The Topeka state journal., 1903-04-09
Terry McGOyern and Party Are
at Home from Frisco.
Little Pugilist Shows No Marks
of Hard Contest.
He GIVES HIS VERSION.
Still Declares That He Can
Defeat the Champion
And Will Not Rest Until lie
Gets Another Match.

accompanied by his manager. sam /
Harris Joe Humphreys and Eddie .
Cain. have reached home The former .
champions wife was the first to greet 4
him as he came down the platform /
Others in the party were Mrs. Harris .
and many friends of the little Brooklyn /
6ghter
McGovern showed no marks of his /
gruelling contest with Young Corbett. /
While very much cnagrined over his /
defeat. McGoVern gave his conoueror all /
credit for his victory McGovern said (
the fight was one OF the hardest that he <
ever had and that he felt confident that [
he would have Won out had not mis-
take been made in the timing
u still think J can beat Corbett' he /
adedd and win not rest until / get /
another match with him. i will take on (
Benny Yanger and Hanlon now and by I
defeating these Will show the public that .
am entitled to "a return match with F
sam Harris said that he considered (
Corbett ana McGoVern pretty evenly .
matched and that If Corbett was ready +
20 make another match he would bet /
$40 600 ON the result AT even money.
on tho train with the McGovern party (
was Harry Tuttle, who trained Young (
Corbett for his championship battle
although McGONern was defeated, T +
said Tuttle. ~ think he fought the best I
battle of his career last Tuesday Cor /
hett is too much for him. The Kid was .
I'm grand shape and was ready to have /
gone the limit if Necessary.
Terry caves his own version of the /
meeting with Corbett. as follows.
when we came into the center of the +
ring for the beginning of the first round 4
of our fight neither of us was over /
anxious. I had been cautioned to put /
Lp careful fight, and L intended to (
do it.
First Round don't know who led !
figst, but we fddled a bit. Finally we
got together and both swung at the /
same time with our left. COrbett beat /
me 10 IT, landing on my jaw, and 1 was /
knocked down clean. Then I got up 4
and for the first time in nay life stalled 4
away from him. recovered from the /
effects Of his punch easily
cautiously They told me to go after /
Young Corbetts body. Nevertheless. L /
got i'm right hook that opened Cor /
belts eye. 1 think / had the better Of (
this round.
Third Round-All the time it was me I
fighting for the body and Corbett for /
the head and jaw. I do not think that
al any time he got the better of the
exchanges i'm this round
Fourth Round was still trying for
Corhetts body. because ] believe that tp /
be his weak spot He was keeping me I
busy ducking swings and blocking his
right uDgerCuts.
Fifth Round was still trying to get
i'm punch to The stomach that would I
finish him. AT the end of this round l
felt that 1 was winning by block
Sixth Rouud-In the sixth round I
still kept after Corbetts body. IL had
been my plan long before l went into
the ring to keep directing blows ait his
stomach until 1 wore him down to moth
ing.
Seventh Round-It was a wallop to
the body from me, and then duck
swing or smother am uppercut / felt
perfectly confident that Corbett was
getting tired and that I would soon
have him going
Eighth Round-In the eiehth round [
came within an ace of knocking him
out J think If was hard lighting luck
that 1 did not put him out in this
Ninth Round--He kent away from
me. or tried 70 clinch and hang on
could not land the blows ] wanted TO-
however Perhaps I was too excited.
Tenth Round - Corbett certainly
seemed tired i'm the tenth. I was sure
had him. When the bell rang ]
thought surely that the next round
would see me win back nay title
eleventh Round When I went up for
me eieNenth round ] Was after him for
iatf- mad been instructed to fight i'm
close and keep after Corhett's body
suddenly Corbett slipped i'm short left
hQok ihat dazed me He followed it no
with lefts and rights that knocked me
noWn- was not out. but I had been
instructed TO take the count. and so [
remained down. 1 was only about five
feet away from the timekeeDer and
When I heard him say Nine" I cot up
as l supposed, I'm plenty of time !
neafo some one shout out and Referee
11raney stepped forward and declared
Young Corbett the winner still
would fight him tonight if ! had the
chance.
John Hertz. manager of Rennv
Aanger' made the following statement
II see that Young Corbett stnl i'm
slsts that he viii not fight Benny
anger as long as / manage the latter.
uQ not understand why he takes This
position. ! have made more than rea-
Sonahie offers for the match buf II
looks as n there was nothing doing
II Corbett persists in refusing to
meet Aanecr 1T viii gain him nothine.
anger VIII force him into "a fight
small match my man against Eddie
tanlon and Terry McC0Vern. and after.
ne beats these two. If he does so no
VII certainly be as popular as Young
Sotoett' and the public will demand a
hight between the two
that time ever comes Corbett will
und thar be Will have to come to nv
conditions in Hegard to weight or for
Lelt mis- right To the title of champion
feather weight"
McGovern's s bad temper lost him the
tiehl' said Trainer Mayho0d last night
don't Know "a I should saw bad
temper perhaps lack of Coolness would
ne better He was in the finest posi-
hie condition and this told an through