The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-16

Philadelphia, March 14.-"Battling"
Nelson had the advantage of Terry NC
Govern in their six round bout which
took place at the National Athletic
Club tonight. For the first three
rounds the fight was a disappointment
to the 5000 persons who had paid
fancy prices to witness the bout. There
were scarcely half a dozen solid blows
struck: the men wrestling from one
end of the ring to the other with the
referee powerless to separate them. It
had been agreed that the referee was
not to lay his hands on the men, but
simply warn them to step back when
they rushed to clinch. The repeated
warnings had no effect on the fighters,
cried fake" and Take them out of
the ring
At the beginning of the fourth round
the men began to fight as though they
meant business. Nelson kept right af
ter MeGovern and used a straight left
to advantage. McGovern frequently
countered with hard lefts and rights,
but his blows, while they appeared to
have great force behind them, failed
Dane. At the close of the fifth round
McGovern went to his corner in dis
tress. When the men came UP for the
final round Nelson sent a left to the
jaw, and McGOvern rushed to a clinch
His seconds cried Hold on Terry,
hold on," and never were instructions
carried out more thoroughly. Every
blow McGovern would grab him
around the body and hang on until
Nelson would throw him off by sheer
force. 1t is doubtful if McGovern
could have stood the gruelling for an
other round. There was some rough
work in the early rounds by the Dane.
He frequently used his right elbow and
bore in on McGOvern repeatedly with
his head. Nelson deserved the decis-
ion. but as no decisions are rendered
when both men are on their feet, the
fight is classed as a draw. Neither
man was knocked down during the
fight, but McGovern slipped to the
floor in the fifth round while trying to
escape from the Dane.
McGovern entered the ring at 1905
He was given tremendous ovation.
Nelson came in at the same time.
The cheering for the Dane had scarce
ly ceased when the scales were brought
into the ring and the weighing was
done in full view of the spectators.
Their exact weights were not announc-
ed, but both were under 1873 pounds.
After a flashlight photograph had been
taken of the two men the referee call
ed the men to the center Of the ring
and gave them instructions. A mo-
ment later the fight was on.
Jimmy Gardner was also in Nelson's
corner.
The fight began at 10:40
Nelson missed left and both clinch-
-
separated. The crowd Kissed and Nell
son led with left to head. They again
clinched, and the referee warned Nc
Govern for holding. There was an
other clinch and McGovern sent hard
left to the head. They were clinched
at the bell and as they went to their
corner there was nothing but Kisses.
Round 2. McGovern missed a left
for the wind, and then they began to
wrestle McGovern's left to wind and
left and right to head. They rushed to
a clinch and then McGovern drove a
right to the head, which barred the
battler. Nelson was cautioned for
using his shoulder Nelson missed a
straight left and again they clinched.
The boys did not move six feet from
the center of the ring and were still
clinched at the bell. Groans and Kisses
greeted the men as they went to their
corner.
Round g.. McGovern tried left to
wind twice but was broken in both at
tempts. They clinched and the referee
could not get them to break. Nelson
drove two left to face and there was
the same old clinch. McGovern drove
left to the jaw and missed a hard
right. McGovern's uppercut with a
hard right and then sent a right to
the jaw. Nelson sent another left to-
the face and the men were clinched at
the gong.
Round 4. McGovern swung wild
with his right but drove a left to the
wind. Nelson sent a left to the face
and then they clinched and wrestled
across the ring. Nelson pounded Nc
Governs kidneys in the clinch. Nelson
sent a light left to face and McGov-
ern missed a swing for the jaw. Nelson
was growing stronger while McGovern