Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-30
AFTER THE FIGHT.
Law and Order League to Meet-cor-
 bett Leaves Town.

Hartford. Nov 3O.-The fight be- tween Young Corbett and Terry Me Govern was over Thanksgiving after noon, but it was fought over again yesterday by the different classes of people interested and it left number of disappointments. Terry A1cGovern was so confident of winning that he had arranged to take q late afternoon train to New York so that he could join his family over a turkey dinner. The neighbors were to be invited and there were to be four turkeys. Mrs Terry McGovern was to have sur prise for her husband as a reward for his winning the battle. She made a pair of trousers for Terry, -Jr, and it was bis first pair. Her disappoiilt- ment was so great that the youngSter was kept in skirts and his papa did not see how his offspring would look as little fighter
 The members of the Law and Order league were disappointed because the fight took place. A meeting of fhe league has been called for Monday af- ternoon at 2 D. III. in the |. M. c. A. building. At this meeting a report will be made by Colonel Charles X. Jewell, Rev Harold Pattlson and two detectives of the league who saw the fight. Mayor Harbison has accepted an invitation to attend this meeting. It was said yesterday that no action would be taken by the league in regard to Thursdays affair. It is understood that plans will be made to try to pre- vent future contests of q like nature in this state. \ dispatch from New Ha- ven says that the New Haven Athletic club offers q purse of 5000 for q re- turn match i'll that city early in the year. This news will be interesting to the Law and Order league, as it's headquarters are in New Haven. There is no likelihood of such contest there as q club in San Francisco offered a purse of $5.000.
 Young Corbett was in a cheerful frame of mind yesterday. He left OH the evening express for New York and was accompanied by his manager, Johnnie Corbett, and by his uncle. Dr William Rothwell of Denver. after whom he was named. The young man has three uncles and two cousins who are physicians i'll Denver. Young Cor bett was seen by q Courant reporter while he was packing up his belong ings. While at work he kept his eye upon a satchell that contained 5000. His share of tho gate receipts amount ed to S4.034 and McGovern's losers end was S2190. This left $4. 800 fer the club. In speaking about his future plans the champion said that he would stay in New York at the Metropole for three or four days and then he would go home to Denver.
 A big celebration awaits him in Denver. and there will be procession which will be headed by Sheriff Jones. who won S1000 on the go. He has decided-to open hotel in Denver in the central part Of the city. His fathereis employed on the Union Pa cific road. His mother died two years ago. He has two sisters and brother lo years old who admires Young Cor bett's ability as q fighter, but who says he aims to be something higher than q pugilist. Young Corbett saws that be will return to New York about the first of the year as he intends to spend Christmas at home. He will take q run up here after he returns to New York.
 Until the first Of the year the cham plon Will not pay any attention to chal. len.es, but after that time he will be ready to defend the title against the world. He has received offers to join theatrical companies by the score ana 10 box in theaters in every large city in this country. One offer was for $500 q week. Another sporting man wanted him to open a saloon in New York. He declined all of these offers.
 The champions sudden rise to popu- larity has not made him forget his friends. He said that Johnnie Consi- dine had been his manager for five years and no one else would look. after his interests. He was befriended by the Considines when he was in New York before and he is going 10 stop at their hotel Young Corbett did not learn the name of the chorus girl who kissed. him in the Heublein dining room. He was not disappointed and ln speaking of it he showed the re- porter small picture that he carriel in his watch case. Ii was that of T beautiful girl with q rouleau of black hair over her forehead and pair if eyes that made the face of the watch look tame. Corbett said she was "swell fellow
 HIS FATHER CELEBRATED.