The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-03
Terry Mceovern at the GRAND

At the ringside, Grand opera house,
April 2. Promptly at 10:45 Announcer
Joe Humphreys called the main event
of the evening. Pedlar Palmer, the
English champion. entered the ring
first. He was neatly attired in a mod
est black union suit and appeared con-
fident. His entrance was greeted with
the glazed stare from the canvas throng
on three sides OF the squared circle
and faint applause from the other
across the footiights. A roar of APP
prevail greeted McGovern as he, wear
ing a paris green union suit, sprang
lightly through the ropes. Terry ap-
peared to- be trained to the minute and
wore a confident smile and the Ameri-
can colors. The referee was announced
and he and the fighters got their heads
together in the center OF the ring. while
two knockabout comedians flashed a
a bunch of stage money and bet
heavily. Great excitement. McGovern
won the toss and chose the spotlight
corner. Time was called and the fight
For Fame and Fortune" and the ban
tam weight championship of the world
Round Palmer led for the jaw.
but was cleverly blocked. Terry danced
about his opponent and landed several
or more about the head and face. The
fighting was fast and both men mixed
II freely Inc distribution OIL
punches was impartial, to sustain the
interest. This round was a standoff.
Round Both men sprang to the
center and mixed fiercely They
clinched. and the referee, after some
hesitation. separated them. Terry put
an assortment of rapid fire punches to
Pedlar's solar plexus. Palmer clinched
to avoid punishment. BY special re-
quest the referee again separated them.
This was TerrV'S r0Irnd
Round Both men responded quick
~. Palmer wore an anxious look,
which McGovern accumulated with
left and right to the Jaw. Pediar's
swings went wide of the mark. Terry
shot a swift left hook to the jaw and
Palmer went to his knees while the
referee counted six. Pedlar rallied
gamely, but a right swing sent him to
the floor for seven seconds He man.
fully stood up an allowed Terry to
pass him another swift right swing
and then went to dreamland, while
McGovern clasped his wife and child
to the tune of 1.-The Wearing of the
Green" amid the wild plaudits of the
multitude.
The preliminaries were a melodrama
having to do with McGoverns life, 1t
is said, and some song and dance and
knockabout specialties by Charles
Oracle and Lew Reynolds. In the
melOdrama, winch was much blood and
thunder, Clara JOEL as Terry's wife.
was given the decision over Anita
Zorn as the villainess- John Dwyer, as
the villain DESTROYS OF somebody's
"blud," put up a tame exhibition and
easily earned the full count. The piece
is we'll staged.
kniekerboeker BurIesquers at the Star
The large audience at the Star yes
terday afternoon appeared to enjoy the
performance presented by Robes
company. The applause was frequent
and liberal. The entertainment is a
two act travesty, entitled ''Riley's
| Speech" 1t is something of a political
satire and rather clever in dialogue
Some of the musical numbers are more
than usually bright. especially that
one, "The Politician" The piece is a
reconstruction of a buriesque used last
season. 1t Is first rate and is we'll per-
formed by the company, but as COM
plete entertainment is scarcely suffi-