The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-11-06
EASILY DEFEATS BERNSTEIN
IN SEVEN ROUNDS.
4 SHORT FIERCE FIGHT
"Terrible Terry" too Much for the
New Yorker-the Fight
BY Rounds.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 2-Terry Nc
Govern, the marvel of the prize ring,
defeated Joe Bernstein, of New York,
in the seventh round before the Nom
pareIl Athletic club and 1000 people
tonight. The featherweight cham
pionship was involved and tine battle
! was scheduled for % rounds, accord
ing to the eastern Interpretation Of
straight Marquis of Queensberry rules.
The inducemeDt was a purse of
$3, 800, of which the victor received
81, 800.
George Siler was referee. Bern
stein had withstood the onslaught of
the Brooklyn wonder for 25 rounds be-
fore the Broadway Athletic club in
New York on April 2S, 1899, and his
entrance to the arena the second time,
to do battle with the bantam feather
weight champion of the world, was
characterized by confidence and deter
lnination. He had been here for sew
eral days, preparing himself and was
trained to the hour.
Terrible Terry" with all of the
ferocity and speed for which he is
noted, took his time, only occasional
ly sailing into Bernstein, but when
he did it was q slashing succession of
blows which appeared to be snatched
from some mysterious source.
After two minutes and five seconds of
the seventh round he rammed, banged
and beat down the Hebrew. Bernstein
was badly daZed and could not speak
for several seconds.
Picking the winner was ever GER
tain. How long will Bernstein last ~
That was the betting proposition.
The battle was the first championship
contest in the south in recent years
and attracted great interest here
abouts. Sporting men came from
Chicago, Cincinnati, indianapolis, st.
Louis and Nashville.
Round 1: They spar and clilch.
Bernstein blocks left swing. Bernstein
lands hard left on McGoyern's stom-
ach. Terry leads for stomach but
misses. Bernstein falls TO his knees
from stiff left ON jaw. Bernstein
ducks into stiff uppercut, Terry lands
right and left on body, but misses
hard uppercut, Honors even at bell.
Round 2: Hard infghting. Terry
lands two hard ones on stomach.
Bernstein blocks two leads for head.
Terry misses two swings and Bern
stein clinehes. Bernstein lands left
on Terry's jaw, Bernstein knocked
down with hard right on jaw. Bern
stein down again. Is Terry's round.
Round 3; Fast infghting, Terry
lands left on stomach, They clinch,
Bernstein holding on. Terry knocks
Joe to his knees, Bernstein clinches
and WON'T break, Bernstein lands on
Terry's stomach, Terry lands hard
right under heart and again on head,
They elinched i'm Bernstein's corner.
Bernstein lands right lightly on jaw,
RernsteiR looks worried Terry is
smiling,
Round 4, Terry rushes Joe, Terry
lands right under heart and they
elineh, II looks as though Joe is only
trying to stay the limit, Terry lands
left on stomach, Bernstein lands left
on Terry's stomach, They clinch and
Joe lands left lightly on jaw, TeFry
lands hard right under heart.
Round 81 ReFRseiA on defensive
and Terry hot after him, Terry lands
left on ear and right in eye, Terry
lands right on Joe's ear, Joe ducks
left swing, Terry misses hard right
HppereHt, Joe lands left on jaw,
Terry Hppercnts Joe hard Terry
lands over heart, Terry knpcks Joe
to his knees with right oyer heart,
Terry lands hard on Kidneys,
Round a. Terry rHshes doe and
lands left and right on face, Joe rHns
into eliReh, Bernstein lands left on
Terry's nose, Bernstein lands another
right on Terry's jaw, Terry lands
four rights ON kidneys, Lively ex-
change Of body blows, doe jars Terry
with hard left on month III lands
another one on TeFry's jaw and right
on TerrE's ear, Both arc roRghiAg II
on ropes, Derry is talking to Joe,
Terry kAnRks doc ~ ropes with hard
right on face, They eliHch aEd Terry
lands on ReFHsffiA's body with right,
MRGaYerH's right hand seems to be
hurt
RaHHd n They elineht Terry IN
rushing doe, Terry lands hard right
on heart and another one In same
palaet doe lands lfft IN jaw, Both
exchange lef[e on body Terry tights
doe daWa, He Ii down eight seconds,
doe down againf AeFnsfein ~ Hp hHf
Referee sllef sfaps aghf ~ Foe u gone
Oscar Gardner and Pave Sullivan
the Minnar