| Show AMERICAN WHIPS BRITON terry mcgovern defeats pedlar palmer in less than one round i fy i thousands gathered at the ring side to witness the event three or four blows laid the englishman on the canas floor sharkey and dixon were at the ring side tuckahoe N Y sept 12 glorious sunshine greeted the thousands ot visitors who thronged thron ged the big stockade enclosure in which terry mcgovern the american pugilist and pedlar pal mer ot england fought for the worlds bantam championship from noon the special trains which were dispatched at short intervals from the grand central station were uncomfortably crowded and by 2 the vast enclosure was more than halt filled mcgovern was a decided favorite in the betting odds of to 80 beina freely laid on the american tom has challenged the winner to meet george daxon at pounds for a side paddy sullivan oscar gardeners gardners Gard ners manager challenges the winner in behalf of gardner at any weight from pounds up p mP almer has just entered the ring one of his seconds carried a british hag over the hovers heads and the band played god save the queen p m terry Mc Governs little brother perched on two mens shoulders waving an american flag and the band Is playing the star spangled banner p m the men are now donning their gloves round 1 palmer led with ills left but tell short terry touched him lightly on the head palmer led again terry stepped back and palmer fell to his knees they mixed it up at close quarters and terry landed his right twice on the jaw and then brought it down to the wind at the same time keeping his head inside pal mers swings the timekeeper made a mistake and rang the bell when the round was halt over As soon as the mistake was discovered the men stepped quickly to th e center of the ring terry sent right and left to the head then with a left book he dropped palmer to the floor palmer in getting up seemed groggy and terry forced him to tho ropes mcgovern McGoy ern vas over an bious to finish his man and worked very roughly tor the head bibi the english lad though halt groggy ducked beautifully terry never let up however but kept hammering with both hands at close quarters palmer was in a halt crouching attitude and got to a clinch As they broke mcgovern hooked his left hard and viciously to the jaw driving palmera 8 head back and the staggered towards the ropes mcgovern swung his right flush to the point of the chin and palmer dropped helplessly he struggled frantically but was unable to rise while siller mechanically tolled the seconds when the referee had counted five palmer threw his right hand towards the lower rope of the ring but failed to clutch it and then rolled over on his back he rolled back again on his side and leaned on his elbow when the referee shouted ten tho crowd then began cheering wildly when they saw that the englishman was beaten and the britons seconds looked very disconsolate and struggled through the ropes and carried the defeated pugilist to his corner time of round palmer revived quickly and was helped out of the ring within three minutes after the knockout blow had been delivered meanwhile mcgoe erns friends went almost crazy many of them jumped toward the ring but were prevented from entering it by the sheriffs deputies |
