The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-21
C0NSIDINE PICKS
CORBETT TO WIN
New York Sports Disagree
With FeatherWeight Cham
pion's Backer.

NEW YORK, March 2O.-John Con-
sidine, the real hacker of Young Cor
bett," received letter from the cham
pion featherweight today in which
RothwelI says that he is in fine shape
for his coming go with Terrible Ter
ry' McGovern. and that you needn't
be afraid to cut the rubber off the roll
for I'm going to bring home the cakes. y
The little fellows confidence is half
of his pugilistic asset. for he can't
quite figure it out in his own mind
how anybody can beat him. and that
feeling of supreme confidence in his
own powers will stand him in stead
when he and the revived Brooklyn
thunderbolt come together again.
1t will be battle worth seeing. Con-
sidine feels that it is already won for
his man, and he has not been back
ward in saying that he carries about
$4,000 in his pocket which he will bet
on Corbett.
Terry is just the kind of man for
COrbett to beat" said the sporty hotel
proprietor He keeps coming to his
man. That terrifies others, but it's just
what Young Corbett likes If Terry
will come to him as he went to all the
others he has whipped, the Denver boy
will get him and get him quick.
Long fight? Oh, l don't know, but
it ought to be a hummer while it lasts
The kid was in no shape when he
fought on the coast that last time
Hanlon is a good boy, but he took
punching. Yes, he gave one, but he
couldn't hurt the champion, who was
fat and in no condition. People got
excited because Billy Maynard stayed
six rounds with COrbett, while Terry
went over there to Philadelphia and
beat him. Hundreds of men who know
what l think of the champion have
been here and asked if l did not think
that the dope showed that Terry would
beat Corbett. You can't dope a fighter
on past performances. If you could
every battle would be a better mans
cinch. The results of the COrbett- May
nard and the McGovern- Maynard bat
ties don't show anything except to
prove to me that iCOrbett will beat
Terry hard and fast If McGovern
leaves his jaw uncovered, and goes
into slug with Corbett as he did with
Maynard, and tries to give a punch
and take one, the Denver boys right
will go over to the jaw so hard that he
won't come to in hurry
No, there's nothing to it but taking
the long end and l want my money
down early"
Other Opinions.
Local sporting men have weighed
fighting ability, and after taking ev-
erything into consideration, the ma
jority declare McGovern has it ON
his COnqueror, and will win back the
teatherWeight championship when he
faces Corbett in the ring on March 81.
Here are opinions of some Of the
most prominent experts:
Tom Sharkey-COrbett appears to be all
out. The climate out on the coast.
thlnk, VIII agree with McGOvern better
than with Corbett
Sam Acknowledgements has come back
to his old form and will win sure The
bout will go about twelve rounds.
Tom ORourke-,McGovern will win in
four rounds. Corbetts' showing with the
second-raters proves. he is not as good a
hghter as he was a year ago.
=, Sam Harris-McGovern will carry off
the honOrs within ten rounds
Joe mphreyS-McGovern will win in
a walk. Terry is in great shape
George Considine-Corbett will win in
about six rounds. COrbett is the ring gen.
eral.
johnny Considine-Corbett is too clever
for McGovern. 1t will be a short fight.
Kid McCoy-It will be a hard fight. as
the boys are evenly matched COrbett
however has better head than Mccoy
John Kelly-Corbett will carry my
Tom Jenkins will win. The
fight will not go more than ten rounds.
Martin Julian-Corbett is nv choice
He should finish Terry in eight or ten
rounds.
Jimmy Wakefy-Corbett has a shade
betting proposition. McGovern is a bad
man to bet against
Marcus Mayer-Corbett will defeat Me-
Govern in about ten rounds.