The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-27
M'GOVERN AND CORBETT
FEATHER WEIGHTS FIGHT ON
 THANKSGIVING DAY.
The Papers are Claiming Young Cor bett as the "Man with @ Punch" and His Friends Say He
 Will Win.

If Terry McGovern goes at Young" Corbett tomorrow with the same whiri- wind tactics that he has heretofore used it ought not to be difficult to guess the result.
 Speaking of that fight Chicago pa- per says:
 tract the attention of fight followers will be the featherweight championship con test between Terry McGovern and Young" Corbett at Hartford. The event will take place on Thanksgiving day.
 McGovern Is a strong tavorite for his battle, not only because he is the holder of the title. but because he is believed to easily outrank his opponent. As to Ferns and Thurston there Is different feeling, for the reason that the Califor- nian is not well known as fighter in this part of the country. He comes East with d good record and plenty of con- wait until the fight Is over.
 McGovern's coming battle with Corbett is attracting much more attention In New York than it would have done had Workers have had no chance whatever to see a battle with championship flavor since the demise of the Horton law, and they will all flock up to Hart ford to see what kind of whirl the Colorado boy can give the Brooklyn | champion.
 | In the New York newspapers Corbett | has been played up as the man with a punch" The Denverite has explained that he has whipped certain men quicker than did McGovern. He s.Sannns claims aoMn 6na1 quicker than Terry can floor him. All | he asks is a chance to hit Terry the same kind of a blow that Oscar Gardner | landed on the Brooklyn man when the latter was put on the floor. If he lands that blow, he says, there will be new champion of the feather weights. All of which makes good advertising for the light.
 Corbett has been in the East for sev- eral weeks training hard for Terry. Nc Govern has taken his time about begin ming work and will probably not, have The men will weigh 126 pounds at 10 O clock on the day of the fight and are scheduled to get into the ring at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. It IS likely to give Corbett more trouble than McGovern to make the weight, as the Denverite ap- breaches the light weight limit when it comes to getting on the scales There has been practically no betting on the fight, but packers of McGovern are willing to give to l and keep 1t up until the men enter the ring. The only backing that Corbett can expect will be from his own town, where a few of his admirers may be willing to take chance on the odds The best line Chicago fol- lowers of the game have on Corbett Is his fight with Benny Yanger, and on that showing Corbett hardly seems to have a chance against McGovern. Corbett will certainly find his face full of fists at the start, and if McGovern's glove does not thump him on the jaw he will be con- sidered a lucky young man. Corbett, ac- cording to the best Information regard ing his style, must depend upon chance swing to the jaw to win the fight, and not many will think well of his chance. The fight is scheduled for twenty rounds.
 Young Corbett in Trim.
 Hartford, Conn.,. Nov 26.-"Young Cor
 bett' who has been working faithfully Terry McGovern, put the finishing
 touches to his training this aftern oon, behind closed doors. Large crowds have watched his daily practice and somewhat handicapped him and today he requested that all be excluded except his trainers. He boxed several hard rounds with Char ley Sieger and went through his usual practice, which was preceded by an eight mile run on the road. physician again | examined Corbett tonight and pronounced l1t A1 hn f,.R RYan