Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-12
N'GOVERN IS A WONDER
!. A VIVID DESCRIPTION OF HIS VIC
TORY OVER OSCAR
GARDNER.
aK1D' WILL BE HOME TUESDAY.
May Be Matched Against kid"
Broad, who Is Anxious for a 90
with McGovern-Entry OF the
wheeling Team In the lnferna-
tionaI Tourname SPORT
ing Matters.

Govern fight, in the New York papers,
will be interesting to Wheeling friends
of the Omaha Kid" Right Cross"
in the Journal, says:
It was not Gardeners fault. Hetried his
hardest, and Gardner's hardest was
until last night a considerable guam
titv. but he might as well have tried
TO hold a live electric wire as Terry
McGovern. McGovern plunged through
his guards as if Gardeners hands had
been hobbled to his knees. After the
first round it was hereby an exhibition
of bag punching, and the bag was the
once redoubtable Omaha Kid.
The first round was different. Then
it really looked like fight. The two
men crouched in almost the same posi-
ton and fenced for an opening. Nc
Govern thought he had found it, but
he hadn't. What he found was crack
on the Jaw from Gardeners left that
sent him to the floor.
He was up in couple of seconds,
and rose holding his adversary's leg.
Whether this was a bit of prize ring
humor or an inadvertence nobody
seemed to know, but it was one of the
funniest things ever seen in the ring.
This was the only time Gardner had
what might be called speaking part.
In the infighting that followed his
strong body was terribly punished. In
the break-away McGovern's left smash
ed straight in the Kids face, stagger-
ing him. The gong gave the lad from
Omaha a brief respite.
Then came that terrible second
round. Poor Gardner thought to rush
McGovern, not realizing that this is one
of the things that cannot be done.
McGovern simply punched himself and
let go like suddenly loosed steel
spring. He stopped the rush with
body blow and then ran it. Right and
left he battered the unfortunate Omaha
Kid. He knocked him to his knees,
he knocked him through the ropes. He
sent him sprawling on his face and
laid him fiat on his back.
Gardeners bruised face was horror.
His mouth was open, and he was bawl
ing like a maniac, cursing and crying,
his features distorted with baffied rage.
McGovern was maddeningly cool all
The way through. Whenever he knock
ed his man down he stood back with
arm a-kimbo, regarding his fallen ad-
versary with grim amusement.
McGovern abandoned boxing tactics.
He started no blows that were not
meant for knockouts. Gardner tried
to get his wind by standing off and
sparring, but there was no rest for him
at that game. Then he tried hugging,
but even In the clinches McGovern
managed to pound his sore body.
The round was punctuated by the
Omaha boys falls. He was pretty we'll
used up when the gong sounded for
the minutes rest he longed for.
It did not do him a bit of good. He
was tottering as he stepped from his
corner, and McGovern few at him like
a hungry wolf at lamb. He threw
his right at Gardeners stomach to draw
down his guard, and the way being
open, sent his left to his victims chin.
Gardner staggered, and then like a
shot came the right across, and the
hopeless Omaha Kid whirled back to
the ropes. Their spring sent him out
again, and McGovern caught him on
the rebound with left hook. Gardner
knew no more for a full minute.
The World says:
No more remarkable exhibition of
gameness than that given by Oscar in
the second round was ever seen. Nc
Governs swings on the jaw and rib
roasters were simply heart breaking,
but Gardner received them like Spar
tan. Early in the action he was floored
with a left on the tip of the jaw, took
nine seconds and came up smiling.
Again Terry laid him low, and in due
time the Omaha Kid was looking for
more trouble.
The few who had backed him kissed
their hands to their wagers and joined
in the deafening applause that the Nc
Governites accorded Gardeners game
ness. 1t was astonishing. 1t was evil
dence of something more than perfect
physical condition-heart.
Gardner and his party are expected
to arrive home Tuesday. 1t is under
stood that Gardner is to be matched
against kid" Broad. Broad wants to
meet McGovern, and Terry declines to
accommodate him until he had defeat
ed the Omaha Kid" 1t is understood
that not less than $4,000 was taken
away by the Wheeling friends of Gard
ner and wagered on the battle, S400 of
1t being dropped in Pittsburg.
Another Match.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, March IL