The Washington times., 1906-03-18
NELSON K|NGP|N
Of HIS DIVISION
Dane Proves Himself Prac-
tically Inyincible.
HERMANN TO FACE BRITT
Jack Dougherty Will Meet Gardner
This Week in Mil
waukee.
HERMANN TO FACE BRITT
BY CHIP.

Terry McGoVern made a game stand
against Battling Nelson at Philadelphia
last "Wednesday. but the little Brooklyn
ite was simply up against too stiff a
proposition, and although he managed
TO stay the six-round limit. 1t took all
his strength and generalship TO do it,
and he could hardly have lasted much
longer, had the fight been scheduled for
a longer distance
In many respects the battle was dis
appointing TO those WAC have been look
ing forward to what they confidently
believed would be the fastest limited
round contest ever fought in this coun-
try. There was not enough open fight
Ing, neither man, apparently. in the
opening rounds, being willing 10 take a
chance at mixing il up As a matter of
TACT, they were not so greatly to blame
Tor their actions in this respect. The
issue of the fight was of enormous i'm
portance TO the contestants \ knock
out by either man meant thousands %
dollars to him, with a downfall In equal
proportion in case he lost the fight in
that manner. Consequently. both Mel
son and McGovern felt their way along
something the Broolklynite had never be-
fore done in his pugilistic career-and
the fight, as a fast. clever exhibition. or
even az q slugging match, was some
what marred as a result
Took All Terry Could Give.
Nelson. while he did not achieve a
knockout, clearly showed himself Nc
Governs superior and still reigns as
hngpin Of the 13o-pound division He
was simply too strong for the former
champion featherweight, withstanding
his rushes, as no other fighter has ever
done, taking all that McGovern could
hand him, and resistessly coming in all
the time Once within close range. the
Dane would start his terrible infighting.
At which department of the game ne
probably has never been excelied. Nc
Govern gradually weakened under tire
rapid fire until, in the closing round. he
could do little but hang on until the
welcome clang of the SAu terminate d
the fight
There may still be room for arguments
as TO whether McGovern has recovered
his old-time form. and is as good as
ever. Everything considered. he put I'D
remarkable fight. and showed that he
Is still the superior of many fighters
in his class today. It is doubtful. how
ever. If. in all his ring career. he has
ever met a fighter who was as ire
sistible as is this Dane. Nelson seems
10 be as invulnerable as Joe Grim. The
fercest battering has apparently little
or no effect upon him. and he never
breaks ground. He is coming all the
time and wears down his man by his
superior strength. McGovern probably
made as good a showing as any other
fighter in the ring today could have
made. and that is all there is to it,
Cans Only One Left.
Nelson. in his present form. seems
TO be practically invincible. He met
McGovern at his own game. a short
fast battle, and beat him at it. AT a
longer distance the Brooklyn boy would
have had no chance whatever There
is not a fighter in the ring today who
can give Nelson a good argument at $50
pounds. At three pounds more Cans
would be eligible. and meeting be-
tween the two men would be the great
est attraction that could possibly be
staged at the present time. The negro
who looks like a worthy opponent of
this hardened Scandinavian.
Kid Herman and Jimmy Britt have
been matched to go twenty rounds in
Los Angeles during the early part of
May. This ought 10 produce beautiful
battle from a scientific standpoint. as
both O,ys fight on similar lines. and the
finer points of the game will be fully
exemplified during the contest The
weight agreed upon is 133 pounds at 6
o'clock. which is giving tE> little Ghetto
champion something the worst of it as
he can easily make 12S ringside He is
confident, however that he can defeat
Britt at any old weight. and for that
reason has let the Californian have his
own way on that point The winner of
the fight will probably be niasS;-ed with
Nelson.
The most important fight next week
is that between Jimmy Gardner and
Jack Dougherty, at Milwaukee. The
men will go eight rounds at i4O pounds
and will settle decisively the question
whether or not Dougherty possesses
championship timber Despite Gardner's
late defeat by Mike Twin Sullivan. the
Lowell boy is vet to be reckoned with
among the welterweights. and unless
Dougherty is better than is generally
believed he will have a hard time with
the clever Fastener. DoEgherty. how
ever. has done everything asked of him
in the past year. his latest victory being
over Buddy Ryan. the former welter-
weight champion. The match looks like
good one. and will no doubt produce
a very pretty little miX-up.
Nike Schreck and Dave Barry who
has lately come East from the Coast.
viii clash at Indianapolis next Friday
at 165 pounds. Schreck holds 2 hard
won decision over the Fighting Irish
man." obtained when the latter. as he
claims. was practically out of training.
Both r1en are in great shape and wiz
furnish the Hoosiers q very lively fight.
W0MEN'S GOLF ASSOCIATION
PLANS TOURNAMENT IN JUNE
NEW YORK. March 1.-THE week of
june has been selected as the tine
for the first annual championship tour
nament of the Women's Eastern Golf
Association which is 70 No b..Id i, cav