Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-02
SANTRY OUT IN FIFTH ROUND
MoGovern Proves His Right to the Title of
Featherweight Champion,
TERRY TOO STRONG FOR CHICAGO LAD
Knockout Comes After n Fierce Mix
J~p-Santry Does Some Clever
work-Fiftccn Thousand
Spectators.

CHICAGO, Feb. TERRY McGovern of
Brooklyn, at Tattersalls tonight. proved his
right to the title Of fe~atherweight champion
Of the world by knocking out Eddie Santry
of Chicago, who claimed the leadership of
the i22-pound class by virtue of a knockout
of Ben Jordan Of England.
The knockout tonight came in the fifth
round, after a fierce mixup, in which Santry
did some clever work, but Terry was too
strong for the Chicago lad, and Strengthening
Santry UP with a short-arm jolt to the
stomach, landed left and right to the jaw
In quick succession and Santry fell to the
floor on his face. He got up at the count
of ten, but was in such a weakened condi-
tion that Referee George Siler declared Nc
Govern the winner to save Santry from
further punishment, as he was staggering
Ill over the ring and would have been out
with the next blow.
Santry was down in the second round for
the count, but got up strong and in long
range fighting had a shade the advantage, as
Terry seemed unable to solve Santry's two
handed work. Santry's clever blocker APP
pearcd to bother McGovern for awhile, as
he was unable to reach the stomach with
any effect. Santry tried to fight at long
range, but Terry would rush in headlong
"hN many -bdIu JAYS vi luC HbSt
in his anxiety to land a knockout.
In the third Santry made an even break
of it, doing some good jabbing, and Terry
was unable to get in close enough to use
his short-arm jolts that have made him
famous.
In the fourth round Terry commenced
playing for the jaw, and after a fierce
miXup landed a right swing to the jaw which
sent Santry to the floor for the count. The
blow weakened Santry and when he got up
he clinched to save himself. On the break
Terry started playing for the body. and this
time he was able to land and from that time
to the end of the fight Santry gradually
grew weaker from Terry's piledriving short
arm jolts. Near the end of the round Santry
rallied and drove his left to Terry's face,
but the latter did not appear to mind the
blow and made a headlong rush for Santry
and sent him to the floor with a right to the
jaw.
Snntry Tries to Get Away.
Santry tried to keep away in the fifth, but
Terry slowed him down with a breath-taking
blow in the stomach. Santry, seeing he
could not escape from McGovern, made a
stand in the middle of the ring. Both were
swinging wildly, when suddenly Terry up
percut Santry on the jaw. Santry's guard
dropped for the smallest fraction of a second
and McGovern whipped the left over to the
jaw. He followed the blow up with a right
swing and caught Santry on the ear as he
was falling. Santry fell to the floor on his
face and rolled over. At the count of nine
he got to his knees and tried to straighten
up, but was unable and the referee gave the
fight to McGovern. Santry was unable to
leave the ring for fully ten minutes after
being counted out. McGovern did not have
a mark on him as he left the ring. The bet
ting before the fight was 2 TO l that Santry
would he knocked out before the end of the
sixth round.
Santry was seconded by Jack Moffatt and
Harry Gilmore. Sam Harris and Henry May
wood looked after McGovern. There was a
dispute about the rules before the men en-
tered the ring, owing to the fact that Santry
had never fought under hitting in the
clinches. The matter was finally settled by
McGovern agreeing that If Santry would
| fight straight Marquis of Queensberry rules
and was on his feet at the end of the con-
test it should be declared a draw.
1t was the greatest boxing show ever
brought off in Chicago. Special trains were
run from nearby towns and fully $4,000 peo-
pie jammed and pushed through the build
ing. The box receipts amounted TO over
SIS, 900.
Fight by Rounds
~First-Fiddling without a blow. santry
lands left to stomach. Both land left to
tomach. Terry lands right and left to
clinch. McGovern knocks Santry down with
| left on Jaw and lands right and left to Jaw
ciinch. In a fierce mixup santry shows up
even. Both land left TO jaw and clinch.
McGovern knocks Santry down with left
and right TO jaw at end of round.
Second-Terry lands left to stomach. San
try lands right on kidneys and jabs Terry
on nose and they mix and ar az both gisp lana nc s right
ach and left to jaw. Santry jabs nose. In
a mixup Santry holds his own; .Santry
swings and misses and is Jared with a left
on jaw. Terry leads. but Santry blocks
cleyerly. Honors even uaon ~ nroor
Terry is blocked cleverly. McGovern up
percuts. but blow lacks steam. Santry goes
down with right and left on Jaw, but is up
body punches. Santry jabs with left, Terry
PUSHES santry to ropes and lands left on
a clinCh at end. Santry's clever blocking
prevents McGoyern from using hands in
| clinches, which have made him famous.
Fourth-Terry lands left and right to
stomach and they clinch. Santry lands left
and right to face, but they lack steam.
clinch. McGovern lands stiff right to jaw
and knocks Santry down with another right
on jaw and he takes count. In a clinch
lands left to ear and Santry goes to floor.
Santry again takes count. Santry lands
Fifth-Terry crouches low and tries to
bore in, but santry blocks and lands two
lands left and right, to jaw; They clinch
and Santry goes to floor with right to ear
and again takes count. On rising McGovern
MoGovern lands right and left TO jaw and
Santry goes TO floor, The referee counts ten
and Santry rises, but Siler declares Nc
CONTEMPORARIES FIGHT BIDS.