| Show WINS FROM DIXON Torn Tom Threw Up the Sponge to Save His Man COLORED LAD AGGRESSIVE The Tho negro OU lee Down mh Eight rIC rhine the Terrific nod S of the New Now New YOrk Jan McGovern tonight wrested the tho featherweight championship of the world from rom George GeorgO Dixon who hail defended It for or nearl nine nino years oars To nave Dixon from Q a knockout Tom Thin lila his manager throw up the tho sponge In the tho eighth round when this the negro WIS was staggering helplessly bleeding and weak but as asmo gamo mo us as the tho dying gladiator The fight took place placa before n a crowd that lacked the tho Broadway Athletic club and the vIctory decide decIded the tho owner ownership ship ot of II a pure purse When Shon Dixon and McGovern stepped on the tho sales scales this evenIng to stepp tue tho necessary 18 pounds pound Dixon seemed ored to be In tho thio bler bettor condition 10 Ito WAS tul full ot of lre life and ener energy and nd looked as asI asIt I It the makIng or of the weight had not troubled hIm while McGover McGovern seemed to b be finely drawn When they stepped In the tho tInA ring however McGovern face no trace of oC a rIgid trainIng coUrse and ns as loon soon ns as they stripped to ton tion the tho bul buff each looked hooked In perfect condi condition A SURPRISE TO DIXON Dixon from the first tAP of th the gon gong was on th the aggressive using a left swIng invariably ns as his load lead which Mc McGovern McGovern Govern cleverly stepped Inside ot of and ferry forry sent both hands In rapid order to Dixons Dixo lower last lut attack on the boy body WI was a surprise to Dixon as no boxer who ever faced th the negro was able to land on the wind dibs and kidneys os as dil did McGovern tonight DIxon jarred McGover McGovern halt bolt n a dozen times during the bate hattie wih wIth barth cracks on the head or jaw but Terry as always bak back at his man In n a jiffy relentlessly smashing with either hand to the rIbs or stomach The seventh round was disastrous for Cor Dixon r rry almost broke Dixons nose In this roun round after lie he had sent sont a which landed over Dixon Dixons heart henrt anti and staggered Dixon who ho staggered to lila hIs corner with the blo blood spouting from lila his nasal organ Dixon came up as e as ever a 0 man did didIn didin In the eighth which proved to b be the tho last prove Earl Early In this round DIxon slipped to the flor floor near the ropes Crom toni I a chinch and McGovern earne earned the tho cheers or of the spectators by helping him to his feet teet UI tP TIlE THE SPONGE A few rew mom moments later Dixon stepped on 0 a wet spot In corner to the tue floor for tor II a second time It H was seen that Dixon had almost shot his belt and McGovern m rushing put left lett and rl right ht to the jaw the champion Dixon took the grater greater part ot of the count thIs time and a as lie ho arose nrose slow Torr Terry who stood tood scarcely tour four feet 10 away was read ready to rush nt at him DIxon went down again from a bod body blow He touched the for floor eight times In the round time the Int last five times punches being time the resul result ot of t terrific body A few rew seconds before th the round would have been completed Dixon up from his eighth rai tail but his o and barler backer rom rent seeing that It was impossible for tor the to hold holdon lerro on to his tte title threw up the sponge ono one second or of the rl call ot of time which would have hao ende ended the round In Inthis inthis this OH showed good bood judgment iloth he and Dixon have oten often said that the latter would never be knocked out When threw up the sponge was helpless hel pleas was haled hailed with cheers n as the and was cheered again and again ni as the champion lon Dh Dix Dixon on time the WO was not forgot forgotten ten Hound after atler rund round ot of cheers were r rIon I given Ion for tor time tho lad who vho hind defended the tto title so cleverly for tor nearl nearly nine nino I years ear 1 as lie he the ring bleeding and ond ondI I beaten aCor after probably havIng tough fought i his ring contest TIlE THE FAVORITE When