Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-05-29
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ern and Jimmy Britt fcosas Ten fas'
rpsnds in ! bout at che Asds~nr
Square garden last nisht uader The
auspices of the Tvenfieth Century
clnb. II was tie coecensrs Of opin
Ion Of the bid crowd present that had
3 decision been readered MeGoveru
would have been derlsrs6 ! vinnel
Hsiti's eve. mouth and pose wers
smashed. cut and bleeding. and the
only mark observed On Mcsovern ii
the end of the encounter was . small
bruise under the rikht eve. Terry
forced matters from The start and he
vas willing 10 stand Jimmy's iefss %
counter every time. The spectators
left the rinSside. remarkins Terry
has come back again {
McGovern had the better a. the As.
nc argument III All bnt The hffh and
sixth rounds. when the CALIFORNIAN
had him doing some lively side-step-
ping and sent the erstwhile feather.
weight champion staggering 10 the
ropes several times. Terry stood the
grueiling gamely and followed II m
later with little punishment on his
own account, Britt was becoming
tired toward the end of the bout and
MsGoysrn was landing his blows wsth
telling effect. Al the bell one the
faal round they we're leaning against
the ropes III d sclsnch. The crow
cheered wildly at the end of the bout.
Britt had been the favorise In the
betting and considerable money
changed hands on the result.
Willie Lewis OF New York and Joe
Cans or Baltimore are scheduled I'll
cross arms for the ~siterwerrht cham.
pionship before the same club On the
evening OF June 12. Kid Herman
was one or the spectators at the boz.
ing carnival last night and before the
feature bout was pulled on challeng.
ed the winner.
Governor Stops Bout.
Harrisburg. May %. Governor |
Pennypacker declined TO make apy |
comment today ON his action In OF. |
dering the police department to pre-
vent the scheduled haht between |
Fitssimmons and Burns at the Tux.
edo Athletic club in North Essington |
tonight Oficials al the state police |
department declined to disclose their
plans but intimated that sufficient |
force of men would be sent to North |
Essington to prevent the night II the
club attempted to pull It on.
Fight on Obscure Island.
81. Louis. May 2s.--In the heart Of
a lonely island in the middle OF the
Mississippi river. six miles above Al !
ton, Illinois, Harvey Robinson. son /
Of John H. Robinson, the Chicago
attorney. and John Murphy. the Gin.
cinnati puglist,. fought 4 terrific a.
nish Tight yesterday afternoon.
The fight was for $500 q side. II |
was the elimination Of long stand. |
ing enmity between the two men who
fought with all the ferocity Of en-
ragged animals,
The battle lasted five rounds. Ron.
inson won with a terrific blow over
the heart which hung his adversary |
on the ropes. twenty-five men wit
messed the encounter which was
pulled Oh according to the customary |
rues governing ring contests.
sherim on Lockout.
Chester Pa. May 2s.-Sheriff Nc
clure received instructions from
Governor Pennypacker today 70 pre-
vent the fight between Fitzsimmons
and Burns. Whiie the night has not
been officially declared off. Il i prac.
ticaliy certain II will not occur.
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