The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-18
McGO7ern and White Fight to
the Limit.
The Battle Fast and Furious For
Six Rounds.
WHITE A SURPRISE.
Terry Made Desperate Efforts
to Get Knockout.
Had All the Best Of 1t Save in
Sixth Round.

Chicago, April 1s-In McGovern-
White fight no decision, as per agree
ment, both being on their feet at the
end of the sixth round.
Round both spared cautiously for
a few seconds. White was the first to
lead. putting a left jab on Terry's jaw.
AIcGovern rushed, landing a storm of
blows on Whites body, forcing him to
the ropes. McGovern then fell short
with left swings. White countered
lightly with left to face. McGoVern
rushed, landing left on body and right
on head, White keeping away. MCCOY
ern kept after his man and swinging
left to head and right to body White
put in a stiff left on Terry's mouth.
White was very cool and confident. On
the next rush McGovern knocked Tom
my to the floor with a left on the head.
White took the limit and came up
strong, and as Terry rushed, placed
stim left in the face. McGOVern swung
left and right and missed both, falling
to the floor from force Of his blows He
got UP Immediately and rushing WreSt-
led White to the floor. Tommy got up
at once and landed a right on Terry's
ear just as the gong sounded. McGoVern
dropped White with a left hook to the
chin
Round 2-White landed two lefts to
the face. AIcGovern then rushed White,
pounding him badly with right and left
and forcing him to clinch. When they
broke hIcCfOVern landed right on ribs
and followed with another to the pit of
the stomach. White did not finch, but
as Terry came at him sent a stiff left
to stomach and swung hard right to
Jaw, staggering White. White jabbed
his left to face. McGovern came back
with a left hook to the body. White
iabbed his left twice to the face. Nc
Govern then rushed swinging right and
left to the face and followed with two
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bad again. McGovern then rushed
White around the ring, but was unable
to reach him with effect. Tommy jab-
bed his left three times to the face
without return. White went to his COR
ner. Just before gong sounded Terry
swung hard right on Whites eye, cut
ting it slightly
Round 3-White landed left in face
and then sent it to jaw. McGovern
landed left and right to neck and eye,
opening the cut. White jabbed left to
face and right on head and then upper
cut with right, and in the clinch put his
right hard to the ribs when they broke
away. White put in hard left on nose
and duclSed a right swing. McGovern
rushed and put a left swing on Whites
jaw, then missed left and right swings.
McGoVern put right to body and left
TO race with apparent effect. McGOVern
swung right to ribs. Then with anoth-
er right to stomach he sent Tommy to
the floor White taking a five count.
4OfnflY went TO his corner bleeding
badly from his eye.
Round 4-McGovern came up full of
business and rushed, but received four
hard lefts on the face. McGovern swung
hard left to Whites bad eye and a
stiff right on ribs, following it with two
let's on jaw, forcing White on ropes.
McGovern swung left and right, but
missed both and fell to the floor. Get
ting up he put in a hard right in ribs
then rushing Tommy in a neutral cor
a n 10, he aoors Will
a perfect shower of blows. Tommy final
~ fought himself free and put stiff left
to face as McGovern followed him.
White landed left hook to face and right
to jaw and followed it with two left jabs
to Terry's mouth.
Round 5-Terry went at his man like
Whirlwind and staggered White with
left and right swings to head. White
poked his long left to chin and put q
hard right on mouth. Again he jab-
bed his left to face. McGovern swinging
hard right to ribs. White jabbed his
left to face McGOVern then rushed anC
swung hard right to Tommy's nose
bringing blood and brought it down tc
the ribs. McGOvern hooked his left tC
jaw and put a hard right to ribs anC
another left to jaw. White jabbed his
left to the face and McGovern hooked
his left to the ear and right to the ribs
then stabbed TOmmy's sore eye twice
Tommy was bleeding as the bell rams
and his seconds gave him whisky.
Round 6-McGovern started at his
man at once and put his left to jaw anC
right to ribs, hammer and tOngs fighting
following. McGovern followed White
all around the ring but fighting Wildly
and missing most Of his blows Tommy
finally stood and put hard left on Nc
Governs jaw, sending him back as HI
came in. McGOvern put a hard left OF
Tommy's mouth and hard right upper
cut on jaw which Strengthened him up
Again he rushed, but received the SAM
dose.
He tried it again, but got another up
percut and the crowd cheered wildly a.
Tommy stabbed the Brooklyn boy thre
times with his left in the face Nc
Govern fought wildly trying for knock
out. Tommy danced out of the way ant