The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-29
IN SECOND ROUND
TERRY McGovERN FALLS BEFORE
"YOUNG CORBETT."
GREAT SURPRISE TO SPORTS
BATTLE AT HARTFORD WAS FAST
AND FURIOUS.

the West-ssTerribIe Terry Was
in Good Fighting Trim, but He
Proved No Match for Billy Roth
well, Otherwise "Young Corbctt."
Terry Like a Wild Man After His
Second Knock Down and COrbett's
Work Was Easy-A Right ON the
jaw Did the WOrk-History of the
SuIlivan-COrbett Fight Repeated.
Hartford. Conn, Nov. 2S.-Knocked
out in the second round, of which one
minute and forty-four seconds had
elapsed, was the referees verdict of the
fistic battle between Young Corbett'
of Denver, Cca:, and Terry McGovern
of Brooklyn. who has held the feather
weight championship unflinchingly
since he won it from George Dixon,
eighteen months ago.
Young Corbett," who, outside of
ring parlance, is known as Billy Roth
we'll of Denver. got the better of the
champion in less than two rounds of
fighting and he did it so perfectly that
there was no doubt about it.
The shock to the New York enthu-
siasts who crowded the boxing pavil-
don when the little champion was
knocked out in the second round was a
repetition of the disappointment exhib-
tied by the adherents of John L. Sui
livan when Corbett defeated him in
New Orleans.
Terry was as fit as the proverbial
fiddle, but he was not fast enough for
his man. Corbett stood off McGovern
on every lead and trick. When Nc
Govern was. knocked down in the
opening round there were cries of dis
may from his hackers, but his Won
derful recuperative powers were equal
to the occasion, and he was on his
feet within seven seconds.
However, this downfall seemed to
take the stamina out of McGovern,
but he fought the round in clever
style and tried hard to stem the tide
of defeat which seemed to have set
in against him. He tried all his rush
ing work, which proved so profitable
on former occasions, but Corbett met
his every curve and countered hard on
neck, jaw and head.
Down went Terry again in the sec
ond round and when he got up quickly
he rushed like a wild man. He show
ed a lack of self-restraint and in a
burst of bad temper hit out
left and right irrespective of all rules
and usages. These tactics apparently
were Just what Corbett was looking
for. Terry was mixing things up with
whirlwind velocity and throwing sci
ence to the winds. 1t was anyones
fight at this stage, but Terry fell into
a trap as Corbett tented and sudden
ly sent his right out, when McGovern
was side-stepping. This blow just
grazed McGoverns head, but mo-
ment later Corbett feinted him again,
and after a rattling exchange, sent
his right over to the jaw and Terry
went down and out. While the cham
pion was frantically trying to regain
his feet the crowd yelled madly.
The fighting was begun with bout
between young Starr of Philadelphia,
and Jim Burke of New York, at catch
weights for fifteen rounds. 1t was an
nounced that Charley White of New
York, would act as timekeeper. In the
first round of the preliminary Starr
punished his opponent so badly that
the referee stopped the contest after
two minutes and twenty-one seconds,
and announced that Starr was the win
ner.
SbarIxey and Fitzsimmons Spiel.
Sharkey entered the ring and said he
was ready to box Jeffries. Fitzsim-
mons then made a statement to the ef-
feet that he had defeated both Sharkey
and Rubin, and had challenged Jeffries
for another 60 but Jeffries, he said,
tIa.. oh s.4x.
hunked l decided to die with the Hor-
ton law and have made up my mind
to devote the remainder of my life to
teaching young Americans how to de-
fend themselves"
AS soon as the men were in their
corners the seconds began preparing
the gloves for them. Big Bob Arm
strong tried to stretch a glove or break
It, Young Corbett and Sam Harris
walked across the ring and snapped
the glove. and said mo breaking of
pute. Corbett donned the gloves. Nc
Govern had his mitts during this
squabble and laughed while it was go
ing on
Terry started Out Fine.
Round One-Terry tried left and sent
right to jaw and got to the clinch. In
mix-up they got to both left and land
ed in the clinch. They exchang-
ed lefts on the face, and Ter
ry, rushing, again sent left to
body and right to head. Corbett
was short on leads and Terry bored
him to the ropes and landed hard right
over the heart. Terry ducked left
swing and landed right clean on eye,
forcing his man to the ropes. Corbett
came back pluckily with left on body.
which was countered with right over
heart, by Terry. Terry led again with
right, landing ON shoulder. and Cor
bett landed a hard right over heart.
sending Terry back, but the Brooklyn
hoy came back with right and left for
chest and face. and the round ended in
one OF the hottest mix-ups ever seen
IN the ring. Honors even.
Corbett Cool, Terry villa.
Round Two.-Terry rushed IN with
eft TO body and elinched and then
here was rapid exchange Of rights and
efts. Corbett on the defensive, met
Terry's rukhes with stiff blows and
straight left jabs and with a left hand
upper cut. sending Terry 10 the floor.
and came back like wild man,
Science was sent 10 the
With Terry very Wild, and they made
! half-clrcle ~ the ring and iD This
manner. when II looked anybodsa
ight. should one ~ fhe awlnginr blows
and. corbett kept hlH head che bsf-
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