The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29
YOUNG CORBETT CONQUERED
M'GOVERN IN SECOND ROUND
overn held sway and Corbett was no.

Govern held sway and Corbett was no.
where.
Chief of Police Bill sized up the
gloves before the preliminary bout was
put on. The contestants in this bout
were Young Starr of PHILADELPHIA and
Jim Burke of New York Both boys
were matched at catch-weights for Is
rounds.
The manager, William Crowley, an
nounced prior to the bout going on that
if the spectators did not preserve order
and avoid violence that. he would in
struct the police authorities to stop the
contest. This advise had a salutary
effect and one could hear pin fall
when the men entered the ring for the
preliminary.
Young Starr led off with a right
swing on the jaw which staggered his
opponent and were it not for the ropes
Burke would have gone over. He
staggered back into clinch and at the
close sent right and left to body and
head. These blows put Starr on the
defensive but his defense was only
momentary, as he went back slam
bang, his opponent using both hands
in quick succession on chest, neck and
face The rapidity of his blows sim
ply dazed Burke and to avoid a knock
OuI the 1GA0lG Cs NlleillCy w hlAN VI oNl Cb
Burke to his corner, giving the verdict
to Young Starr in the time of 2:21.
Shortly after the preliminary bout
was decided the mayor of the city en-
tered the building. When the mayor
was recognized the spectators cheered
him thrice over in recognition of his
fiat that the contest would be permitted
in this city.
A moment later Charley White, the
referee, was called into the ring and
order to meet the mayor, with whom
he held consultation of five minutes.
At the end of the preliminary, Shar-
key was introduced and said: II am
ready to meet Jeffries, and II get a
show 1 will give a good account OF
myself. I will box anybody on earth
except a colored gentleman"
Bob Fitzsimmons was then called
upon for a speech, and when he
jumped into the ring he was wildly
applauded. In substance he said he
had defeated both Sharkey and
Rubin and had challenged Jeffries
for another go, but Jeffries, he claimed
had flunked, and when the champion
| f1unked Fitz said, 81 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 defend themselves"
Young Corbett climbed through thu
ropes at 4.23. o'clock, with his seconds
Bob Armstrong, Charley Seiger anC
Patsey Sweeney. Terry McGovern fol
lowed him into the ring accompanied
| by his manager, Sam Harris, and hi
seconds, Terry Lee Charley Mayhood
Charley Kelly, and his brother, Phi
| McGovern.
As soon as the men were in theil
corners the seconds began preparing
| the gloves for them. Big Bob Arm
strong tried the gloves. Young Corbett
walked across the ring and snapped
the gloves on, saying: mo breaking
of gloves here"
This ended the dispute. Corbett then
donned the gloves. McGovern had his
mits on during this squabble. Nc
Govern when stripped wore pink col
ored tights and his old belt of red
white and blue Corbett appeared II
black trunks and band.
When the men were called to tn
centre of the ring it looked as if tn
match was almost perfectly even.