Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-29
YOUNG CORBETT
Knocks Out Terry McGovern
in the Second Round.
Terry Loses His Head and Denver
Boy Wins the Battle.
Fighting Of Whirwind Order. With Science
Thrown 10 the Winds.

Hartford. Conn. NOV. est took
1 Young Cnrbett" Of Denver. Col. just
on. and half rounds, this afternoon,
to wrrst. By 4 clean knockout. the
I t.athrrNeight fistic championship from
the hitherto unb4at.n Terry McGovern
ol '2rnoklyn. y. I. The result was
1 tremendous surprise. especially to
crowd VI MN York sports. Who came
bowen Ia IVY. their favorij" dispose Of
.u, more aepirant f"r his lighting
shot,. Jld y in backed til" Brooklyn
rnAJ Jt pdds ~ ana to /.
! It V.- no cnarcr blow That tloor-d
1 Nh. "ld champion for Corbctt. after
-- iug Mctio>rrn throw caution ana
,ri"rc- w tl- Nind~. merely waited 10.
lau opening ana thrn planted a power
V I'M. upprrrrt ON that vulnerable spot
4 MIN. tp NJ th, jaw McGovrln strug-
.l'.G frautirHliy {" regain bis feet, hut
th. ~hur.. Try tn" rl.w WAS tuu much for
,,>.r rie rugged constitution and amid
4 "a r4.rlect unud,murium thc referee
y counted III ~" fatul numbers. ~ th-
v"r1 't.u" M,GuN4rn &vaS only vi his
kr- +. ~" CuIiyit~ seconds burst in;n
Aim. ring ami carried the n,W champion
III t'j'uuuh from tnc scene.
Fr. ii.nt WI~ htforr tho Nutmeg
Athletic tiuL "f This cly, ami over 600o
say, thr contest From the word 10
the l4L, want Al earh other ll;r game
..'' w., ANA 1T tnuked us il either would
-.. rI,i en-. h- frs round. M,Govtrn
( ut tbs. oi.,t If the urcuiug round ana
III fie cudvayor- IA gct il. left himself
f. cp~. severed times.
\ Corhatt just stood cff McGoycrn on
..r,:y lead and tlict. but the little
firockiyn boy Went oli Az If there was
nothing to it but counting thu winners
4 end of The prrse.
/ When McGovern was knocked down
! II the opening round there were, cries
If dismay from His hackers. but his
Wonderful re"uperativc powers Were
equal - the occasion and he was on
MS feet within seven seconds OF the
count This downfall seemed u take
The stamina out Of McCiovern hut II"
fought thc round in clever style and
tried hard to stem the tide of defeat
which seemed to have set in against
him.
IL" tried all his rushing work. which
proved 50 profitable on former occa-
SONS. but torbett met his every curve
and countered hard on neck. law and
mead When Terry came back to his
rnl ner at the end of the first round he
said:
That's the toughest guy I ever met
put III lick him just as soon as I seq
an opening"
That opening aid ~. come very
handily, for the New York boy, as ina |
niue Denver pugilist had then taken |
his measure.
Town went Terry in the ;, cund round |
aud when he got UP quickly. he rushed |
Ike Wild man. He then showed n |
rack OF SelI-lcstraint and in Il burst OF |
pac temper hit out left and right IT.
respective Of all rules ana usagrS. |
lhcS" tactics We're just what Corbett
vas looking for. Terry was mixing
things up with whi:iWind velocity ana
throwing science to the winds
Il was anyone'S fight at this stage !
!"li Terry fell into 4 trap. a. Col,. Il !
Tented ana suddenly sent his right Nv. |
when MCGoNern was side stepping.
ThiS blow just %fazed McCovern's
head, out " moment later Corh"tt feint
ed him again ana after rafting cx-
change sent his right over to thc Jaw
and Terry vent down and ont.
While tn" fallen champion was fran
tictlly trying to regain his feat tn"
crowd yelled madly. The rnf-Irc ,a5r
that MaG".-rn VAS unable t. rise aud
continue tn fight ana declared that IT,.
Young Denver lad had won. H. wun
on his merits. - h.. took ch9r,.. fan
chance.
Terry was cr"stfallen aft.! ~ rc-
turned to his dressing room ", Gaia.
We'll. You can't tell how thn-s cuu
D.. accounted fer. hop. ~ make r.,-
other match with Corbett ana ! Avn
more than confident that hc will not D"
able to put it over me again"
Young tnrbett was Very d-murr
yrh.n ~ emerged from his ar, ssing
room. He vas Very reluctant to say
anythinG Wren arproac he'd IN the sub
j-ct q the contest but finally said:
II Wac 4lv" ] could beat McGovcrn |
ana my opinion was be- sed on what
mad seen and heard ri him felt thar
had him nom r." first puncb. but |
,vas ,ool headed all through. When I
began IL sting him h" lost his head ana
when he loar his head il was all over.
had hiai right th,ro aud with 4 righr
swinging utpcrcut I landed tho blow
/. hich won HE battle
Young Co-bett will remain hele for
some lays.
Round ferry tried a left and sent
Inch. IN the nliXup they got together c