Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-16
Erne 70. Mc1overn Tonight.


New York, July 16-.rI have never
known fight in which the winner was
harder to pick twenty-four hours be-
fore the time for the men to enter the
ring than the one between Frank Erne
and Terry McGovern.'
Such liz the opinion Of james ]. Corr!
bett, whose Judgment of the merits and
fighting qualities of pugilists big and
little IL equal to that OF any man In the
world. In saying this he voices the sen-
timents OF nine-tenths of the men in-l
terested in pug!lism who are not preju-
diced by friendship in favor OF one or
the other OF the lighters.
The number Of sporting men who VIII
bet on the fight at the Madison Square
Garden tonight 10 great. and some Of
the bets will be of size equal to any
that are made on the heavyweights, but
hardly one Of those who will bet the
money will say that he thinks he hae a
Sure thing
The inequality in the size OF the two
men was 30 well adjusted by the sttpu-
lntion that Erne should knock MCCOY
ern out in less than half the number OF
rounds for which championship night
is usually scheduled that the students OF
fighting form are puzzled.
Certainly Erne is the cleverer man.
on points he can win from any member
of the lightweight class, and should -
start in With the determination to do ~
he can knock out most of the light
weights less han twenty Ave rounds.
But thisis a ten-round proposition, and
that is not long time for a man in per-
feet condition to keep his mind and
strength Ten rounds OF jabbing and
punching will tire a fighter sufficiently
for large and cleverer man to land the
final blow between that and the twen-
tieth.
In this fight, which ends with the
tenth Erne must reach climax before
that time. He must hurt McGovern in
the early rounds and weaken him as no
one else has ever done. Then well d.
rected COP on the jaw will get the
money.
McGovern's chance to knock out
Erne is enhanced by the fact that 1t Will
not be necessary him to bore in and
force the fighting. Erne must come to
him. His ten-round proposition has
eliminated defensive fighting on flis part
and from the first tap of the bell until
the finish he must do the rushing.
The styles of fighting usually adopted
by the two men will be reversed. The
shifty. clever Erne. who delivers light
lining jaba aa heSdances back and from
IN onconing opponent, must give up his
grand defense and do the forcing him-
sslf, while Mceiovern, whose appear
ance from the top of his head to his
|resined shoe soles bespeaks aggressive
ness'. may dodge and duck and be
chased around the ring for the first time
in his, life
To stay the required ten rounds he
may find this method to be necessary,
hut II he does not Erne will be AT a
disadvantake in fighting Terry in his
own style.
When the men enter the ring tonight
they will be greeted by the biggest
crowd that ever saw championship
battel in New York
McGovern is 80 confident Of winning
that he has already made arrangements
to make his debut as base ball umpire
next Sunday. Terry Will judge the plays
In a game at the Weehawken grounds
between the West New York Field Club
and the Poughkeepsle team.
Erne will leave Fairhaven early THE
morning and come directly to John L..
sullivan's new place. the Domino in
Forty-second street