The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-31
Next Big Fight Will Be at New
London, Conn.
Young C0rbett and Terry M'G0y-
ern the Pugs.
TO BATTLE AUGUST 20,
Will Be a Close, Hard Fought
Contest, 1t Is Thought.
M'GOvern Slight FavOrite in
Eastern Betting.

Hartford, Conn, July 31.-Young Cor
bett has arrived here from New York.
He has decided to train in Hartford, as
he could not get suitable place at Sar-
atoga The champion is looking healthy
and strong and says he weighs 49, he
was accompanied by Harry Tuthlli'
Frank Newhouse and Willie Mack,o or MS
training staff. He will try to secure
Danny Dougherty to box with him.
Newhouse came from Denver with Cor
bett and is well liked by the feather
weight Corbett will go out into the
country to select his training camp. He
wants more seclusion than he had be-
fore and be is going to do his boxing
in private. He said he was Satlsf1ed
with the selection of James j. Corbett
for referee. He looked over the plans
.or the arena to be built at New Lon
don and was we'll pleased with them
The arena will be in the baseball park
and will seat 10000. The seats are TO
be from SO to $25. Manager w. L. Crow
ley, who is to run the fight. met the
Corbett party at the station.
This coming fight is being freely dis
cussed in sporting circles
One surprising thing is the fact tnat
nearly all the prominent sporting men
in this vicinity, especially the race track
contingent, seem to think that Corbett
will trim the little South Brooklyn
whirlwind fighter just as handily as ne
did last Thanksgiving day. The battle
which McGovern put up against Dave
Sullivan at Louisville. in which it took
him Is rounds to defeat the latter. is
the main reason why the sports figure
out that Terry is not as great fighter
as he was a few years ago.
YOUNG CORBETT IN FAVOR.
Young Corbett is gaining admirers
day after day. On the strength of the
quick way in which he gave Terry his
quietus they cannot see how MeGovern
can beat the aggressive little western
fighter. Corbett. who is not by any
means a boaster in regard to the speed
with which he can defeat a man, as
other fighters are, simply says that ne
is confident he will beat Terry, but does
not expect to finish him as quickly as
he did in their previous fight.
Judging from the interest which is be-
ing manifested in the contest. it can be
safely said that there will be more mon
ey wagered on the result of the fight
than on any battle between feather
weights that has ever been fought in
this country. McGovern, on the strength
of his great battles prior to his defeat
by Corbett, will in all probability be
made the favorite at odds of 10 to 9.
McGovern's followers will be so anxious
to bet their money on Terry's chances
that they will be willing to bet the
above odds in order to get their money
covered. Honest John Kelley, George
Considiner Eddie Burke, Johnny Consi-
dine, Bob billiard and Harry Buiger
are few of the important sporting
men who will bet heavily on Corbett.
Young Corbett was discussing his
match today after the meeting at the
Metropole. He was asked whether he
had invented any new blows to inject
into Terry's anatomy when these two
feathers battle for the championship
next month.
NEW BLOWS RIDICULED.
There is nothing new under the sun
In that direction" he said.
Then he supplemented this sage re-
mark with another:
Il won a championship with a punch
as old as time. What's the use of
new one2"
Besides" he went on, chose are pipe
stories about new blows. There aren't
what about Fitz's solar plexus?"
was asked
Tut, tut, my boy; plain old PUNK
ker-plunk into the stomach
THE same is true of Ruhlins scissors
punch?"
jaw and left for body.
you'll find that on page 2, rule No. 6,
how to box, published in London during
the reign of His Gracious Majesty Hen
ry VIII"
And Jeff's whirlwind, too?"
Same movement when he sends that
over that Cain used when he hinged
Brother Abel back of the ear with a
tiup l>OtHlnS TO IL, L tell you. IL
beat Terry again I'll do it with a punch
as old as the hills, probably, but I'll
show few of the old ones I've been
practicing up that will come near doing
the trick
HIS APPEARANCE CHANGED.
Yet it seemed. in looking Young Cor
bett over carefully, that he is not the
same kid that stole Terrible Terry's
title. Dallying with the footlights has
done him no more good than it did Nc
Govern His sudden let-up from the
hard training by not doing the bout
with Dave Sullivan, that never took
place, combined with mental worriment
over the opposition to it, first in Dem
yer and then in ST. Louis, probably also
has much to do with the slightly fag-
ged look he has.
A few weeks in Hartford training will
work. in all probability, a change which
will send him into the ring at New Lon
don as good as he ever was
For the first week at his training
quarters he will do no hard work. then
settle down for three weeks of good
solid training.
"IH be fit to fight two McGoverns
when go into the ring he said today
Bruce on the Baltimore Suit
Cincinnati, O.. July 31.-"We expected