Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-29
DEFEAT Of N GOVERN
Particulars Of the Fight That
Knocked Out Former Feather.
weight Champion.
Defeat OF the Champion a Great
Surprise to the Sportins
World.
It Was All Over When McGovern
Got Ratified in the Second
Round.

Hartford, Conn. Nov. 29.-Knocked
, out in the second round, of which one
minute and forty seconds had elapsed.
was the referees. verdict Of the fistic
battle between Young" Corbett, OF
Denver, Col, and Terry McGovern, of
Brooklyn, who has held the feather
weight championship unflishingly since
he won it from George Dixon eighteen
months ago. Outwitted and outpointed
with fighter just the same as himself,
McGovern had to lower his colors yes
terday afternoon at the Nutmeg Ath-
Iletic Club to Young Corbett within six
minutes from the start Of the fight.
/ Young Corbett, who, outside Of ring
parlance, is known as Billy Rothwell,
of Denver. Col, got the better of the
champion, and he did it SO perfectly that
there was no doubt about it.
The shock to the New York enthusi-
asts who crowded the boxing pavilion
when the little champion was knocked
| out in the second round was repetition
OF the disappointment exhibited by the
| adherents of John l.. Sullivan when
Corbett defeated him in New Orleans.
| Terry was as fit as the proverbial fid-
die, but he was not fast enough for his
man. From the word "go" they went
at each other like game cocks, and it
| looked as If either would go out in the
first round. McGovern got the worst OF
the opening round, and in his endeavor
to get in left himself open several times.
| Corbett just stood off McGovern on
every lead and trick. but the little
Brooklyn boy went on as IL there were
nothing to it but the winner end OF the
purse.
| When McGovern was knocked down
in the opening round there were cries Of
6ismay from his hackers, but his Won
derful 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
out 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 profita-
he on former occasions, but Corbett met
his every curve and countered hard on
neck, jaw and head.
When Terry came back to his corner
at the end of the first round he said:
That's the toughest guy ever met. but
I'll lick him just as soon as see an
opening"
That opening did not come very
| 1or fo,. no
bett had then taken his measure.
Down went Terry again in the second
round. and when he got up quickly he
rushed like wild man. He showed
lack of self-restraint, and in burst OF
bad temper hit out left and right, ire
apective of all rules and usages. These
antics We're just what Corbett was look
ing 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 McGovern was side-stepping This
blow just grazed McGovern's head, but
a moment later Corbett tented him
again, and, after rafting exchange.
sent his right over to the jaw and Terry
went down and out. While the fallen
champion was frantically trying to re-
gain his feet the crowd yelled madly.
The referee declared that the young
Denver lad had won. He won on his
merits, as he took chance for chance.
Terry was crestfallen after he re-
turned to his dressing room. He said:
Well, you can't tell how things can
be accounted for. / hope to make an
other match with Corbett, and I am
more than confident that he will not be
able to put 1t over me again.
Young Corbett was very demure when |
he emerged from his dressing room.
AT first he was reluctant to talk, but |
finally said:
II was sure I could beat McGoverll
and my opinion was based on what |
had seen and heard Of him. felt that |
had him from the first punch, but /
was cool-headed all thru. When be-
gan to sting him he lost his head, and
when he lost his head it was all over.
1 had him right there, and with right
swinging upper-cut ] landed the blow
which won the battle"
Young Corbett will remain here for
some days. Dave Sullivan was one of
ttAC 1iicL " SCih a SHaIlCiSC W tIle VIII
ner as soon as Charlie White the ref
cree, announced his decision.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round One-McGovern tried for an
opening with his left and sent the right
to Corbett's jaw. They clinched. In the
mix-up both landed lefts. They ex-
changed lefts on the face, and McGov-
ern, rushing again, sent his left to the
body and right to the head Corbett was
short on i1is leads and Terry bored him
20 the ropes with a hard right over the
heart. McGovern ducked left swing
and landed his right clean on the eye,
forcing Corbett to the ropes. Corbett
came back pluckily with left on the
body, which was tountered with a right
over the heart from his opponent Nc
Govern led again with his right, land
ing right on his opponents shoulder,
and Corbett came back with a hard
right over the heart, sending McGovern
back; but the Brooklyn boy retorted
with right and left, only to be met with
a swing on the jaw which sent him on
his back. He Jumped to his feet imme-
diately and went at his opponent, ham
ner and tongs, on the chest and face,
forcing him to his knees Corbett got nm