The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-03
M'GOVERN KNOCKED OUT
HE LOSES THE CHAMPIONSHIP BY A
VERY DECIDED DEFEAT.
A REGULAR SLUGGING MATCH
"Young Corbett'' Gives Him the
Finishing Blow Earlyin the Second
Round-His Hurricane style of Fight
ing Successfully Met and Overcome.
He Loses His Head and Abandons
prised as ANY of the Spectators
prised as Any of the Spectators

Hartford. Conn, November 2s.-
Knocked out in the second round, of
which one minute and forty-four Sec
onds had elapsed, was the referees
verdict of the 1stic battle between
Young Corbett," Of Denver. Colo. and
Terry McGovern, of Brooklyn. who has
held the f~eatherweignt championship
u~nfinchingly since he won it from Geo
Dixon eighteen months ago. Outwitted
and outpointed by a fighter just the
same as himself. McGoyern had to
lower his colors his afternoon at the
Nutmeg Athletic Club within six min
utes from the start OF the fight.
Young Corbett," who outside of ring
p~arlance is Known as Billy Rothwell, of
Denver, Colo, got the better of the
champion. and he did it SO perfectly
that there was no u about 1t. The
shock to the New York enthusiasts who
crowded the boxing pavilion when the
little champion was knocked out was a
repetition of the disappointment ex-
hibited by the adherents of John L.. Sui
Iivan when Corbett defeated him in
New Orleans.
There was little o. no betting, Joe
Vendig offering as good odds as 3 to
J. on McGovern, with no takers. A few
bets were made that the contest would
not last ten rounds at odds Of 8 to D.
Several were made at even money hat
the contest would not last six rounds.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round 1. 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 Nc
Govern, rushing again, sent his left to
h body and right to the head. Cor
bett was short on his leads and Terry
bored him to the ropes with a hard right
over the heart. McGovern ducked a
left swing and landed his right clean
on the eye, forcing Corbett to the ropes.
Corbett came back QUICKLY with a left
on the body, which. was ~countered with
a right over the heart from his Oppo-
nent. McGovern led again with his
right, landing on his opponents Shout
der. n Corbett came back with a
hard right over the heart, sending Nc
Govern backward. put the Brooklyn
boy retorted with right and left, only
to he met with a swing on the Jaw,
which sent him On his back. He jump
ed to his feet Immediately went at
his opponent hammer and tongs on the
chest and face, forcing him to his
knees. Corbett got UP and the round
ended in one of the hottest mixes on
record. with honors about even.
ROUND SECOND AND LAST.
Round 2. McGovern rushed in with a
left to the body and the men clinched
A rapid exchange of rights and lefts
followed. Corbett was on the defen-
sive. and met Terry's rushes with
straight left jabs. Suddenly he brought
up his left, uppercutting McGOVern and
sending him to the floor. McGoVern
took five seconds Of the count and
came back like a wild man with left
and right swings. Science was thrown
to the winds. and the boy began slug
ging.
McGovern was very wild. and they
made a half circle of the ring, fighting
In this manner At this stage it looked
like anybody's fight should one Of the
vicious swinging blows land. While
Corbett kept his head and seemed to
bore in better. his body blows were ap-
parently no sitter than those of his d.
ponent. However. he kept on forcing
McGovern half across the ring, and
finally Terry forgot his defence. He
simply saw a hurricane OF blows COM
ing ward him. and there was no
guarding on his part. Suddenly a right
swinging uppercut landed %squarely on
the point of his jaw, and McGovern
went down and out. He was not
rendered unconscious, but it was EVIL
dent to all present that he knew the
championship had taken wings as he
made wild efforts to regain his feet
Referee White called off ten seconds
while McGovern valiantly struggled.
Corbett stepped back in obedience to
the referees gesture, although he evil
IDENTIFY was in doubt as to his fallen op-
ponent's condition. McGovern a |
given him such a grueling argument
that he was for the moment dubious as
to whether the Brooklyn boy might not
be able to come UP again and renew
the battle. But it was all over, and in
a few minutes the new champion was
in his dressing room receiving congrat-
ulations, while McGovern was wonder
ing how it all happened
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