Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-05-01

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
San Francisco. May 1.-Terry Meow
ern has again demonstrated that he is
the greatest lightweight fighter in the
world. Before crowd that numbered
between 1000 nd 5000 persons, he last
night. in Mechanics Pavilion defeated Os-
car Gardner in four rounds. The fight
was a fast one and was Terry's all the
way from the call of time at the opening
of the first round.
Never was there any doubt in the
minds of the spectators as to the result.
McGovern forced the fighting all the way
through and kept Gardner guessing and
working hard to keep away from a var
iety of punches. McGovern had no
trouble in landing when and where he
liked
Gardeners swings We're very wild and
ineffective and only upon two or three
occasions did he put clean blow upon
the champion. Gardner took a terrific
pummeling and went down repeatedly
from the fierce assaults of the Brook
Ign terror. In the fourth round Terry
landed half dozen rights and lefts on
the face and body and Gardner went
down. He staggered to his feet only to
60 down again.
udEuler ldnQeu one on the DOQy
and the blow only served to irritate Ter
~ who came back at him with lefts and
rights in a perfect shower. Gardner re-
ceived a right squarely in the pit of the
stomach and as he was falling Terry sent
in left to the jaw which ended the fight
Gardner lacked steam and was very slow
on his feet. On the WHOLE his showing
with the champion was disappointing.
Round TERRY swung his left and
missed. Gardner landed left on the
body. They clinched and both pound
ed the body Terry sent in a short left
to the body and in the breakaway swung
his left to the head. Terry forced the
fighting and landed a left on the body.
They clinched and both tried to get in
short arm rights. Both We're fighting
in the clinch and the referee had to break
them. Gardner went, down from left
to the jaw and took the count. He went
to his knees again, but was up imme-
diately and fought back hard. Terry
forced the fight and landed left on the
head Terry sent in a left on the body
and right to the jaw. McGovern land
ed a left on the chin and Gardner took
the count. He got up just as the gong
sounded. All McGovern.
Fight by Rounds.
Round 2. Terry rushed and sent Carl
ner to his knees with left on the jaw.
Gardner clinched. Gardner landed a
hard left swing to the jaw. Terry forced
him to the ropes and sent in right ana
left to the body. Terry put straight
left to Gardeners nose. McGovern sent
a right and left to the head at close
quarters. Gardner sent left to the
face. Gardner went down from a left to
the jaw, but got up quickly. Terry tried
right, but Oscar ducked cleverly. Terry
sent in half dozen body blows at 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 We're mixing it at
the close of the round. Pace very fast.
Round 3. McGovern went to Oscar and
landed left swing for the head. They
clinched and both fought at close range.
Gardner landed a left on the face, but
missed a right swing and got several
short-arm jolts in quick succession on
the jaw and body. Gardner swung both
hands for the head, but Terry threw Lp
his shoulder and avoided them. Terry
jabbed Oscar in the mouth with left
and sent right to the heart. Terry
swung a left and right to the face ana
Pul dd1u IlcI " his Knees. GdrQnpr
fought back, but without effect. Terry
was right after him every second ana
sent in a right and left for the body.
McGovern sent Gardner through the
ropes from right and left to the jaw
but the gong saved Gardner from a
knockout. He got back into the ring
quickly and went to his corner
Round 4. Terry went after his man
with left to the face and right tc
the body. Gardner landed right swing
on the head. Terry sent right to the
jaw and Gardner went down for eight
seconds. Terry sent in a left uppercut t.
the chin. Gardner went down from 3
right and left and took the count lie
got up only to go down again from a LEFT
to the stomach. Gardner was grogg,
and went to his knees from a perfec
rain of blows. Terry sent right am
left to the body and Gardner clinchea
unable to rise from the floor. He was
worked over by his seconds for som.
time. The blow that put him down wa
right in the pit of the stomach, fol
lowed by a hard left to the jaw. Nc
Govern went over and anxiously aske,
Gardner how he felt. Gardner finall,
recovered and was carried out of tn
ring. He appeared very weak an,
suffering pain from the blow in tn
stomach.