The Washington herald., 1919-07-28
HANL0N
never ARRIVED
Pride of California Has
Aspirations Halted by
Terrible Terry,
BY ED. HUGHES.


Terrible Terry" McGovern and Ed
die Hanlon fought their memorable
I battle in Philadelphia. But those
| who were fortunate enough to be at
the ringside haven't forgotten it and
probably never will. II was one OF
those dramatic fstic whirlwinds
which leave an indelible impression
in spOrtdom's memory despite scores
Of thrilling conflicts which followed
{ in its wake. That struggle between
two of the greatest feather lights
that ever dOnned the padded mitts,
each striving to regain lost prestige,
is one of the classics OF the Ameri-
can prize ring As such. therefore.
II is well worth recalling. If Terry
MCGovern and Eddie Hanlon hadn't
long before that meeting demon
strated their indomitable hghting
, qualities each surely would have
been eligible for membe rship in the
dauntless divisiOn-"Fistiana's Own"
after they were through battering
each other on the night OF October
10. 1914.
After Young Corbett had lowered
Terrible TerryS" coIOrs for the sec
ond time in Frisco. shattering that
young mans dream OF regaining his
lost championship the Brooklyn
Terror. crushed and humiliated.
lapsed into long periods OF inaction.
Occasionally he took on a bout and
in the old McGovern fashion thump-
ed some ambitious aspirant, t,who had
the courage to face him after the
Denverite had broken the charm
W. Ch SURF Nunded the name of Ter
rible Terry" But during these pc
RODS Of HStlessnesS MCGoVern ever
dreamed of the time when he would
again meet and defeat Corbett and
regain his throne of feather-weight
king.
The status OF Eddie Hanlon. the
Pride of California" was quite SINH
lar at the time to that of McGovern.
Before Young Corbett lost his hair
line decision to Jimmy Britt. Hanlon
had battled the champion a terrific
twenty-round draw and later lost to
the champion in sixteen bitter rounds
Still later he had sustained an un-
expected defeat at the hands of the
coming champion. Battling Nelson.
, who wore Eddie down after nineteen
rounds of desperate fighting. Han
lon sincerely believed this latter VIC
tory a fiuke." and that he was the
, | master OF 10th Corbett and Britt. He
, felt that some perverse fate was de-
! prIvinC him. unjuStly of his place at
the top. Hanlon had never consid-
, | cred McGOvern except as a stepping
! stone to the premier honors of the
ring He rated Terry as a has been"
. "a marvellous scrapper who had seen
his best days.
The fight was staged in the old In
dustrial Hall. Philadelphia. which
1 was packed with a seething crowd of
unruly. bOisterOus humanity. Disor-
| der was rampant Tickets had been
sold indiscriminately and in the re-
sultinE confusion piCkpockets Piled
: their trade with deft and busy fingers
. The police reserves were finally called
a to restore order out of chaos. One
o could feel that the wild actions of the
. crowd were stimulated by a spirit of
0 prophecy of what was to occur when
! the two pink-Skinned gladiators
! standing in their corners came to-
a gether- There was tinCture. too. of
the old halCyon days of MCGovern IN
I that crowd. In ringside seats were
;. Kid Mccoy. Tom O'Rourke. Tom
0 Sharkey. George COnsidfne and 100
0 members of the Hesper Club. phan-
a tom-like reminders of Horton Law
, days. when Terrible Terry ruled the
n bantam and featherweight rOost with
0 cyclOniC majesty. The Horton Law
"
0 Governs seconds. the same who were
. behind him in all the Brooklyn boys
greatest battles-Joe Humphries. Car
lie MayhoOd. Eddie Cain. and Terry's
: brother, Hughey. The stage seemed
all set for a revival of the glorious
: successes OF the Terrible One
The brazen ToteS of the gong hadn't
died away when McGovern kicked
{ his stool from under him and rushed
. full tilt for Hanlon. The mixing
, started instantly. Terry smashed
right to the body with A Erunt and
simultaneously ripped his left to the
b jaw. Before HanIon could recover
r from his astOnishment at has been
Terry's speed. McGovern scored an
other to the wind. Terry was the
persOnifiCation of animation. connect
ing with uppercuts and swings with
out a return. The initial round was
! all McGOvern's. and the crowd called
wildly for Knockout in the second.
Hanlon. however. was not out or
anything like II. He was thoroughly
aroused when thef second round
, started. The furious fst-cufing was
resumed and Hanlon. bracing, gave
as good as he received. The pace
, was inhumanly terrific There was
s,
; hooks and uppercuts with first one
and then the other having the upper
hand. The third was a repetition
OF the first and second Once Terry
mad the Golden Gate pride all but
out and the mob was on its feet
yelling for McGovern to end it. Ham
: Ions answer was one OF his famous
. left hooks. which staggered his on
ponent and made Terry hold for pro-
lection. One or the other. il was
; certain, would wilt under the Cruel
ling.
d McGovern came to the scratch for
5 the fourth somewhat weaker and
wearier than Hanlon. Terry, always
|, the aggressor. however, opened IN
the fatal session with heavy Ierts
/ and rights to the jaw. But in deliy-
erinG the right the Brooklynite left
' an opening. Quick as a flash Ham
lon hooked his left-a blow that
, didn't travel more than s inches
fairly to, the point of McGoyern's
chin. Terry went to the canvas as
, il felled by a thugs blackjack from
behind. The 5000 spectators rose
as one, while the galleries made the
welkin ring with cries of "Hanlon
wins" II certainly looked as IL the
gods" had it sized up correctly.
Many OF his friends turned their
heads away unable to see their idol
knocked out. Hughey McGovern
, squeezed a spongeful OF ice water
; over his brothers PROSTATE FORM.