Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-18

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for a few seconds. White was the first
to lead, putting a left jab on Terry's
jaw. McGoyern rushed landing a
storm of blows on Whites body, fore
ing him to the ropes. McGovern then
fell short with left swing. White Gun
tered lightly with left to face. McGov-
ern rushed, landing left on body and
right on head, White keeping away.
McGovern kept after his man to swing
left to head and right to body. White
put in a stih' left on Terry's mouth.
White was very cool and confident. On
the lex rush McGovern knocked Tom
my 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 force of his blows.
He got up Immediately and rushing
wrestled White to the floor. Tommy
got up at once and landed a right on
Terry's ear just as the gong sounded,
and McGovern dropped White with a
left hook to the chin.
Round 2. White landed two lefts
to the face. McGovern then rushed
White, pounding him badly with right
and left and forcing him to a clinch.
When they broke McGovern landed a
right on ribs and followed with anoth-
er to the pit of the stomach. White
did not finch, but as Terry came at
him sent a stiff left and right to body.
McGovern whipped his left to stomach
and swung a hard right to jaw, stag
gering White. White jabbed his left
to face. McGovern came back with a
left hook to the body. White jabbed
his left twice to the face. McGovern
then rushed, swinging right and left
to the face and followed with two lefts
to chin, putting Tommy to the boards
again. Terry then rushed White
around the ring, but was unable 20
reach him with effect. Tommy jabbing
his left three times to face without re-
turn. Just before the gong sounded,
Terry swung a hard right to Whites
eye, cutting it slightly.
Round 8. White landed left in face
and then sent it to jaw. McGovern
landed left ami right to neck and eye,
opening the cut. White jabbed left to
face and right on head and theE up
percut with right and in the clinch put
his right hard to ribs when they broke
away. White put in a hard left on
nose and ducked a right swing. Nc
Govern rushed and put a left swing on
Whites jaw. then missed left anG right
swings. McGovern put a right To body
and left to face with apparent effect.
McGoyern swung right to ribs. Then
with another right to stomach he sent
Tom to the floor, White taking a five
count. Tom went to his corner bleed
ing badly from his eye.
Round 4. McGovern came up full 0f
business and rushed lefts on face. Nc
Govern swung a hard left to Whites
bad eye and a stiff right on ribs, fol-
lowing it with two lefts on jaw, fore
ing White on ropes. McGovern swung
left and right but missed both and fell
to the floor. Getting up he put a hard
right in ribs, then rushing Tommy into
a neutral corner almost forced him TO
the floor with a perfect shower OF
blows. Tom finally fought himself
free and put stiff left to face as Nc
Govern followed him. White landed
left hook to face and right to jaw, ard
followed it with two left iabs on Ter
RVS mouth.
Round 5. Terry wentvat his man like
a whirlwind and staggered White with
left and right swings to head. White
poked his long left to chin and put
a hard right on mouth. Again he
jabbed his left to face, McGovern
swinging a hard right to ribs. White
stabbed his left to face, McGovern
countering with a left to ear.
McGovern then rushed and swung a
hard right to Toms nose, bringing
blood and brought it down to the ribs.
McGovern hooked left to jaw and put
a hard right to ribs and another left
to jaw. White jabbed his left to the
face, and McGovern hooked his left
to the ear and right to ribs. Then he
stabbed Tommy's sore eye twice.
Tommy was bleeding as the bell rang
and his seconds gave him whiskey.
Round 6. McGovern started at his
mar at once and put left to jaw and
right to ribs. Hammer and tongs fight
ing followed, McGovern following
White all around the ring but fighting
wildly and missing most of his blows.
Tom finally stood his ground and put
a hard left on McGovern's jaw, send
ing him back. AS he came in, Nc
Govern put a hard left on Toms mouth
and a hard right to the ribs. Then
McGovern rushed but received a hard
right uppercut on the jaw which
Strengthened him up. Again he rushed
but received the anne dose. He tried
it again, but got another uppercut and