the contestants returned to their dressing rooms DIxon was badly badh marked UP but McGovern showe showed very ery little sign ot of havIng come through a ahard har hard encounter The only mark mork that hal had were scratches on the tho right site side ot of his n neck k there Dixons left hl had gone gono around scratch Ilg lag the skin Dixon felt i his defeat very keenly and had vr ery little to say ay except that Mc McGover McGovern Gover Govern was nl the best man he halt had ever eer Ill amid Terry Teru could have havo bet beaten en In his present condition ni any man that had c ever cr defeated The Tho betting before borore the tight WI was ni all allin In favor There were many wagers lado made at to jO 70 nd and so M much McGovern monO money cle came In sight Ight nt at the ringside flint these odds were extended to 10 to 6 63 A hotal bookmaker stimulated the Dixon people by placing 30 a against he taking the Dixon end and four Cour others clubbed together putting tp up the on McGovern Sa Sam Harris Me Mc Governs manger manager n a rol roll or of bis bills as big ns as his hat bettIng 1101 along the hue ane and ho he laid three wagers wager ot of to on hil his mon man BY ROUNDS Round opened with a leC left swing for tor the head McGovern ducked anti and ont his right oe over the tho Dixon trIed another left lett and Torr Terry blocked amid drove his right once more to the kidneys forcing Dixon to the roc ropes They break awn away to the center canter or of the rIght whre where Dixon swung his left lett to the lie breast Terry crowde crowded In pounding his rigId on the ribs Dixon trIed hi his heft for tor the tho bOl bed but Ter Terry stepped inside or of It and sent lt his right three times to bd body Dixon swung wun his hisler ler left to time the jaw and In a a halt half clinch Terr Terry worked leC left and right to the by body Ind am ler left to the tho head Dixon slipped buck back Ind and fent sent a straight lef left to the tho faeo and they were In a tOt fast at the tho thol l bell I Hound op opened nod wih with n a left swing for tor the head nail McGovern ducked neatly and drove Gerg George oCk back backwith with a ler left on the body Dixon planted l la a left lert swing hIgh on the head b but t Terr Terry crowded In sending both hands hand to the wind ind George jare jarred Terrys head wih with a straight left lett and followed wih with n a right jol jolt on the bd body The They mixed I It up rapidly and Dixon almost put Terry r through the rope ropes with lh a lef left lefton on the rac face They hey came to the center where here O George rge again landed n a hard hord ler left lefton on the race face In another Terry Torry worked wel well to the 1 body old end after they broke IWI away George landed IC left hand hard on face tace Mae replying with lh right righton on b body Round on II led l left t for tor the head but Terr Terry got cot Inside ot of I it and tnt sent both hands handa to the rb ribs and stomach Dixon booked his hie right to lo the ear car send sendIng sending Ing Terr Terry away from Crom him Both steadied and Dixon drove droo hIs heft lett straight to the thA tac taco mimi tnt sent another on the he same mo spot po after which ho at stag wih with 1 a rl M swing on the tho Jaw Dixon at the tho same Bamo time again ogain with lh Terry rr workinG on tim tho hod bod A straight left on time tho face und amid amida n a right awing from rm George drol l Mac to the for floor but caine o bok bock wih with Q a rU rush h und anti right and lec heft to bod body forcing Dixon to a MEN NT Bound ci left In load loett for tor time the hod heath and Terry drove lila his loft lott to the tho body hOdY Ith 1 a right hok hokon hook on oil the ribs tried again but bul er erry ry and amid hoke hooked lila his lof left to Georges jaw Dixon came h back k but lorry nry ducke aside and doged dodged the 0 ored lads swings and used boUt hands handson on the tho stomach at After e they broke Dixon hok hooked d his lef left to lo tIme tho neck and am Terry drove droe right and lef left to body Ater After I a clinch Terr Terry hoke hooked his rIght to Dixons jaw and George