The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-19
TWO MEN in ONE RING
TERRY MGOVERN MADE A RECORD
By KNOCKING THEM OUT.
Put Out Pat Haley in One Round, and
Turkey Point" Smith After One
Minute in the Third.

CHICAGO, Nov. 1S-Terry McGovern es-
tablished a record tonight by knocking out
two men in quick succession in the same
ring. The first victim of the champion
feather weight was Patsy Haley, of Buff
falo, who was counted out after one minute
and forty seconds of fighting, and Turkey
Point" Bill Smith, of Philadelphia, who
went out after one minute of the third
round. Both fights were to have been for
six rounds each. Haley and Smith adopted
opposite tactics, Haley mixing it from the
start and Smith racing wildly around the
ring in the effort to keep beyond Meow
erns swings. Had Smith mixed it as did
Haley he would have lasted no longer than
the Buffalo man, for within few seconds
after he made his first stand and showed
any intention Of fighting it out he was sent
to the floor with a right on the jaw, which
put him out of the business for fully three
minutes.
McGovern's first fight was with Patsy
Haley. of Buffalo. Haley weighed 1l9 and
McGovern 122. Haley and Smith tossed for
choice, and, Haley losing, Smith took the
privilege of meeting the champion in the
second fight. Following is the fight in de-
tail:
whirlwind, landing right and left so rapidly
that Haley was unable to stop them. In
about thirty seconds he had Haley guessing.
McGovern stopped for breath and Haley
landed a left on chin. This started Meow
ern after him and put Haley to the floor
with a short left hand jab to the jaw.
Haley was down seven seconds, but came
up strong. He led the left for McGovern,
but was blocked, and McGovern then landed
right and left three times in rapid success
sion, staggering Haley around the ring.
Haley led with left and McGovern whipped
his right hand across, catching Haley on
the point of the jaw. He went down like
a log and lay absolutely motionless. He
was counted out by Referee Siler and it was
fully five minutes before he was able TO
leave the ring. Time of round, one minute
and forty seconds.
Between McGovern's two fights Clarence
Forbes and Tim Ryan met for what was TO
have been siX-round bout Ryan being
TO the floor twice with right hooks on. the
jaw, being up both times at the call of
nine. The third time he went down from
straight left and was counted out.
Smith came into the ring for his Waterloo
at 120 pounds. AS soon as the men faced
each other Ii was evident that Smith mad
taken warning from Haley's fate and was
determined to keep away from McGovern
as long as he possibly could. He sprinted
X,
with McGovern in hot pursuit. The fight
from start to finish was an attempt on Nc
Governs part to get Smith in a corner,
where he could hit him.. and on Smiths part
to keep so far away that McGovern could
not reach him with pole. following is the
fight by rounds:
on the aggressive, swinging right and left
for the head, missing with the right and
landing lightly, with the left. Smith backed
rapidly around the ring, McGoVern Hollow
ing closely, trying to corner him. He finally
penned Smith up against the ropes and sent
his right under the heart. Smith turned
his back and ran around the ring, with
McGovern at his heels, the champion land
ing a resounding blow on the fugitive's
back when he overlook him. After more
cornered him and Smith swung his right for
the head, clinching in the attempt TO avoid
a counter and going to the floor without
being hit. These tactics he pursued through
out the fight. Smith landed a right on the
ear. and fell down Of his own accord. Nc
Govern rushed him to the ropes and Smith
went down again. He was on the floor four
times TO the call of nine.
Second-Smith repeated his running tao
tics. and after being pounded landed left
on the head and went to the floor AS soon
as he arose McGovern landed left on the
ear and a right on the body. Smith landed
a left on the head, .clinched and in the
wrestle that followed went to the floor.
Seven more times in this round Smith went
down without being hit, evidently having no
intention to fight unless he was penned in
a corner.
Third-As soon as the men faced each
other it was evident McGovern was angry,
and he went after Smith in a bloodthirsty
way He rushed him to a corner landed
right and left on the head and right I'M
der the heart. Smith clinched and went TO
the floor, as usual McGovern, following
closely, soon had him penned up against
the ropes again. and Smith led with his left
for the face, falling short. He then rushed
tc a clinch, but McGovernn caught him with
a right upper cut he came in, sending
him TO the floor, where he remained nine
seconds. AS soon as Smith was on his feet
McGovern rushed him, landing right and
left on head and right and left on the body.
Smith attempted to fight back but McGov-
ern literally beat down his defense and sent
him to the floor with right swing on the
jaw. This time there were no nine seconds
for Smith, and he lay unconscious in the
middle of the ring until his two seconds
dragged him to his corner
The fights, with the exception of two pre-
liminaries refereed by Jack Beaton, were
refereed by George Siler, Lou Houseman
being the manager Of the affair.
Almost riot was created by the pre-
liminary fight just preceding McGovern's
meeting with Haley. Dave OConnor and
Sig Hart. two local feather weights, fought
six rounds, O'Connor having the best of the
fight. Hart being nearly out at the end of
the sixth round Jack Beaton. of Chicago,
who refereed the bout gave the decision to
Hart. He was hooted and Kissed and when
he attempted TO speak was fairly howled
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