Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-02
FIGHTS AND FIGHTERS.
MeGovern Has a Good Chance to
 Win Back the Championship.

He Has Learned a Lesson by That Defeat in Hartford and Will Profit
 By It-It Should Be One of the
 Greatest Battles Seen in This State
 for Years Johnny Began Flights a
 Twenty Round Draw
 Terry McGoyern ex-champion feather
 weight pugilist of the world, and, con sidered by many to be the best man or his weight that ever donned pair oL gloves, has, it is believed, goon chance of regaining the much coveted title. This statement is made With due respect to the present champion, Young
 Corbett, who is training in Unionville
 Corbett won the championship falrly
 and squarely. Since Thanksgiving day when he left the Hartford coliseum with the Abig end of substantial purse
 he has had only one contest, put ne
 would have tried his luck against DaVe
 Sullivan if the authorities of Denver had permitted.
 Unless the New London authorities
 interfere, Corbett and McGovern Wlu again respond to the call of time tWen- weight days from to-day. A writer signing himself Sweepstakes in the Hartford Times picks McGovern to win
 and believes his opinion is based on
 good reasons. Terry held Corbett too
 cheaply when he was matched for the
 contest that took place in HartIord. He played with the Road to Ruin the atrical company until ten days before the fight and then went into hard train | ing. He had to take off several pounds and the hard work weakened him. HIS eyes were not clear on Thanksgiving day, he looked yellow, and his thlnness
 of face was generally noted. On the other hand, Corbett, who had nothing to lose and everything to gain by beating the Brooklyn terror, spent
 weeks in preparation for the fray and entered the ring in perfect condition.
 He may get in as good shape agaln' but he can scarcely be one whit Detter. Corbett for the coming fight, has to re duce weight, while McGoyern is nearly down to 127 pounds. On August 29 the ex-champion will be ready for the light of his life and will have no excuse to offer for not being in condition.
 After the last contest several experts
 expressed the opinion that Corbett had
 
 ly he has, but he didn't show it in his fight with Kid Broad in Denver, sew
 eral weeks ssgo Broad was strong at the end of a ten-round go. McGovern took on that tough proposition, Dave Sullivan. and gave him such a beating that before the limit was reached his
 seconds threw up the sponge. Corbett is cleverer than McGovern. q stiff
 puncher and has a good head. Whether or not he can stand the furious on
 slaughts of McGoyern when he (Mc-
 Govern) is in perfect condition remains to be seen. sMcGovern, however, looks like d winner. The great incentive Tor Corbett to do his best is the fact that he is champion, He will enter the ring full of confidence aIld make desperate fight. He will be dangerous every moment that the contest lasts, ana the betting may be in his favor at the ring | side. although it looks like even money
 Jim Corbett spared with Terry re- l centlv and says he found him every bit the wonderful fighter he was two I years ago. He was surprised at the strength the youngster possesses. Jim ] says: .There is no reason to believe
 that McGoyern has gone back. He gis a fighter pure and simple He IS Dy no means a showy boxer, but he is never i theless scientific. He is like a pocket I edition of old John l.. Sullivan, l found him speedy and acurate in his
 delivery. He is a great swinger and pays little attention to straight arm work. He has good punch with plen- I ty of force behind it. With full month l in which to put on the finishing touches l I think he will be well prepared to put l up a grand battle in his efforts to win
 back the championship
 | St Louis, Aug a.-J Johnny Began, the | Brooklyn bantam and "ISid' Goodman
 of Boston battled twenty-rounds to a draw before the West End club Thurs
 day night. For the first six rounds
 Goodman had decidedly the better of
 the argument. In the seventh Began pulled himself together and from then
 to the close of the contest honOrs were
 equally divided.
 The closest friendship now exists, l between Terry McGovern and the
 newsboys in the vicinity of his training
 quarters at Stratford. This came about
 as the result of an ice cream and cake | entertainment which the featherweight 1 boxer gave them. M
 Young Corbett, accompanied by his
 trainer and his sparring partner, left
 the Unionville house at o'clock yes l terday afternoon and went to the swimming hole on the Pennington riv- CT, called the Pine Woods The young men at the bolt shop quit work when
 they saw him go past and followed him l to the river, where they had the satis- l faction of seeing the champion feather
 weight stripped. The young pugilist swan and dived for half an hour and l seemed to enjoy it. He will begin
 training Monday. l RATrERS> ET,ECTHD MANAGEP