Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-24

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 Ehicago. Feb 24.-Terry McGov-
 l's victory over Dave Sullivan IS kplained by Bob Fitzsimmons. who Refereed the fight. Fitzsimmons has Farrived in Chicago from Louisville ana answered the question as to whether Sullivan was counted out or was dls- qualified for going down without be- ing hit.
 Fitzsimmons sticks to the claim he made at the ringside, that Sullivan was down fully 12 seconds and actu- ally counted out. Several Chicagoans who saw the battle disagreed with the Cornishman as to the count, but tltz- simmons says he was doing the count ing and ought to know.
 Fitzsimmons does not go into details regarding his decision, but simply claims that Sullivan was actually
 
 sThere was nothing to it" said Fitz- simmons last night.
 Ut is true that did not begin my count just the instant Sullivan fell. In my mind had judged the time he was down. and am satisfied that if made any mistake at all it was in the direc- ton of giving Sullivan too long time in which to recover. 1 counted Sulli- van out, and no matter if he was able to get OH his feet would have de- clared McGoyern the winner. 1 wasn't rattled. knew perfectly we'll what l was doing"
 Springfield, o, Feb 24.-sI will de- fend the title to the championship against anybody ill the world, but mo- body can force me to fight till 1 am ready, and I think the public will let me know when it is time to fight again. said Young Corbett Saturday night as he read the bulletin announc- ing the victory of Terry McGoyern at Louisville.
 s'I am glad McGoyern won. 1 think it disposes of his claim that he was not in condition when he fought me at Hartford last Thanksgiving. l beat him in two rounds, and he claimed he was not in form. Now it takes him 15 rounds to put out Dave Sullivan, and Sullivan never was better than a fourth-rater beat McGovern fair, and was the first man that ever made him break ground. And can do it again any time, but am not going to be forced to fight
 Young Corbett has no championship to defend unless it be the 126-pound championship, at which weight he and McGovern fought. McGovern still is the featherweight champion. | Louisville. Feb 24-The Southern Athletic club will try to arrange q fight between .McGoYern and Young | Corbett, to take place in Louisville on Derby night, May ?. It $ proposed to haSs the match in the amphitheater of the Auditorium, where 15,00O persons can be seated.
 Boston. Feb 24.-Eddie Connolly of | St John quit at the end of the fourth round in his bout with Billy Gardner of Lowell before the Criterion club here Saturday night. Honors were even up to the fourth round, when Gardner began jabbing with his left. Connolly was tired when he went to his corner at the end of the round, and refused to go on with the flght. Gardner's brother Jimmy boxed a six round draw with Johnny Sheehan or Boston in the pealimnary bout.
 At the LenoX Athletic club Tommy Hogan was knocked out in the second round by Young Nadeau in what was to be a six-round bout.