Show STRUGGLE IN THE ARENA TONIGHT Comments on th the Contest HONORS ARE ABOUT EVEN EN 4 Il right t for tor 1 a of nud 1101 the lie of o this the World In the arena arona ot of the Broadway A C tonIght George Georg Dixon ot of Boston and Tery Terry McGovern ot of Brooklyn wl vII struggle for tor the featherweight chain cham ot of the world and a purse ot of 00 A dispatch to the Newl News from New Nelv York today says So tar us as conditions and confidence tIre honors ar are about even eVon No two lighters over cor trained faith faithfully tUly fully than the colored Bostonian and the thc sturdy little Each man his has made nado all kinds or of sacrifices In order to f fit himself thoroughly for tor to battle which means so 80 much to the tho winner In n a financial and Islo listia WB way Doth Both are extremely confident dent ot of succesS anti each predicts Q a ahard hard fight McGover McGovern has the enl call In Inthe inthe the betting nt at odds odd ot of 2 tC to J 1 Very tow tew large wagers havo hav ben been placed on the contest u au the admirers ot of the colored champion havo asked 2 to I 1 for tor their mone money The McGover McGovern men refused to tolay tolay lay such IonS long odds which accounts tor or orthe the tho absence or of 1 ii big ig 1 betting Interest in inthe the fight I It Is quite probable that the betting at the ring sl side will he be lively It if the Dixon len men wIll 1 conSent to take 10 to toI I 6 or 10 to 7 for tor their money figure out the over oer Dixon ow owIng lag Ing to his bill wonderful aggressive tactics tremendous hitting power and great strength They sn say that Dixon has never yet yet met n a Int lad who wn was so thoroughly equipped In the ho departments named They hey ailo also argue arsue that Dixons name style ot of fighting wi will suit the bantam bantamweight weight champion to 1 a nicety rhe point out that nC no man who hal has ever eer Zeroed the fighting wih with McGovern has been able to last Ve very long lonn before his blows Dixon fights fast Cast al nil the while lie goes right u at his man ns as soon lS as the boll bell rInKs rings and this sort or of work Terrys friends say 1 quickly result In downfall n n n nm Those who favor Dixon contend that thu tho colored bo boy who Is 1 a veteran at atthe the boxing same game Is n a better botter ring gen oral just as hard a 0 hitter and much more clever than McGovern The They ulso sa say that he Is and longer In the reach than Terry Terr To their WiY way ot of thinking the only advantage McGovern huts has Is his youth and they cannot pen sibly S see e hol host this single advantage wi will give him the victory over DIxon Dixon who iso has fought English and Australian as an Welt ns as American chain cham champions isis his friends sa say has never ben been knocked out In competition le lie has met fighters nt at weIghts varying from 16 to pounds and although ho he l has been he has never neer been seriously hurt How friends can ep expect t n a lal lad with such auch l ring exil u as Terry CIT possesses to knock out a man who hl has engage engaged In more than 20 contests with no serious results Is beyond the corn com or of the colored bys boys backert backers DIxon discussed the fight with some of at his friends at his traininG quarters In Lakewood N J 5 DurIng the dis c DIxon Ja Made u a remarkable strong point as to his ability to sue cope with a 1 boxer ot of the Mc McGovern rc Govern type 10 lie referred to his fight wih with Oscar Garner Gardner moro more than I a yer year aGo At that time was at atthe the tho tOJ top rank ot of featherweights Hs Ills ot of fIghting ver very much r resembles Gardner forced the Issue front the start and tre tried hard to score 11 an early knockout but Dixon soon put him on the defensive with swinging lef left hand bod body blows nod and eventually won von Dixon naturally figures tha that It if Ithe he could stand oft Gardner lie he should be equal equally successful wih with McGovern I was not near s so Good physIcally when I fought Gardner said Dixon ns as I am now and nud those are under the tho Impression that I am I a has bas ben been wi I think confess contess the they have made a mistake tomorrow nights contest I am am do doWn to the weight cled called for tor In iii the artIcles of Agreement name namely 18 pounds and Cn can truth truthfully Cully say that I am fit to fht fight for tor m my life I think It Is like finding tone money to bet that I wi he be In lie rIng 25 2 rounds It the 1 battle goes that distance I realize that McGovern Is n a mighty toughs tough little fellow to beat he Is almost ns as strong n as a l light hl weight and cn can hl hit a very harl hard blow I feel that I will fel get the winners shore share ot of the purse pure Dixon finished his training with Ith mUd mild rOd road and exercises McGovern tapered oft off his training training for tor forthe the f fight hl nt at his Fleetwood training quarters He enjoyed n a short spin on the rod road In the morning and In the at punched the bag and exercised on the wrIst vrIst machine lie He sid said he was down to pounds the requisite weight and it If Dixon bent beat him It would not be due to MY any flaw In hi his physIcal condition I hI said ho he had been tr trained perfectly and coull could have no excuse to offer on the s score ore In the he I event of t defeat said he foit confident or of a victory Ictor although he be recognized In Dixon the greatest tight tighter or er of oC his weight and Inches that ever lived Every champion fighter has had hi hida his da day said Mid McGovern and I think Dixon has hal hail his I think I wi will do dc feat Gerge George because I um am younger stronger and can hit harder thal tush he can cun I have mo more c quirk quick knockouts to tomy tomy my credit than Dixon showing that I Ican can get the range on lY my opponents quicker than Dixon could get on his |