Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01
THE PUGILISTS.
Down Goes "The Terrible" Be-
 fore the Sturdy Corbett.

fore the Sturdy Corbett.
 McGovern Fought a 'lucky Battle, But He Was Uutfought and Outgen- eraled-In the Eleventh Round Came
 the Decisive Blow That Told the
 rale- Enormous Crowd Was Pres ent.
 San Francisco, April 1.-Young Cor bett still is the featherweight cham piorl of the world. In the eleventh round of one of the f1ercest and most 0r,Ieling fights ever seen in San Fran cisco he whipped "Terrible Terry Me Govern for the second time, and the Brooklyn boy, with pride shattered ana laurels dimmed was almost carried from the ringside to his dressing room by his trainers and seconds. MCCOY ern made game fight but from the opening round the spectators seemed to think that Corbett had the adVant- age. and when Terry went to the noor in this round many of his supporters shook their heads and believed that the end was not far away.
 But McGovern was plucky to the core. He took an amount of punish ment that would have beaten down any other boy of his weight, and sew eral times during the encounter he had Corbett at his wits end. He was quick to recover, and each round came up smiling. His rushes rarely feazed Corbett, who only once during the mill broke ground to keep away. Terry often was unable to avoid his oppon- ent's jabs. and this worried him. At the close of the sixth round both show ed the effects of the terrific pace, but Terry was the weaker.
 In the seventh Terry was flying sig nals of distress so pronounced that the crowd thought 1t was all over but the shouting. Tn this round McGoyern went to his knees and took count of nine, at which the spectators hooted vigorously In the eighth Corbett kept up his fast work, while Terry looked as if he was all in.
 In the ninth and tenth rounds Terry fought manfully and had Corbett on the defensive but the Brooklyn boys blows lacked steam, and when they fell did but little damage. Corbett several times hooked Terry on the jaw, and his head went back and he wobbled perceptibly At the end of the tenth both went to their corners very tired.
 The eleventh round saw McGovern's finish Corbett rushed and Terry was unable to withstand the savage on- slaughts. He tried to get out of harm's S way. but his weary legs almost refus- ed to support him. A hard left made him groggy, and then series of hard swings fitted him for the knockout bIow. Corbett was landing almost at will and finally sent terrific right to the point of the jaw. Terry went down turned over, but was unable to rise and was counted out.
 George Harding, the club timekeeper who counted McGoyern out, said after the fight that the Blow that knocked McGovern out was. right swing to the jaw. Harding said McGovern was in dazed condition; that when he had counted nine, he motioned, him to get up, but McGovern was too confused to notice and unable to rise. At the count of ten McGovern started to rise but it was too late, and the referee awarded the fight to Corbett. Hard, ing said that McGovern was complete ly out, and that it was mercy to him that he was unable to get up. Corbeti was strong and ready, and had Me Govern risen to his feet he probably would have been seriously hurt. As il was, 1t was nearly minute after Nc Govern had been carried to his corner perore he was able to sit up and under stand what had happened.
 The men in McGovern's corner sai( the decision was an outrage, that Me ho cautiously, and when he was knocked doWn ne was to take the full count and that McGovern obeyed his in structions. They said that at tht count Of ten he was on his feet, and al though dazed, knew what he was do Ing. They also claimed that, he hat plenty or light in him and could hay, lasted the rest of the round.
 There was the usual crop of chal lenges to the winner and fight an nouncements before the contestants en tered the ring. At $40 Young Corbett attended by Aleck Greggains, Tin McGraw. Billy Otis and Harry Tutbil entered the ring
 There was little demonstration whe, the champion clambered through tn ropes and cooly tested the canvas GOV ering of the ring floor, before choosing his corner. Rosy checked and clea eyed, with muscles playing like band beneath his skin, Corbett looked tn perfect athlete.
 At 9:52, amid mighty roar from tn crowd, McGoyern climbed through tn ropes, accompanied by Sam Harris an his seconds, Charlie Mayhood, Eddi Cain and Joe Angelo. Terry turne around once or twice, rubbed his nos ref1ectively, then walked to Corbett corner and solemnly offered his hant Corbett took. it but it was evider