The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-01


 Cain and Joe Angelo.
 Terry turned around once or twice, rub bed his nose refectively then walked to Corbetts corner and solemnly offered his hand. Corbett took 1t, but 1t was evil dent there was not the friendliest feel ing in the world between the two fight CTS. Both had their hands heavily band aged As McGovern stripped off his sweater his perfect condition was ap- parent. He claimed he was trained to the hour and he looked 1t. Corbett look ed at least three or four pounds the heavier of the two, and probably there was that much difference in their weight as they answered the gong.
 Eddie Graney of San Francisco was an- nounced as referee.
 Fight By Rounds.
 Round 1-Both came quickly to the cen ter. Corbett put left to head. Terry bored with left to ribs and got away from left jab McGovern lodged a left but moment later got right on jaw and went down for a seven-second count. He was evidently very groggy when he got up and Corbett put three lefts to the nose. McGovern rushed desperately, and swing ing his right opened cut over Corbett's eye. The men fought feroeiously in the clinch. As Graney broke them McGovern sank his right in Corbett's ribs. Corbett retallated with two lefts to the jaw. Me Govern put his left to the ear as the gong sounded. McGovern recovered very quickly from his knockdown, his good condition being apparent.
 Round 2-McGoyern rushed like a wild bull. In an instant Corbetts eye was open, but Corbett put right uppercut twice to Terry's chin. The blows were so fast 1t was hard to keep track of them. They exchanged rights to jaw. McGovern
 left to nose and got right to ear. McGovern blocked a right hook and put left to ear. McGovern slammed right, left and right to stomach and Corbett was groggy. As they came together again Corbett put right to jaw and McGovern went down and half way through the ropes for a second count. Corbett rushed as McGovern got up, and put left and right to the head. McGovern swung right to head Both showed the effects of the furious hammering as they took their corners
 Five Hard Jsbs.
 Round 3-Corbett put five straight, strong lefts to Terry's mouth He re- peated 1t, and then put right hard to McGoverns ribs. In the clinch that fol- lowed McGovern put right and left to chin. Corbett swung right to jaw and uppercut right to stomach and chin Me Govern hooked two rights to stomach and got right uppercut on the ribs Corbett uppercut to the stomach McGovern swung right to Corbetts eye and nearly put him down. Corbett hooked his left to stomach, missed a right to jaw and got a left in the stomach They exchanged lefts to face and clinched. Corbett put two straight lefts to nose Both swung themselves off their feet just as the gong sounded. The pace was terrific Corbett, if anything, seemed the stronger
 Round 4-Corbett put two lefts to the nose and hooked one to the jaw, getting left to Jaw and right to stomach as a re- turn. They exchanged left jabs to face. Corbett poked his left twice to McGov ern's face and got left to stomach. Mo Govern seemed unable to avoid Corbett's left jabs, but fought carefully neverthe- less. Corbett hooked left to eye. Mo- Govern kept coming but got into clinch. McGovern got two lefts to jaw and put hard right over heart and another hard right to jaw. Corbett missed Terry with a right upper cut by half an inch; Cor bett resumed the Jabbing. McGovern swung left to jaw and put three rights to the ribs. Both were tired. Corbett's a mouth was bleeding as he took his cor ner.
 corbett Misses Right Hook.
 Round 5-Corbett missed a right hook and got three lefts to the ribs. clinch and Corbett Jabbed three lefts to Terry's mouth Terry rushed and planted two rights to Corbett's stomach, getting A right hook on the jaw. McGovern block ed right upper cut McGovern missed a right swing nearly sending Corbett through the ropes a moment later Me Govern swung right on nose bringing the blood. Corbett put in a hard left to the mouth. He missed the next one and Ter ry caught him on the jaw as he turned. McGovern got in three rights to the kid neys and Corbett bent under the punish- ment. Corbett put right to the ribs and McGovern put in two rights to stom- ach In the rush that followed McGov- ern put left to the jaw. This was de- cided McGovern's round.
 Round 6-Corbett jabbed two lefts to the face and hooked a right to the stomach McGovern put right to kidneys Corbett swung right to ear. Corbett swung a hard right to kidneys and got two in the same place. He missed a right swing and got a hard right on ear. A clinch and McGovern put a left to tho throat and got a hard right en ear A clinch and McGovern put right to stomach and ribs Corbett broke ground but rushed mo- ment later and put left to stomach. Mc- Govern put right to ribs and got left in mouth twice. In the clinch, rights were
 
 clinch and McGovern had the better of the exchange. Another and McGovern put right to the kidneys. Corbett was smiling but rather weak as the bell rang. McGovern too. showed the effects of the terrific pace.
 Corbett Gets in Hard One.
 Round Terry hooked a light left to Jaw but got a hard wallup in mouth and right in ribs Corbett put left to eye and mouth Corbett put hard left in Ter rvs stomach. Referee Graney had diff ficulty in separating them Corbett swung again right to jaw and put right upper cut to jaw twice. Terry was by this time In distress. Corbett missed a left and right. McGovern got in left to Cor belts jaw He slipped down and took a count of nine on his knees The crowd hooted him vigorously. Corbett missed a right uppercut but swung right to back of neck. McGovern put in two hard rights to ribs. ducked a left swing and put in left to the stomach. Corbett put his left to stomach and McGovern a right on the ribs the bell rang
 Round s-They rushed into a clinch. McGovern put In two rights to stomach. They were low and Corbett's seconds claimed foul. McGovern hooked right to