The San Francisco call., 1904-07-28
NEIL PROVES
HARD HITTER
Californian Bantam Weight
Boxer Furnishes Hughey
McGOyern Quite Severely
FIGHT FIERCELY WAGED
Terrible Terry's" Brother
Is Hanging on to Avoid
Punishment at the End

PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-Frankie
Nell of San Francisco, bantarn-weight
champion of the world, clearly out
fought Hughey McGovern of BROOKLYN
tonight at the National Athletic Club
The fight throughout was the most
vicious ever witnessed in philadelphia
between little men. There was scarce
ly 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 was hanging on to Neil
to avoid punishment McGovern drew
blood from the CaIifornian's nose in
the second round and opened a cash
In his left cheek in the succeed
ing round. Neil cut a cash in
McGovern's cheek in the fifth
round. Toward the close of the round
McGoVern was shaky on his feet. NeiTs
seconds were Bobby Deady, Johnny
Loftus, Kid Howard and Tim Callahan.
Wnlie Sam Harris, Danny Dougherty,
Whitley Lester and Joe Humphreys
looked after McGovern. Both BOYS
were under the required weight of 11S
pounds.
III Round o, 1-Neil rushed and landed left on
Wcc.naa "Ina ana brought his glove Up TO the jaw.
49, 'NeIn @ countered with a light left TO the
S SSln1 ana then the boys clinched In the
1I p1I1eaka"ay Neil drove his left TO the wind and
McGoVern landed on the law McCSovern nm
Percut to the chin Neil Strengthened tbe
f3neny f23rookIyh Iad up with left to the chin. Nc
bsH,I9 Soser9 drove right TO the face and then
right TO the face and McCSovern covered nm
ish Ss uhe gong sounded Neil drove hard left and
=, Round Both boys rushed to the center of
tne ring and began to pummel each other in a
He 5rove snhs Isft - Neil was the first to land
away put his right TO the wind. McGovern
S SGppercut with his right and they clinched. Nc
SIoserH sent hard right TO the jaw, but Neil
smiled and winked at his father who was
STANDING near his corner. Neil landed a hard
iett TO the jaw and they clinched McGovern
uIpercut as they broke away ard Neil drove
his right to the stomach before McGOvern
could get away. They clinched and when Nc
severn stepped back he received a vicious right
70 the wind. McGovern rushed. but met
with a straight left He rushed again and
landed hard right to the jaw which shook
Neils head. They were clinching at the bell
Round 3-Neil rushed and landed left to
the face and missed a similar blow a second
later. McGoVern drove his right to the jaw
and left to the wind. Nell rushed in and
while hanging with his head on McGovern's 5
shoulder uppercut the latter three times in
succession without return. This method Of
fighting seemed to disconcert McGovern and
his endeavors 10 cover when Neil was fighting
in this way were futile. McGovern drove a
left to the wind as they broke ground and
missed a right for the jaw. Neil stepped in
with hard left counter, which drove Nc
Governs head back
Round 4-Neil rushed and landed left and
right TO the race. McCOVern uppercuL with
vicious right and they clnched. In the break
Nell landed a left uppercut 10 the jaw and
right to the heart. McGovern kept right after
Neil. but nearly all Of HIS rushes were Wild
Nell landed a hard left to the ear and sent two
rights to the jaw without a return. NeiFs su-
periority was apparent in this round and when
the gong sounded McGOyern was shaky.
Round Neil sent three lefts to the jaw
which shook McCOvern. The latter came back
with hard right to the wind and left hook
to the neck. Nell drove left to the Jaw and
a right to the ear. McGovern missed a hard
right swing which carried him half way across
the ring. Before he could get set Neil was in
with left to the chin. McGovern missed
right and left to the head and they rushed TO
a ciinch. 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
severe punishment he was receiving
Round 6-Both boys came up quickly and
Nell again drove his left to the wind They
clinched and Neil looked over McGovern's 8
shoulder and said to Terry. the latter
brother: Hes a hard kid, Terry When
they broke away Neil rushed McGovern across
the ring and landed left and right to the law
McGovern got in a good right to the wind and
a left to the ear. but Nell only shook his head
and rushed in with a terrible right to the
wind McGovern's hands dropped to his waist
and Neil sent in a stin left TO the law Neil
had McGovern in a neutral corner hanging on
to avoid punishment as the gong rang.