Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-04-28
GARDNER TRAINING HARD.
THE OMAHA KID WILL NOT LOSE
THROUGH ENTERING THE
RING UNFIT.
IS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY.
Although McGovern 10 Looked Upon
as q Certain Winner Tuesday
Nfght-SOme Of the Many Battles
of the Wonderful Wheeling Box
era Record Equalled by Few
Pugilists in Any Class.

Tuesday night in San Francisco Os-
car Gardner will enter the ring with
Terry tMcGovern, in the most import
ant battle in the career of the local
boxer. Wheeling people do not expect
him to win. except in rare instances,
and then it is generally case in which
the wish is father to the thought Os-
cars legion of wheeling friends hope.
They hope that he will reverse the de-
cision given in the last meeting Of the
two men, for they realize what it means
to Gardner-lame and fortune.
Oscar is regarded as poorer boxer
than he was few years ago, and this
would not be strange, considering his
marvellous record, equalled by few pug
illists in any class. He is fighter, fair
and square, and game to the core-such
a man as reflects credit upon the ring
1t will be gratifying news to his local
admirers that he is training faithfully,
and will enter the ring in such condi-
ton that no person will say he lost be-
cause he was unfit. He has his own
ideas about training, and one Of his
ideas is to do little or no training.
While this is true of his preparation for
many battles, it is not true of his pre-
liminary work for the meeting with
McGoyern. The San Francisco Call OF
recent date contains the following:
. Over at Croll's Gardens there is an
earnest little fellow who improves each
minute of his time. Oscar Gardner is
training-there is no mistaking it. At
present cut lip keeps him from box
ing, but he does enough hard work to
compensate for the lack of cutting with
his sparring partner. Gardner is in tip
top shape, and grows stronger every
day OF mis- training. He seems to be
more than earnest, too, and will not for
moment give way to the general pub
lie belief that L4cGovern is invincible.
Wait" he says. 4 am going to settle
old scores this time. I think will
come out of .-is fight the victor"
Gardner looks as if he meant what
he says. There is no doubt that he is
training hard, and McGovern knows it.
He realizes it so completely that to-
morrow Terry will cnange his training
quarters from the Casino to the Termi-
A"ft J"SS " SCI aWdy AlOlii u1oll dCtlUI
and visitors, and work in place where
the crowd cometh not.
Although Gardeners Wheeling friends
are familiar with his principal achieve
ments in the ring, list of his princi-
pal victories would be interesting at
this time Although ne has had sever
al adverse decisions, the only men who
clearly demonstrated their superiority
over him under the proper test condi-
Ions were Terry McGoyern and George
Dixon, and the latter did not put him
out.
Some of his important victories fol-
low; Eddie Santry, five rounds: Solly
Smith, six rounds; Billy O'Donnell. six
rounds; Kid Broad, fourteen rounds:
Joe Bernstein, fifteen rounds; Sammy
Kelly. sixteen rounds; Dave Sullivan.
seventeen rounds; Jack McClelland, ten
rounds; Jack O'Keefe, eighteen rounds;
Tommy Cavanaugh, nine rounds; Pat
sy aHealy, three rounds; Mike Farra-
CHER, three rounds; Tommy Hogan. six
rounds; Jerry Marshall thirteen
rounds; Jack O'BrIen, twenty rounds:
Marty lacCue, twenty rounds; Joe Hop
kins, fifteen rounds; Sam Bolen. ten
rounds: Johnny Lavack, ten rounds:
Eugene Bezenah. twenty-one rounds:
George Stout, twelve rounds: Austria