Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-04-01

Mechanics Pavilion, San Francisco,
March 31.-William Rothwell, better
known as Young Corbett'' of Denver,
showed decisively tonight that his vic
tory over Terry McGOvCrn of Brooklyn
ct Hartford i year ago last Thanks
giving was no fiuke, by defeating Nc
Govern in the eleventh round after a
fight in which there was not n second
OF idicness for either man. In nearly
every round Corbett fought like q ma
chine. never overlooking an opportunity
TO send home his blows, had a shade
the better of the argument. and when
finally in teh eleventh round he got
the Brooklyn boy fairly going he never
let up on him until Terry sank 10 the
liocr badly defeated man.
Corbett put McGovern down in the
first round for 4 count OF seven and
repeated it i'll the second. There was
some question as to whether or not
McGovern was down in the eleventh
round at the count of ten, and for i few
minutes it looked as if there would be
z. free for all fight. McGovern tried TO
get up, tried hard. and was on his feet
an instant after the timekeeper counted
hinl out.
George Harding, the club timekeeper
who counted McGOVern out, stated al
ter the fight that the blows that knock
ed McGovern out We're left and right
swings on the Jaw and n right upper
cut on the chin. Harding said Nc
Govern was in 4 daZed condition, that
when he had counted nine he motioned
TO him to get up, but McCiovern was
tGo confused to notice and was unable
10 rise. At the count OF ten McGovern
started to rise. but it was too late and
the referee awarded the fight to Young
Corbett.
Harding said that McGovern vas
completely out and that it was mercy
TO him that he vas unable to get up.
Corbett was strong and ready and had
McGovern risen to his feet, he proba-
bly, would have been seriously hurt
As it was. it was merely a minute after
McCiOvern had been carried to his cor
ner before he was able to sit up or un-
derstand what had happened.
The men in McGovern's corner claim
ed that the decision was an outrage.
They said that McGovern had been in
structed to fight cautiously, and when
he was knocked down he was to take
the full count and that McGoverr
that at the count of ten he was on his
feet and although dazed, knew what
he was doing.
They also claimed that he had pIer-
ty OF fight i'll him, and would have
lasted the rest of the round.
Harding's position in counting NC
Govern out was sustained by "Chal}.y''
Roberts, another time keeper Paddy
Sullivan, the third timekeeper, was
very much in favor of McGovern and
contended that the count was accepted
by the referee was wrong Referee
Graney's decision seemed to meet with
the approval of most of the specta-
tors, as McGovern was apparently
thoroughly beaten.
1T was my way of winning the
fight" said Young Corbett. after the
fight Il fought cautiously in every
round and felt McGovern weakening
toward the end of the contest 1
caught him with a left on the jaw and
sent him back against the ropes. He
dropped his hands to his sides, >wlich
was sure signal to me that I had
Won the contest. l went for him. put
rights and lefts to the head and law.
and was forced to fight myself free in
the cIinch. The final blow was Il right
uppercut to the jaw thar rut McGovern
to the floor for the full count
Even had he been able 10 regain his
feet before the count of ten l would