The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-10

Gardner Knocked Terry Down tn
the First, but After That 1t
Was All the Brooklyn Cyclones
Fight-McGOvern Was "a Two to
One FayOrite In the Betting After
the Men Had Entered the Ring.
NEW YORK. March 9-Terry Nc
Govern, of Brooklyn. knocked out Oscar
Gardner. the Omaha Kid. in the third
round of what was to have been a TWEEN
ty-five round contest before the Broadway
Athletic club tonight McGovern was IA
vorite. at to l. Johnny White was ref
cree. Gardner did some good work in the
first round, rushing and knocking Nc
Govern down with a left swing on the
jaw. McGovern rushed matters from the
beginning of the second round until the
end in the third. His work was cyclonic.
and with we'll directed left he put Oscar
down and out. Gardeners defense proved
to be of no use against the torrent OF
istc abuse that McGovern rained down
him. Three times Gardner went down
and each time he almost took the
count" In the third round McGovern
rushed like a bulldog at his adversary,
and threw left hook to the jaw. which
staggered the Western lad to the ropes.
Then Terry got a right to the face which
sent Gardner going in the opposite direc-
ton, and from that time on Oscar was
helpless to defend himself, and the little
champion stepped in and landed a left
swing on the mark, which put Gardner
down and out
McGovern was a to I favorite early
In the evening. The Gardner people held
1co IL Coz. ODD thao nOly IAN
money that the kid" would last ten
rounds. 'Al' Smith bet $1,000 against
$500 that McGovern would win. we'll
known Wall street broker bet 5000 against
81, 900 that Gardner would last the limit
of twenty-five rounds
When the preliminary bout was put on
there was not a vacant seat In the house,
and the aisles were crowded.
The contestants in the opening bout
were Dannie Dougherty. Of Philadelphia.
and AL Levy, of this city. They met at
1O5 pounds for twelVe-round go. At the
end of the twelfth round Referee Johnny
White declared Dougherty the winner.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round One-The men shook hands at
S:45 They SPARED wardly Terry swung
a left lightly to the face. Gardner rush
ed Terry, and knocked Terry down with
left hook on the jaw. Gardner rushed,
and Terry clinched to save himself. Nc
Govern was wild. and held tightly Gard
ner slipped in the breakway. Terry. got
mis- left to the KIDS chin at the bell.
Round Two-Gardner started to rush
things Immediately. Terry clinched and
got right to wind Terry got right and
left hooks at Gardeners head. and landed
three more in quick succession. Terry put
left to the jaw, and had Gardner groggy.
Gardner sprinted to save himself. Terry
put right TO jaw, and Gardner took the
limit. Again Terry put the right to jaw,
and again Gardner took the limit. Once
more Terry did the trick, and again
Gardner took the limit. The bell stopped
further hostilities.
Round Three-Gardner was bit grog
gy when he came up, and McGovern went
right to his man. He tented for the
body, and sent his left to the jaw. Gard
ner staggered, and then McGOvern threw
his right to he opposite jaw. This blow
came with such fearful force that it prac-
tically put Gardner into a helpless condi-
ton. He staggered toward the ropes, and
jumped out again as Terry rushed for
him. but the little champion was too
quick for him and sent his left swinging
with terrific force, landing on the mark
and Gardner dropped fiat on his back
and lay like a dead man until Referee
Johnny White counted him out, and an
nounced McGovern the winner.