Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23

nine and been saved by the gong 1 would
still have declared him out. He was down
and out for keeps.
1T was the greatest battle OF little men
l ever saw. McGovern is certainly q won
derfui fighter, but he has a great deal yet
to learn. He took an immense amount Of
needless punishment tonight. and had he
been more careful he might have won ear
lier than he did"
McGovern said:
From start to finish it was the hardest
fight / ever had, and Sullivan is the tough
est man | have ever been up against"
Preceding the fight challenges to the win
ner we're received from Eddie Gardner,
Austin Rice. Harris Young and Abe At
tell Sam Harris, McGovern's manager,
said McGovern's next fight would be with
Young Corbett, IL the latter held to shis
challenge.
Fight by Rounds.
Round 1-McGovern lead with right hand
on the head. Clinch followed. McGovern
trouble separating men. Sullivan holding.
clinched and wrestled. sullivan put right
to face. McGovern rushed. landing left
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hard left to mouth. Men clinched again,
Sullivan holding. McGovern landed left
ing sullivan. McGoveTn ianded hard Fight
on jaw as gong sounded. This was clearly
Round 2McGovern landed left on head.
short-arm body blows. McGovefn put left
4 Tog getting spi Ieft IN i stom Mlsh i snd c RGs rsi.
McGovern put left to jaw and right to
body and left 70 nose. staggering Sullivan
to the ropes. McGovern put left to mouth
and right to ribs. Sullivan landed left to
ear and got hard body blow with right:
succession Of 'lefts and rights on face,
Govern, who, put right to body and left
End OF round, Sullivan firing.
Sullivan Gains at End of Round.
Round S-McGovern put left twice to
face. Sullivan swinging right and left to
body. McGovern rushed Sullivan to the
got hard app left eu on his J jaw and p pSt Tisht
and left on Sullivan! In return. Sullivan
put two lefts on the body and a hard right
Sullivan to the ropes. McGovern put two
let's to the body, Sullivan landing two
right on neck and Sullivan clincSSJ' p sui.
Ivan uppercut McGovern with right and
swung left to neck. The men clinched
hard rights to McGovern's neck. Sullivan
was fighting stronger at the end OF the
Round -McGovern put light left to
body. Sullivan put left to jaw and right to
chest. Men .clinched, McGovern punching
Govern put left to chest. McGovern swung
right and left wildly, Sullivan landing on
ear; McGovern put right and left on jaw
right on chest. McGovern staggered by
a left on the neck. Sullivan put left on
without a return. McGovern seemed tired
at the close.
Round is ~sunivan's.
Round 5-Sullivan put left to Jaw and got
right on neck in return. McGovern bored
van put left to face. Men cllnched, Nc
Govern appealing to referee to make Sui
I,yaR break pr Sullivan put left to face and
jaw, pushing McGovern back. McGovern
swung wildly, missing Sullivan by six
right to body. Sullivan staggered Nc
Govern with right on jaw. Sullivan pushed
McGovern to the ropes. landing rights and
staggered sullivan with LETT and right to
the jaw. A hot mixup followed, both
ngntsg Wildly and both being tired. This
Round e--Sullivan came out of his corner
dstermtned to finish McGovern IL possi-
pie; He rushed McGovern to the ropes,
both landing light blows on body. Sulli-
van put two lefts to the face and got
M Saas regnt la 1a 5h e ia, Jew, sw> s1tags HI him.
repeating Immediately. McGovern landed
lsst on jay, Sullivan up~per;c1tting with
hts left and right to jaw and got straight
left on mouth In return. McGovern landed
EFF safto on body and right OF jaw and q cnnch
head with right and left swings. Nc
Govern landed hard left on SIiiivan's
mouth starting a few drops Of blood.
Both Men Tired.
Round 7zMcGovern rushed and Sullivan
cllnched. Both men were tired. Sullivan
| nnt n right GuuinQ m tho faur onI ~l-Ak =.
the. body. stopping. McGovern. McGovern
landed left and right on jaw, sending Sui
as Sullivan came out. '" suiiiv si" cli IN c 5eT
right for body was blocked. McGovern
Brought a savage SSgS u naS csShff lush 81 s On SUM- and
vans chin, shaking Sullivan badly. sulii-
Ivan uppercut on chin with right, but was
sent back by a series of short-arm hooks.
McGoyern swung yieiously with left, but
Round s-McGoyern led with left for face,
with a left and then staggered him in the
being to jaw; McGoyern led for the body,
McGovern uppercut with left and put right
to jaw. Sullivan put right to body, but got
ciinched and We're pulled apart by III" the
referee. Sullivan on the break-away landed
rriisshhtt e ON the Dea raw e SoS got a l Mnc under the the
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left swing to the eye and right to the body,
A fierce mixup followed, McGovern en-
deavoring to uppercut in the clinch. The
men were wrestling at the finish of the
| round
Both Men CIinch.
Round s-McGovern rushed, landing left
and right on face. In the break-away he
put a heavy right on the body. In the
clinch that followed McGovern received q
hard short-arm jolt on the chin from Sui
nvan's right. McGovern landed a hard
straight right; staggering Sullivan, and
followed 1t with a left on the bad eye; Nc
Govern rushed again, putting a heavy
lowed, Sullivan upper-cutting with right
on the chin In the break-away. McGovern
put left to jaw and Sullivan clinched
upper-cutting with his right and putting q
heavy left jolt on the jaw as they broke,
The men clinched and as the referee broke
them Sullivan got a hard straight left or
the nose. This ended the round.
Round t0-McGovern put left to the Jaw
and got a similar one In return. McGoVerr
landed left on mouth and swung right
pretty low, Sullivan appealing to the
referee. Sullivan landed straight left or
the nose, sending right to the body as he
clinched. McGovern swung twice with left
for the law. but was blocked both times
McGovern put right uppercut on chin and
left swing on the ear; men clinched AM
wrestled all around ring. Sullivan put lef
to the mouth without a return. McGoverr
sullivan's head back Immediately aftei
Sullivan landed an uppercut on the chin II
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