The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-21
MACON BLAMEs TERRY.
Says MeGovern Did Not Intend TO
Meet Young corbett.

Scl Aou4A6 NSAOIbNs
Macon, the well known pugilistic
writer. lays great stress on the efforts
that were being made TO have the Nc
Govern-Corbett fight stopped. The
article in question appeared in the Gin
cinnau Enquirer before the fight was
actually called or, and it viii be no.
ticed that Mason intimates that Terry
McGovern was one of those most inter-
ested in having the fight stopped.
While he may not have been right in
the matter. yet the subsequent turn of
affairs shows that he might have been
right after all. His article follows
Certain parties seem to be very
much agitated in their minds over the
prospect that Young Corbett and Terry
McGovern viii meet In Louisville. and
they are doing their utmost TO infiu-
ence the preachers OF the Fall City 10
see II they cannot get them 10 induce
the governor Of Kentucky to stop the
night 1 hardly think they viii be sue
cessful. They could be engaged in
much better work. A friend of mine
is strongly of the opinion that much Of
the opposition to the fight is caused by
the fact that one OF the parties Ct
might as well mention his name-it is
Terry MeGovern), is suspected of being
the one who Is behind the real 0ppo-
sition 10 the mill. despite the fact that
reports from the camp allege that he
Is In tip-top condition and eager for
the day OF battle. This may &c so,
but great many people suspect that
Terry is not nearly so eager as he
would have people imagine. II may be
that these reports that he Is the real
one behind the opposition TO the fight
are not true. l trust that they are not.
Il hear that Terry is In excellent
shape. and l would feign believe that
he has nothing TO do with the oppo-
sition 10 the fight. but, on the other
hand, IL is without doubt true that
there was no real Connecticut opp0si-
ton to the battle taking place within
the states limits. There is a screw
loose somewhere, and sooner or later
the real facts in the case are likely to
be developed. I like McGovern very
much. and would be sorry to think that
he was striving to prevent the battle,
and am loath to believe that he really
is. His record has been that OF fear
less, straightforward fighter. and hate
10 couhtenance anything that would
indicate that he is other than a square,
fair fighter, l am assured that Jim Cor
bett, who is to refereee the bout, will
not cOuntenance any crOokedness, and
that If he sees anything that would in
dicate a job" he will interfere and
stop the fight.
There are not too many places In the
United States where a fight OF this
magnitude can be pulled off, and
hope that il any ''jobbery" is eontem-
plated those interested in the crooked
ness win have their plans frustrated.
am assured by some, who claim TO be
in the know" that these evil reports
are. as a matter of fact. baseless.
hope they are.
Reports from Cincinnati indicate
that both the fighters are leaving no
stone unturned to get into good condi-
ton. and that both VIII enter the ring
fit to fight for their lives. I hope they
Will be. and L sincerely hope that the
result of the fight viii show that both
men are honest and sincere in their
statements"