The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-11-29
HIS HACKERS ARE DAZED
Corbett Ready For His Every Rush
and Curve.
TERRY WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR HIM
After Second Knock-Down Terry Lost TEN
per, Hit Out Like WhirIwnd and
Fell Into The Trap. Young
Coz fbstt Set for Him.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
in the second round, of which one minute
and fortyfour seconds had elapsed, was
the referees verdict of the fistic battle
between Young Corbett,' of Denver,
Colo, and Terry McGovern, of Brooklyn,
who has held the feather weight cham
pionshp unfinchingly since he won it
from George Dixon eighteen months ago.
Young Corbett,' who, outside of ring
parlance, is known as Billy Rothwell, OF
pion in less than two rounds of fighting
and he did it so perfectly that there was
no doubt about it.
The shock to the New York enthusiasts
who crowded the boxing pavilion, when
the little champion was knocked out in
the second round was a repetition of the
disappointment exhibited by the adher-
ents of John l.. Sullivan when Corbett
defeated him in New Orleans.
Terry was as fit as the proverbial fiddle,
but he was not fast enough for his man
Corbett stood off McGovern on every.
lead and trick. Wien McGovern was
knocked down in the opening round there
were cries Of dismay from his hackers,
but his wonderful recuperative powers
were equal to the occasion and he was
On his feet within seven seconds
However, this downfall seemed to take
the stamina out Of McGovern. but he
! fought the round in clever style and
tried hard to stem the tide of defeat
which seemed to have set in against
him. He tried all his rushing work,
which proved so profitable on former oc-
casions, but Corbett met his every curve
| and countered hard on neck, Jaw and
head.
Down went Terry again in the second
round, and when he got up quickly he
rushed like a wild man. He showed q
| lack Of self-restraint and in burst of
/ bad temper hit out left and right ire
/ spectiye of all rules and usages. These
| tactics apparently were lust what Cor
! bett was looking for Terry was mixing
things up with whirlwind velocity and
/ throwing science to the winds. 1t was
any ones fight at this stage, but Terry
! fell into trap as Corbett tented and
| suddenly sent his right out when Nc
Govern was side-stepping. This blow
| just grazed McGovern's head. but mo-
+ ment later Corbett feinted him again.
and after rattling exchange. sent his
/ right over to the Jaw and Terry went
| down and out.
| While the champion was franticaly
trying to regain his feet the crowd yelled
| madly.
! The fighting was begun by bout be-
tween Young Starr, of Philadelphia, and
| Jim Burke, of New York. at catch
| weights for Is rounds. 1t was announced
| that Charley White, of New York. would
| act as referee for both bouts and that
Joe Dunn, of New York, would act as
| time-keeper. In the first round of the
preliminary Starr punished his opponent
so badly that the referee stopped the
! contest after two minutes and twenty
one, seconds and announced that Starr
/. was the winner.
| Snarkey entered the ring and said he
| was ready 10 box Jeffries Fitzsimmons
| then made statement to the effect that
he had defeated both Sharkey and Rub
lin and had challenged Jeffries for an
other go but Jeffries, he claimed, had
hunked and said FitzsmmonS, when the
champion f'unked l decided to die with
the Horton Law and have made up my
| mind to devote the remainder of my life
to teaching young Americans how to de-
fend themselves
As soon as the men were in their cor
ners the seconds began preparing the
gloves for them Big Bob Armstrong
tried to stretch a glove or break it.
Young Corbett" and Sam Harris walked
across the ring and snapped the glove
and said: No breaking OF gloves here
This ended the little dispute. Corbett
donned the gloves. McGovern had his
mits during this squabble and laughed
while it was going on.
THE FIRST ROUND.
Terry tried left and sent right to jaw
and got to the clinch. In nix-up they
got to both left and landed in clinch.
They exchanged lefts on face and Terry
rushing again sent left to body and right
to head. Corbett was short on leads and
Terry bored him to the ropes hard right
over heart. Terry ducked left swing and
landed right clean on eye forcing his man
to ropes. Corbett came back pluckily with
left on body which was countered with
right over heart by Terry. Terry led
again with right. landing on shoulder and
Corbett landed a hard right over heart,
sending Terry back, but the BROOKLYN
boy came back with right and left for
chest and face and round ended in one