Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-28
Boy from California Clearly Out
Fought Lad from Brooklyn
At Every Stage
EASTERN LAD WAS ALL IN.
At Close of Sixth Round McGoyetu
Had to Hang on to Save
Himself.

Philadelphia July 20 pl"ihN
Nell Of San Francisco, bantamweight
champion OF the world, clearly oudought
Iughy McGovcrn Of Brooklyn at the Ma
tional Athletic club tonight The iight
throughout was the most vicious ever
witnessed IN Philadelphia between little
men There was scarcely a second dur
Ing the six rounds that the boys were
not in action At the close Of the sixth
round McCioyern was almost out and was
hanging on to Nell to avoid punishment
McGovern drew blood from the Califor-
MANS nose In the second round ana
opened a cash In the left check In the
succeeding round, Neil cut a cash In
McGovems cheek in the NTH round and
toward the close OF the round McGovern
was very shaky on his feet. Neifs sec
onds we're Bobby Deadly Johnny Loftus,
Kid Howard and Tim Callahan, whlie
sam Harris, Danny lougheiy, Nhlity
Lester aud JOS. Humphreys looked ait-r
McGovern Both boys were under the re-
quired weight Of liS pounds
ROUND 1.
Neil rushed and landed a left on the
wind and brought his glove up 10 the
Jaw, McGOVcrn countered WIN lsHt
left To- the wind and tnon me Dogs
clinched. In the breaEaway Nell drove
his left to the wind and McGovern land
ed on the Jaw. McGOYefn uppercut 10 the
chin, but Men Strengthened the Brooklyn
lad up with "A left to the chin. McHoNeIR
drove a right to the face ana then baCk.u
TO the face and McGoyern covered UP.
AS the gong BOUNDED Neil drove "a hard
left and right TO the jaw
ROUND 2
Both boys rushed to the center OF the
ring and began to pummol each other IN
n Vicious manner. Neil was the first 10
land. lie drove left to the face ana IN
the hreakaway put his right TO tne Wlho
McGoyem upperCut with his right ana
they cliHched McGovcln sent a pretty
right to the Jaw, but Nell smiled anu
wnked at his father, who was slandlns
in his corner Neil landed a hard LETT 10
the Jaw and they clinchcd McGovern up
percut as they broke away ana Nel
drove his right to the stomach before
McGoyern could get away. They clinched
and when McGoyern stepped back he re-
celVed a vicious right to the wind, Nc
Govern rushed, but was met with a
straight left. He rushed again and
shook Neils head. They were clInching
% ''' '' ROUND g.
Neil rushed and landed a left to the
face and missed similar blow second
later. McGoVeru drove his right 70 the
jaw and left 10 the wind. Nell rushed IN
and while hanging with his head on Nc
Governs shoulder uppercut the latter
three times in succession without a re-
turn. This method Of lighting seemed TO
disconcert McGoYern and his endeaVofs
10 cover when Neil was fighting In this
way were futile. McGoYern drove a LEFT
10 the wind as they broke ground and
missed q right for the Jaw Neil stepped
in with hard left counter. which drove
McGovern's head back.
ROUND A.
Neil rushed and landed left aud right
TO the face McGoVcin uppercut with
n vicious right aud they clmched. In the
break Neil landed a left uppercut to the
Jaw and a right 10 the heart. McGoVern
kept right after Neil, but nearly all OF
his rushes were wild. Nell landed a nard
left TO the ear and sent two rights TO
the jaw without return. Noils superb
ority was very apparent In this round ana
when the gong sounded McGoyorn was
shaky
Neil sent three let's TO the Jaw which
shook McGovern. The latter came back
with a hard right to the wind and a left
the Jaw and "A right TO the ear, Meow
ern missed hard right swing, which
carried him half way across the ring.
Before he could get set Nell was in with
a loft 10 the chin McGovern missed a
right and left for the head and they
rushed to a cllnch. Nel kept jahbing
McGoyern as they broke away and had
the latter's face red as lobster. Both
boys were tired when the gong sounded.
Nell from his exertions in trying to knock
McGoyern out and the latter from the
awful punishment he was receiving.
ROUND G.
Both boys came up quickly and Neil
again drove his left TO the wind They
ciinched and Neil looked over McGoyern' :
shoulder and said to Terry, the latter's
brother! Hes a hard Kid, Terry
When they broke away, Neil rushed Nc
Govern across the ring and landed left
and right 10 Jaw McGoyon got IN a
good right TO the wind and left to the
ear. but Neil only shook his head and
rushed I'm with a terrible right to tne
wind MoGovern's hands dropped to his
waist, and Neil sent In a stift left TO the
Jaw. Nell had McG0Yern IN a neutral
corner hanging on to avoid punishment
as the gong sounded.