The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-07-17
BLOW ON TIlE HEART.
Erne Defeated in Three
Rounds.
McGOVern Fights Light Weight
Champion.
$4,000 People Saw the
Battle.
1t Was Fighter Against Boxer
With Usual Results.

New York, July 16.-In the presence
Of $4,000 persons in the Madison Square
Garden tonight, Terry McGovern of
Brooklyn defeated Frank Erne of Buffa-
10, the lightweight champion of the
world and demonstrated inside of three
rounds, the superiority Of a fighter to
boxer. It was a hurricane fight from bell
to bell.
McGovern rushed in on Erne at the
very beginning and ssnt left and right in
quick succession. Ernie cleverness
availed him nothing against thu bull
dog rushes. Gle trained below his usual
fight, as he had agreed to meet Mccoy
ern at 1913 pounds, which is five pounds
below the light weight limit In doing
this many persons believed that the strain
proved too much for the Buffalo lad and
that McGovern, who is rugged and
tenacious, was enabled to beat him down.
Tonight Erne said that he only weighed
1876 1-2 pounds, but he declared that he
was in excellent condition and was as
strong as ever. Terry, on the contrary
was about his best weight, 121 pounds,
and he was never in better condition in
his life.
McGOvern with a blow on the head ana
the little fellow took the count before
he got up, the Erne rOOterS believed that
their man would win.
McGovern got up, however, with a grin
on his face and sailed with terrific force
and played sad havoc with Erne' body.
In the second round Erne broke ground
several times, but always came back
with a dangerous left or right to Terry S
head. The fighting was so fast that it
was impossible I'd keep track OF the
blows, but Terry landed three blows to
Erne two. In clinches, which were
frequent in the round, both men were
guilty of holding and McGOvern was
cautioned by the referee. Towards the
close of the round, Terry put hard one
over Ernes heart and stiff right on the
body which weakened Erne.
La the third round, which proved to
BE- the last, Terry fought faster than
ever. When he t1Oored Erne for the first
time, it looked as it the latter would not
be able to resume hoStilities, but he arose
to his feet fairly strong and tried to offset
McGovern's advantage. 1t was futile
attempt, however, as McGovern hOored
him once more with a blow on the jaw
and left over the heart. Erne got up
on his knees and tried hard to regain his
feet. BY an almost Superhuman effort
he stood up, but it was now evident
that he was a beaten man and McGov-
ern started in to finish him. With cou-
pie of blows the little fellow paved
way from a Knockout swing, but Erne's
seconds threw up the sponge and saved
the Swiss boxer from a knockout. In
the early betting MeGovern was an
even money chance, but he was soon
made favorite, 100 to 20.
Round Terry rushed in and planted
left hook OH Erne face. He tried
again but was short. Both fiddIed and
Terry jumped in and sent left and right
! to head Erne stabbed his left and
crossed his head and they mixed it up
at close range and exchanged left5 and
rights on head and body. Terry sent
! left to head and Erne crossed his right
! to McGovern, flooring him. McGovern
took the count resting on one knee, and
was up then swinging left and right to
head The fig hitting was now fast and
furious, Erne'S nose bleeding. After a
rattling mix up Terry hooked his left to
body with terrific force, shaking up Erne
from his heels to his head. The bell
| found them in hot rally.
Round 2-Terry rushed in sending both
hands to the head Erne sending his left
to face. Both landed right on head and
went to cHnch, coming out on the break
away. Terry hooked his right to the
head. Erne countering with left. Terry
rushed In again and was cautioned for
holding. Erne swung a hard right on
| Terry head. Ierry sent his right to
the body and Erne made a wild swing
which missed the mark.
i Both were lighting at a terrific pace and
the blows came as fast as hailstones in
a July storm. Terry is iabbing and
hooking lefts and rights to Erne's body,
while Erne is punching him on the face.
| Terry takes his medicine with a grin
and still Keeps hammer on the body. At
! the bell Erne shows signs of weakness,
while Terry was strong and rugged.
Round 3.-Terry rushed, but missed
left hook, then he sent left and
right to the chest. Erne countered on
the neck with his left. Terry put
straight left on the face and a hard
right on the body. Then he sent another
left to the face and breaking from a
clineh, Terry sent his left to his face.
Ferry forced the fighting, batterin
Ernie all over the ring. With terrific
punch over the heart and left swing on