The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-27
FIGHTERS FINISH TRAINING.
M'GOVERN WILL LEAVE FOR
HARTFORD TO-DAY.
Champion II One Pound Below Weight and
FIT for Ills Battle With Young Corbctt
Terry Ii stu q strong FaNorite,
Though Betting Is Very Slight.

Terry McGovern and Young Corben OF
Denver. who are " do battle before the Nut
meg A. c.. Hartford. Tomorrow afternoon
finished hard training for the fray yesterday
and from now until the sound Of the gong
the rival scrappers will rest. or course tho
pair In order TO keep their muscles timber
will take long walks in the open air. Boxing.
punching the bag and other hard work Will
be totally ignored.
McGovern. who 10 still ono pound below
weight. went through his daily pro gramme
yesterday In a mechanical way, For the
first time since Saturday. owing 70 Indictment
weather. the champion had an opportunity
Of enjoying a short run on the road. Terry
believes In fresh air and tho elements were
certainly bracing yesterday abou ut his quar-
ters. Johnson's roadhouse. nth street and
Jerome avenue. After a jog OF about hve
miles McGovern returned and received a
rundown with coarse 20 wells. A nap fol-
lowed. About 1880 O'Clock dinner consist
ing Of steak, chops, tea, toast and vegeta-
bles was served. Terry's appetite was keen
and no did ample Justice. At 2 O'Clock. ac-
companied by Charlie Kelly. Charlie May
hood and Terry Lee, McGovern went out for
another walk. The party went UP and down
steep %inclines. over rid ges and hills.
McGovern liked II and when he arrived at
bis quarters his usual rudy ooinplerion
was considerably hei ghtened. There was
another rest and at $50 O'Clock Terry put
IN q lew mlnutss AT tue DdH ne. hlNO bVAcu
With Kelly and Tim Kearns and wound UP
his work with a spirited bout on the mat
with Kearns. This concluded his training
throughout the afternoon McGovern'.
gymnssinm Was alled With a large crowd OF
With the keenest Of interest. Terry was be-
si.ged With = lot Of questions as TO bis cor,
have bored and urnerved a saint. but he re,
am feeling great. he said, and 4 spirits and
tihs ere Is s' nothing to t. Tom sRarEey was
"a caller and McGovern stripped for him.
The e~I-sailor thought that Terry was in fine
,McGovern. will start for Hartford at 9
o'clock tonight and Ia due at Hartford az
pTeTeys' Charlie Msyhood. Tim Eearns, Charlie
Kelly, Terry Lee and Danny Douaherty will
travel with him Arriving A. HsrtioTdd o ,se
where a suite OF rooms has been engaged
for him and his party. lie will remain there
IN vii, fG len Ss for the SRor Gai;aHShS az 70 SS Weigh T u at
several sport. arrived in this city yester-
day on their way TO Connecticut 20 sec the
scrap Among them was Dan stuart. the
promoter OF the Fitzsimmons-Corbctt fght
fudge Of pugilists and who has seen Corbett
battle on many occasions. had this to say OF
the Westerner
dollars on McGovern But by saving this
do not wish il inferred that Corbett Is not IN
MCliOverns class lie II, ana mucn ~ tnal
But YOU know the champion always has the
call Ia AFFAIRS of this kind II McGovern's
name had been Jim Jones and Corbett was
lust going 20 fight him ] would toss up a cent
and then choose the one would back Cor
bett can fight some He isa gal 'un, clever
a puncher and his style Is similar TO that OF
McGovern | am going 10 be at the ring side
and will back Terry
Betting on Inc outcome was slow yesterday,
only two bets of any account being recorded,
The big spectators who favor McGovern
are waiting To place their money az the ring
side, where they expect Corbett'- admirers
will show their hand The prevailing figure
Is still 2 IN l aga inst Corhett Eddie Burke.
the bookmnker. thinks the price ought 20 be-
s 20 1 on Terry Burke has 5000 u bet.
and IL ready 10 speculate on the Westerner
II he can get these figures. Al the Hotel
Gerard Manager A. =. Barnes of the New York
Theatre bet $500 TO $500 with. Dan Collaer
OF Chicago on Terry lew Fields OF Weber
4 Fields placed $500 to $3.50 on McGoverh
with a Boston friend az R%ector's and has $500
more % invest at the price Jim Wekely.
who has o., 900 TO hazard on Terry and who
is willing to lay - Co / says that thus far
lie has been unable 90 find any customers
for ME money Charlie Mahoney at the Hon-
man House and George Considine complain
Of "A similar dearth of GOrhett money.