Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-03-15
NELSON WINNER
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start. AT fsAesclose Nelson was APP
parently faesh, while McGovern
showed plaiaIy .ssigns of fatigue.
The. first fNo rounds were slow and
very time and both fighters were hiss
ed, though Twas McGovern who ie-
ally. was tosbfame He was gtfiltv of
Jail the holding. Beginning with the
lseeond roufa the strength of Nelson
told the taiSand the finish could be
seen. ! 1t was doubtful for time in
ffhe third rsund whether McGovern
could hold dfttthe six rounds, SEIZED
! uled. Terry was staggered in the
fourth fifth sssand sixth rounds and
was nearly, all, in during the third.
Though no. decision could be uttered
by the referee. none was needed to
settle the question of superiority, for
Nelson's victory was clean cut.
By nine O'Clock every seat was oe-
cupied and the receipts totaled up
$2l 900. Ofstliis Nelson got 1886
and McGoyern, $3.50.
McGovern, appeared at 1904 and
was given a Warm reception. He was
seconded by sHumphrey from Paris,
| Charles Mayhood, Terry Lee and
Johnny Burdick.
| Nelson came IN a moment later.
He was attended by Billy Nolan,
George Gardner, Kid Abel and Eddie
Kelly. T. G. Murphy tested the
scales and the men got on at 1907.
| Nelson got on first and was under
| weight. McGovern then weighed and
was also under 133 pounds. They re-
turned to their corners and bandag-
ed their hands and then put on their
fighting .togs. "a. e.-., 49,.
Jack Michigan was selected as
| referee; lew Dalacher as time keep
er; Eddie Mcbride of Buffalo, acted
as time keeper for Nelson and Paddy
Sullivan of New York for McGovern.
The fight by rounds:
First rourdAThe.- clinch and
wrestle. McGovern puts hard left and
right TO ribs and shoots left to face.
Slow fighting followed. All the spec
tators were. Missing. < They srushed to
Ia clinch, and failed & to break. They,
shot right and let's To. body and fail
ed to break. Nelson swung short left
to the bead and McGovern swung
left to face. They came to another
clinch and McGovern swung both
hands to body. Nelson swung right
to back of neck and McGovern shot
right to the wind at bell. The round
was even and very tame.
Second Round Nelson hooked a
left to the face andsthey clinched.
McGovern held on till the dane push
ed him off. Nelson jabbed a stiff left
to- the face and Terry swung both
hands to body. McGovern swung
right to head and Nelson put short
right to ribs. McGovern put right
and left in wind and the fighters
stood pounding each other on the
ribs. They again refused to break
and Nelson shot short right to jaw.
Nelson swung right. and left to head
and they exchanged swings to body.
McGove1n swung two blows to the
wind and Nelson shot short right to
chin. They were clinched at the bell.
Even round. ~
Third Round Terry swung left to
the head and Nelson hooked left to
the face. They clinched and Terry
swung both hands to the head. Mel
son put three hard rights under
heart and swung right to chin. They
locked hard on ropes with Nelson
landing with both hands on body.
Nelson swung light to face and Nc
Govern swung right to ear. They ex-
changed rights and lefts to the body
and Terry swung off right to the
head. They clinched and Nelson put
two rights on the Kidneys and two
'lefts to the wind. Nelson shot both
hands to the wind, and swung right
and left to the face. McGovern sent
short right and left to the wind and
Nelson swung left to face at bell.
This was Nelson's round.
Fourth Round-Terry swung right
to the wind. They exchanged left
swings to the jaw twice and then
clinched. McGovern dug left to wind
and each land left swings to the
head Terry swings to the ear and
then hard left to the face. Nelson
put right and left to the body and
then upper-cut a right to the chin.
Terry swung left to the body and
Nelson staggered McGovern with
left hook to the jaw. The dane land