The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-05
Will Meet McGovern Saturday
to Arrange Terms.
% KEEP OFF STAGE.
New Lightweight Champion Has
Grand Offer.
Salary of$15,OO and Expenses
For 90 Weeks Tour.
To Have Starred With Show
Had He Accepted.

New York, Dec. Sam Harris and
| Johnny Corbett, managers for McGov-
ern and Young Corbett. respectively.
met last evening to arrange for another
| match.
well, Johnny" exclaimed Harris.
| IT am here to get your consent to an
| other match
81 am not ready to talk of another
match at present." replied Corbett.
Then you won't make a match?"
shouted Harris.
mo, not now. But I tell you what
I will do. I will give Terry a return
match with Young Corbett, but I can
not say when it will be. 1t might be
six weeks. three months or six months"
Cant you give any idea now when
it will be?" exclaimed Harris.
mo, can't L am all upset just now;
but. as I said before, | will give Terry
a return fight" replied Corbett-
Mr.. Kennedy. do you hear that?
Corbett has promised to give US an
other fight What purse will you offer
for the contesu?'' said Harris.
Jim Kennedy then stepped forward
and said:
Il will give a $4,000 purse for Nc
Govern and Corbett to fight for before
the Twentieth Century A c. of San
Francisco inside of six months"
Il will accept that" shouted Harris,
land I will sign articles right now
McGovern, who had not said one word
up to this time. then spoke up and
said:
Il am glad you are going to give me
a return match, as 1 have always given
fight me again, as 1 want to wipe out
that defeat if I can" AS Terry spoke
his eyes filed with tears.
4 will agree to give you another
l like you. and 1 think you are en-
titled to it. I will meet you again next
Saturday morning at the same time,
when 1 will make known the date for
the fight" replied Johnny Corbett-
Speaking of his defeated opponent,
Terry McGovern. Young Corbett said:
Il am sorry for Terry. He is a right
good fellow and had a lot to lose by his
defeat I shall treat him just as well
as he has me, however.
Il am going to leave for my home in
Denver Monday night with my man
ager, and L shall remain there for a
few weeks Then we will make a trip
to Chicago, where I shall remain for
about two weeks, giving boxing exhi-
bitions- Then we shall gradually work
east again I am not going on the
stage. as believe that fighter should
not go into the show business. / think
a fighter, to win, should do nothing but
Tight think the past has proved that
the stage demorahZeS a pugilist
After ] return to New York I will
be prepared to defend the title against
all corners. If Terry was before the
featherweight champion
But before meet Terry again 1 am
anxious to get on match with Dave
Sullivan or Benny Yanger, men whom
he has not defeated"
Tom O'ROurke today made Young
Corbett proposition that must have
been a hard one for the champion to
turn down. Young Corbett called at
Mr.. O'Rourke'S Delevan hotel on Broad
way, and the two were closeted in the
private office of the hotel for almost
an hour During the conference the
former manager of George Dixon Of
fered Young Corbett a contract for a
twenty weeks engagement at a salary
of $4,000 and expenses, but the cham
pion refused to consider it. Mr..
O'Rourke was acting on behalf of a
leading theatrical manager, and stated
that Young Corbett would have been
starred at the head of a travelling show
of the firm believers that Young Cor
bett will be a short-lived champion.
1t is announced that COrbett & Cor
bett, the Denver fighting firm, has de-
cided to let Abe Attel1, the Pacific
coast featherweight, have a chance at
Young Corbett. 1t appears that the far
western fighter had been promised a
meeting before the Denver man left for
the east to fight McGovern. Attell's
manager. Jack McKenna. was in the
city today and had a conference with
Corbett- The latter said he would
make good his promise to give Attell a
fight, and it is likely some sort of ar
tcles will be signed within a day or
so. Attell claims a knockout of Corbett
In two rounds and draw later.