The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-18
M'GOVERN MEETS A CHECK.
FAILS TO PUT OUT TOMMY WHITE
IN THE LIMIT.
Under the Agreement No Decision
Was to He Had IL Both Were on
Their Feet at the End of the
sixth Round, and White stayed.

CHICAGO. April 17.-Tommy White of
Chicago. went six fast rounds with 1Terry
McGovern of Brooklyn, tonight. hnish(
strong and had the best of the last roun&
BY an agreement of the principals, no
decision was to be rendered If both men
were on their feet at the end of the
sixth round. McGovern would probably
have received the decision If one had
been rendered, as he was on the agrees
sive from start TO finish
Though McGovern set a terrific pace in
the opening round, White was very cool
and confident In one of Terry's PUSHES
Tommy went to the floor from a hard
left on the head. White took the limit
but came up strong. A moment later
McGovern swung right and left. missing
both, and fell to the floor from the force
of his blows. He was up Immediately
and wrestled White TO the floor When
Tommy came up he landed right on Ter
RVS ear. A left hook on the chin drop
ped White just the gong sounded.
Terry continued to rush in the second,
and again Tommy went to the floor, Ter
RVS right and left on the face and two
lefts on the chin doing the business. In
this round Terry put a hard left on
Whites eye. breaking the skin. The
wound bled badly throughout the follow
ing rounds.
White made a better showing in the
third round, landing several blows, but
just before the bell McGovern landed a
hard right on the stomach that put White
down for five count.
Terry continued to set the pace in the
fourth round, putting in a perfect shower
of blows that kept Tommy constantly
breaking ground. At the close of the
round White landed a left hook on the
face, right to the jaw. and followed
with two left jabs on Terry's mouth.
In the fifth round Terry went at his
man like a whirlwind and though White
was staggered by the repeated swings
on his head. he recovered and returned
Tommys nose brought the blood. Then
Terry stabbed the sore eye twice. At
the bell Tommy was bleeding badly and
his seconds gave him whisky
McGovern opened the closing round
with a rush, but fought wildly and missed
most of his blows. Tommy finally stood
and put a hard left on McGovern's jaw
sending him back as he came In. Nc
Govern put a hard left on Tommy's
mouth and hard right to the ribs. Then
Terry rushed, but received a hard right
uppercut on the jaw, which Strengthened
him up Again he rushed. but received
the same dose. He tried 1t again, but
got another uppercut, and the crowd
oheered wildly as Tommy stabbed the
Brooklyn boy three times with his left in
the face. McGovern fought wildly, try
ing for a knockout. Tommy danced
out of the way and sent Terry's head
back with stiff left uppercut with his
right. White then jabbed five straight
lefts to the mouth as Terry followed him
around the ring. each time blocking
Terry's wild swings. They were clinched
on the ropes the bell rang
The crowd OF 5000 persons went wild
at Whites splendid showing and the
building rang with cheers at the end of
every round. At the end of the fight the
crowd went crazy with yells for White