The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-15

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front Of it.
BRrroRs Loon FOR EASY MONEY.
Philadelphians believe in betting on these
glove fights and when the McGovern money
made its appearance there was a concerted
rush on the part Of the broad brims TO get
a bit Of the easy coin, as they termed II.
The Quaker ringsters cared nothing for
| the reports of Me0overn's renewed youth,
his great strength and his deadly punch.
They had been out to Nelson's training
quarters and that was enough for them.
The Battler, in their. opinion. was ft to
They were sure that Nelson's cooling ~,
his tremendous punches, his never ending
tactics Of boring in regardless Of the blows
rained upon him, his generalship and his
bulldog courage would win the day.
NELSON A o RYED YOUTH.
In their dressing rooms there wac a
chance to size each pugilist up. Nelson, a
phlegmatio, cold eyed youth with an I'M
mistakably foreign cast OF features, was
inclined to say nothing except that he eH-
peoted to score a knockout in five rounds.
As he stoodup and one of his seconds rubbed
Of his lungs by contra citing and then ex-
pandinR his chest until 1t looked as IL he
was ready to burst. Light haired and
blue eyed, Nelson showed q jaw that was az
Arm as II it had been made Of steel; His
arms, rather long, were not oyerdeyeloped.
but were supple and filed with real power.
Rather slender at the waist, Nelson showed
q pair of we'll turned sturdy legs that In.
dictated long endurance In the ring, coupled
with plenty Of speed.
Battler. but l am faster; much faster In
fact, and l will knock him out as sure as the
sun rises in the east. It's a pipe
Then Nelson washed his hands with some
preparation to harden the skin and tougher
the knuckles. He watched his handlers
narrowly and apparently bossed the job
to the height Of his satisfaction. Billy
Nolan, Nelson's laxative mana ger, was
here and there attending to the. pugilist's
wants, yet he had time enough to say:
There's nothing to this at all. Poor Terry"
But there was just as much confidence In
McGoyern's room. Terry rat in a corner
Watching each newcomer with keen eye.
He appeared a bit nervous, probably from
the excitement that seemed to possess
everybody about the clubhouse, and on
several occasions he made the remark
Il wish we were at II now.
M'aovERN A TYPICAL FIdHrER
In build MoGovern showed the qualities
OF a typical prizefghter. His head reete
solidly on a pair OF broad shoulders. his
chest and back muscles stood out In bold
relief, and his powerful arms and legs
showed what the art Of, physical exercise
can do for a man, With square jaw. high
cheek bones and stubby nose n eyes that
were shaded by heavy brows, McGovern
looked decidedly formidable as he sat
there in q blue bath robe and said to his
followers:
Il will knock this fellow out in three
rounds. He Ia overrated and will go to
sleep Just as others have done before him
McGovern got upon the scales at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon and the beam tipped at
1872 pounds. His trainer, Charley Mayhood,
said that when the men weighed In together
at 10 O'Clock Terry set the scale at 1927.
Nelson, 1t was learned, would weigh a frac-
ton under 1873 pounds. in which event. be-
prove to be a hard fall in case Terry
anded a lucky wallop on the chin.
q MOB BEsrEoEs THE
The doors were not opened until nearly
I O'Clock, and by that time there was a
eurging mob at the entrances. Seats
furthest away from the ring sold for 81,
s. and IS, while floor seats ranged from
$40 up to any old price that the spectators
demanded. That the building would be
jammed to the overlooking point was an
accepted fact before a single C et holde
gained admission. 1t was estimated that
the gross receipts would amount to about
UP to the time 500 admission tick cts at
IS each were placed or sale the receipts
footed up exactly $40, i02. According to
the articles of agreement Nelson received
l6per cent Of the gross, ora little more than
SO, 900. while McGovern got a third Of the
gross, a tri6e more than $1,000.
Managers Nolan and Humphreys held a
consultation with Referee a McGuigan
in h afternoon to settle several disputes
as to the rules. II was finally agreed that
the straight Queensberry code would pre-
vail, permitting hitting in the clinches and
on the breSkaways, the referee to keep
his hands of the men except In case they
continued fighting after the end Of a round.
1t was also decided that the referee should
do the counting in the case Of q knock down.
Humphreys declared that he did not care
to AXE chances of another Tenny fatality,
which was caused by a mistake. over the
count. Nelson carried his point In regard
to having a representative in McGovern's
corner. He said he did not believe that
Terry would stoop to any mean trick, but
that as an opponent once had ammonia
put in his gloves he believed that he should
take precautions against anything unfair.
While McCiovern's manage was rather
warm under the collar at this suggestion,
he conceded the point for the sake of har-
mony.
DANE THE EARLY FAvoITE.
MoGovern arrived here from New York
at 1:15 O'Clock accompanied by his trainers
Harris. Abe Erlanger, Marcus Mayer, Henry
Goldsmith and others. Terry went at once
to a private house, where he met his wife
and little boy. Then, after a good meal,
he went TO bed for a sleep Of several hours.
Nelson, who did his training at a Phlladel-
suburb, anne to town about 4 O'Clock
and was driven to a quiet hotel, where, like
his antagonist, he tumbled into bed. Both
fighters were closely guarded so that oranks
and ove~renthusiastlc persons could not
bother them. With the ~pugilists in the city
the betting became brisk, the Dane ruling
favorlte at . to 1. Few big wagers were
made, however, as the gambling fraternity
believed evidently that MoGovem was too
dangerous a proposition to bet against.
But the heavy coin was in evidence later
at the ringside.