The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-02
VICTORY CLEVERLY WON
MGOvERN KNOCKED OUT ED SAN
TRY In FINE STYLE.
Said to BE the Greatest Boxing Match
Ever Seen in ChicaEo-BilIy Stiff
Defeated by Denfass.

CHICAGO. Feb. TERRY McGovern. of
Brooklyn, at Tattersall's tonight proved
his right to the title of feather-weight
champion of the world by knocking out
Eddie Santry. of Chicago. who claimed the
leadership of the 122-pound class by virtue
of a knockout of Ben Jordan. of England.
The Knockout 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 or
has face. He got UP at the count OF ten
but was in such a weakened condition that
Referee George Siler declared McGovern
the winner to save Santry from further
punishment, as he was staggering all 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 ad-
vantage as Terry seemed to be unable to
solve Santry's two-handed work. Santry's
clever blocking appeared to bother McGov-
ern for a while, as he was unable to reach
the stomach with any effect. Santry tried
TO fight at long range. but Terry would
rush in headlong, and took many left
handed jab on the nose in his anxiety to
land 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. In the fourth round
Terry commenced playing for the jaw. and
after fierce mixup landed 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 play
ing 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 Terrys 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.
Santry tried to keep away in the fifth, but
Terry slowed him down with breath-tak-
ing 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. Santrys guard
dropped for the smallest fraction of a sec
ond and McGovern whipped the left over
to the jaw. He followed the blow up with
q 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 to stand,
and the referee gave the fight to Meow
ern. Santry was unable to leave the ring
for FULLY ten minutes after being counted
out. McGovern did not have mark on
him as he left the ring. The betting be-
fore the fight was to that Santry would
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rounds.
Santry was seconded by Jack Moffatt and
Harry Gilmore. Sam Harris and Henry
haywood looked after McGovern. There
was a dispute about the rules before the
men entered the ring owing to the fact that
Santry had never fought under hitting in
the clinches. The matter was finally set
tied by McGovern agreeing that If Saptry
would fight straight Marquis Of Queens
berry rules and was on his feet at the end
of the contest II 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 5000 peo-
pie damned and pushed through the build
$751;
Clever left-hand jabbing and fast foot
work won the decision for Ed Denfass, of
Philadelphia, over Billy Stiff, Of Chicago,
at the end Of six rounds of the semi-tinal
windup. Stiff was outclassed from the
start and was unable to reach the Phila-
delphian with any Of his swings. Stiff was
floored In every round and In the second
stayed down for a count of six. They met
at catch weights, both weighing consider
ably over 160 pounds.
In one of the preliminaries Benny
Yeager, better known as the ''Tipton
Slasher," knocked out Aleck Burke, of Mil
waukee. Burke came to Chicago touted as
wonder, but he proved to be chOpping
block for Yeager, and after severe beat
ing knocked out with g right the
jaw In the third round. They met at lis