The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-08
N Govern 70 Met ERNE
LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION UNDER
TAKES TO STOP TERRY IN
SIDE OF TEN ROUNDS
MAHER SURPRISES EVERYBODY
Wins a Battle From Steve O'DonneII
I'm Il ROund-JefYries and Other
Big Ones Keeping
Rather Quiet,

Rather Quiet,
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The next event of real interest in the
ring will be a battle between Frank Erne.
the champion lightweight, and Terry Nc
Govern, champion in the bantam and
featherweight classes. Erne undertakes
to stop McGovern inside of ten rounds,
an achievement which he will likely find
far more difficult task than he counts
upon. Talk of a limited-round go be-
tween the stars of the two classes had
been talked Of for some time, and upon
one occasion Terry had agreed to face
Erne in a siX-round bout in Chicago. At
that time the friends of the Brooklyn
wonder advised against such a match,
urging that there was everything for Nc
Govern to lose and little for him to gain
in a battle with a boxer in a class heavier
than his own Defeat, it was argued,
would do McGovern incalculable harm,
while if victorious about all he would get
out of it would be the money taken in
at the gate, and a statement that Erne
was not as good as had been thought.
And upoE the face of it there is much
in that argument. Should McGoVern be
defeated, it would not rob him of his
title, but it would certainly put him upon
| the defensive, and necessitate eXplana-
tions-always undesirable in the business
! of boxer.
SYMPATHY WITH MGOVERN.
In a battle between Erne and McGov-
! ern, sympathy will naturally go with the
smaller man. But sympathy does not
! mean much to a defeated pugilist. NO
man ever had more sympathy than did
! John l.. Sullivan when defeated at New
! Orleans by James j. Corbett. And yet
! Sullivan got no more than sympathy. The
| many admirers of McGovern hope that
! he will win. He is certainly remark
! able boxer-perhaps the greatest the
world ever saw in his class His record
! is astonishing. He has demonstrated that
he can take a world Of punishment with
| out showing the effects of it, and that he
/ can stop the other man If given half
| chance All the little men who have pre-
ceded McGovern in the ring have been
lust the opposite Many of them nave
shown cleverness, but few the ability to
! win quickly over an opponent II re-
mains to be seen how McGovern will
! carry himself in a defensive battle. That
is what his 60 with Erne will be-the
Buffalo man to stop him inside of ten
rounds. 1t will therefore be unnecessary
! for McGovern to take chances. All ne
will be called upon to do will be to pre-
| $4,000
| side the limit.
MAY BE TOO EAGER.
There is a, chance that McGovern may
be over-eager in the battle with Erne
That is his danger. He is going against
! difficult proposition and against boxer
| who will outweigh him perhaps as much
as ten pounds That is considerable
weight for little man to give away. II
would be immaterial to heavyweight,
but where ounces count pounds are dan
eerous If. however, McGovern is as good
general as he is a fighter he will carry
| off the honors. True, that would mean
for him additional glory and cash. 1t IS
| probable that the -Brooklynlte has taken
| all these points into consideration. He
certainly knows what he is about TO 90.
The match cannot fail to attract a great
| crowd and McGovern will pull down a
neat sum if he is there at the termina-
ton of the ten rounds.
MAY COME WEST.
There is yet a prospect that McGovern
| will visit st. Paul after his battle with
Erne. He has not been seen in this Sec
ton and would certainly be greeted by
great number of admirers of this sport.
After the Erne battles McGovern will be
at liberty for time, and has been in
vited to visit st. Paul. He will probably
accept There are many who would like
to see the famous featherweight boxer in
action. He is a unique character in the
ring. A young man of exemplary habits,
with pretty wife and baby taking more
interest in his family than in the attrac-
tions of the outer world, and, by his ex-
cellent conduct, despite his vocation,
| keeping his name out of print in connec-
ton with those little indiscretions usual
ly INDUCED in by men who are made
heroes because of their proves. Nc
Govern is splendid sample of what an
athlete can do to populariZe cultivation of
the gifts of nature. Were there more Of
the McGovern type in the boxing business
there would be less decrying Of the sport
by the general public.
MAHER SURPRISES TALENT.
Peter Maher is alive. He demonstrated
| that fact to the satisfaction of Steve
ODonnell in boxing match in New
| York the other night. Maher, to the sur
| prise Of the spectators, went right after
his man and settled the battle in less
than one round. While it is true that
| O'Donnell is by no means high class, the
| swift victory of Maher demonstrates how
| uncertain is the game of boxing. Maher
| has been defeated by many ordinary box
ers, and for the first time displayed speed
when he won in such order from O'Don-
| nell. 1t has never been doubted that Ma
| her is a dangerous boxer, provided he can
reach his man. He is certainly about as
| hard hitter as there is in the ring and
| his defeats in the past have in many in
| stances surprised his followers. His VIC
| tory over O'Donnell, however cuts little
| figure in his standing as a boxer. He
| must show still better form before he can