The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-11
WAS A FIERCE BATTLE.
NIcGovern OutcIassed HanIon in Phila-
delphia Contest.

Philadelphia, Oct. lin a whirl-
wind fight that was scheduled to &c
six rounds at Industrial hall last night
Terry McGovern had Eddie Hanlon so
badly beaten that the police stopped
the contest in the fourth round. AT
the time the city authorities interfered
the former champion was raining
blows on the PROSTATE form of Han
lon. who was hanging on the ropes.
The contest was a terrific one. Up
to the fourth round McGoVern had a
shade the better of it In the fourth
HanlOn seeing an opening, sent a left
hook hard to the chin and the former
champion went down for the count,
and to many of the spectators it look
ed as though McGovern was out of it.
Hanlon, however, threw discretion to
the winds and tried to put in a finish
ing blow He fought so recklessly that
it proved his downfall. McGovern
going at him SO viciously that almost
before the spectators realized it. he
had the Californian helpless
In the first round each man slug
ged with both hands during which
McGovern hooked his left to the neck
and sent in two uppercuts, making
Hanlon break ground. McGovern up
percutted Hanlon with a right and
then hooked a hard left to the Cali
fornian's chin. McGovern followed
this up with a right and left swing to
the head, and Hanlon retaliated by
putting four straight lefts to Meow
ern's face and a right swing to the
mead as the bell rang.
McGovern started off with rush in
the second He sent a left to the
face. a left and right uppercut to the
jaw and a right and left swing to the
body, but as he delivered the last blow
he caught a right hook on the chin.
Hanlon followed this I'D with two lefts
TO the face and a hard right swing to
the chin. McGovern got in two hard
right uppercuts to the chin and re-
ceived a left hook on the jaw in re-
turn.
Both men took things easier at the
opening of the third round. McGovern
but Hanlon fought him back and
made Terry clinch. Another rapid ex-
change of blows was followed by Han
Ion giving McGovern a severe left
McGovern- McGovern sent left and
right to the face and repeated the
punches They exchanged right
swings to the jaw as the bell rang
McGovern came to the center of the
ring in the fourth round appearing a
little weak Terry swung his left and
right to the jaw and then Hanlon
foored McGovern with left swing to
the chin. McGovern took the count
of nine. He clinched when he got on
his feet and was nearly out. He made
a quick recovery, however, and rained
blow on blow on Hanlon and soon had
him on the ropes. The Californian
went down from the effcts of right and
left swings to the jaw and as soon as
he got up Terry put him on the ropes
where he hammered him into almost
helpless condition. Hanlon's hands
were down and he was Dowerless. 4
terrific right arm swing put him in a
PROSTATE condition on the ropes and
all but out. At this point the police
Interfered and stopped the contest.
Previous Battles
McGovern lost to Corbett at San
Francisco in II rounds on March 81
1903. Since that time he has done but
very little fighting. Last year he was
practically on the retired list, putting
in much of his time on the stage. The
last man he fought was Jimmy Briggs,
about a year ago. He won the de-
cision in 5 rounds. The fight took
place at Boston. Hanlon's fights are
tabulated below:
June 29-Abe Attel1, draw, San
Francisco. 90 rounds.
February 12-Young Corbett, draw,
San Francisco. 30 rounds.
June 30-Benny Yanger, won, San
Francisco, 20 rounds
September 30-Benny Yanger, San
Francisco, 20 rounds
December 29-Young Corbett, San
Francisco, Is rounds.
1904
June 27-Kid Broad, knockout, San
Francisco, II rounds.
March 1-George Decker, no deci-