The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-03-16
THE WORLD
OF SPORT.

trial Hall at Philadelphia was jammel ia
the doors last night to see tho six-r0u nd
battle scheduled between Champion Terry
McGovern ard Eddy Lenny, of Chester.
The Champion Feather" rs usual, added
another scuLp, and that quickly, to his
string. knocking his man out when tho
second round, was one minute and forty
five socon ds old Lenny was knocked down
tn rec tim es In the second round, the first
time by good stiff right on the jaw, and
the two othertimes by trivial, almost i'm
pc: coptibl0 blows. 1t was clearly a cnse
Of ons or two things. Either Lenny auit.
or e'se be never fully recovered from the
force Of the first blow. The vast majority
OF spectators. amcng them many expert
epced in tho ring and ut the ring side
think Lenny quit. DIR. David Houston
was sitting close Co the ring ana at the
spot whers Lenny was Knocked down. He
said the blow was very heavy one. and
that Lcnny never got over it. Whether he
dld or not he did not stagger whom he
arose ard continued the fight.
After the opening moments Of the first
round Lenny seemed far from his usual
self. He seemed frightened, and would
not go close enough o admit Of The blows
he landed having any force. There was
troubled look in his face too, and long bo-
Tore MGGovern attempted to force matters
at all. II Lenny was really knocked out
the finishing blows wero the iightest ones
ever seen In ring In this vicinity to have
that effect.
Charley White, Of New York, was ref
Gree. The men agreed to box straight
Marquis of Queonsberry rules, TO protect
themselves at oil times no holding, and
the man hsld to be allowed to fight HIM
self loose.
Joe Cans and Chicago Jack DAILY arc
matched for twenty-five round bout be-
fore the Hercules A, c., Brooklyn. on
April2.
Joo Cans has gone to Lakewood and
will remain there until his match with
FRI nix Erne Is decided. Gaus says he is in
fine trim.
te-dDy began practice at the traps and
will continue 1t daily preparatory to
shoot with the University of Pennsylvania
early In May.
Jack Steizner was on Wednesday night
given the decision ovsr Joe Butler, colored
heavy weight In San Francisco, on a foul
IN the second round of what was schedul-
ed for u twenty round bout.
The Ken ucky- Futurity, guaranteed
tested BY 2.years. .olds in 1303 and 3-years.
old in 1893. closed yesterday with an un.
precedented number of entries.
The contest between Gus Rubin and
"Yank' Kenney will be decided ut the
Crescent A. G., Of Hartford. That organi-
zatlon has offered guaranteed purse Of
1000 and 30 per cent. OF the gate receipts,
The date Is March 3d. and tho encounter
will be twenty rounds.
Hartford, Conn, March 15.-Tom
Sharkey played with Texas Jim McCor.
mick for thirty-elght seconds before the
Nutmeg A. G. here tonight. and at the
end OF that time the Lone Star Statesmen
made q dive fl0Orward that shook the
building. and that was all
The blow that did tho business was q
straight left over tho heart, although Mo
Cormlck had boen down just before that.
Mccormick did not land what could be
called blow, although he did hit the
sailor in the first clinch. 1t had no moro
effect on Sharkey than puff of wind, and
he sailed into Mccormick. with a whirl.
wind OF blows that ho was powerless to re.
sist.
The men were scheduled to 90 twenty
rounds, and while nc one expected it to
last that length, thoy did think there
might 10 round or two, md somo en-
thuslasts were heard to say it might last
four or six rounds. But from the start 1t
was apparent tiat Mccormick had no
more chance than Kitten
jack y Brien. lightweight, who is still
at Hot Springs, writes to his manager
that he would lsD to know what Terry
McGovern intends to do regarding his
chaltenge. OTsien recently offered to
meet McGovern at 1873 pounds, weigh in
at tho ring side,
AthOug gh tho encounter between Frank
Erne and Joe Cans for the liqh' weight
championship IN several weeks off mum.
ber OF wagers have been recorded The
odds S. n rematn at even money, Bob
Srith, ErDe's manager, wants to Invest
t2ON ut prevailing figures that his protege
will win.
K. e. Schaeffer of tho University Of
pennsylvania, on Wednesday night won
the quarter mile championship of Amer
lea IN the swimming events at Madison
Square Garden. N. Y. His time was
J. 80 3-5. In the twenty-five yard event
with fost and knees tied be was second, J.
+. Taylor, OF tho Duqussns A. C., win.
ming In 16 1.5 seconds
Jim JefferieI notified his manager,
Billy Brady, yesterday that he would |
eave Los Angeles In about ton days and |
would arrive In New York about April |. |
lotteries will be Accompanied by Tommy
Ryan and his brother Jack. and will |
'tart in training upon his arrival at I.och
Arbor for bis coming championship fight
With jim Corbett at the Sensible Sporting
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