The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-14
M'GOVERN LAYS
JOE CANS LOW
Terrible Terry is Now the
Lightweight Champion.
GETS A KNOCKOUT
IN SECOND ROUND
CoIOred Man Makes SuSpiciOusly
Miserable Showing.

chicago. Dec. I3.-Terry McGovern is
-,r- the uHdisputed lightweight champion
/, -rs world. He knocked out Joe Cans
81 baltimore after two minutes and five
-..ar5 of fighting in the second round
cans put up a very poor exhibition and
MS never in IL at any stage Of the game.
zf.Govern started rushing him It the
g.-r5 of the gong and never let up until
cans was counted out. Cans never de-
1veraa an effective blow during the fight,
and for "a man of his reputation he made
q fzhr which viii gain him no friends
amonE the lovers of true sport in the
rfre George SiIer, the veteran referee
Vno presided in the ring, said after Cans
had been taken to his corner:
Cans puL up a very poor fight That's
all ] have TO say
ETrGavern put up a clean. fast fight
from start to finish, and is entitled to all
the credit of a victory He fought hard
and fast his blows went home straight
10 the mark. and II the fight is 10 be
cried down at all it is on the miserable
showing made by Cans During the first
round he never attempted to mix up. He
never made an effort TO use his left count
e. for which he is so fame Us, and did
uo,hinG bu, back away WIKI a scared
IN The second round he attempted to
fight a little at the opening but soon re-
sorted to his backward march. attempting
~ return blows and making no effort to
block the hot ones which McGCVern sent
in on his mouth and face. As he was
rolled down on the floor time and again
att5- every rush McG0Vern made, he
looked around with helpless expression.
ON the last knOck-dOwn he was on his
back for SIX seconds, rolled over on his
lace rose to his left knee and remained
il that position until Siler tapped him on
The shoulder. telling him that the fight
was over and that he was a loser He
was lifted and was able 10 walk in a fee
bic manner 10 his corner.
MGoveTn without a Scratch.
As McGovern. smiling and waving his
hand turned toward his corner, he was
picked up in the arms of his manager and
seconds and carried bodily TO his chair
in an instant the ril 9 was tnrOnged with
wildly cheering McGOvern adheTents who
gathered around the Brooklyn mans cor
Ter ard cheered him again and again as
LCGovera. painting little from his ex-
ercise, but with no marks of any kind
started to put on his clothes.
lie only hit me once, SAID McGOyern,
'aue that was in the hTst minute Of the
fr-- round. He poked his left into my
mouth good and hard but knew L had
him ON the next exchange
Cans had no excuses to OIIer Tor MS
Quick defeat His seconds however. SAID
that Cans was overturned and that his
stomach had been bad all day
There was a long delay after the pre-
might be spread with fresh canvas and
The picture making device set in opera
i-H- he ING AdS III up bE SHY -Gl67Alt
arc lFnts and four enormous rehectors,
the whole giving candle power OF zJ5.yyJ
Despite the great heat generated by the
lamps. the hall was intentionally cold
The windows and doors having been
opened on all sides 10 permit the breeze
10 blow through and the l5.J}J persons,
the largest crowd ever assembled in Tat
IersalIs. shivered and stg mped their feet
before the fighters made their appearance.
After the fight. which was under strict
Marquis of QueenSbery rules there We're
ton among the crowd. il being openly as
serted by many that Cans made delIber-
ate fake of his fight, Cans weighed l5432
llcGOveTn less IMAM 133-
There were numerous stories last n1gh-
and today that the fight was flXed for
L0Ccvern 10 win and the betting set
sread-l-- in that direction during the last
rw-ury-f0ur hours. Wednesday night II
Was one 10 two that MCGOvern would
stay the limit. Just prior to the hght II
was even money that Cans would be
knocked out
Pound I-AIcGovern led with left. He
rushed Cans TO the ropes, pounding MN
MID right and left. MCGOVern sent
Cans back with left 10 the Jaw cans,
ed. landed a hard right and left on ribs,
Cans uDer-cUrttnE under the heart Cans
put right and left TO the face. McGoVern
Ia- left and right 70 tea Jaw, SehulnS
Cans STAGGERING with Tignc and LETT, 1ol-
lowing him up closely with right and IeII-
EeEoveu landed right to the jaw, stag
.-.r- Cans. Cans nearly hoOred with
left Co. the face Cans knocked down with
l--r 10 the lew. I'D at count OF seven
Cans knocked down again one second al
TT the bell rang cans taken 10 MS cor
-.r in gTo@"y condition a claim OF
u was made
Round 2-As soon rs the men came from
-lai- corners liCGOvern made rush and
=. Two ieItS ana TlEhJ 70 lhe Jaw
G--- went down fat. rose slowly TO one
r.-- McGoyern came in with a fierce rush,
r- his right across to the Jaw on the
h-.skaway. Cans. kept backing but
..g5-. swung AT McCfOVern'S jaw The
blows would not have injured a baby and
N-Gnveru, paying no attention 70 them;
came in with hard right on the ear ana
"a Left % the mouth He kept TlgnL aIIeI
G.--. who kept backing around the ring
N-=- the c0l0red boy stood his ground
lI-Goveru VS. al him like a flash, land
--E two Iafts on the jaw and q right on
r.. Jaw Immediately after sending cans
VIM on his back. He took the fGli
count % nine: nut vas NeLy. IN, ullSOs,.1S
when Dee rose McGovern caught MIN HHsn
en- he Jaw and down he went once more
Z a la came again and down he Went
faster than he rose. A left ana right 10
d. law did the business this time IL
Was AIN over row and McGovern was
sure winner. He sent a right to the Jaw
as Cans w0ubled 10 his feet again, and
-.. eHInred boy went down again lie
.a... I'D almost gone. without q chance
E. the world 90 win, and as he ifted ms
knees from the floor McCOFern settled
Jim IL was a left and right to the jaw.
then a right again. and Cans lay 8n ms
back. The blood OOZing from his mouth
r--= 1e=tlu man in night Whlcn ndu 70
SHARE Gf credit OF glory for him. tie ron
Cd over on his face. got dp on one kllet
and remained in that position while olief
.-...- 1G the seconds. He vas aDle 10
walk 20 his corner with the aid Of hls sec
...- and. with the exception OF bieedne
an the mouth. showed no signs OIL hafu
punching
George SiIer. the referee. viii make
The following statement il tomorrow
Tribune
Cans put up the weakest article OF
fight ever Witnessed in Chicago HIS
every effort was weak. and he acted
as II ne was not trying. His blocking,
however, was all right BIT his hitting.
Of which so much has been said was
not in evidence. I do not like 70 ac-
cUse a fighter of. taking, but VIII say
that Cans work had all the earmarks
Of a fake.
Terry fought as usual he salleo
into Cans at the tap Of the gong, SLASH
ing away with 10th hands at head and
body. His body blows were the most
effective, even though Cans went ID Lae
canvas repeatedly from mead blows.
The knockout was a short Jolt rlght
under the chin. and may have been
hard enough TO put Cans down Tor the
count bat i'll did not strike me so.
WABCoTT GAINS VICTORY.