The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
OUT IN THE SEVENTH.
McGovern Whips Joe Bernstein at
louisville.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 3.-Terry Nc
Govern got the decision over Joe Bern
stein in the seventh round last night.
Bernstein made a poor showing from
the start and in the seventh was so far
gone that Referee. Siler stopped the
fight.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round l. They spar and clinch. Bern
lands a stiff punch on McGovern's
stomach. Terry led for the stomach and
missed. Bernstein falls to his knees
from stiff punch on the jaw. Nc
Govern seems worried. They clinch
Bernstein lands a left in McGovern's
face in the breakaway. Honors even at
the bell.
Round 2 McGovern starts after Bern
stein. Hard mitigating. McGovern
lands hard left on stomach. McGovern
misses three swings. McGOVern lands
two hard ones on stomach. Bernstein
blocks two leads for head. McGovern
misses two swings and Bernstein
clinches. McGovern leads and misses
Bernstein lands on McGovern's jaw. Nc
Govern lands two swings lightly on face.
McGovern lands hard on jaw. Bern
stein knocked down with hard right on
the Jaw. Bernstein down again. Terry
right after him with left and right. This
is McGoVern'S round
Round 3. Terry right after Joe. They
clinch- Terry lands left on face. They
clinch. Fast infghting. Terry lands
left on stomach. They clinch. Bernstein
holding on. McGovern knocks Bernstein
to his knees. Bernstein clinches and
wont break. Bernstein lands on Terry's
stomach, Terry missed swing for head
Terry lands hard right under heart and
again on the head. They clinched in
Bernstein's corner Bernstein lands right
lightly on jaw. Bernstein looks tired
Terry is smiling.
Round 4. Terry rushes Joe. Joe backs
away. Terry lands right under heart
and they clinch. It looks as though
Bernstein is only trying to stay the
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McGovern lands left on stomach. Bern
stein lands left on Terry's stomach.
They clinch and Joe lands left lightly
on jaw. Terry lands hard right under
heart. They exchange lightly and come
to a clinch. Terry misses four wild
swings. Terry lands hard right on kid
neys. Bernstein lands lightly on jaw
and they clinch. Terry not using as good
judgment as to distances as in his
previous fights.
Round 5. Bernstein on defensive and
Terry hot after him. Terry lands left
on ear and right in eye. McGovern
misses right and left swing. Bernstein
leads, but is blocked. McGovern leads
twice, but misses. Terry lands right on
Joe's ear. Joe ducks q left swing. Nc
Govern misses hard right uppercut. Joe
lands left on jaw. Terry uppercuts Joe
hard. Terry lands over heart. Nc
Govern knocks Joe to the ropes with
right over heart Terry lands hard on
kidneys. McGovern misses two punches.
Round s. Terry rushes Joe and lands
left and right on face. Joe runs into
clinch. Bernstein lands nice left on
Terry's nose. Bernstein lands another
good right on Terry's jaw. They clinch.
Both run into a clinch without damage.
Terry lands hard right on kidneys. Terry
lands four rights on kidneys. Lively ex-
change of body blows Joe Jars Terry
with a hard left on the mouth. He lands
another one on Terry's jaw and right on
Terry's ear. Both are roughing It on the
ropes. Terry is talking to Joe. Terry
knocks Joe to ropes with hard right on
face. They clinch. Terry lands on Bern
right hand seems to be hurt Bell.
Round T. They clinch Terry is rush
ing Joe Terry leads but misses. Terry
lands right on Joe's body Terry lands
hard right on heart and another one in
the same place. Joe lands left on jaw.
Both exchange lefts on body. Terry fights
Joe down. He is down eight seconds.
Joe down again. Bernstein is down, but
Referee Siler stops the fight as Joe is
all gone.