Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-03
Fights Ind Fighters
Terry McGovern Would An
Alderman Be.

Alderman Bee
He Says He Has Great Pull With
the Moguls in the Ninth District
Young Corbett Given an Ovation in
New York Last Night-Ben Jordan
Whips Jack Roberts in Five Rounds
Other Boxing News.
'sSure, I'm going into politics." said
Terry McGoyern yesterday. You
see, it's this way. 1 was born, under
stand, in the eighth ward in Brooklyn.
Everybody knows me, and I stand
aces with Boss Mclaughlin, Pat Shee-
han and Dill Devery They'll stand for
me. / can look after the poor people
in my district. The tariff? Fade
away. I'm going to look after the
boys. I'll spring me canvass soon. 1t
will be Terry McGoyern for alderman,
ninth assembly district. Platform on
the square. That's all. It's a big
honor and whole lot of responsibility.
I'd rather fight than brace the political
game, but there amt much doing in
the ring line now. Sam Harris and
Joe Humphreys want me to run, SO I'll
have to oblige them. The ring is o. K,
and so is the stage, but next year you'll
seeTerry with a high tile and you'll all
forget the Terrible Terry business,
and I'll he alderman Terry if you
please. I never threw q fight, and /
won't throw me district. Keep your
eye on me, see?" We may now expect
Joe Walcott, Tom Sharkey. Kid Nc
Coy, Young Corbett, James J., John
L., Jeffries and the rest now to declare
their candidature for the United States
senate.
Los Angeles, Nov 3.-Thomas Nc
Carly, manager of the Century Athletic
club, has written to James J. Corbett
and to Billy Madden, manager for
'Denyer Ed' Martin, offering a purse
of $4,000 for a meeting in this city
between the ex-champion and the
negro heavyweight. The date of the
meeting was left to the convenience of
the two men and in case he succeeds
In bringing about a meeting McCarty
proposes that the winner shall meet
Champion Jeffries in May of next year
at the time of the annual Fiesta. He
promises that the purse for the latter
fight will equal that offered by the Gen.
fury club when it was trying for the
Jeffries-F itzsimmons bout.
The "star" attraction of the Sunday
night concert given at the Third Ave
nue. theater, New York, last night, was
Young Corbett, who was billed to go
In a mOnolouge act Earlier in the day
word had been received that the cham
pion had been arrested on a warrant
charging him with intent to break the
peace in his Forthcoming bout with AS
No q y1ao ofa1s
was crowded. In lower box sat Tom
Sharkey. wearing a smile and a dress
suit, consisting of a swallow tail coat,
striped trousers and fourth hand tie.
At 9:10 William Crowley, manager of
the Waterbury Athletic club, came on
the stage and announced Young Cor.
bett. The gallery was instantly in an
uproar and when the little champion
appeared the yells of approval lasted
five minutes. Corbett was plainly
nervous. He shifted his weight from
one foot to the other. Finally he
stepped to the footlights and began,
Ladies and gentlemen Here Cor
bett noticed Sharkey taking notes and
some one yelled 'tFoulr' The cham
pion got his second wind and made an
other feint for an opening. sI'll never
disappoint the American public" he re-
rested at my training quarters in
Unionville last night. My exhibition
with Rice was purely to be on points,
and not a fight. kept under cover all
day to-day in Hartford, and finally,
under cover of darkness, came secretly
down here rather than disappoint you.
Mere cheers.) I've got to be back at
8 O'Clock in the morning. I am always
ready to defend my title at all times
want to meet McCovern again. ]
have done all could to bring about
another match Some one yelled
You're all right, Corbett," and the
champion smiled. 81 can't make much
of a talk tonight I'm not prepared
as yet. I'm always ready to serve
you. Thanking you for your reception
I wish to say will always do my best
to win" After the enthusiasm, during
which Corbetf was forced to appear
and bow several times, had subsidized
the performance went on.
On October 20, before the National
Sporting club, London, Ben Jordan
clinched his right to the title of feath
erweight champion of England by de
feating Jack Roberts in a ffteen-roun6
bout The men came together at II:
pounds for $500 side and the club:
purse. RODefJS was looked dIIoT Dl
Bill Baxter, Arthur Gutteridge, Bill
Watson and Ted Mortimer; Spike Sui
Ivan, Arthur Wesley and Fred Shep
perd handled Jordan. The mill was {
sumner from the start and Jordan wo1
In the fifth knocking Roberts out
Jordan was in superb condition. bu
Roberts appeared to be finely drawn
Roberts took the initiative in the first
He led. but the blow fell short. Jor
dan jabbed continually and cut Rob
erts's left eye Roberts was blowing
very freely in the second and did no
seem to be able to connect with hi
clever rival. In the third and fourth
rounds Roberts acted on the defensive
His gameness helped him stay as lon,
as he did. Early in the fifth, afte
being punched all over the ring, Rob
erts lowered his guard and Jordan
landed on the jaw with the left Rob
erts dropped to the floor and was count
ed out.
Marconi Confident.
HALIFAX, N. S., Nov. IA dispatch