The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-03

V'GOTERN WHIPS BERNSTEIN.


| (COnt1nueu from EIsL L dES'j
eral days preparing himself and was
trained to the hour.
| Terrible Terry" with all the ferocity
and speed for which he is noted, took
| his time, only occasionally sailing into
Bernstein, but when he did it was q
slashing succession of blows.
| After two minutes and five seconds
| of the seventh round he rammed, bang
ed and beat down his opponent. Bern
stein was badly dazed and could not
speak for several seconds.
| McGovern, credited with the ability
| to deliver a blow harder than the aver
age professional heavyweight, blocked,
rushed and bewildered his antagonist
with blows from all directions and ap-
| parently at the same instant.
| Picking the winner was never con-
| sideration. The question was How
| long will Bernstein last?"
| The battle was the first championship
contest in the south in recent years and
attracted great interest. Sporting men
came from Chicago, Cincinnati, Indian
apolis, St. Louis, and Nashville. The
| crowd clamored early for admission.
| BY s O'Clock the lower seats were filling
rapidly, the chairs in the gallery were
all taken and the aisles were damned.
1t was 1877 when McGovern entered
the ring wearing black trousers, a saff-
ron colored sweater and light top coat.
| His hands were bandaged. He was
smiling, and the crowd oheered him
| loudly.
| At 11:45 Bernstein got into the ring
and said he weighed 1876 pounds Jake
lsaacs acted as Bernstein's time keep
err. James Mckee officiated for Mccoy
ern.
In the final round McGovern showed
his whirlwind form and ripped killing
stabs that took the steam out of his
opponent. Down Bernstein went re-
peatedly, the Terror walking around
him like a tiger Bernstein was unable
to continue after a right hook to the
jaw and Referee Siler waved Terry to
his corner and stopped the fight.
Fight by Rounds.
Round 1--They spared and clinched.
Bernstein blocked a left swing Bern
| stein landed a stiff punch on Meow
erns stomach Terry led for stomach
and missed. Bernstein fell to bis knees
from stiff one on the jaw. Bernstein
ducked into a left uppercut Terry
landed left and right. McGoyern miss
ed a hard right uppercut. McGovern
seemed worried. They clnched. Bern
stein landed hard left on Terry's jaw
in the break. Honors even.
Round 2-Terry started after Bern
stein. Hard infghting. McGovern
1a Ja !, ,pJ loff ctn oh no
misses three swings. McGovern lands
two hard ones on stomach. Bernstein
blocks two leads for head. Terry
misses two swings and Bernstein
clnches. McGovern leads and misses.
Bernstein lands left on McGovern's jaw.
Terry lands two swings lightly on face.
McGovern lands hard on jaw. Bern
stein knocked down with hard right on
the jaw. Bernstein down again. Terry
right after him with left and right This
is McGovern's round.
Round 3-Terry right after Joe. They
clinch. Terry lands left on face They
clinch again. Fast infghting. Terry
lands left on stomach. They clinch
Bernstein holding on. McGovern knocks
Bernstein to his knees. Bernstein
clinches and won't break, Bernstein
lands on Terry's stomach. Terry miss
es swing for the head. Terry lands
hard right under heart and again on
the head They clinch in Bernsteins
corner Joe lands lightly on jaw. Bern
stein looks tired Terry is smiling.
Bell.
Round 4-Terry rushes Joe. Joe
backs away Terry lands right under
heart and they clinch. 1t looks as
though Bernstein is only trying to stay
the limit They clinch, No damage
done.
McGovern lands left in stomach.
Bernstein lands left on Terry's stom-
ach They clinch and Joe lands left
lightly on jaw. Terry lands hard right
under heart, They exchange lightly
and come to a clinch, Terry misses
four wild swings. Terry lands hard
right ON kidneys. Bernstein lands