Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-03
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS
Terrible Terry Hammers Bern
 stein Into ,Insensibility.

It Took Seven Rounds to Do It and
 McGoyern Got a Few Hard Knocks
 Himself-Hildebran the South Ali
 rican Plunger, Says There Are NO
 Fighters There Now-Coming Bat
 ties in Hartford-George Consldine
 Says the Corbett and Mccoy Fight
 Was Fixed.
 It took Terry McGovern seven rounds of hard fighting to put out Joe Bernstein in Louisville last night. IL was the little champion's body punch ing that did the trick. All through the fight he hammered the Ghetto chanl7 pion's stomach until he wore hlm down. =,
 Bernstein made good showing. let ting the little fellow know he was Ill a fight He got in some stiH Walops on the jaw a bit too high to win, put which hurt. Then the Brooklyn terror rushed in and played tattoo on HIS opponents body. Bernstein was down twice ill the second. once in the fifth and twice and the knockout in the seventh.
 There was a long wrangle before the men got together. Bernstein was re- ported to be haggling over new dlVls- ion of the purse, but at 11:3O o'clock Manager Tucker announced from the ring that the delay had been caused by | the fact that Joseph Humphrey of New York had attached Bernstein's share | of the purse. Matters were adjusted when Bernstein gave Humphrey S2OO, and Harris, McGovern's manager, 1 agreed to give him $100 additional
 The difficulties having been overcome he announced that the light would promptly take place. A few moments 1 later McGovern. accompanied by his l seconds, entered the ring. He wore | bandages on both hands. His seconds | were Charles Huber of Cincinnati, | Jack Donohue, "Freckles' O 'Brien and his manager. Samuel Harris. Bern stein followed q few moments later. l His seconds were Jack Dougherty. l Kid Huber, Kid St Clair and M. So- 1 franslli.
 The gong sounded at Il :45.
 First round: They spar for mo- mcnt. After a slight Adding they come to clirch. Infighting follows. Mac sends left hook to face and Joe rushes Terry to the ropes, landing left on the stomach and right on the head. Terry plays for the body with both hands and then rushes Joe and lands hard left on check. crowding Joe close ly. He then sends right to stomach repeatedly. Joe follows with a left hook to the head. Mac then leads with | left and uppercuts on stomach. Hard infighting takes place. Terry has the better of it. The bell finds them spar ring.
 Second round: McGovern starts off with well concerted rush and fast intighting follows. Terry sends left and right to ear and finds Joe's stom acb with the left. while Bernstein is looking after his rivals head. They 1 clinch. In the center Joe blocks two speedy leads for the head. Terry lodges into q neutral corner and they exchange lefts. Terry rushes Joe tc the ropes, swinging right and left to the head. Joe counters with the right on the head. In q general mix-up iL the center of the ring Joe is sent dOwr and remains on the boards for six sec OndS. He is sent down again q mo ment later from a left hook on tho jaw. Joe takes another count of six seconds before he regains his feet. A: Bernstein goes to his corner he seems to be in trouble.
 Third round: Bernstein toes tn, scratch slowly. Terry crosses the ring after him. They come to clinch a once. Joe lands q light tap on tn, face, while Terry retaliates with righ and left to the body. Terry puts tn, right very hard on Bernstein's stom ach, but Joe smashes him with lief counter on the mouth. McGoverl rushcs at Bernstein, swinging hare
 with both hands to the body. The. clinch and the referee has difficulty il
 breaking them. Terry lands terrifi
 right drive on the wind. The gon;
 finds the men in clinch in Bernstein
 corner.
 Fourth round Terry feints wit
 the left and lands right on the wind
 Joe tries for the body. but his effort
 are blocked. They clirch. Joe send
 left to the wind and then repeats tn
 blow in a clinch. In wild rus
 across the floor Terry swings bot
 hands, but Joe ducks out of harm
 way. They exchange lefts. Terr
 tries for the wind. but Joe again clever ly evades him. McGovern rushes wit , neat duck. Joe lands hard left O. the face and they clinch without dam , age. Joe puts the left on McGovern' face at the bell.
 , Fifth round: Terry begins with rush, but Bernstein easily avoids hin In a mix-up Terry lands right on tn face and brings the same hand to tn body. Joe misses q vicious uppercu Terry rushes Bernstein to a corner an Joe stops him with q straight left O the mouth. Terry rushes Joe, and i
 attempting to get away Bernstein slip half way through the ropes. McGo1 ern smiles as he helps him up, Ma , keeps forcing his opponent around tn 2 ring, but is unable to corner hin i, l They exchange heavy rights and left F on the body and then clinch. Terr : rushes Bernstein across the ring an : in clinch Joe falls. Terry feints wit , the left and lands q hard right on tn f wind. He repeats this momen r later. &f4sf k T., 7 Sixth round: Terry at once sets . hot pace and lands right and left har ? on the body. Then he sends right an
 left to the wind. Joe;lands left on tn
 face. Mae sends right and left to tn | haI 1oc |.