The San Francisco call., 1901-11-29
'CORBETT' WINS
FROM NJ GOVERN
Knocks Out the Cham
pion in the Second
Round.
Terry Is Clearly Outpointed
by the Boy From
Denver.

HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. 2S-Knocked
out in the second round, of which one
minute and forty-four seconds had
elapsed, was the referees verdict in the
fight between Young Corbett of Denver
and Terry McGovern of Brooklyn, who
has defended the featherWeight cham
pionship against all comers since he won
it from George Dixon eighteen months
ago.
Outwitted and outpointed by fighter
of the same style as himself, McGovern
had to lower his colors this afternoon at
the Nutmeg Athletic Club to Young Cor
bett within six minutes from the start
of the fight.
Billy. Rothwell, defeated the champion
in less than two rounds of fighting. He
did it so thoroughly there was no doupt
about it. The shock to the New YORK
enthusiasts who crowded the boxing pa
yilion when the little champion was
knocked out in the second round was a
repetition of the disappointment exhlbited
by the adherents of John L. Sullivan
when Corbett defeated him IN New Or
leans.
Terry was as fit as the proverbial fid-
die, but he was not fast enough LOT ms
at each other like game cocks and 1t
looked as if either would go out IN the
hrst round. McGovern got the worst OF
the opening round, and in MS endeavor
to get in left himself open several times:
Corbett stood off McGovern on every lead
and trick, but the little Brooklyn boy
went on as If there were nothing 10 II
but the winners end of the purse.
McGovern Knocked Down.
When McGovern was knocked down in
the opening round there were cries of dis
may from his hackers, but his wonder
full recuperative powers were equal TO
the occasion and he was on MS feet
within seven seconds.
This downfall seemed to take the stam-
ina 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 against him. He tried all his
rushing work which proved SO profitable
on former occasions, but Corbett met ms
every move and countered hard on neck,
jaw and head.
When Terry came back to his corner at
the end of the first round he said:
That's the toughest guy L ever met,
but III lick him just as soon as see an
opening
The opening did not come as the little
Denver pugiliSt had then taken his meas
ure. Down went Terry again in the sec
ond round, and when he got up quickly he
rushed like a wild man. He showed
lack of sef-restraint and in burst of
bad temper hit out left and right, ire
spective of all rules and usages. These
tactics apparently were just what Corbett
was looking for.
Throws Science to the Winds.
Terry was mixing things at a whirl-
winds. 1t was any ones fight at this
stage but Terry fell into a trap as Cor
bett feinted and suddenly sent his right
out when McGovern was slde-stepplng.
This blow just grazed McGoVern'S head,
but a moment later Corbett feinted again
and after a rafting exchange sent his
right over to the the jaw y and f0l,o Terry Try went went
was frantically trying to regain his feet
the crowd yelled madly The referee de-
clared that Young Corbett had won. He
h n.tt n fnOly oh
Terry was crestfallen after he re-
turned to his dressing room. He said:
"Well, you can't tell how things can be
accounted for. L hope to make another
match with Corbett. and | am more than
confident that he will not be able to put it
over me again..
emerged from his dressing room. AT first
he was reluctant to talk, but finally Said
81 was sure l could beat McGovern. My
opinion was based on What,1 had seen and
heard of him. j felt had him from the
first punch, but / was cool-headed all
through. When ] began to sting him he
lost his head and when he lost his head
it was all over l had him right there,
landed the blow which won the battle
The Fight by Rounds.
Round 1-MoGoyern tried for an opening
with his left and sent II the rig right to Gorbetts a.
landed lefts They exchanged lefts on the
face. and MeGevern, rushing again, sent his
bett was short on his leads and Terry sent
him to the ropes with a hard right over the
landed hard right, on the eye forcing Corbett
to the ropes. Corbett came back plucky
with left on the body. which was countered
with right over the heart from mis- opponent
McGoYern led again with his right. landing on
his opponents shoulder. Corbett came back
with hard right over the heart, sending Nc
Govern back. The Brooklyn boy retorted with
right and left, only to be met with swing on
the jaw, which sent him on his back. He
jumped to his feet Immediately and went at
his opponent hammer and tongs on the chest
got up and the round ended in one of the hot
test mixes on record, with honors about even.
Round 2-McGovern rushed in with left to
the body and the clinched. A rapid ex-
change of rights and lefts followed. Corbett
was on the defensive and met Terry's rushes
up his left, upper-cuttng McGovern and send
ing him to the floor. McGovern took five sec
man. with left and right swings. Science was
thrown to the winds and the boys began slug
half circle of the ring fighting in this man
ner At this stage 1t looked like anybody's
land. While Corbett kept his head and seemed
to bore in better. his body blows were appar-
emily no stiffer than those of McGovern. How
ring and finally Terry forgot his defense. He
simply saw hurricane OF blows coming to-
ward him and there was no guarding on his
part. Suddenly a right swinging upper-cut
landed squarely on the point of his jaw and
McGoyern went down and out He was not
rendered unconscious, but it was evident to all
present that he knew the championship had
taken wings and 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 ges-
ture. although he evidently was in doubt as to
his fallen opponents condition. McGoyern had
given him such gruelling 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 few minutes the new champion
was in his dressing room receiving the con-
gratulations while McGoyern was wondering
how 1t all happened
After the fight a purse of $4,000 was Of
fered by the Twentieth Century Athletic
Club of San Francisco for another fight
between McGovern and Corbett and Nc
Govern accepted the offer. Dave Sullivan
challenged the winner of to-day's fight.
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