The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-02
SANTRY KNOCKED OUT

By Terry Meaovern in Five Rounds
Last Night at Chicago Greatest
Boxing Show Chicago Has Seen.
CHICAGO, Feb. TERRY McGovern.
Of Brooklyn. at TattersalIs. tonight.
proved his right TO the title Of feather
weight championship of the world, by
shocking out Eddie santry Of Chicago.
who claimed the leadership Of the 1872
pounds class by virtue of q knockout
Of Ben Jordan, of England. The knock
out came in the afth round, after a
nerce mix.up in which santry did some
clever work. Terry. however was too
strong foT the Chicago lad, and
Strengthening santry up with q short
arm Jolt 10 the stomach, landed left
and right to the jaw in quick success
sion and saptry fell to the door on his
face. He got up at the count OF ten.
but was in such weakened condition,
that referee George sIler declared Nc
Govern the winner to save santry from
further punishment, as he was stagger-
ing all over the ring and would have
been out with the next blow.
santry was down in the.aecond round
for the count, but got up strong, and, in
long range lighting, had shade the adj
vantage, as Terry seemed to be unable
to solve santry's two handed work.
santry's clever blocking appeared to
bother McGovern for while. as he was
unable to reach the stomach with any
eject. santrY tried to fight at long
range. but Terry would rush head-long
and took many left jab on the nose
in his anxiety to land Knockout,
In the third santry made an even
break Of 1t, doing some good tabbing,
and Terry was unable to get in close
enough 10 use the short arm jolts that
have made him famous. In the fourth
round Terry commenced playing for 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
playing for the body and this time he
was able 70 land and from that time to
the end Of the fight santry gradually
grew weak from Terry's pLle-drivlng
short arm jolts. Near the end Of the
rnund, santry rallied and drove his left
to Terry's face, but the latter did not
appear 10 mind the blow and made
head-long rush for santry and sent him
to the floor With right to the jaw,
santry tried to keen away In the fifth,
but Terry slowed him down with a
breath taking blow in the stomach.
santry seeing he could not escape from
McGovern, made a stand In the middle
of ;he ring. Both were swinging Wild
ly when suddenly Terry upper-cut
santry on the Jaw. santry's guard
dropped for the smallest fraction of a
second and McGovern whipped the left
over TO the jaw.i He followed the blow
up with right swing and caught San
try on the car as he was failing. San
try 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 8rcGovern. sahtry
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 before the fight was to
/ that santry would be knocked out be-
fore the end OF the six rounds.
There was dispute about the rules
before the men entered the ring. owing
TO the fact that santry had never
fought under rules allowing hitting in
the cllnchcs. The matter was finally
settled by McGovcrn agreeing that II
santry would fight straight Marquis of
Queensbury rules and was on his feet
At the end Of the contest 1t should be
declared draw,
It was the greatest boxing show ever
brought OH in Chicago. Special trains
were run from nearby towns and fully
5000 people jammed and pushed
through the building. The box receipts