The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-02-02

CHICAGO. Feb. Terry McGovern Of
p-..g.vn. at TattersaITs tonight prov
l5b.sr.rht to the title Of featherweight
.r.mrson of the world by knocking out
rf5ra eartry Of Chicago, who claimed
Oh. leadership Of the 122-POund class
b- virtue of a knock out Of Ben JCr-
dan of England.
The knockout tonight came in the
fnh round after 2 fierce miX-up, IN
-rrsah Sautry did some clever work,
brr Terry was too strong for the Chi
-gr. man and Strengthened Sautry up
aim short arm Jolt To- the stomach.
landed left and right TO the jaw in
1rffell succession and Santry fell to the
Amor on his face. He got up at the
count IF ten. but was in such q weak
arrf condition that Referee George 81
la- declared McGovern the winner to
zrve S8ntry from further punishment,
rs h. was staggering all over the ring
and would have been out with the next
blow.
g7ntry was down in the second round
for the count, but got UP strong and in
I0rg-ranee fighting had a shade the
advantage as Terry seemed unable to
solve Santry's two-handed work. San
TVS clever blocking appeared 10 bother
NcGOsrn for a while, as he was IN
able 90 reach the stomach with any
effect Santry tried TO fight at long
range, but Terry would rush in head
long and took many left hand jabs on
the nose in his anxiety to make a
knockout
Some Good Jabbing.
In the third Santry made an even
break Of g. doing some good jabbins,
and TERRY was unable to get in close
enough TO use his short arm jolts that
have made him famous
In the fourth round Terry commenced
playing for the jaw and after a fierce
mN-up, landed right swing to the
jaw which sent SanJTy to the floor for
the count The blow weakened SanTTy,
and when he got up he clinched to save
himself On the break Terry started
playing for the body and this time he
was able to land, and from that time TO
the end Of the fight Santry gradually
grew weaker from TeTry's pile driving
short arm JOts. Near the end of the
round SantTy rallied and drove his left
10 TeTry'I face. but the latter did not
appear 10 mind the blow and made a
healong rush for Santry and sent him
10 the floor with a right to the jaw
SanrTy tried hard TO keep away in the
NTH, but Terry slowed him down with
q 0relth-ta5ing blow in the stomach.
s1ntry, seeing he could not escape from
leGoVern, made a stand IN the middle
" the right. Both were swinging wild
y when suddenly Terry uppercut San
uy on the jaw. Santry's guard drop
n5d for the smallest fraction Of a sec
qn1 and McGOVern whipped the left
over TO the jaw. He followed the blow
Up with right swing and caught San
Try on the ear as he was falling. San
try fell TO the floor on his face and roll
I'd over AT the sOunt Of nine he got
70 his knees and tried to straighten up,
but was unable and the referee gave
The fight to McGOyern.
santry Shocked Bad.
Sanuy was unable to leave the ring
Tor iully ten minutes after being count
e4 out McGoven did not have d mark
Cd him as he left the ring.
The betting before the fight was .
20 I that Santry would be knocked out
before the end of the sixth round.
Nantry was handled by Jack MOfFett /
and Harry Gilmore. sam Harris and
Henry Haywood looked after Mccoy
ef1. There was a dispute about the .
rules before the men entered the ring.
owing 10 the fact that Santry had 4
never fought under hitting in the .
y---les. IRE matter was finally settled .
?! McGoveTn agreeing that if Santrv F..
Would fight straight Marquis Of /.
Queens bury rules and was on his feet .
al lae cad of the contest il should bd .
declared a draw
i- was The greatest boxing show ever
Drought or IN Chicago. Special trains
We're run from nearby towns, and fully
.' people damned and pushed .
through the building. The box receipts
an. united TO over $4,000
N.rtrr LETT hand iabbing and fast f0or
"..a Won the decision for Ed Denfass
.- I-aale.phia over Billy Stiff of Chi
.--. ~ the end OF six rounds of the
,,. .--Aal Wmdup, Each weighed over
~. pounds Stiff was outclassed from
--- -- start. and was unable to reach the
-.....--5-lhfau with only his swings
sun "a- tluured in every round. and i'm
,7 ~. .-L stayed down for a count Of
PA sum was weak in the last two
..-'-s. anu he'd IN the cliuChes 10 save
Benny leagsr, better known as the
r,..-A s.tsner, knocked out Aleck
~. Ns '- Milwaukee. Burke came 10
-~-7 I'Ited rs a wonder. but he
's. % .r "a chopping block for Yea
H. - '- "-srE a severe beating was
--- Out with a night on the law
Nom. ,s .-.'1 round. They met at ll5