Deseret Evening News | 1908-01-09 | Page 11 | George Dixon's Body Shipped to Relatives

GEORGE DIXONS BODY SHIPPED TO RELATIVES Now Nos ew York Jan 0 The body bOly of George tho greatest little tighter In Ithe the world WItS was shipped front from New r ew York yes yesterday to relatives relates In Boston Bo tol It will vili wil be Interred Two ministers ono and otto ono colored 1 lored brief ic to Ie over tho the body boly as an It lay hay In the tho room toom where weekly boxing matches are held hick at the tho Long Acre Acio Athletic club while 1000 10 who hind had gathered to tolIa pay nay lIa a n last Jast tribute to the lighter listened d Whim When the was conveyed cOI eed to tha thia railroad station staton It was waR hidden In lowers Sent Bont by b prominent mon anon and amI athletic clubs clubB DIxons rate fate had bad been the tho th principal topic of ot conversation n la In sporting circles circle In Now New ew York YOlk since his death Tho little tighter who for tor twelve years learn held the tIne championship title In his hi class S made a Sn fortune during durin hlf lil days In tlc ring to but he tie squandered every c cent of lt It I and Ild when through dissipation dl his hla thays Is In the tho ring were terre ended he lie drifted lower and Ind lower until he became le a wand r r and almost a vagrant 11 rant Those hoso who profited by his hi free fice tl In s days n of ot prosperity refused to help him In 11 i lila his days of adversity nor were they tho among thus thoI who contributed to the fund for tor his hi burial or who sent the flow ers era that covered thai tho coffin fow