The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-28
M'GOVERN BADLY PUNISHED BY NEIL Six Rounds are Fought in
 Philadelphia FIGHT WAS FULL OF ACTION At the Close Nell Had McGoVern In Neutral Corner Hanging On
 to Avoid Further
 Punishment.
FIGHT WAS FULL OF ACTION

Philadelphia, July N.-Frankie Nell of San Francisco. bantam champion of the world, clearly out-fought Hughey Me- Govern of Brooklyn at the National Attn letic club here tonight. The fight throughout was the most vicious ever witnessed in this city between little men.
 There was scarcely a second during the six rounds that the boys were not in action. At the close of the sixth round McGovern was almost out and hanging onto Neil to avoid punishment McGoy- ern drew blood from the Californian's nose in the second round, and opened a gash in the left cheek in the succeeding round Nell cut a gash in McGovern's left cheek in the fifth, and toward the close of the round McGovern was very shaky on his feet. Both boys were under the required weight, 11S pounds.
 The fight by rounds:
 Round Neil rushed and landed left on the wind and brought his glove up to the jaw. McGovern countered with light left to the wind and they clinched In the break-away Nell drove left to the wind and McGovern landed on the jaw. Mc- Govern uppercut to the chin but Neil brought the Brooklyn lad to stop with left to face. McGovern drove right to the face and McGovern covered up. As the gong sounded Neil drove a hard left and right to the jaws.
 Round 2.-Both boys rushed to the cen ter and began to pummel each other in vicious manner. Neil was the first to land. He drove a left to the face and In the breakaway put his right to the wind. McGovern uppercut with his left and they clinched McGovern sent pretty right to Neils jaw. Neil landed a hard left to the jaw and they clinched. McGovern upper cut as they broke away and Neil drove right to the stomach before McGovern got away They clinched and when Me- Govern stepped back. he sent a vicious right to the wind. McGovern rushed but was met with straight left. He rushed again and landed hard right to the jaw which shook Neils head. They were clinched at the bell
 Round 3--Neil rushed and landed left to face and missed a similar blow g second later. McGovern drove right to jaw, and left to the neck. Nell rushed in and while hanging with his head on McGoverns s shoulder, upper-cut the latter three times l in succession without a return. This method of fighting seemed to digconcert McGovern and his endeavors to cover when Neil was fighting in this way were futile. McGoVern drove left to the wind as they broke ground, and missed right for the jaw. Neil stepped In with hard left counter which drove McGovern's head back.
 Round 4-Neil rushed and landed left and right to face. McGovern uppercut with right to heart. McGovern kept right after Nell but nearly all of his rushes were wild. Neil sent a hard left to the ear and sent two rights to jaw without a return. Neirs superiority was very ap- parent in this round, and when the gong sounded McGovern was shaky.
 Round 5-Nell sent three rights to Me- Governs jaw. The latter came back with hard right to wind, and left hook to the neck. Nell drove a left to the jaw and a right to the ear. McGovern missed a hard right swing which car ried him half way across the ring. Be- fore he could get set, Neil was in with a | left to the chin. McGovern missed right and left for the head. Neil kept jab- bing McGovern as they broke away after clinch, and had the latters face as red as a lobster. Both men were very tired when the gong sounded-Neil from his exertions in trying to knock McGov- ern out, and the latter from the awful punishment he was receiving.
 Round 6-Both came up quickly and Neil drove his left to the wind. They clinched and Nell looked over McGovern's 8 shoulder and said to Terry, the latter's brother:
 Hes a hard kid, Terry"
 When they broke away, Neil rushed McGovern across the ring and landed left and right to the wind. McGovern's hands dropped to his waist and Neil sent a stiff left to the jaw Neil had McGovern in a neutral corner hanging on to avoid pun ishment as the gong sounded.