The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-13
McGOVERN WINS EASILY
THE COCKNEY COULDN'T STAND
ONE ROUND.
THEY FOUGHT TWO AND A HALF MINUTES
A Blow Over the Heart and One on the Jaw
Then Sent Palmer to the Floor in a
Half Conscious Condition
and HELPLESS.


New York, Sept. 12.-Terry Mccoy
ern, of Brooklyn, whipped Pedlar Pal
mer of London, thoroughly in less than
one round, in the arena of the West
chester Club near Tuckahoe, n. Y, this
afternoon. With the victory went the
title OF bantam champion of tie would,
although both contestants were actually
in the featherweight class.
The Englishman, although forcing
the pace at the outset, was really Lever
| in it and McGovern simply battered
his opponent into partial insensihilty.
! The Brooklyn boys arms worked like
piston rods and the punishment whirh
he meted out to Palmer was swift ana
| terrible.
The battle did not last quite one round,
the actual time of fighting being exact
| ly two minutes and thrty-two seconds,
at the end of which time Palmer was
lying helpless, though half conscious on
the floor of the ring.
The purse for which the lads con-
tested was $4,000, 70 per cent Of which
went to the winner ami the remainder
to the loser. In addition TO this, both
pngilists are guaranteed an interest in
the privileges accruing from the kinet0-
scope pictures CT the fight.
A more representative crowd of SPORT
ing men than that which gathered i'll
Yuckahoe this afternoon never watched
a pngilistic contest. OF course, the pugi-
list element was largely represented,
every boxer of note, from the top notch
ers in the heavyweight division, to the
paperweights in the amateur ranks be-
ing ON hand. Among the big fellows
at the ringsde were Tom Sharkey, Bob
Fitzsimmons, Kid Mccoy, and Jim Cor
bett Each one of this quartette met
with warm reception, but when John
l.. Sullivan walked down the aisle and
took seat in the box ut the ringside,
a mighty cheer greeted him, and the
big fellow bowed his acknowledgements
with a hearty greeting.
When the boys entered the ring n
fair estimate of the attendance would
place the number at 5000
McGoyern was strong favorite in
the betting, several large wagers be-
ing made at odds of 100 10 50 and later
ON these odds were increased to 100 to
10 at which price all OF the British mon
ey i'll sight was picked up. McGoyen
and his manager had several commits
sioners betting for them, and they won
about 5000 i'll the aggregate. Mccoy
ern weighed 11412 pounds and Palmer
1872 when they weighed at 5 o'clock
yesterday morning. 1t was understood
that they would have to weigh in at )
O'Clock this morning again, but at the
request of Palmer's manager, it was
agreed to have the lads meet at catch
weights without further weighing.
Palmer was the first to enter the ring.
10 bu pot
tinsen, Sam Blakelock, Jim Ball and
Jeff Thorne, all of England. One of
these carried silken British flag. which
he waved over Palmer's head while the
band played God Save the Queen
TO offset this, MoGoyern's l. year old
brother, perched on the shoulders of two
stalwart men, brought an American llag
and the band struck up, The Star
Spangled Banner" The action of the
youngster created intense enthusiasm
McGoyern, when he reached his corner
was accompanied by his manager, Sam
Harris, Al McMurray, Charles May
hood, Tim Kearns and Joe Fairburn.
His brother accompanied him carrying
the American flag and another of his
seconds waved a small Irish flag. Both
lads looked well and seemed trained to
the hour. Palmer said he weighed I1S |
pounds, but he was certainly 3 or |
pounds heavier than thar, while McGov- |
em looked as If he would turn the |
scales at 120. Very little time was lost |
in the preliminary arrangements, and |
when Referee Siler called ON them both |
jumped to the center of the ring.
Palmer led off with his left for the |
head, but fell short, and Terry landed I
his left lightly on the head Palmer, |
seemingly confident of success. forced |
matters again, leading his left with |
force, but McGovern stepped back quick |
ly and Palmer fell to his knees. When |
he arose they got to work at close quar-
tiers, Terry landing his right twice on the |
jaw and then bringing it down to the |
stomach, at the same time keeping his |
head inside of Palmers swings. Pal |
mer landed good left on Terry's
mouth, but the Brooklyn lad only shook
his head and kept both hands work
ing ON head and body. When they had
been hghting ust one minute Time-keep-
er Pollock accidentally rang the gong
at a moment when McGovern was eyi-
IDENTITY getting the better of his oppo
nent. The principals broke quickly ana
went to their corners, while their sec-
onds as well as the referee, looked at
the time-keeper in amazement. The
referee, seeing that a mistake had been
made through pure accident, called the
boys together again and they resumed