The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

the tap OF the gong. Lenny was knocked
| down twice In the last round. and was said
10 be all but out. The only dlsgracetul
feature OF the AFFAIR IS the fact that Cor
bett was reported to be fat and out OF
co~ndstlOn-bad policy In a hampton on
whom the eyes OF the pugilistic world are
! conferred.
These facts. as stated above. were all
printed in the edition Of last Wednesday.
although In abridged form Eastern papers.
however, which give more space 10 pugl-
ism. and which had Representatives At tho
r~insside' go further into detdils on the mat
ter. and show that Cdrbett had all the bell
ter Of the bout At every stage. as Was 70
be- expected Detailed accounts OF the nght
by POUNDS indicate that COrbett was hold
ing back. apparently on account Of his
condition. and that he only cut loose IN
Reports In these papers also show that
the gong saved Leuny from = knockout
and there never was a stage when the
champion was II all worried He Is freely
criticised for his condition, however, as ne
seems 10 have gone back ana 10
have become high IN flesh since his ram
ing for McGoVeTu. This Is a natural Sc
QuenCe after hard work and violent efforts
t. keep down TO weight, however, and II IS
possible that he allowed himself TO get too
heavy rather than incur the danger OF be-
coming stale by continuous uainins. This
strong suspicion that c0nviyiality rather
than dread OF becoming stale was response
bic Tor his needless flesh.
The McGoVern camp was greatly pleased
with the result OF the bout. however, and
predictions OF the champions downfall arr
now the order Of the day. II i pointed ont
that the blow with which Corbett knocked
out McGoyern last Thanksgiving Day may
have been 4 chance blow. and that IN the
violent miN-up which was going on either
man was apt TO land such a punch
II IL not Cnrhetts battle with
that adherents Of the champion are quoting
10 onset these statements. however. but
upon McGovern's battle with sullivan. Ter
rvs failure 10 put Sullivan out. after beat
Ing him s%avageiy for round after round
seems fn indicate that MglsnEnrm has not
the dreaded punch Of yorc- sullivan may
be a hard man 10 put out and all that
sort OF thing. but the fact remains that
George Dixon. one Of the gameSt and most
enduring men under punishment the ring
has ever seen. went down helpless after
seven rounds II MCGoVern.s punching. sui
Ivan Is certainly no harder 10 put down
than Dixon was: yet McGoNeru couldn't
turn the trick in double the number OF
rounds that ne required to punch Dixon
into helpleSsness. Dixon was not Knocked
cut. il Will be remembered. but Was 50
weakened by Terrys beating that Tom
q EoGrhe threw up the sponge on his be
half.
Sporting writer's who reported the Mccoy
crn-SuIivan hght, while admitting IL was
one Of the greatest battles IN mat class
they had ever seen. all had an undercur-
rent in their articles which seemed to con-
Ney that McGovcrn was not the man he
once was. This statement was made author
l~taLlVely by J. I'd Grillo. sporting editor OF
the Commercial Tribune OF Cincinnati. one
OF the ~best-known authorities on the game
in his city He stated after the bout that
IL was easy To see why Young Corhett had
whipped McGOvern and why he would do
II again
The question viii never be definitely set
tied until the men meet. but II looks as X
.he champion should repeat his victory.
Young Corbetts showing IN Tuesdays bat
Tie can be thrown out altogether. Ike un-
satisfactory DOPE on a horse race. and II
he gets in trim for HE battle with Bern
stein next week, a letter line viii b. az
forded on his ability
Joe walcott stirred % a storm or pro-
test IN his bout with George Cole I'm the
East last Tuesday, as ne went after his
man IN such easy fashion that the crowd
hooted and Kissed. The referee stopped the
fight in The second round and ordered the
men TO mix things up more vigorously. but
the bout ended as a farce.
From all accounts. however. this bout
was no worse than the rne In which he
figured in Chicago last Thursday evening.
and in which there WIS a strong suspicion
that some deal existed. He declined 20
continue lighting when the referee ordered
him 10 proceed with his match with Childs.
and acted in the same manner that he did
when he fought Tommy West a year ago.
1t viii be remembered that he simply /
played with West for several rounds. evil
IDENTITY being in a playful mood that even I
ing. as he waltzed around his opponent and
simply hammered him TO pieces. Then.
when West was about ready 10 90 down !
and out. Walcott refused 20 respond 20 the
tap Of the gong. stating that he had In
jured his arm.
Childs seems TO have given him more OF
an argument than he cared about last
ThuIsday. however. as reports state thai
Walcott seemed weakened by several OF
the punches sent 20 his stomach The az
fair VIII do pugtlisn no good in this sec
ton OF the country, and Will probably re-
move Waicott from the list OF attractions
At high-class clubs.
The following anecdote Is reprinted In an
Apropos OF the general ignorance Of Ger
tain fighters. the following anecdote Is
told: Kid Giliigan. having won a modlcum
received an offer from a hustling Western
promoter TO come and fight before his club
for "A purse OF $50. The Kid. whose con-
ception OF figures. and his own value were
a tribe conflicting. replied by telegram:
'Taint enun. Won't night for less than
. And the Western promoter. not being a
fool. promptly responded:
Your counter proposition accepted Come
Kid came.
OF another fighter 4 Is told that after
every night when he and his manager count
ed up the house-the technical expression
the latter would carefully segregate the
bills. the s. and so g~reenhacks which :he
boxes fetch. from the 81 bills and @-cent
pieces.
The 81 bills and the silver the manager
turn over 20 the fighter, while he
himself kept the big bills. And the Joke OF
the matter was that the fighter. who - as
notorious fer his misery tendencies as his
pugilisJlc ability. thought that he got all
The better OF his astute MANAGER. 2
While the story is good enough IN lis
way; e has been turned aside from the
Peter Mahsr. Maher was credited with
having made just such a bail when he first
TO this country and when he was sull
accustomed to figuring up his proceeds in
pounds. shiliings and pence. II IS quoted
on good authority. that when he was Of
fered a bout In Philadelphia for 400 he
refused. stating he would come for t1O0
and not wan clint less He got his thou
sand all o. X
Jim Corbett has already begun 10 lay
wires for his ight with Jim Jenries for the