The Topeka state journal., 1900-02-01
SPORTING NEWS.
A Large Crowd Will See the
Bantams Fight.
Seats For McGovern-Santry
Bout Going Fast.
BETTERS LAYING TO s
That Chicago Man VIII Not
Stay the Limit.
Match For Six Rounds Will Be
Fast and Furious.
'ETTERS LAYING ITO s

Chicago, Feb. Never before in Chi
cago has such interest been taken in
glove fight as that shown in the Terry
McGovern-E Eddie Santry contest at Tat
tersalPs tonight. This was made evil
dent in a substantial manner yesterday
afternoon, when the sale of seats was
started. A number OF the most prom
inent sporting resorts about the city
were supplied with large NUMBER OF
the choice seats in the main part OF
the big Sixteenth street building, ana
before 6 O'Clock something more than
$500 worth of seats had been disposed
of.
This did not include the large number
of reservations that have been mace
from out of toWn-seatS that will not pc
settled for until the time OF the nght-
The demand even at the advanced scale
of prices was the greatest ever seen IN IN
Chicago, and shows that a tremendous
crowd viii be at TatteralPs to see the
fight.
The usual precautions will be taken
by the management to save the nght-
erS from any annoyance through ar
rests or any similar proceedings OF
rivals, or any one else who might nave
a mind to interfere with the show. Al
though there was something OF a snow
Of secrecy about the proceeding yeSter-
day afternoon it became known that
Constable George Nelson and Frank
Kennedy left last night to meet the Bal
timore and Ohio train on which Nc
Govern is coming from the east ana
will place the little fighter under arrest
Santry submitted to similar operation
Yesterday afternoon and now it is prob
able both men will be seconded in part
by constables when they are fighting
BETTING ON THE BATTLE.
The betting at the stock yards in the
afternoon indicated a strong McGoVern
feeling, superinduced by McGovern's 5
-I a R91finOra the
night before. The betting was 8 to .
that Santry does not stick for the full
six rounds. There was plenty of money
placed at these odds. Down town there
was not much betting, although there is
understood to be plenty of money to
be placed at evens that Santry does
not stay to the limit.
Harry Gilmore and Jack NIoffat will
I have charge of Santry's corner. Moffat
is head and heels in love with the To-
cal mans chances Of winning the fight.
He said yesterday before a big crowd
of friends in Hogan's:
There can be nothing to this fight
but decision for Santry. He is far
more clever than McGovern, has a
style of defense that will completely
puzzle the eastern man and on the side,
for a card that should be a winner,
he has a punch with either hand that
may start something before the END OF
the fight is reached.
Just look back over the men that
McGovern has been knocking out in a
punch or two and try to figure if San
try could not have done the same thing.
He has a great blow with his right
hand, and let's it 60 at short range, just
as McGovern does. Santry will not al
low McGovern to get to his body, be-
cause his style of fighting is to cover
the body at any cost, and not leave any
kind of an opening.
SAYS SANTRY WILL VIM.
'McGovern's jaw is no stronger than
any other. One good punch will make
him forget all that he ever knew about
fighting, just as it will make any other
man in the world forget the first rudi-
prised tha the fistic followers of this
city do not give Santry the credit that
is due him. He certainly will win.
Don't overlook that"
NcGovern is in the city. He is ac-
companied by Sam Harris, his man
ager; George Mayhood, his trainer, and
Danny Dougherty, his sparring partner.