Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-01
C0RBETT WINS.
Defends the Championship
Against Terry McGovern.
About 1900 People See New Yorker
Take Second Defeat.
Knocked Out in the nth, to Disgust Of
His Backers.

San Francisco. March 31.-Wm. Roth
well. better known as Young Cor
bett" of Denver, showed decisively, to-
| night, that his victory over Terry Nc
Govern of Brooklyn, at Hartford, a
year ago last Thanksgiving, was no
| tluke, by defeating McGovern in the
18th round after a fight in which there
was not second of idleness for either
man. In nearly every round Corbett,
| fighting like a machine, never over
looking an opportunity to send home
his blows. had a shade the better of the
argument, and when finally in the 18th
round he got the Brooklyn boy fairly
| going, he never let up on him until
| Terry sank to the floor badly defeat
| ed man.
| Corbett put McGovern down in the
| first round for a count of seven and
repeated it in the second. There was
| some question as to whether or not Nc
| Govern was down at the count of 10
and for few minutes it looked as if
there would be free for all fight. Nc
| Govern tried to get up, tried hard and
was on his feet an instant after the
| timekeeper counted him out.
! George Harding, the club timekeeper,
who counted McGovern out, stated af-
| ter the fight that the blows that
| Knocked McGovern out were left and
| right swings on the jaw and a right
| uprercut on the chin. Harding said
| McGovern was in daZed condition,
| that when he had counted nine he mo-
toned him to get UP, but McGovern
was too confused to notice and unable
| to rise. At the count of 10, McGovern
started to rise but it was too late and
the referee awarded the fight to
Young Corbett."
By $50 o'clock, when the con-
testants in the first preliminary en-
tered the ring, the big amphitheatre,
was packed with a cheering impatient
crowd. Outside a driZzling rain was
falling. 1t was estimated at that time
that nearly 1000 people were inside
| the hall, the biggest crowd that ever
saw fight in San Francisco Reports
from McGovern's and Corbett's head
quarters were equally bright. Each
man expressed absolute confidence in
the outcome.
AT $40, Young Corbett" attended by
Aleeh Greggains, Tim McGraw, Billy
Otis and Harry Tuthill, entered the
ring. There was but little demonstra-
ton when the champion climbed
| through the ropes and cody tested the
canvas covering of the ring floor. be-
| fore choosing his corner. His choice
was the northeast. Rosy checked and
clear eyed, with muscles playing like
bands beneath his skin, Corbett looked
the perfect athlete.
AT Q5o amid ,,,;ut,+ ,,aa~ e.-- ~,
crowd McGovern climbed through the
ropes, accompanied by Sam Harris and
his seconds, Charlie Mayhood, Eddie
Cain and Joe Angelo.
Terry turned around once or twice,
RUBBED his nose ref1ectively, then
walked to Corbett's corner and solemn
ly offered his hand. Corbett took it.
but it was evident there was no friend
ly feeling between the two.
Both had their hand heavily band
aged. AS McGovern slipped off his
sweater his perfect condition was an
parent. He claimed he was trained to
the hour and he looked it, Corbett
looked at least three or four pounds the
heavier of the two and there was prob
ably as much difference in their
weight as they answered the gong.
Round Both came quickly to the
center. Corbett put a left to the head.
Terry bored in with left to the ribs
and got away from left jab. Meow
ern ducked left, but a moment later
got right on the jaw and went down
for seven second count He was evil
IDENTIFY very groggy when he got up and
Corbett put three lefts to the nose. Nc
Govern rushed desperately, and, swing
ing his right, opened a cut over Cor
belts eye. The men fought furiously
in the clinch. AS Graney broke them
McGovern sank his right in Corbetts
ribs. Corbett retaliated with two lefts
to the jaw. McGovern put his left to
the ear as the gong sounded. McGov-
ern recovered very quickly from his
knockdown and his good condition was
apparent.
Round 2-McGovern rushed lie a bull
In an instant Corbett's eye was opened,
but Corbett put a right upper cut twice
to Terrys chin. The blows were SO
fast that it was hard to keep track of
them. They exchanged rights to the
jaw. McGovern put a left to the nose
and got right to the ear. McGovern
blocked right hook and put left to
ear. McGoVern slammed right. left
and right to the stomach and Corbett
was groggy. AS they. came together
again Corbett put a right to the jaw
and McGovern went down and half way
through the ropes for seven count
Corbett rushed as McGovern got up
and put left and right to the head. Nc
Govern swung right to the head
Both showed the effects of the furious
milling as they took their corners.
Round 3--Corbett put five straight
lefts to Terry's mouth. He repeated it |
and then put right hard to the ribs. |
Insthe clinch that followed McGovern |
put right and left to the head. Corbett |
swung his right to the jaw and upper |
cut his right to the stomach and chin. !
McGovern hooked two rights to the |
stsniach and got right upper cut in on
the ribs. Corbett upper cut to the |
stomach. McGovern swung a right to
Corbett's eye and nearly put him down. /
Corbett hooked his left to the stomach, Il
missed a right to the jaw and got a left i
in the stomach. They exchanged lefts Il
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