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Show ' ;L:.2!Mffi3F EMS ' PHILADELPHIA. March lu.-Battling Nelson hed yie advantage over Terry Mc-Govern Mc-Govern 'io their six-round bout, which toa place at the National Athletic club Inst night. For the first, three round the fight was- a disappointment to the 6000 persons who had paid fancy prices to witness wit-ness the boot. There were scarcely half a doren solid blown (truck, the men weestllng from 0e end of-tha ring to the " tr. with the referee powerleaa to sep-ai.te sep-ai.te then. , It had been agreed that the referee was not to lav his hands on the men. but simply sim-ply warn them to step back when they rushed to a clinch. The repeated warnings warn-ings had no effect on the fighters, and .the crowd hissed, groaned and cried "Fake, and "Take them out of the ring." At the hcrtnnlnr of the fourth round the. men began to fight as though they meant business. Nelson kept right after McGovern and used a straight left to advantage. ad-vantage. McOorern freouently countered with hard tefts and rights, but his blows, while they appeared to have great foroe behind them, .ailed to make an impression impres-sion on the sturdy Dane. . At the close of the fifth round McGovern went to his corner In distress. When the mtn came up for the final round Nelson sent a left to the Jaw. and McOovern rushed to a clinch. His seconds cried, "Hold on.' Terry; hold on," and never were Instructions tarried out more thoroughly. thor-oughly. Every time Nelson would land a stiff blow McOovern would grab him around the body and hang on until Nelson would throw blm off by sheer force. It is doubtful doubt-ful If McOovern could have stood the gruelling for another round. . There was some rough work In the early rounds by the Dane. He frequently used his right elbow and bored In on McOovern Mc-Oovern repeatedly with his head. , Nelson, deserved the decision, but as no decisions are rendered when both men are on their feet, the fight Is classed as a draw. - ' Neither man was knocked down, during the fight, but McGovern slipped to the floor in the fifth round while trying to escape from the Dane. The fight by rounds fojlows: ' ' -Sound One. ' , . Nelson missed a left and both clinched and it was twenty seconds before they separated. The crowd hissed and Nelson led with left to head. They again1 clinched and the. referee, warned McOovern for holding- There was another an-other clinch and McGovern sent a hard left to the head. They were clinched at the. bell and as they went to their corners thers was nothing hut hisses. .' Bound Two. McOovern mimed a left for the wind and they again began to wrestle. McGovern landed land-ed left to the wind and left to the head. They rushed to a clinch and then McOovern drove a right to the head which Jarred the Battler. Nelson was cautioned for using his shoulder. Nelson missed a straight left and again they clinched. The men did not move sis feet from the center of the ring and were still clinching clinch-ing at the bell. Groans and hisses creeted the men as hey went to their corners., Bound Three. , McOovern tried the left to the wind twice, but was blocked In both attempts. They clinched and the referee could not get them to break. Nelson drove two lens to tne lace and there was the same old clinch. McOovern drove a left to the Jaw and missed a hard right. McOovern uppercut with a hard right and then sent a right to the Jaw. Nelson sent a left to the head and ducked a vicious left. Nelson sent another left to the face and the men were clinched at the gong. Round Four McOovern swung wildly with his rtght, but drove- a hard lft to the wind. Nelson' sent a left to the face ' and they clinched and wrestled across the ring. Nelson pounded McOovern Mc-Oovern over his kidneys In the clinch. Nel-stn Nel-stn sent a light left to the face snd McGovern McGov-ern missed a swing for the Jaw. Nelson wai growing stronger while McGovern seemed U b weakening. Nelson sent a hard left and rtght to the law and McGovern was weak ai ha went to his corner. . McOovern sent a left to the head and Nelson Nel-son countered with a left to the wind. Nelson Nel-son sent a light left to the stomach. ' McOovern McOov-ern rushed to a clinch and refused to break when ordered by the referee. McGovern sent three lefts to the face, but the blows did not have any apparent effect on Nelson. When they broke Nelson -drove a terrlflo right to McQovem's Jaw. which made the Brooklyn boy wobbly. They clinched and as they , broke an ay the bell rang. Bound Six. - Nelson missed a right swing and they rushed tc a clinch. McOovern missed a rlirht for the wind and then sent a right uppercut to the wind. Nelson sent a light left to the -face and then mimed a terrific right for McOov-era's McOov-era's chin. Nelson drove McOovern Into a neutral corner and landed - two hard- lows" to the wind: McOovern was almost out when the gong sounded. It was Nelson's fight. |