The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-10
MAY HURRY CONTEST
NrGOVERN AND YOUNG CORBETF
MAY MEET BEFORE NEXT
FALL
THE TERROR IS ANXIOUS
Sam Harris Thinks That the Two
Small Ones Should Not Waste
Time-LOuisViIIe Date
Still Open.

CINCINNATI, March Sit may be that
Terry McGovern and Young Corbett will
come together in the roped arena before
next fall. The men have signed articles
to meet not later than Oct. 10, but Nc
Govern thinks that the match should be
pulled Off much sooner, and will make an
effort to get Corbett in the ring before
the hot weather sets in.
sam Harris, McGovern's mapager, ar
rived in the city from French Lick
Springs, Ind. Mr.. Harris said that he
was willing to let Corbett set the date,
but sees no reason why the fight should
be put Oft until fall. McGovern is so very
anxious to meet Corbett again that he
will take him on within the next month
or so, but it is hardly likely that Corbett
would even think of such a thing. Harris
insists that McGovern has more right to
fight Corbett than any other man, and
as long as the Denver boy is out looking
for a fight he should give Terry the first
chance.
That McGovern is craving for another
meeting with Corbett was evidenced when
Terry heard that Corbett had signed
articles TO meet him in a return match.
The little Brooklyn fighter was at home
in bed when a messenger boy rang the
door bell and aroused Terry from his
slumbers He was handed a message,
which read: you are matched to meet
COrbett again on Oct. Is Terry dash
ed for his vest, which was hanging near,
and gave the messenger boy $40 bill. He
then let out yell that was loud enough
to awaken the neighbors, and put
step around the room. Terry did
not sleep the rest of the night,
and the next day he spent all his time
telling his friends in Brooklyn the good
news McGovern was so elated that he
wired Manager Harris to arrange the
fight to come off withip three weeks, if
possible 1t was the best piece of news
Terry had received since he started in
the fighting game He considers it the
most important match of his career, and
can hardly wait for it to come off.
AIcGovern will quit the show business
the latter part of next month and VIII
not be seen on the stage again until af-
ter he fights Young COrbett. Terry will
spend the summer with the racing stable
of Harris & Sullivan on the Eastern
tracks. Manager Harris will bring Terry
West in April for a several weeks stay
at French Lick Springs. Terry will not
do any training while there, but will put
in all his time taking it easy. While out
West McGoVern may also make a trip
to the Blue Grass country to look over
some horses on John E. Madden'S farm.
Madden will ship several of McGovern' s
horses to New York the latter part OF
April.
The Derby night date at the southern
Athletic club. Louisville, is still open to
McGovern. The management OF the club
yesterday wired Sam Harris 10 try and
arrange things so Terry could accept.
Harris replied that Terry's theatrical en-
gagements would not run out until April,
and that Terry, in justice to himself and
the public, did not care to go in the ring
without the proper time to train. Har-
ris is willing to let the club select Terry S
a hay Of bo
good men. Speaking of his future plans,
Harris said:
''McGOvern has his mind set on fighting
Corbett and will make any reasonable
concessions to get the match off as soon
as possible. The rest of Terry's engage
ments are in doubt. He may fight others
besides Corbett, and then again he may
not 1 cannot say for week or two yet
just what he will do"
Western League Gets Hart
KANSAS CITY, March S.-Western