Michigan. and Young Sieger was too strong foI Sailor Kelly. The Sailor is a rugged little fellow, tough as pine, game as a pebble and will be heard from in the future.
 A collection to help defray the George Dixon funeral expenses netted s.,5.JO. It was announced that the club had sent si60 to Mrs Dalton. whose husband was recently slain, leaving her with eight little children to care for. Fifty dollars of this was con. tributed by the Amsterdam Democrat club. the members of which almost to !. :. 4. q '.