The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-11

years In sports-and that goes back be-
yend the Cardiff Wilson, I[lllen-Lannon
bouts down the river'-I have never
met a real whirlwind fighter until
struck Terry McGovern, who is tru-
ly wonder, L may say the pugilistic
marvel of the nineteenth century,. In
his fight with SaHtry the Brooklyn
Terror showed his real form Santry
is somewhat of a slVgger, but he never
had a look in with McGovern. Santry
classes with the ibestt feathers in the
world and his record during the past two
years has been very good He Is clever
and game. McGovern could have won as
easily in the third as In the fifth round.
There was hot tip around town before
the fight that McG6verfY was to let San
try stay the limit s'and twas said that
Sam Harris, manager of McGovern, bet
81 900 that way In the third round, how
ever, Santry landed hard on MctfoVern,
who, thinking Santry was trying to slip
1t across. so reported to- Harris on COM
ing to his corner. and was advised to go
in and win, regardless Of the money
purse and wagers. s!TheD the crowd quilt
yelling Fake" and saw McGovern at
his best There was nothing to it" after
that McGovern with head bent down,
simply bored IN through Santry'S guard
and biff-banged Eddie on the body and
jaw until Referee Sier stopped the bout,
Santry being down and taking the limit
a dozen times.
McGovern has a style have often Won
dered that others have not followed. He
stays close up to an opponent, more aft
err the manner of Young Critic, and so
gives no opportunity for straight leads.
Terry might get a iab or two coming In,
but he takes such punishment gamely,
and, refusing to clinch, stays close to MS
man. His blows are simply miniature
Sullivan jolts, but equally effective. Sell
dom does McGoVern move his hands more
than eighteen inches, but In that distance
his blows acquire terrible speed and pow
err. In his style he wastes no force In
wild swings-indeed. he seldom swings
and in moving directly at the object and
through the shortest journey for MS fists.
he gets to the point far more quickly and
effectively than the Swtnger, or even the
jabber. X
GOSSIP ON OTHER SPORTS.
Bowling has attained greater prom
inence this season than any other form
of sport, and for popularity the boom
is second only to that among cyclers In
1897. There are ten or dozen leagues
of six or more clubs each in Chicago,
and 1t Is difficult to get the use Of an
alley for an individual game, notwith-
standing the fact that dozens of places
have opened within a few months. l am
Informed by the Brunswick-Balke COM
pany that balls and pins are at a pre-
MUM In the market so great has been
the demand. With this growth of the
sport has come the increased scores,
bowIers with less than 200 and 215 being
in the second-cIass. Zone club in recent
game bowled 1,O16 and the high man 247
/ see that Dalrymple, of the old Chica-
go Baseball club, will play in Pueblo,
Col, this season. ~
The Chicago players were shipped off
In a. bunch to West Baden Thursday
and will shortly be taken to Selma, Ala,
where, after short practice, they Will
make a transforming tour through the
South. III
The coming of Comiskey to Chicago
with the American league team Is
rather favorably regarded by local fans.
The "Commanche" lis q hustler In the
game, and with q good team on the Old
South side grounds is likely to get more
money than he can put into his pockets
Comisl1ey will take his players to West
Baden April 1 for practice and later to
Champaign, ILL.,, to play a week with the
University of Illinois team.
At Clarence Green's academy the bfif
lard experts are engaged in a three-cusf.-
ion carom billiard tourney, all the stars
taking a cue. rs. r .-,
Mussey Is planning for two Journeys
for the Class A and e billiard players
next October The national champion
ships of the Amateur Athletic union.
Glasses, A and B, Will be played in Chi
cago in February and December respect
lively next. US ,i st-E n,rre.e
The outlook for the turf season In Chi
cago this season is Hhey brightest for
years Lakeside "Opens the game May
10 and Harlem and Hawthorne will fol-
low, each taking two weeks. Washington
park, with the, Derby, has twenty-five
days In June and July. and entries for the
Derby will be of the best three-year-
o1s III the land, &C. w. ryder.