The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-09
SPORTING NEWS.
sidelights on the MeGOverne
Nelson Fight.
Dane Says That He Expects TO
Win Easily.
SHARKEY PICKS TERRY
Says PIueky New Yorker Is Bet
ter Than Ever.
Also Has Harder Punch Than
Any Lightweight.
SHARKEY PICKS TERRY

Essington. Pa. March s.-Battling
Nelson told a circle Of friends yesterday
at his training quarters how he intended
to knock out Terry MeGovern in the
coming six-round battle to be fought at
Philadelphia March IA
Gentlemen" he said, IT do not wish
to appear braggart. but honestly be-
lieve that I've this fight won now. If
Terry tries to make a runaway go Of it
III do the chasing. If he stands there
and wallops, and I guess he will, then
down he viii go or else III be the loser.
don't think that either one Of US can
Withstand the others drives for the
limit
1.-THE fight is only six rounds That
will mean that both of US win mix 1t
from the tap of the gong. Corbett beat
McGovern when it came to mixing it
at short range. I am going to try to
repeat Corbett's performance OF
course win have to watch myself
pretty closely or Terry might catch me
mapping.
when I was fighting six-round bat
ties in Chicago I always trained awhole
lot in the gym, which gave me plenty
OF speed. III need more speed than
anything else against McGovern. be-
cause the distance Is short and I'll have
to hit a high pace from the beginning.
Il believe can Wallop just as hard
with either hand as any man of my
weight in the world. The only reason
I have not finished my men in shorter
order is due to lesson I was taught
once I went in and slugged with a.
young fellow in Chicago. He happened
to cop me and down went. That was
the nearest I ever came to being put
away. found that If kept at my man
I could wear him down. just went
along and finished him by being care
full
After am through with McGovern
7 viii go 4ht on fighting. want to
have at least six good battles before
spring, Then I want to take SIX
months trip to Europe and fight some
OF the light-weights over there"
Sharkey Picks 1EcGovern.
New York. March Eff Terry Nc
Govern doesn't knock out Battling
Nelson within three rounds on the
night of the 14th when they clash in
their six round stunt at the National
A. c.. of Philadelphia. then don't
know anything about q fighter. Nc
Govern today looks better than ever n
his life is stronger, faster and has
better punch than ever before II
Nelson refuses to back away from the
Brooklyn boys punches. then Nelson
will hit the floor. for the count earlier
than I predict"
Thus said Tom sharkey at John
sons road house. where Terry went
through an hours work punching the
bag, doing shadow fighting with his
sparring partner, Johnny Burdfcl. and
then finishing up with some fast foot
work around the enclosure.
He weighed today 1S4 a pounds and
expects to be down to 1S1 by Monday
he will taxa things eaSV
and build up a bit.
Today Danny Dougherty, the ex-
bantam weight champion. joined Ter
rvs camp, and hereafter he will be
Terry's sparring partner. Dougherty
has spared with McGovern IN two Of
his important work outs, and will be
big benefit to Terry from now on.
1.-The toughest jaw owned by light
weight against the hardest wallop any
light weight ever sent over is the way
a local sporting authority describes the
coming battle.
Nelson is the owner of the cast iron
countenance The best men of his
time have tried in vain to make an i'm
preston on 1t. Herrera. of the wild
wanop landed on Nelson time after
time. Jimmy Britt, clever, and a fairly
hard hitter; Eddie Santry, Adam Ryan
Spider Welsh, Eddie Hanlon, Martin
Candle, Kid Sullivan and a host of
other heavy hitters couldn't hurt Mel
son at all.
But this boy Terry has harder
punch than any Of them. Even when
Terry looks all in ne has that terrible
waIlop Hanlon had him within an
ace of out in Philadelphia. and ten
seconds later Hanlon was lying on his
back. Tommy Murphy had Terry
staggering. Terry braced for sec
ond, and that was long enough to let
him drive in a right handler that was
practically a knock out
The fact that Terry has been stag
gered, even though he managed to
whip his man in q desperate finish, is
the one thing against him. With his
old tough jaw he would be two-to-
one shot But now some think he has
tin jaw. If $50, he'll be whipped If
this fight goes over three rounds
Nelson hasn't a very hard punch
The absolute proof of this Is that he
never knocked a good fighter out in
less than fifteen or eighteen rounds.
Both A4cGovern and Nelson will land
punches. Figure on the relative eff
Ifectiveness Of Terry's wallop against
Nelson's iron jaw and Nelson's fair
punch against Terry's less enduring