The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-18
Held His Own During the Six-ROund
Bout to the Delight of Eight
Thousand Sports.
MATTY MATHEWS CHAMPION
DEFEATED "MYsTERIOUS Billy
SMITH IN NINETEENTH ROUND.
Won weIterreight HOnOrs with q
Right-Hand Punch on the Jaw,
which Put "3illy" Out.

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McGovern. of Brooklyn, tonight. finished
strong and had the best of the last round
The fight was at 80 pounds, both men be-
ing below that. although the exact weights
were not given out. McGovern did not, from
appearance, have more than two or three
pounds the worst of the weights.
By an agreement of the principals no de-
cision was to be rendered if both men were
on their feet at the end of the sixth round
McGovern would probably have received
the decision if one had been rendered, as
he was on the aggressive from start to
finish, White keeping very largely on the
defensive. He at times took the aggressive
and jabbed McGovern in the most clever
manner with his left In the second round
McGovern landed hard right on Whites
eye, which bled badly throughout the fight.
In the last round White landed jab after
jab in McGovern's face and uppercut him
repeatedly with the right. The crowd of
eight thousand people went wild at Whites
splendid showing and the building rang
with cheers at the end of every round. AT
the end of the fight the crowd went crazy
with yells for White. The betting before
the fight was 10 to that White would not
stay the six rounds.
Round 1--Both spared cautiously for a
few seconds. White was the first to lead.
putting left jab on Terry's jaw. MCCOY
ern rushed, landing storm OF blows on
Whites body, forcing him to the ropes.
McGovern then fell short with left swing.
White countered lightly with left to face.
McGovern rushed, landing left on body and
right on head. White keeping away Nc
Govern kept after his man, swinging left
TO head and right TO body. White put In a
stiff left on Terry's mouth. White was very
cool and confident. On the next rush Nc
Govern knocked Tommy to the floor with a
left on the head. White took the limit and
came up strong and, as Terry rushed,
placed a stiff left in the face. McGovern
swung left and right and missed both. fall
ing to the floor from the force of his blows.
He got up Immediately, and rushing,
wrestled White to the floor Tommy got
up at once and landed right on Terry $
ear just as the gong sounded, McGovern
dropped White with a left hook to the
chin.
Round 2-white landed two lefts to the
face. McGovern then rushed White, pound
ing MIN badly with right and left and
forcing him TO a clinch When they broke
McGoveTn landed right on the ribs and
followed with another to the pit of the
stomach White did not finch, but as Ter
ry came at him sent stiff left and right to
The body. McGovern whil ped his eft to
the stomach and swung a hard right to the
Jaw, staggering " hite- White jaDDed his
left to the face, McGovern coming back
bis left twice to the face. McIovern then
rushed, swinging right snG left to the face,
and followed with two lefts to the chin.
putting Tommy to the bad again. MCCOY
ern then rushed w hite around tho RIG, out
was una BILE to reach him with effect Tom
ny jabbing his left three times to the face
without return. Just before the gong
sounded Terry swung a hard right to
Whites eye, cutting 1t slightly.
Round 3-White landed his left in the
face and then sent 1T 10 the jaw. Nc
Govern landed lef- and right to the neck
and eye, opening the cut. white jaDbed a
eft to the face and right on the head
and then uppercut with the right, and in
the clin6h put his right hard TO the ribs.
When they broke away White put in hard
left on The nose and ducked right swing.
McGovern rushed and put a left swing on
Whites jaw and then missed left and right
swings. McGovern put a right to the body
and left to the face with apparent effect.
McGovern swung a light to the ribs. Then
with another right 10 the stomach he sent
Tommy to the floor, White taking a five
count Tommy went to his corner bleed
ing badly from his eye.
Round 4-McGovern came up full Of bust
ness and rushed but received four hard
lefts on the face. McGovern swung a hard
left to Whites bad eye and a stiff right on
the ribs, following II with two lefts on the
jaw, forcing White on the ropes. McGov-
ern swung a left and right but missed both
and fell to the floor. Getting up, he put in
a hard right on the ribs, then rushing
him to the floor with perfect shower of
blows. Tommy finally fought himself free
and put stiff left to face as McGovern
followed him. White landed left hook to
the face and right to the jaw and followed
1t with two left jabs to Terry's mouth.
Round Story went at his man like a
whirlwind and staggered White with left
and right swings to the head. White
hooked his long left to the chin and put a
hard right on the mouth. Again he jabbed
his left to face, McGovern swinging hard
right to ribs. White stabbed his left to
face, McGovern countering with a left to
the ear. McGovern then rushed and swung
hard right to Tommy's nose, bringing
blood. and brought 1t down to the ribs. Nc
Govern hooked his left to the jaw and put
a hard right TO the ribs and another left
to the jaw. White jabbed his left to the
face and McGovern hooked his left to the
ear and right to the ribs. Then he stabbed
Tommy's sore eye twice. Tommy was
bleeding as the bell rang. His seconds
gave him whisky.
Round 6-McGovern started at his man
at once. and put his left to the jaw and
right to the ribs. Hammer and tongs
fighting followed, McGovern following
White all around the ring. but fighting
wildly and missing most of his blows
Tommy finally stood and put a hard left
on McGoverns jaw. sending him back as
he came in. McGovern put a hard left on
Tommys mouth and hard right to the
ribs. He then rushed. but received hard
right uppercut on the jaw which straight
ened him up. Again he rushed. but re-
ceived the same dose. He tried it again
but got another 'uppercut, and the crowd
cheered wildly Tommy stabbed the
Brooklyn boy three times with his left In
the face. McGovern fought wildly. trying
for a Knockout. Tommy danced out of the
way and sent Terry's head back with a
stin left and uppercut with his right
White then jabbed five straight lefts to the
mouth as Terry followed him around the
ring, each time blocking Terry's wild
swings. They were clinched on the ropes
the bell rang.
The first preliminary to the McGovern-
White fight was between young Malone
and Sammy Keefe, of Chicago at us
pounds. The fight was stopped in the third
round, Keefe being practically out.
Kid Garfield was given the decision on
points over Henry Hubbard at the end OF
six rounds
Kid Schultz was given the decision over
Joe Sherlock at the end of the sixth round.
The men fought at 122 pounds
barney Corners. of Chicago, defeated
Billy Elmer, the actor. of San Francisco.
III the third round the fight being stopped
by Referee Siler. Elmer was knocked down
clean in the first round, again in the Sec
ond but Knocked Corners against the ropes
Immediately after regaining his feet Elmer
was groggy when he went TO his corner in
the second and was weak when he came
up for the third. Corners battered him
badly and when the fight was stopped FL
mer was covered with blood. He made a
remarkably game fight and resisted fiercely
when his seconds tried TO take him TO his
corner. The round had gone one minute
and ten seconds when Corners was given
the decision. The men fought at 15C
pounds.
Jack Moffatt, OF Chicago, outpointed Jim
Adams. OF Omaha, in six rather slow