The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-28
HUGHEY M'GOVFRN IS
OUTFOUGHT BY NEIL
L title Fellows Fight Six Vicious
Rounds in CaIifomian's
Favor

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. July 81
frankie Mel, of San Francisco, bantam
champion of the world, clearly outfought
Hughey McGovern, of Brooklyn, at the
National Athletic club here tonight. The
fight was the most vicious ever witness
ed in this city between little men,. There
was scarcely a second during the six
rounds that the boys were not in ac-
ton. AT the close of the sixth round Nc
Govern was almost out and was hanging
on to Neil to avoid punishment.
McGovean drew blood from the Cali
fOrnianS nose in the second round and
opened cash in his left cheek in the
succeeding round. Neil cut a cash in
McGovern's left cheek in the fifth round,
and towards the close of the round Nc
Govern was very shaky on his feet. Neils
seconds We're Bob Deadly, Johnny Lotus.
Kid Howard and Tim Callahan. while
Lester and Joe Humphreys looked after
McGovern Both boys were under the re-
CURED weight of 11S pounds. The fight
by rounds:
Round One
Neil rushed and landed a left on the
wind and brought his glove up to the
jaw. McGovern countered with a light
left to the wind and then the boys clinch-
ed. In the breakaway Neil drove his left
to the wind and McGovern landed on
jaw. McGovern uppercutted to the chin,
but Neil Strengthened the Brooklyn lad up
with a left to the chin. McGovern drove
Neil rushed de with With 4eft and right to " the
face and McGoyern covered up. AS the
gong sounded Neil drove a hard left and
right to the jaw.
Round Two
Both boys rushed to the center OF the
ring and began to pummel each other in
a 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
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to Neil's jaw, but the latter smiled and
winked at his father, who was standing
in his corner. Neil landed hard left to
the jaw and they clinched. McGovern
uppeTcut as they broke away and Neil
drove his right to the stomach before Nc
Govern could get away. They clinched
and when McGovern stepped back he re-
ceiyed vicious right to the wind Nc
Govern rushed. but was met with a
straight left. He rushed again and land
ed a hard right to the jaw which shook
bell.
Round Three
Neil rushed and landed a left to the
face and missed similar blow second
later. McGoyern drove his right to the
jaw and left to the wind. Neil rushed in
and while hanging with his head on Nc
Governs shoulder, uppercut> the latter
three times in succession without re-
turn. This method of fighting, seemed
to discomfort McGovern. and his en-
deavors to cover when Neil was lighting
in this way We're futile McGovern drove
a left to the wind as they broke ground
ped in with a hard left counter which
drove McGoyeTn's head back.
Round Four
Neil rushed and landed left and right
to the face. McGovern uppercut with
vicious right and they clinched. In the
break Neil landed a left uppercut to the
jaw and a right to the heart McGov-
ern kept right after Neil, but nearly all
of his rushes were wild. Neil landed a
hard left to the ear and sent two rights
periority was very apparent in this round,
and when the gong sounded McGoyern'
was shaky.
Round Five
Neil sent three lefts to the jaw which
shook McGovern. The latter came back
with hard right to the wind and and a left left
jaw and a right TO theA ear. McGovern
missed a hard right swing which carried
him half way across the ring. Before he
could get set Neil was in with q left to
the chin. McGoYern missed right and left
for the head and they rushed to clinch.
Neil kept jabbing McGovern as they
broke away and had the latter's face as
red as a lobster. Both boys were tired
when the gong sounded, Neil from his
exertions in trying to knock McGoVern
out, and the latter from the awful pun
iShment he was receiving.
Round Six
Both boys came up quickly and Neil
again drove his left to the wind. They
clinched and Neil looked over McGovern's
shoulder and said to Terry. the iatter's
brother, Hes a hard kid, Terry When
they broke away Neil rushed McGovern
across the ring and landed left and right
to the jaw. McGovern got in good right
to the wind and left to ear, but Neil only
shook his head and rushed in with ter
Tible right to the wind McGovern's
hands dropped to his waist and Neil sent
stiff left to the jaw. Neil had McGov-
ern in neutral corner hanging on to
avoid punishment as the gong sounded.