The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-13
ONE ROUND WAS ENOUGH
Terry McGovern Is the Worlds
Champion Bantam.
ENGLISH LAD DONE UP
It Took Only Two Minutes and 90
Seconds for the Brooklyn Boy to
Put Pedlar Palmer Into Semi
Unconscious Condition.

| of Brooklyn whipped Pedlar Palmer of
London thoroughly in less than one
| round in the arena of the Westchester
noon. With the victory went the title
of the bantam champion of the world,
although both contestants were actu-
ally in the featherweight class.
The Englishman, although forcing the
pace at the outset, was really never in
it, and McGovern simply batted his op-
ponent into partial insensibiity. The
| Brooklyn lads arms worked like pis-
ton rods and the punishment which he
meted to Palmer was swift and terrible.
The battle did not last quite one round,
the actual time of fighting being ex-
actly two minutes and % seconds, at
the end of which time Palmer was lying
helpless, though half conscious on the
floor of the ring. Through an unlocked
| for accident on the official timers part,
| the lads were separated by the gong
when they had been fighting one min
| ute. Each went to his corner, but the
error was rectified in less then II sec
onds and the boys resumed hostiities
in the ring Immediately at the COM
| mand of the referee George Sller The
ringing of the gong was as purely ac-
| cidental as it was unlocked for and the
| Englishmans handlers made no com
! plant on the score
From the outset McGovern seemed to
| have his man well in hand, but his most
| sansuine admirers never imagined that
| Terry would win in such short order
| 1t was a case of "a hurricane fighter pit
tod l.
| er won. McGoVern is q veritable fight
| ing machine and he went at his ad-
| versity with bulldog determination and
| lightning rapidity. His arms were
| never at rest for moment, and he beat
| down Palmers guard with his sedge-
| hammer blows.
| The ring where. the battle took place
was pitched in the center of a stockade
| in which seats were arranged for the
| accommodation of 1000 The structure
is built up on the same principle as that
! in which FitZsimmons and Ccrbett
| fought at Carson CITY. The prices of
| admission ranged from SO to $1R, and
| seven -eighths of the seating capacity Of
| the enclosure was occupied. The purse
| for which the lads contested was $40 600
| 20 per cent of which went to the win
ner and the remainder to the loser. In
addition to this both pugilists are guar
anteed an interest in the privileges ac-
of the fight.
A more representative crowd of sport
| ing men than that which gathered at
Tuckahoe this afternoon never watched
a pugilistic contest. OF course the pugi-
lists element was largely represented
every boxer of note from the top
notchers in the heavyweight division to
the paperweights in the amateur ranks
being on hand. Among the big fellows
at the ringside -'ere Tom Sharkey, Bob
Fitzsimmons, Kid Mccoy and Jim Cor
bett. Each of this quartette met with
warm reception, but when John L.
Sullivan walked down the aisle and took
a seat in box at the ringside mighty
cheer greeted him and the big fellow
| bowed his acknowledges with a hearty
| greeting. Sullivan went to McGoverns
| dressing room and gave the little fellow
| some sound advice. which undoubtedly
| benefited MeGovern, as the subsequent
| events proved.
There were hundreds of sporting men
| from all over the United States and a
| large number of race track contingent
| was in evidence.
When the boys entered the ring a fair
| estimate of the attendance would place
| the number at 5000. McGovern was a
| strong favorite in the betting, several
| large wagers being made at odds of
| 100 to so and later on the odds were in
| creased to 100 to 10. McGovern and his
manager ndu several commissioners
| betting for them and they won about
| $4,000 in the aggregate.
McGovern weighed 1121a pounds and
Palmer 1151a pounds when they weighed
in at o'clock yesterday morning. It
was understood they would have to
weigh in at o'clock this morning
again, but at the request of Palmers
manager 1t was mutually agreed to
have the lads meet at catch weights
without further WEIGHING Both men
We're quartered in cottages within leo
yards of the ringside from early morn
ing, and at half past o'clock they
made their appearance in the enclosure
When they reached the ringside both
! were accorded a hearty welcome. Pal
! mer was the first to enter the ring. He
was accompanied by Manager Bettin-
son, Sam BlakelOck. Jim Hall and Jeff
Thorne, all of England. One of them
carried a silk British flag. which he
waved over Palner's head while the
band played "GOd Save the Queen"
To offset this McGovern's 12-Year-old
brother, perched on the shoulders Of
two stalwart men. waved an American
flag and the band struck up The Star
Spangled Banner" The action of the
younsster created intense excitement
McGovern. when he reached his cor
ner. was accompanied by his manager,
Sam Harris. Al McMurray. Charles
Mayhood. Tim kearns and Joe Fair
burn. His brother accompanied him,
carrying the American flag. and an
other of his seconds waving a small
Irish flag. Young McGoveTn, with the
flag over his shoulder walked diagon-
ally across the ring and shook hands
with his brothers opponent amid the
cheers of the spectators. Referee George
Siler handed the gloves to the seconds
and the mitts were soon placed over
the fists of the pugilists. Both lads
looked well and trained TO the bour
Palmer said ne weighed lis pounds, but
he certainly was three or four pounds
heavier than that, while McGovern
looked as If he would turn the scales
at 100.
Very little time was lost in the pre-
liminary arrangements, and when Ref
cree Siler called on them. both jumped
to the center Of the ring.
Palmer led off with his left lightly on