The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-30
Had Three Draws and Two
Losses in Is Fights.
FIRST BOUT IN 1897.
Began His Career the Same
Year as McGoVern.
A Colorado Lad, Born in Denver
in 1879.

New York, Nov. 30.-Young Corbett's
mans in private life is William E-Roth-
well He is a resident of Denver. was
born in 1879. and is feet 3 inches tail.
He can fight at 122 pounds. His career
began in the same year as Terry Nc
Governs. He fought three times in
1897. He knocked out Kid Harris IN
four rounds. Julius SegeI in four rounds,
and won from Bert Crater in three
rounds. In the following year he fought
but three fights. Fred O'Neil he knock
ed out in four rounds at Omaha on July
"a. Reddy Coogan and he fought to a
draw after 20 rounds of hot work at
Aspen, Col. on November IA. On De-
cember Il he knocked out Dago Mike
in two rounds at Aspen.
Corbett had a busy year In 1899. He
fought 20 times. His first of the year
was a 2e-round draw with Abe Spitz at
Denver on February 81 He knocked
out Tom Glenn in five rounds at Lead
Vile on April z gave Billy Irwin his
quietus in the fourth round at Aspen
on May 2, and put Abe Spitz to sleep
in four rounds at Aspen on June TO-
On June % he fought a 20-round draw
with Jack Dempsey at Aspen. Billy
Rotchford defeated Corbett in a 20
round bout at Denver on July "a On
August 10 Corbett knocked out Paddy
Hughes in one round at Hastings. Col.
On September l he won from Jack Flint
at Omaha in four rounds. He Knocked
out Billy Harris in two rounds at
Omaha two days later. He knocked out
AL Rivers in four rounds at Des Moines
on October 4. Two days later he won
from Billy Brown in four rounds at
Des Moines- He knocked out Kid Ben
nett in three rounds at Cripple Creek
on November q.
Last year Young Corbett fought IS
battles. He knocked out Spike Wallace
in one round at Denver on January 10,
did the same to Jack Munson in two
rounds on January p, and repeated
again in two rounds on February IL
with Kid Kelley On February % he
lost to Jack Dempsey in two rounds at
Pueblo. On March II he knocked out
Dempsey in three rounds at PUEBLO
On April IS he lost to Benny Yanger,
1.-The Upton Slasher,' in Is rounds at
Denver. He won from Jimmy Coogan
in six rounds at Denver on April "a,
and knocked out Frank Newhouse in
IL rounds at Aspen on May 30 He also
knocked out Ray Streetor in two rounds
on July 5. and Kid Lee in four rounds
on July % at Cripple Creek He knock
ed out Larry Lacy in one round at
Denver on August p. He fought Jim
my Riley ten rounds to a draw at Den
yer on September 8. and fought Jack
Kane 20 rounds to a draw at Cripple
Creek on September Is. He got back
at Jimmy Riley at Denver on Septem-
Der Is and knocked him out in three
rounds. On October 6 he won from
Jimmy COogan at Pueblo after 20 rounds
of fighting. He fought Benny Yanger
again on November 27 and it was a
draw at the end of ten rounds. He won
from Reddy Coogan in three rounds at
Cripple Creek on December Is, and
knocked out two men at Denver five
days later.
Corbett's record for these Is fights
was two lost fights and three draws.
This year Corbett's work in the ring
has been brilliant. All his fights have
been in the city of his home, Denver. He
won from Joe Bernstein in seven
rounds on January IS. He knocked out
Kid Broad in the fourth round on
March %. On April Il he knocked out
Eddie Santry in the second. Oscar
Gardner he knocked out in the sixth
round. On June &c. a month later he
won from Kid Broad in ten rounds. He
won from George Dixon In ten rounds.