The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-28

anything but on the level. Thu episode
caused some excitement at the time. how
ever.
Corbett and McGovern created a new
record by stirring UP the authorities in five
states to movements against their battle
Colorado. Missouri, Kentucky. Connecticut
and Michigan all took action against the
little fellows and refused them permission
TO hold their battle within their bounda-
ever been recorded in the annals Of the
ring as that shown by the little men In
their desire to get together for a second
S.ngularly enough. Connecticut was the
only State of the five TO shut down on other
fights after barring the championship bat
tie. The other four allowed boxing con-
tests to be pulled off as if nothing had
happened once the feather weights had been
driven from the boundaries.
McGovern was not matched with Corbetc
when two of these States were closed TO
the champion as fighting srounds,but as
McGovern was in line for a battle after
CCrbett had fought Sullivan in Colorado or
Missouri. he was one of those against whom
the authorities closed the State as a spar
Next to the Jeftrfes-Fftz battle. the
notable contests of the year were those be-
McGovern and Dave Sullivan; Syracuse
Tommy Ryan and Kid Carter. and that
between Harry Forbes and Danny DaugherS
interested in this last battle, a champion.
ship went with the decision. And even II
that championship carries less, weight than
first mentioned fighter won.
Gardner and Root put up a hard battle
in the West. but comparatively little in
terest IVES taken therein Battles exciting
interest all over the country were c1m.
filed with local interest were propaoly
greater than IN any previous year.
Both in Chicago and St Louis, the cities
having a mortage on most of the medium
class fights, good contests were numerous
These cities had a monopoly OF most bat
-. o. a-I TnVfCyflfn COMING
in with two or three of interest at each
place. while Philadelphia pulled OFF a num-
Der of six-round contests. which were not
Kind. San Francisco and st. Louis had the
only championship bouts of the year IN
this country. the Gans-Erne AFFAIR oelng
held at Fort Erie, in Canada.
OF the men developed from comparative
tbscurity in the last year. Abe AtteH de-
serves most notice. Brought here by jack
McKenna. he first won from Dixon ana
then showed form which entitled him to
meet the best men of his weight in the
country. He now seems able to hold his
own handily in a limited round fight. al
though he is clearly a poker 9@or s ~d5tnItta
of this fact and knocked him practically
out In this city in the nineteenth round OF
their go. the police stopping the AFFAIR.
Yanger would rate much higher were. IL
not for the fact hat the majority OF mis-
battles were fought In his managers ciuD.
mere II i SSlitiaiiN bIA4'
chance of losing. Broad and Bernstein botn
gave him arguments. which many believe
Shou,d have won them the decision; but
Eoth men seem 10 have fallen below Yam
gers class in the last year.
One DEVELOPMENT Of the year was the
elimination Of the old timers,ot
ihr men. who have held the center of the
ring ut some period since 1880. Peter Maher,
VIII Sc las; NIGHTS showed he was on the
road. was one of these. while
poor old Joe Goddard is another veteran
who is no longer a figure In the ring.