The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-08

mystery was solved by Russell In the
fourth. when the Denver lad became
too groggy to- continue the bout and
the boxing was stopped by the ref
ercc. IL was easy picking for the
Kentuckian.
The second of the Introductory
=. bouts was won BY Eddie Johnson OF
Salt Lake in the third His opponent
was c0lored youth. known as Kid
| Bell OF Denver The ebony boxer
gave mp the contest after the third
round In which he had broken his left
! thumb.
Before the big mill Peanuts Sinclair
OF Salt Lake City and Kid Bryce OF
Denver were introduced from the ring.
each having Issued a challenge TO
meet the winner OF the pending bat
/ tie. Referee Painter. who had climb
=, ed through the ropes. stated that a
I letter had been received from Frank
! +, Connolly offering TO meet the win
ner at featherweight requirements
/ Dannie Webster OF California also
stepped into the roped arena and Is
sued challenge to the winner Joe
Lee. South American colored light
weight. Kid Harrison and Kid Ross
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| turn signifying his willingness to meet
! any man of his weight.
Both Reagan and McGovern were
| greeted by the cheers of their adher-
ents as they crawled through the
I ropes and took their corners Before
the gong sounded they stepped TO
the center OF the ring and posed for q
/ picture. The referee explained the
/ conditions OF the match, stating that
/ both men had weighed in below the
required weight of 1872 pounds
+ The first round was a most delib
crate piece of sparrlng. Each man
I was on the alert for the weakness of
the other and each feeling of the 9TH
er's strength. Neither boxer land
/ cd blow in the three minutes of
mixing
Gene reached Jimmies eye with a
right In the second and the round
ended In a cilnch. The work was
slow and neither man received any
punishment The third round was n
little warmer and Reagan succeed
ed in chopDlng McGovern's face be-
tween clinches
The fourth round showed the first
real action of the mill Gene was on
the aggressive and followed his man
about the ring, taking punishment like
money that was coming 10 him, and
pushing Reagan through the ropes in
one of his clinches.
There was more in-fighting in the
fifth, and the Milwaukee boy deliv.
cred considerable punishment TO the
Californian. Reagans work was much
SwlfteT, and his blows seemed to have
more steam behind them. but in the
hugs he had nothing on McGovern.
When the sixth round started neith-
er man showed any effects OF the 9th.
er'S mittS. Reagan mixed 1t from
the gong. but McGovern was always
coming, Both men missed some heavy
swings and were inclined to rough it
TIL they were called to their corners
] me round was Reagan's and was the
first section which might have been
impartially given to either man.
The seventh opened with some
heavy milling, and Reagan swung
vicious pivot that caused Gene to
duck and smile as 1t passed over his
head. Jimmie landed on Genes nose
and started the blood and the mat
was stained for the first time. Reagan
was cautioned on his use of the plv-
OF by the referee This round broke
about even
The eighth was a Reagan affair
and there was much chopping I'm the
clinches McGovern kept coming de
spite the blows that were rained up
on him.
Reagan appealed to the referee In
the ninth to force McGovern into
more open boxing and was apparent
y little weary from the continued
inework OF the Wisconsin youth The
round belonged 10 neither man
McGovern almost gave up the con-
test in the tenth after about two
minutes OF rapid fire hammering by
both men. The Milwaukee boy was
rushed against the ropes and appear
ed utterly helpless to protect himself
from the fierce onslaught of the Cal
liornian. A dozen blows, seemingly
OF knockout force, were received by
McGovern on his face and chest. He
slid along the west side ropes and
the crowd waited for him to topple
to the mat. The gong sounded and
Gene staggered to his corner.
The eleventh round opened with
'N'S sui Slp6SS dllu hedBdn using
triphammer speed in the delivery of
blows, MoGovern doggedly contin-
ued to keep coming toward the faster
man and battled with a brutal des-
peratlon. 1t was about two minutes
after the gong that the Mllwaukeean
dropped to the canvas He was not
knocked unconscious by any means,
and the last blow struck was not seen
with any degree of certainty by even
the ringSide spectators
Referee Painter stood over the fall
en- man and slowly counted the decis-
i've ten. and McGovern did not rise.
Tho referee raised Reagan'S arm
above his head as a signal to tho
wild throng that the Californian was
the victor.
Protests were coming from Mccoy
ern'S seconds, who were by this time
at his side The referee was called
to the PROSTATE boxer and he stated
that Reagan had fOuled him by a blow
in the right groin.
Three physicians were called into
the ring and an examination of Nc
Govern showed the marks of u blow
below the belt. The physicians stat
ed that there could be no question
that the man had been struck on the
spot where the marks showed, and
i'll view of this Referee Painter, when
quiet was restored, made the state
ment that all bets would be declared
Off and the bout given TO McGoyern on