The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-18
Manager Crowley Of the Nutmeg
Athletic Club Has a Strong
Card to Offer Sporting Men
Thanksgiving Day
YOUNG C0RBETT AND
MCG0VERN TO FIGHT
Patsy Sweeney, whom Worcester
Men Have Reason to Remem-
Der, and Jim Burke Of New
York Match for Preliminary
MANY Will Go From Here

| Half the sporting world will be
journeying Hartfordward Thanksgiv-
ing time, to see the great fight that is
to take place there that day between
Young Corbett and Terry McGovern,
who are to do battle before the Nut
meg Athletic Club
Young Corbett, who has done the
major part of his training in the Cap
ital city, has become a familiar figure
within a radius of 10 miles or so
about Hartford, as every morning
sees him out for a good 10 miles at
stiff pace, straight through the coun-
try. He is a dapper and spruce boy,
| but stocky and strongly built withal,
his shoulders having a breadth and
set that make a mighty good impress
sion on those who see him. The few
who have been admitted to his train
! ing quarters and who have seen him in
his daily four round goes with Charley
Seiger, have come away with the well
defined impression that Terry, the
champion, is going to have the fight Of
his life.
The more Young Corbett is thumped
and the harder he is hit the stronger
! he seems to be, while the way he
punches the bag is a sight. There are
no fancy movements but a rattlety
bang that sounds like an artillery
| bombardment. He Is a powerful hitter
and a fast fighter and will give Nc
Govern such a battle that the cham
! pionship will either change hands or
Will be retained in its present position
only after a desperate struggle Eddie
Santry, Oscar Gardner, Joe Bernstein,
Kid Broad and George Dixon have all
gone down before Young Corbett dur
| ing the past year. Gardner and Bern
stein succumbing In less time before
him. than they did before McGovern,
80 it is no idle talk to say that Young
Corbett is fully entitled to this meet
ing.
| AS a worthy introduction to such
great fight, Manager Crowley has
matched Patsy Sweeney, the Manches-
/ ter, N. H., boy, and Jim Burke of New
/ York. This is a Is round affair at 142
pounds and belongs in the star bout
class. so that the exhibition win be
made up of two superior bouts that
will make an exciting program. The
prices are to be So admission, SO and
IS reserved seats, and $40 for seats in
ringside boxes. orders for tickets
should be sent to w. l.. Crowley, Coli
scum Cafe, Hartford.
The prospects of large delegation
of Worcester sports being numbered
among the spectators at Hartford
week from Thursday are bright. The
Worcester men can leave this city on
the 1912 a. m. train and reach Hart
ford some time before the opening of
the program and can be assured of
witnessing the whole of the big contest
and getting a train out of Hartford
that will get them into Worcester at
IS55 p. m. Thanksgiving night. The only
hardship any Of them will have to
bear will be the postponement of an
attack on the national bird at the
home board But the chance to eat
turkey will come oftener than an OPP
portunity to see such a battle as
meeting between Terry McGovern and
Young Corbett promises.
Young Corbett's record bears out
Manager Crowley's belief that the
Westerner is worthy to be considered
| in the same class with Terrible
Terry" 1t is az follows:
William Rothwell (Young Corbett,
born in Denver, Col, 1879.
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