The evening world. Newspaper, January 9, 1900, Page 1

0. T DIXON AND M’GOVERN AT ALMOST EQUAL WEIGHT. lesaséway: sili Athletic Club Building Crowded with Spectators of the Great Featherweight Cone test. Both of the Little Fel- flows in the Finest Condition and Confi- dent of Winning. (Special to The Evening World.) BROADWAY A. C. ARENA, Jan. .— For the lovers of boxing all roads tn New York to-night seemed to lead to that q id building once known as Ye 3 ore one’s ae « a Be aria sing “Ye Olde Lon * quaint corners and curt been wiped off the map. tyoak, and In their place pits soltdly Weloved ‘wquared circles of the \- mirors of pugilism, Boxes surround the ring and re of rough board upwar unl they touch the roof, e once dull quiet of “Ye Olde Lon- te" is now awakened every’ few weeks by the eager cries of hundreds change tn HTERS READY O ENTER RIN iOP.M.EXTRA M'COVERN IS FAVORITE AT ODDS OF 100 10 75, terrae Pee ne tomonmenee WOMAN TRIED SUICIDE WITH SHOTGUN Mrs Theresa Na WOMAN FOUGHT BURGLAR Mre niga Pow 4 burglar i ! woman Hamime 4 DIED AFTER FALL DOWNSTAIRS Who «glory in the prize fight. Here the brutish strain in man comes to the sur- face easily the ‘al ferocity Ix given full p Such a scene was on the carpet to-night. ‘Two feather-weights, one a dusky bundie of nerve and muscle that has withstood the attacks of half @ hundred pugiliets who have iried ta wrest from him his laurels. The other, @ Brooklyn youngster, hard and tough @ a pine knot, one who has hewn path through opposing forces as t Woodsman biages his path through t forest, one who has beaten down opponents by sheer superiority of bra And muscle. These two were to the ring. and the whole to four to hear the result of the meeting ae it would be to learn of the selection of a Presitent THE FIGHTERS. Every one knows that Dixon, red champion, is the most w fighter of his class that the world has ever produced. Not only has he w ‘al; in bis class eastiy, but he {nto the Mght-weight division to martle. Every one knows, too. that Terry 3 Govern \s 4 Metic marvel. With Weight and size of a feather he strik the blow of a giant. No one has ever Deen abe to stand a puneh from his Gleige-hammer right. He bears in on is opponents, beats down thetr guard, Bets in close and sinashes right and left with the ferocity of a wil None has ever been able io withstand his ferce arsaulce. Dixon is a scientific boxer with ¢ ‘well-educated, clean cut hands, MecGo' ern ts a miniature Sharkey. a boring, de- termined, roagh youngster who will not be denied. Wheiber science will triumph ove bruie strength i« the quertion whic agiiated the sporting clement fo time. That is the reason why crow Were wandering in the direction of Olde London Streete,” now known the Broadway Athievic Club ing in fron tof the ouliding all the afte hoon, They gathered to see the boys Weigh in, they stayed there co see the i then they siared Te cul 4 oochopap Pt id ‘ie et | THIS IS TERRY M'GOVERN, WHO HOPES TO ENO THE FIGHTING CAREER OF| ia oer a che Paes that the alr was of | ARTIST LONG'S VISION OF TROUB 1 Dent Like o Mager, Nohew. DIXON READY FOR BUSINESS, THE LITTLE FIGHTERS CONT 1 I-8 tnehes. 1-8 inehes tmeheoe «2.655555 “WILL BE A LONG FIGHT AND I HOPE | WILL WIN ”—M’GOVERN. GEORGE DIXON, AT BROADWAY A. C. TO-NIGHT. | phe and taikea | word © mpiu clog-dan-|up Iwely of the admiss dag and scuffing to keep warm lwho were carer to mei the pick of 1h CROWD ARRIVES EARLY. places on the bleaching boards, WV * fall the crurh, however, there was no ill. | The crowd grew in proportion aa the| ‘ature and the seventy-five policemen bs came on and the wind whisked |on hand had little to do. jown Wroadway colder than ever, But town roaaray colver aman ever. But) THE BOYS WEIGH IN. were in hopes that some untorescen| McGovern ind Dixon weigned streak of good luck would open the gates | {2° Teighit at which they were for tnem Fo ( tie most fervent wish|@t (he club-house shortly in their hearts might be realized, Yelock (ts afternoon, Nether boy ‘The lights and the gay crow moved the beam, which was placed at retore & u'ehock US pe When asked by an Eve S| ing World reporier what they welehe THAT GREAT NOVEL We ARE PRINTING. havent hegen dramatic love To the Editor 1 am in as perfect a condition for my contest with Dixon to-night as 1 vam” ave been in my life. I know very weil that my opponent ts regarded oo Greatest fighter | have met so far, but I am not worrled over that, as I feed confident (hat I will beat him. ‘There is no use predicting how long it will take me to win from Disea. fight. 1 think, will be a long one, as I am satiofied that with the great which Dizon has he will be mighty careful how he fights, and ferthermera, — leave any careless openings for me to take advantage of. I don't expect Dixon to fight me in the same manner as he has fought other opponents, as | think he wi!l attempt to spring a new style on me. My hope is that | win, and win in a manner that won't leave any Goubt atest victory. If 1 lose | will offer no excuse. TERRY M'GOVERN, Bantamweight Champion of the Werld, under uewspaper, better look nt it to-day. wilt think Any the to remind you 6 pated one. Hurly p ran only a week. ot KNOW M’'GOVERN'’S STYLE AND | FEEL SURE OF WINNING”—DIXO unt Perle ctr Lee reeereerrrr irs) treak so long what the tail tin ae gloom down Eros. To (he Halter Thea nied by lite manager t peed te eae te I fee! pretiy sure that 1 will come out the victor In my battle with eager, pushing, wtured paraded Dany Dowghe a aaa sane fronight While F know that [will tackle a great little fighter Im waiting to g° THVY were Like the dcipliia bantam-welght, who has! ware Dixon was witting In the of ‘ Lon't feel a xt troubles the outcome. Mo condition for thie smal! boy reacy to infest the gallery at led MeGovern tn hie training for) of ihe ciud, MeGovera entered, anc as ae it ever was for any buitie which I have fought. MeGovern will probably come rushing at me with the noes. of quickly, but | will be ready for him and will give him as good as tie have seen McGovern in almost all of his battles and am therougiaty with his style of fighting. McGovern, | must admit, is a wonderful tighter, but as I have victory. he saw Dixea be nd extending hte } A popular melodrama. ‘The entrance ts | he batts : small and there was a crusa nn when the ‘sat McGovern looked in excellent! condl- to tion, anil to the reporver said | “1 feel fine and in better shape than | ever did before. | want to win, for if | (Continved on Kighth Page.) cme mn oimaas /