Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-12-14
TERRIBLE TERRY Wins.
THE BROOKLYN WONDER PUT JOE
CANS OUT IN TWO ROUNDS
LAST NIGHT.
WORK SUSPECTED.
The Knowing Ones Said to Have Bet
That Terry Would knock His OPP
ponent Out-Gans Was Over
wetght-Colored Roy Did Not
Fight in Usual Form-0ther SPORT
ing Notes.


weight champion of the world. He
knocked out Joe Cans, of Baltimore.
after two minutes and five seconds or
fighting in the second round. Cans put
up a very poor exhibition and was
never in it at any stage of the game.
McGovern started rushing him at the
gong and never let up until Cans was
counted out. He never delivered an
effective blow during the fight and for
a man of his reputation he made a fight
which will gain him no friends among
lovers of the sport in the ring. George
Siler, the veteran referee, who presided
in the ring, said after Cans had been
taken to his corner:
Cans put up very poor fight. That's
all / have to say"
McGoyern put up a clean, fast fight
from start to finish and is entitled to
all the credit of victory He fought
hard and fast, his blows went home
straight to the mark, and If the fight
is to be cried down 1t all it is on ac-
count of the miserable showing OF
Cans.
In the first round he never attempted
to mix it. He never made an effort to
use his left counter, for which he is so
famous, and did nothing but back away
with a scared look on his face In the
second round he attempted to fight a
little at the opening but soon resorted
to his backward march attempting no
return blows and making no effort to
block the hot ones which McGovern
sent in on his mouth and face.
AS he was rolled down on the floor
time and time again after every rush
McGovern made, he looked around
with helpless expression. On the last
knock-down he was ON his back for
six seconds, rolled over on his face,
rose to his left knee and remained in
that position until Siler tapped him
on the shoulder, telling him that the
fight was over, and that he was
loser. He was lifted and was able to
walk in feeble manner to his corner.
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 bod
lily to his chair. In an instant tina
ring was thronged with wildly cheer
ing McGovern adherents who gather
ed around the Brooklyn boys corner.
McGovern, painting little from his
exertions but with no marks OF any
kind, started to put on his clothes
He only hit me once" said Nc
Govern, and that was in the first
minute of the first round. He poked
his left into my mouth good and hard,
but | knew had him on the next ex-
change"
Cans had no excuses to offer for his
quick defeat. His seconds, however,
said that he was overturned. and that
his stomach had been bad all day.
There was a long delay after the
preliminary fights in order that the
ring might be spread with canvas
and the picture making device set
in operation. The ring was lit up by
6S-arc light lamps and four enormous
refectors, the whole giving a candle
power of 100000.
Despite the heat generated by the
lamps IilC nan do AuiOlilOl
cold, the windows and doors having
been opened on all sides to permit
the breeze to blow through. and the
$1,000 people. the largest throng ever
assembled at Tattersall's, shivered and
stamped their feet before the fighters
made their appearance.
There were numerous stories last
night and to-day that the fight was
fixed for McGovern to win, and the
betting set steadily in that direction
during the last twenty-four hours.
Wednesday night it was / to that
McGovern would stay the limit. Just
prior to the fight it was even money
that Cans would be knocked out.
Round 1-McGovern led with left.
He rushed Cans TO the ropes, pound
ing him very hard on the ribs with left.
McGovern missed right and left. Nc
Govern sent Cans back with left to
jaw. Cans acting on the defensive.
McGoyern rushed, landing right and
left on the fact. McGovern put right
and left to jaw, sending Cans stag
gerins Nth right and left, following
him up closely with right and left.
McGoyern sent Cans TO ropes with
right and left to face. McGoyern
landed right to jaw, staggering him.
Cans nearly floored with left to face.
Cans knocked down with left to jaw.
Up at the count of seven. Cans 10
knocked down again, one second after
the bell rang. Cans taken to his cor
ner in q groggy condition. No claim OF
foul made by Cans.
Round 2. AS soon as the men came
from their corners McGovern made a
rush and put two lefts and right 70
the jaw. Cans went down fiat rose
slowly to one knee and took the count
OF seven. AS he rose McGoYern came
in again with a fierce rush sending his
left to the body and whipping his right
across TO the jaw on the breakaway.
Cans kept backing but twice swung
feebly at McGovern's Jaw. The blows
would not have injured baby and Nc.
Govern paying no attention to them
came in with a hard right on the ear
and left to the mouth. He kept rigf&
after Cans who kept backing around
the ring. When the colored boy stood
his ground, McGovern was at him like
a fash, landing two LEFT on the jaw EnG
right on the jaw Immediately afteR
sending Cans SPRAYING on his back
He took the full count OF nine, but was
very unsteady when he rose. McGovs
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