stag Terry Terr followed forcing gored away Dixon to lie nixon clinched and the tho referee had to separate tho them As Am they came together Dixon landed n a left lett swing on the tue neck an the hel bell tang Hound Bound opened up with the usual lel left swing for tor the head but Ter 1 ry bl kel three ot of them Dixon trie tried again swinging lor loft on the neck mil tI tIMao Mao got to the body wih with boUt both hands hand handIn In n a clinch G George rge pule pulled Terry toft him and Mae slipped to his hll but was 1 up Dixon lo led Q a left to the tho shoulder and Ter Terry countered with right and left on the thc bed swung len left to neck hut Terry drove droo both hands to the b body anti and they thoy clinched Doth Both returned to their or orners ners imers ODE GOES DOWN I Hound started a as usual wih with witha n a left lert swing for tor time the head but Mae Maa blocked I It Dixon sent III his left to the neck and Terry sent tight to body antI lef loft to chin Dixon rushe rushed and nd wih wIth a 11 straight left lett to the tho rae face jarred Terrys head Terry Terr rushed back viciously put tin thug left to hand hond and driving hil his rIght to bod body le lIe then ruhel rushed Ger George to tIm tho rot ropes es planting his heft on the ribs mid lila his right to the bol body Dixon missed II a ler left swIng for the hea Terr Terry geUng getting Inside and amid planting right and Mt left to tIme the hod body As the they broke tram from froma a clinch nt at th the bel bell Terry holte hooked right 1 to the tho jaw anti Dixon loke looked bad o as he walked to his corner comer Round Hound made the tho load as usual but failed to land and Ter Perry drove loft lort and right to the bo body Three times DIxon missed and rl sent ent back n a terrific right over Dixons heart Dixon rushe rushed repeatedly but Mao Mac blockel blocked him every cery time antI kept his right going like a trip hummer on Dixons chest and stomach Terry hooke hooked 0 a terrific lef left to th the r at cloS close quarters Ator After n a clinch Dixon lande landed I a ht left lert on Macs 1 mouth Dixon trie tried this again but Terry got got Inside and sent sant hard right and left to the therace race face Dixons noe and the colored man wont back to the rODe ropes wih With Terry Torry after atter him Dion Dixon bled hIed tre free freely 1 ly as lie ho returned to hil his corner Round his usual opening with lef left swing but Terr Terry was inside anding right to bod body Ind and hod heed Terry drove Dixon to the ropes rones where U slipped to the Ioor lIner Terry helped Dixon to hIs feet tut amid the cheers or of the crowd and Dixon backed Into Terrys corner comer where ho he wont vent down downa a again from terrific blows Dixon was up nn In five and amid staggered to the tho cel center tel if t the ring Torr Terry went vent ater after him relentlessly plantIng left lett and right hooks 01 ott the JI jaw and Goree George dropped to the tho foor floor Dixon took the full tuU count count getting up upon upon on the tenth second Terry was ready ad for tor him anti and under bod body blows the champion went down again oln to take tIme the COUlt count Olce once 1010 more I It looked hopeless for Cor Dixon but he Wie ws game to the cr crand core and ot up to taco n a curtain defeat deteRt Ho Hotrie trie tried tot to got Iwa away but his leg legs tolle failed and Terry Tarry cosed closed In quicklY and sent his heft and right to the b body Dixon lef but was again forced to the floor with 1 a fearful rl rIght ht on the tho bd body foor Once more ho he struggled Ild to his feet reet and Terr Terry vent to him with the thc left lert nOt and right and ana Dixon WI fell twice He got UP t to go co dowl down for te tire eighth th time and he was unable to withstand although he tried to h for tor safety I It was wasal all over oer but time the shouting wih with Dixon Int al when only one onu second ot of the tho round had to expire Torn Tom threw up uptime time the sponge and nd saved Dixon from a knockout while at the same time he transferred the cham to McGovern Dixon having held It for tor the eight years |
