The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-09
LOOK FOR TERRY
TO DEFEAT ERNE.
brooklyn Boy Has All the Best
of the COndi-
tons.
LOSES ONLY ON KNOCKOUT.
Featherweight Champions Friends
Believe His BOring-In Tactics
Will Best the Buffalo Fight
er's Scientific PrOds.
EEPvBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. July S-One of the most novel
rreilistic attractions ever arranged by an
athletic club Is the ten-round contest be-
tween Frank Erne, lightweight champion.
ami Terry McGovern. featherweisht
champion. scheduled to take place under
the auspices of the Twentieth Century Ath-
Ietic Club, at Madison Square Garden, on
July Is. No former festherwefsht or light
weight champions have ever been matched
end there is much speculation as to the
outcome of the meeting between McGovern
and Erre.
OF the two men Erne has the greater task
before him. The light champion has agreed
10 knock McGCvern out inside Of ten rounds.
At 3 pounds. his normal fighting weight.
Erne would likely be an overwhelming IA
vorite. but as h fights McGovern at 12S
pounds many good judges have expressed
the opinion that the Buffalo pusilist has
undertaken too srea; a task.
Erne does not think so. He is confident
that h. ear be strong and fight Just as
well AZ rs pounds as he can at l33 pounds.
There Is no doubt Of McG0vern's ability TO
M Ike the desired weight without. impair-
Ing his strength. On paper the little
Brooklyn boy seems TO have all the better
of the match. That AcIiovern is unwilling
however. is evidenced by the fact that ne
has engaged George NcFadden. q local
iight weight # considerable promiDence
and a boxer whom Erne has fought shy OF,
as his sparrirg partner.
Terry Takes No Chances.
NcFidden will begin his sparring bouts
with McGovein tomorrow At the feather
weight oh mPion'S training quarters In
Jerome avenue. McFadden is very
shifty two-handed fighter and one of the
best blCcSers in the prize ring to-day With
such a clever man 10 work with him Nc
Govern ought to improve over his usual
coGdition.
Nc,iovern Is doing all his work with the
und, rstanding that the fight with Erne will
be one Of the hardest ne has ever had. and
80 will leave nothing 10 LUX Erne Is
doing faithful work at Fair Haven on the
Shrewsbury. ara with the help or his
spsrring partners is gradually reducing his
woi;-nt 10 rs pounds If the lightweight
champion il successful against MctioVern.
he intends to visit England and meet the
best men the National Sporting Club can
find.
methods of ETnc and McGovern- Erne. who
l. remarkably clever. depends more on sci
cnti:ic tactics to score a victory than hard
blows, lie can hit effectively, however, but
II is really his geueralship and cleverness
that win battles for him. McGoyern. while
fairly clever. represents the slugger type of
fighter. He relies very largely on swift
rushes and hard blows to Win. rather than
scientific methods That McGove'n and
EEHt WEI MAKE Il great bdlslt no one VINO
has followed the careers OF the two men in
the prize ring doubts. and the winner win
certainly know that lie has been fighting
when ii is all over.
The Twentieth Century Athletic Club is
making every possible preparation for the
accommodation OF an enormous crowd on
the night of the battle. The seating
rangementS of Madison Square Garden have
been changed and the total seating capacity
is now li.Co0
Cans and Critic Tuesday.
An interesting fight is scheduled for deci-
sion at the Seaside Sporting Clubs arena
on Tuesday night The principals will be
Young Critic of Australia and Joe Cans. 4
colored light weight of Baltirnnre. Both
men have shown champions hip form in their
fights. Critic enjoys the reputation of being
the cleverest fighter that ever put on the
gloves
time but his recent battles in the West in
6icate that he is just as good fighter to-
day as he ever WAS Cans IL also a smart
fellow with his hands. and. although he is
q slight favorite in the betting, many good
Judges are taking the short end. The men
are scheduled to fight twenty-five rounds
at la5 pounds. Critic was introduced at
the broadway Athletic Club boxing tourna-
ment Friday night. and his appearance
shows that he is in good physical condition
for his meeting with Cans
billy Roche manager of George McFad-
den says h. cannot understand why all the
high-class light weights are dodging his
man. Roche has posted Sl.bDV on behalf of
McFadden TO bind Il match with Frank
Erne. McFadden is now matched TO fight
Tim Gearns at the Broadway Athletic
Ciub on August and on August 81. in the
same clubhouse, he will meet Joe Cans.