The Washington times., 1906-12-05
HEREFORD FOOLISH
TO SIGN H'G0YERN
Accident to Erratic Fighter
Would Kill Fight Game
in Baltimore.
SHOULD QUIT THE RING
Terry a Menace to Himself and His
Friends-Eaect of Appearance
IN New York.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

By IHOMAS =. klJE.
Whatever induced Al HerforG to put
IN bid for the McGovern- Coroe,t nf-
teen-round bout for the week of Jan
uary 3 aud lana 1t for his Eureka AJh-
letic Club of Baltimore. on the basis oi
40 per cent OF the total receipts 10 the
lighters is mystery.
To man ND a tree il looks like as
big fool trick as putting OUT a mus
ical show without a couple OF good top
ical songs, and nothing more asIuine
than that could be imagined. The TWO
considerations which make the action
of HerfOrd foolish are the danger 10 The
fight same in Baltimore and the cOndi-
ton of McGOveTU.
Menace to All.
Yesterday, the day on which it was
announced that the fight wouId take
place IN Baltimore. Terry McGovern
was sent 20 an insane asylum for OBJ
servaJion after his queer doings in
Washington and Brooklyn This out
break was nothing new, but appears TO
have been more violent than any of
those which preceded il last spring and
In the early summer.
Whether Terry is permanently of his
mead or Is merely suffering from the
effects Of a long spree is not yet known,
but one thing is certain-as a prizedght
proposition he is a menace TO himself.
his managers, the club mauag gers, and
the boxing game. Without wishing him
any harm and with a fun appreciation
of his magnificent qualities as fighter
Of the kind most liked by the public. il
must be said that it would be best for
g. ID. q
again.
Hurt Game in New York.
NIcGoveru began TO show symptoms OF
mental disorder a year OF SO ago, and
there were weird yarns about his being
confined 90 a sanltarium, only TO escape
In romantic fashion and turn zap at his
home in Brooklyn. After that he fire.
queuted the raCetraCks and was con-
stanuy In trouble because of his imagi-
nary betting operations
While MCGoEeTu was sttll supposed TO
be more or less under the eyes OF his
friends and ant 20 go bad at any minute,
Pat Powers and the other freuzied pro-
moters In New York matched him with
Jimmy Britt for teu-ToUUd go In New
York. Terry had the better of Briti
but the bullheaded selnshness of those
behind the scrap broke up the sport just
as il was going good in Gotham. Tie
reformers and objectors very justly
wanted 10 know what right the pro-
mOters had TO consideration or leuiency
when they We're willing 10 put in the
ring man said 10 be half demented.
There was no real answer 10 this peril
nent question and in a few weeks every
club I'm New York was closed.
McGuVeTu uad fought Nelson six in
effective and uGlusLTUrtiEe rounds in
Philadelphia i'm the spring. but that did
not amount 10 anything or excuse the
New Workers.
Not Fit to Fight.
McGovern's last fight was six rounds
with Young Corbett in Philadelphia,
about two months ago. 1t was a fast.
slashing battle, in which both men
worked at TOP speed and both were bat
tered. 1t was a good draw. although
some Well-kUOWn critics thought Cor
Dett had shade because his blows had
the more steam
IN this bout with Corbett the once Ter
TiDle Terry was as nervous as q school
girl Before the first gong. and be-
tween rounds he rdgeLed constantly, his
Jaws and eyes We're working and snap
ping, none of his surface muscles were
still for an instant, and, in fact, ne had
the general appearance of q man in a
highly and uuduly excited state Ner-
VOusness and OVeranXiOusness is not
unknown, even among boxers of long
experience, but IL is not of the kind
which marked McGOvern when he step
ped into the squared arena for the
third time with Young Corbett. His
actions were noted by all the critics and
should never have been allowed to don
a glove.
Herford Is Foolish.