The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-17
SPORTING NEWS.
McGOYern Wins From Erne in
Third Round
In a Hurricane Fight Before
$4,000 People.
TERRY is DOWN ONCE.
But the Brooklyn Terror Sim
ply Arose Grinning.
The Swiss Champion Could Not
Withstand RHshes.
McGoVern Is Greatest Little
Pugilist of the Age.


/ Brooklyn, defeated Frank Erne. of Buff
/ falo. the lightweight champion of the
world. 1t was a hurricane fight from
| bell to bell, without a seconds letup ex-
cept when one of the contestants was
lying on the floor of the ring. McGovern
used the tactics he said he would. He
rushed in on Erne at the very begin
ming and sent left and right in such
quick succession that Erne, fast as he
is, was nOnpluSSed. Erne undoubtedly
is the cleverer CT the two, but his clev
erness awaited him nothing against the
bulldog ruSheS and fiery attacks of the
little featherweight champion. Erne, of
course, trained far below his usual
weight, as he had agreed to fight Nc
Govern at 12S, which is five pounds be-
low the lightweight limit. In doing this
many believed that the strain would be
too much for the Buffalo man and that
McGOvern, who is rugged and tenacious,
would surely beat him down. Many of
the wise ones compared Erne's reduc-
ton Of weight to that of Joe Walcott,
when the latter trained down some
years ago to 131 pounds in order to
met Kid IaVigne in the lightweight
class. WalcOtt made a mistake on that
occasion for LaVigne cut him to pieces
Last night Erne said that he weighed
only 12612 pounds. but declared that he
was in excellent condition.
He was in excellent condition and was
as strong as ever. McGoVern, on the
contrary, was at about his best fighting
weight, 123 pounds, and he was never
IN better condition in his life. In the
first round, when Erne knocked Nc
Govern down with a blow on the head
and the little fellow took the count be-
fore he got up, the Erne rooters believ-
cd that their man would win. They be-
Heved that McGOvern would lose his
head from this knock-down but they
We're sadly mistaken as the result
proved. McGovern got up with a grin
on his face and sailed right in with fer
rlhc force. He played sad havoc with
t.rne's body, and was satisfied to stand
blows in the face as long as he couId
reach Erne's wind
In the second round Erne broke
Sround several times, but always came
back with dangerous left to right for
TeTry's head. The fighting was so fast
that it was impossible to keep track of
the blows, but Terry landed three blows
to Erne'S two. In clinches which We're
frequent both men We're guilty of hold
ing, but McGovern was the only one
to be cautioned by the referee To-
ward the close of the round Terry put
a hard one over Ernes heart and a
sun right lower on the body, which
weakened IIrne
In the third round, which proved to be
the last Terry fought faster than ever
He was uD to his man all the time
SrInnlng when he got a punch as well
as When ne was sending one in. When
he hoored Erne for the first time it
looked as if the latter would not be
able to resume hostilities, but he arose
tried
onset McGovern's advantage. 1t was a
futile attempt, however, as McGoyern
soon had him in trouble again as he
hoored him once more with a blow on
the Jaw and a left over the heart
Erne got up on his knees and rested
on his right hand. His mouth and nose
were bleeding profusely, and in addi-
ton to his struggle for wind the blood
was running down his throat and part
~ choking him. By almost superhu-
man effort Erne got to his feet but he
was IN sore distress. 1t was now evil
dent that Erne was now a beaten man,
and McGovern started in to finish him
Terry sent smash to the face which
landed on Erne's nose, and with a cou-
pie of blows the little fellow paved the
way for a knockout swing but F,rne's
seconds, seeing their man had already
enough, threw up the sponge and saved
the Swiss boxer from knockout
Harry, kid Harris, of Chicago, and
Tony Moran. of New York were put on
for ten rounds at catch weights in a
preliminary bout. Harris was by far
the cleverer, but Moran was fully ff-
teen pounds the heavier Harris put
Moran down early in the fight and out
pointed him all the way. They went the
limit, and the Chicago lad was declared
the winner.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round Terry rushed in and planted
a left hook on Erne's face. He tried
again, but was short. Both fddled and
Terry jumped in and sent left and
right to head Erne stabbed his left
and crossed his head and then rnixed
it up al close range and exchanged lefts !
and rights head and body Terry
sent left to head and Erne crossed his |
right to McGovern, flooring him. Nc
Govern took the count, resting on one |
knee and was up. then swinging left |
and right to head. The fighting was now
fast and furious. Erne'S nose bleeding
After a rafting nixup Terry hooked
his left to body with terrific force, shal- |
ing up Erne from his heels to his head.
The bell found them in a hot rally
Round 2-Terry rushed in, sending
both hands to the head. Erne set his |
left to the face. Both landed right on |
head and went to.a clinch, coming out
on the breakaway. Terry hooked his |
right to the head, Erne count ering with |
left. Terry rushed in again, and was |
cautioned for holding. Erne swung a |
his right to the body and Erne made a |
wild swing, which missed the mark |
Both were fighting at terrific pace and |
the blows came as fast as hailstones |
hooking lefts and rights to Erne's BODY |
while Erne was punching him in the |
face. Terry took his medicine with a !
grin and still kept hammering on the |
of weakness, while Terry was strong |
and rugged.
Round 3-Terry rushed, but missed a |
left hook, and then he sent a left one |
right to the chest, Erne countering on |
the neck with his left. Terry put a |
straight left on the face, and a hard |
right on the body. Then he sent an
other left to the face and breaking |
from a clinch Terry sent his left to |
the face. Terry forced the fighting, bat |
tering Erne all over the ring. and with |
a terrific punch over the heart and a |
left swing on the head, he sent Erne |
to the floor, where the lightweight |