The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-03
3 SPORTING NEWS OF THE WORLD (
THE MGOVERN-CO RBETT CONTEST
AS WITNESSED BY w. W. NAUGHT0N

right into Corbetts stomach and short
ribs when the bell s!snaled the end of the
round.
After that there were many slips.
sprawls and tumbies but never what
might be termed clean knockdown unul
COrDett flattened Terry out completely
On the eleventh round.
The first two rounds were boxed at a
WhlrlWind clip. Cofoetts left eve was
gashed and blood dripped from his nose
The champions condition seemed 20 give
out early in the affair. but he had "a trick
Of frcshening mp when least expected For
"a while he used straight let's on Terry s
face. The Broohynite did not seem 10
mind them.
McGOvern was bent on hammering Cor
belts stomach and ribs while holding on
and battling breasts TO breast and lJ
looked as III C0rbett was being hurt by
Terrys sDiteful blows
When McGOVern settled himself his de-
Tense during many rounds was marvel
Gus. He stopped heart punches with his
elbow smOthered upper cuts with his
crossed f0rearms and raised his guard so
quickly that savage right swings from
Corbett proved glancing punches above
the hair line.
Corbett's Jerky Uppercuts.
COrbett seemed TO place dependence
mainly on a jerky right uppcrcut the
same which found holes in Eddie Hanlon's
guard and blackened HanlOns eyes. They
kept shouting 90 Terry from his corner
to cover up and he 0beyed instructions iIn-
plicitly. Very few of those COrbett ups
percuts found their way through.
As the rounds wore on COrbett became
very tired or else be was playing a foxy
game. He stopped M the cilnches 10 pro-
tect his stomach from Terrys punches.
it looked I'm the sixth round as If Nc
Govern had "a slight lead. C0rbetts con-
dltion appeared 90 De getting worse ana
. the left facers he landed on McGOVern so
{ al
AS a matter Of fact. Terry did not try 20
avoid these blows. lie grinned and shook
his head and waited for the inevitable
clinch when De could smash away at Cor
belts mid-secti0n with both gloves.
They were both careful In the ninth
round. