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FEATHERWEIGHT
Championship Of the World Held by Nc
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Severn Over Gardner.
BY Associated Press. :


San Francisco, Cal, April 30-The
redoubtableI Terry McGovern and Os-
car Gardner met in the ring tonight at
the Mechanics Pavilion, before the
Twentieth Century Athletic Club, to
fight for the featherweight champ
ionship of the world.
In spite of the inclement weather
the big pavilion was filled to over
flowing, about 5000 people being in
the hall.
McGovern and Gardner were weigh
ed in this afternoon. both scaling with
in the agreed weight of 124 pounds.
Harry Corbett, a brother of Jim Cor
bett, was referee.
The betting this afternoon was 10 to
3 in favor OF McGovern. The men
fought for purse of $4,000, the winner
taking rs per cent and the loser %
per cent. rs.,
In the 10 round preliminary McFad-
den was given the decision over Danny
Dougherty on foul in the last round.
AT 1920 p. IN. the fighters in the
main event were given their instruc
tions. They We're allowed to protect
themselves in the breakaways.
The first round was all McGoverns
way.
Round 2-TeIry rushed and sent
Gardner to his knees with left on the
jaw. Gardner clinched., Gardner
landed hard left swing to, the jaw
Terry forced him to the ropes and sem
a right and left to his body. Terry
put straight left to Gardner's nose.
McGovern sent right and left swing
to the head and at close quarters.
Gardner sent left to the face. Gard
ner went down from a left to the Jaw,
but got up quickly. Terry tried a
right, but Oscar ducked cleyerly. Ter
ry sent in a half dozen body blows al
close range in quick succession and
Gardner clinched to save himself.
Gardner sent in left to the face and
another on the body very low. They
were mixing it at the close of the
round.
Round S-McGovern landed left
swing for the head. They clinched
and both fought at close range. Gard
ner landed left on the face, but got
several short arm jolts on the jaw and
body. Terry jabbed Oscar in the
mouth with left and sent the right
to the heart. Terry swung a left and
right to the face and put Gardner on
the ropes. Gardner fought back but
without effect. Terry was right after
him every second and sent in right
and left for the body McGoveln f.
sent Gardner through the ropes from
a right and left to jaw. but the gong
saved Gardner from a knockout. He
got back into the ring quickly and
went 10 his corner.
Round 4-Terry sent left TO the
face and right to the body. Gard
ner landed a right swing on Terry's
head. Terry sent right to the jaw
and Gardner went down for eight sec"
onds. Terry sent in left uppercu-
to the chin. Gardner went down from
a right and left and took the count
He got up only to go down again from
a left in the stomach. Gardner wa
groggy and went to his Knees from
perfect rain of blows. Terry sent Il
tight and left TO the body and Gardner
,linched. Gardner seemed badly hurt
and unable to rise from the floor. He
worked over by his seconds, but the
light was over The blow that put
lin down was right in the pit of Tie
followed by hard lert TO the
aw. McGovern went over and an
iiously asked Gardner how he felt.
Gardner finally recovered and was car
led out of the ring. He appeared
'ery weak and suffered pain in the