The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-06
SPORTING NEWS.
Palmer and McGOVern Ready
For Their Big Fight.
Have Trained Hard, and Could
Enter the Ring Today.
A STUBBORN CONTEST
Americans will Back Their
FaTorite, Terry,
While the British viii Put
Money on Pedlar.

New York. Sept. 6.-Terry McGovern
and Pedlar Palmer are to fight at the
Westchester A. C., near Tuckahoe, on
Sept. IL, and the battle has attracted
more attention than any other light
or feather weight affair that has been
pulled off in America in recent years
Palmer is the English pet and Nc
Govern comes pretty near to filing
the bill in that line in America The
latter has bested everybody he mas
met within hailing distance of his
weight and is confident of putting the
Britisher out of business.
The contest will be an international
affair, and for that reason will be par
ticuIarIy interesting. McGoyern is no"
training at Jerome avenue and one
Hundred and SiXty-ninth street and IS
in pretty fair condition for the battle
of his life. He has worked off all sur
plus flesh his muscles are in perfect
trim and he has already made the
weight at which he is to dght-116
Terry is not only highly scientific. but
is a fighter from the word go. Those
who saw him put it all over Sammy
Kelly know this is true. The latter was
literally cowed at the outset by ms
opponents rushes, and though defeated,
was pleased beyond measure when the
knockout blow was landed The like
OF Terry he had never met before.
Naturally McGoVern has no end of
friends in America, and they fail to see
how he can be defeated by any man
who proposes to enter the ring weigh
ing 116 pounds. Palmer and the English
don't see it that way. Pedlar is pre-
pairing for the battle up at Mamaro-
neck, and is in trim to whip more peo-
pie than can put him Out His training
methods are very heroic. He is a tire
less worker and is due TO keep up the
vigorous exercise until the day of the
battle arrives
Several years ago Palmer met Dixon
at the Madison Square Garden and
fought a draw with him. Some are
inclined to take this as a line on his
ability and back him to win. That viii
hardly do. McGovern can make the
weight, 116 pounds, with ease, and
neither Dixon nor any one else is a
greater fighter for his inches.
The sports recognize that the fight
is one of the most important fistic
events ever decided in this country be-
tween little boxers. and as the bout
is only one week of they are making
preparations to get down bet on the
result. Several wagers were made yes
terday at even money, but the most i'm
portant bet recorded made McGoyern
the favOrite.
Marcus Mayer bet 81, 500 to $4,000 on
Palmer and Joe Vendig. This gives Nc
Govern the preference in the betting at
10 to 8. but the American admirers are
not willing to lay these odds. They be-
lieve even money should be quoted.
Sam Harris, McGoVerns manager
who bet $1,000 even on Friday, has an
other $1,000 to be placed at the same
price. Harris has deposited the money
with Billy Gray, and informed him to
accommodate any one who desires to
Palmer's hacker, has $4,000 to be put
on the Englishman. He wants to
for his money.
The big sports and bookmakers all
like McGovern's chances, but as in all
important fights the bulk of the betting
viii be done at the rfngSide.