The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-10
TERRY WON IN
THIRD ROUND.
Decisive Victory Over
Gardner At New York
Last Night.

New York March 9,--Terry McGovern,
Of Brooklyn, knocked out Oscar Gardner,
the Omaha KID In the third round Of
what was to have been twenty live round
bout before tho Broadway A G.. Tonight
.Iohnny White was the referees
Gardner did some good work in the first
round, succeeding in knocking McGovern
down with left swing on the jaw. Mc-
Govern rushed matters from the opening
Of the second rouud until the end of the
fight, His attack was cyclcnic, and with
wel!-directed left he put Gardner TO the
floor Gardeners defense proved to DO Of
no use against The torrent OF tistic abus,
that Mchoyern raincd upon him. Three
times Gardner went down and each time
he almost took the Count"
4 In tho thirdround McGovern rushed like
bulldog ut his adversary and threw u
left hook to the jaw which staggered the
Western lad toward the ropes, Then Ter
~ sent right TO the face which PIT Gard.
ner staggering in the opposite direction,
anu sealng that Oscar was helpless ly un-
able to defend himself, the little champion
stepped in and landed a LEFT swinging hook
on the mark, which put Gardner down to
tho floor. and laid there like corpse un-
til Referee White counted him out and d.
wardcd tho fight to McGovern.
Terry McGovern was 8 to l favoritc early
in the evening. The Gardner people held
back for bigger odd. md then took even
money that the 'Kid" would last ten
rounds. "Al" Smith bat $1,000 against
$500 that McGUvern would win. A we'll.
known Wall street broker bet 500 against
5000 that Gardner would last the limit Of
twenty five rounds.
When the preliminary bout was put on
thera was not Il vacant seat in the house,
and the alsieS were crowded
Round 1.-The men shook hands at s IS,
They spared wnrlly. Terry swung left
lightly to lie face. Gardner sushel Terry
and kuoCkcd Terry down with IL left hook
on tho jaw. Gardner rushed and Terry
cln@hed to save himself Mccoy ern was
wild end held lightly. Gardner stopped
the broadway. Terry got his TO q ard
her chin at the boil.
Round 2-Garhner started to rush things
Immediately. Terry clinchell and got
right to wind. Terry got right and left
hooks at Gardeners head and landed three
times in quick succession. Terry put
loft to the jaw and had Gardner grcggy
Gardner sprintel to save himself terry
put right to jaw and Gardner took the
limit. Again Terry put tho right to Jaw,
and again Gardner took the limit Once
moro Terry did the trick and again Gard
ner took tho limit Tho bell stopped fur
thor hostiliaiAs.
RouEd 3-Gardnor was a bit groggy
when he came UT, and McGoyern wen
right to his man. He tented for the body
and sent his left to The jaw Gardner
staggered and then McGovurn threw his
right opposite the jaw. This blow camo
with such fearful force that it practically
put Gardner into helpless condition.
He 5tagget ell toward tho ropes and jump
OIL out again as Terry ruahoi fer him, but
the champion was too quick for him and
sent his left swinging with terrific force
landing on the mark and Gardner drop.
ped fat On his back and my like Il dead
nam until Referee J0hnny White counted
him on! ana announced MrG0Varn the
winner
-. 1t is thought that the bin to repeal the
Norton boxing law in New York will be
faFornbly ieported by tie committee hav-
ing it in charge,
Paddy sullivan, who is backing Os. |
car Gardner , fight Terry NJ Govern. |
has BOT II 400 against = 90 with samuel |
Harris That Gardner wins.
Ernest Iesler, who is called the wrrst- !!
ling Champion of Germany, viii meet |
p;eDing, of New York, in New York to-
night i'll GraecO- Roman Ta}ch.
At Tampa, On Ihursday.,T Frank Turn
or With an ALL vance of 80. wsn in the |
handicap GOT tournament with net |
score of lls o. G, Fuller won tho medal |
tVi NV bt7t eT lsS sCUIti WIN ~
Close to 400 entries have been received |
ftr the gn,ues to be given in New York to.
nieht by the lhirtGonth Regiment. Az.
Duffy, If Georgetown, is scratch man IN |
tan -o)-yard dash and expects . back the |
record awe
Frank NJ. Clark secretary Of the Lau.
rencn Hart or Coll tiuh, anHuuucej that
tho fourth composition tor tie t,aritin Gun !
wl!i take place to-day Intending colnpu-
Eturs must start At or before O'Clock in !
iha afternoon.
At Princeton yesterday Captain lille
fraud and Coach Clark spraug u surprise
on tho baseball candidates by reducing
the squad to - mon. The material from
ihs freshmen Class showed up 50 poorly
that only four men wore retained for fur
ther practice
Fra"k Chilas had 500 posted to bind
ma Oh with Joseph WaIrort. samuel
Symmetrical put up ttilds money. He
was Wiling TO put up purse Of $500 for
thu H. hit ia Chicago, Chids made such
a miserable showing against Frank Bon.
tAIt ~onmariiIl1 drew town his mIIsy
The Comfy Club Of Laaow ,od, begin
ntng io-hny, viii hold Il men $ golf handi-
rap rs we'll as the mixed fnurs0ne hanul-
cap, i he latter will lie decided in the
morning while the mems affair will be
payed in the afternoon
Miss Cornelia G. Wills, he we'll known
MOTHS county G"lier, distinguished her.
Cell recently by winning he bngie handi-
cap IN the Governors tournament, over
the Garrison links at Bermuda. Miss
W ms finished four down. while Miss
l'ichman, who tinlrhed reGoud, was eight
down.
No"rg" Slosson has about completed ar
fan geinrn,s for a billiard match at Paris |
dining the exposition wirb Maurice Wig
rnNH the champion Of luropa A mag
Hhroht trophy will be offered for the
match by billiard table company as Il
%orlu championship emblem, 10 lie do
isnGcd i'll future Against al corners and
to he known rs the Paris Exposition em.
bonn.