The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-17
M'GOVERN
BeNS Erne i'm Contest for
l. ghtweisht ChampiOn,hlp

NEW YORK. JULY 16-Ton!. I. IN ,hA
presence of 1900 persons in Mlis9K
Garden, Terry McGovern defea,sd FranS
Erne for the light weight champion OF
the'worid. 1t was hurricane fight from
bell to bell, without a seconds let up ex-
cept when pne of the contestants was ly-
ing on the floor Of the ring. McGoverr
used the tactics he said he would. He
rushed in on Erne at the very beginning
and sent left and right in such quick suc-
cession that Erne fast as he is. was, non-
plussed. Erne undoubtedly is the clever
er Of the two, but his cleverness availetp
him nothing against the bull dog rusbes
and fiery attacks Of the little feather
weight champion Erne Of courst trained
far below his usual weight as he had
agreed TO meet McGovern at 128 poUnds
which is five pounds below tic light
weight Limit. In ding this many believed
that the strain would be too much for
him and that McGovern, who is rugged
and tenacious, wou surely beat him
down. Many Of the wise ones compared
Erne's reduction Of weight to that OF
Joe Walcott when the latter trained down
some yesrs ago to one hundred and thr-
teen pounds in order to meet Kid Lavisne
in the light weight class. Walcott made
mistake on that occasion for Lavigne
cut him to pieces.
Tonight Erne said that he WEIGHED onl,,
l2619 pounds, but declared that he was Inv
excellent condition The betting at the
ring side was 100 to 60 on McGovern.
Round | Terry r,,rha,; L.,
left hook on Ernes face. He tried a1adu
but was short Both fddled and Tec.r,,
jumped in and sent left and right to head
Erne stabbed his left and crossed his lead
and then mixed it up at close range and
exchanged Iefts and rights on head and
pouy. Terry sent left to head and Erne
crossed his right to McGovern flooring
him. McGovern took the count, resting
on one knee, and was up, then swinging
left and right. The fighting was now fast
and furious. Erne's nose bleeding. After
rafting mix up Terry hooked his left
to body with terrific force, shaking up
Erne from his heels to his head The
be found them in hot rally
Round 2 Terry rushed in, sending both
hands to the head. Erne -er.t his left to
the face. Both landed right on head and
went TO a clnch, coming out on break
away. Terry hooked his right to the
head Erne countering with left Terry
rushed in again and was cautioned for
holding. Erne swung a hard + ght ON
head. Terry sent 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 hail stones in a July storm Terry
was jabbing ana hooking lefts and rights
to body, while Erne was punching him in
the face, Terry took his medicine with
a gr.n and still k pt hammering on the
body. At the bell Erne showed signs of
weakness, While Terry was strong and
rugged.
Round B. Terry rushed, put missed AZ
left hook, and then he sent a left one
right to the crest, Erne countering on
the neck with left, Terry put a straight
left on the face and hard right on the
body Then he sent another left to the
face, and breaking from a clinch, sent
his left to the face. Terry forced the
fighting, batter.ng Erne all over the ring.
and with a terrific puunch over the
heart and a left swing on the head, sent
Erne to the floor. where the light weight
champion lay for nine seconds. Wher
he got up Erne's face was covered with
blood, but Terry was remorseless The
Brooklyn terror pounced on his opponent
and rained lefts and rights on head, face
and neck, while Erne was unable to send
back a counter. Terry kept forcing him
and landed another hard jab over the
heart and with right on left to head
downed Buffa. o man once more. Again
Erne took nine seconds but he came up
groggy and practically unable to def, nd
himself. Terry made another one Of his
rushes but before he could put finish
ing blow, Erne's seconds threw up the
sponge and saved their man from being
knocked out.
Time of round minutes. Is seconds.