The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-17
M'GOVERN WAS THE WINNER.
The Terror Put Lightweight Champion Out
in Three Rounds.
Sponge Thrown Up to Prevent Knockout-The
Featherweght Went at His Man at First
Tap of the Gong and Never Let Up.

New York. July i6.--once again fighter
pitted against a boxer has clearly demon
strated the superiority OF the fighter. To-
night. in the presence Of $4,000 persons in
Madison Square Carbon. Terry McGovern
OF Brooklyn defeated Frank Erno OF Buff
falo. the lightweight champion Of the world.
II was hurricane fight from bell to bell.
without a seconds let up. except when
one OF the contestants was lying on the
floor of the ring. McGovern adopted the
tactics which he had said he would pursue
rushed Erne at the very beginning and sent
left and right in such quick succession that
Erne, fast as he was. was nonplussed. Erne
his cleverness awaited him nothing against
the bulldog PUSHES and fierce attacks of the
little featherweieht champion. Erne trained
far below his usual weight. as he had agreed
to meet McGoyern at 1913 pounds which is
FIVE pounds below the lightweight Limit. In
doing this many believed that the strain
would be too much for the Bufiaio lad and
that McGoyern, who is rugged and tena-
eioue. would surely beat him down. Many
OF the wise ones compared EInes reduction
OF weight with that OF Joe woleott when
the latter trained down some years ago to
l4l pounds in order to meet Kid LaviRue in
the lightweight class. Wolcott made mis-
algs. 80
to pieces,
Tonight Erne said be weighed l26h pounds
but declared no Wan in excellent condition
III tho carly betting McGoyern was an even
money cnanee. but he was soon made a
iavoute at 10 to /. Mhun The men Tort tho
riLs tor ti.er dressing rooms the5 We're es
cortea py "a scors OF policemen VINO had 20
hgnt he crowd IN orugr 10 make a paasags-
Nay.
y, men Erna returned to the dressing room
IL WAS louna that ais nose was hauiy
smasned ana h.h mouth cut, bh. no v,n.r
nih1h" wseJ Hslule On nIs p0Iy.
Az for Terry. mo only mark De showed
VS. la. ABRASION OF The skin over Lhe collar
bOup III ,AU rIsht siuN.
Following it d description by rounds
hounu 4--IerrJ rusneu m ana planted \
lttt hook on ErneS face. He urea again.
ous was snort. Both tddleu and Ietrg
Jumped in ana sent left ana rignt to the
head. Erne stabbed his leIl ana crossed 70
the head and they mixed 1t up managing
" eAenange leIts ana rights on nead anu
body. Terry sent left 10 neao ana Erne
crossed his right to McGovern hoor.ng him,
MoGOVern took the count, resting on one
knee, and was up then swinging loft and
iisLt to The head. The Aghung was now
last ana FURIOUS. Erue's nose was bleeding.
Alter rafting mlx-up Ferry hooked mis-
lett TO the body with terrific force. shaking
W Erne from his heels &c his head Tho
Round 2-rerry rushed in. sending botn
hands to tho head. t1rna sent his left 10
the face. Both landed right ON head and
went to a, cinch. coming on the breakaway.
Terry hooked right to tho head. Erno couu
toling with left Terry rushed in again and
wss. cautioned for holding. I:rne swung a
hard right ON McGoverns head. Terry sent
his riSht 10 the body aud 1rne made u wild
swing, which missed the mark. Both were
hshlinS mt terrific pace and tho blows
came as fast as hnilstones IN July storm
Terry was iahbing aud hooking lofts and
rights 20 tho body. while Emo was punch
lug him in the face Terry t99K his medicine
with grin and sill kept hammering on the
body At The bell Erne showed signs OF
rugged.
Round 2Terry rushed. but missed left
hook then he sent a left and right to the
chest. Erne countering on the neck with
bis left Terry put a straight left on the
face and hard right on the body Then
he sent another left to the face, forcing the
and with a terrific punch over the heart and
G. left swing on tho head. ho sent Erue to
tho floor where tho lightweight champion
lay for nine seconds. When Emo got up his
faoo was covered with blood, but Terry was
remorseless The Brooklyn terror bounced
on his opponent and raiDed let's and rights
on the head face ard neck, while Erne was
unable 20 send back decent counter. Terry
hept forcing and landed another hard stab
ovor rho heart ard with right and left %
tho herd downed the Buffalo boy once mora.
Again Erne took nine Seconds Of the rount.
He came M eroaev and practically unable
n defend huiself Terry made another one
~ his PUSHES but before he cculd nut up n
finishing blow Erne's seconds thre' un tho
sronec and saved their lian from being
knocked out limo OF round z minutes IS
seconGs,
Harry C<idl Harris Ct Chicago and Tommv
Moran Of New York nero put on for three
rounda at catch weights In the preliminary
bout Harris was by far the cleyerest. but
he was giving awav much weight. rs Moran
WIS fully fifteen pounds tho heavier Iiar-
ra put Moran down early In the tight End
outpointed him all the way through. He
want fhp limit and the CHICAGO Ind de-