The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-01
YOUNG CORBETT The VICTOR,
KNOCKS OUT MGOYERN IN THE
ELEVENTH ROUND. y.
A Series Of Lefts 10 the JawSPinishes Terry
Tho brooklyn Boy L. Knocked Down
In tho First Reundr-Flerce Plshtins
In the Early Part Of the Contest.

/ hho DSoSsiyu bOy II Knocked Down
In tho First Reund.-Fierce Pightius
In the Early Part Of the Contest.
San Francisco, Ma fch 81 The fisht to-
night between Terry McGovern OF Brook
Ign and Young Cor'bett Of Denver lasted
eleven rounds. with clean knockout by
Corbett. The decisive blows consisted Of
right and left swim o. on face and jaw They
were not severe enough to daze McGovern,
but apparently hey weakened him 30 much
that he could not rise. He asserted after
the fight that Ire rose at the count Of nine and
was on his feet as the time keeper counted
ten. The referee declares that he did not
rise until zen was fully counted
| The hight was very rough, McQovern
constantly rushing into clinches and ham,
merinS his opponent around the body ia c
over the belt. varying these blows With
pu:hsl.ing short-arm jolts over the kidneys
The referee cautioned McGovern again
And again because he persisted In clinching
l In order to strike with one arm free. Cor
bett throughout fought with great fairness
and showed himself the superior OF Mc0ov-
| ern in boxing at long range and also In
fair infghting. McGovern's whole object
| seemed to be to confine the fighting to close
! inhghting with very rough tactics.
In the whole fight he landed not more
than three or four clean swings on Cor
belts body and these were not Of punish
ing power. The only time when Corbett
showed suffering was in the ninth round
when McGovern landed fierce left clout
on Corbett's wind The wonderful recu-
pepation OF Corbett saved him here from q
Knockout.
The fighting from the start was 80 hercs
that the audience frequently cheered wildly.
In the first four rounds the fighting was 90
close that the best expert could not tell
which way tn e advantage lay.
| In the fifth Mo0overn seemed to have 9
decided advantage. for he hammered Cor
bett savagely about the belt and the Denver
boy appeared unable TO protect himself
from these tactics. But in the following
rounds Corbett landed several right and
left swings on McGovern's neck which
evidently distressed him.
The next round was again any ones
fight, buk in the ninth Corbett in an I'M
guarded moment received the worst blow
Of the fight. heavy left swing squarely
In the pit Of the stomach. No one who saw
him protect himself then until he could re-
cover his wind. will ever say that he 10 not q
great ring general.
McGovern's friends and seconds were
shouting to him to finish the hght, to close
In on his man, but each time he tried rough
ing tactics Corbett olinched and held his
IN .. A - .
Inc tenth round was again matter OF
give and take. Corbett had slightly the
better Of IL. a. the swings and jshs that be
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yer boy fought with great GOODNESS and
kept his man OF and punished him ssversav
on IN. far. ano, n ~. v,n,, : = . -
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wa sv.aentiy NEE olows tnae 1aved
the way for the end for after hsroe rally IN
the centre Of the ring Corbett threw Mc(Sov-
ern Of from an attemnted cl;noh .nd h~sc,.
,h. pro.Ll-.., - -, -
.'o D'oonyr ooy oouio raAse m sm no
showered blows on his face and then threw
which felled Terry as though he had beeo
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~" ~ = o.SDoeu ooe. Any cfuinssy uaan
would nave been Knocked clean out: but
power. fell into q sitting position.
The timekeeper began to call the second.
and Mc(iovern, with an expreasion on a~onv
on his face. tried to hoist himself up 81
his hands. He was poverless TO ~ -.
and he was 50 daaed that he did II not hsss
ninth second. 'N mug 70 -
He was plainly counted out ana Oh
referee gave the decisIon To C0rbesf
McGoyern was lugged 10 his corner sn1
or two. ''' ' ~. :. : ' .-.-.ss..
Joe Humphrevs wildly excited ,un,v,.,sN
into the rinr ana WITH San Hsrv;. sss"2tsS
that McGoSern had not received asfsir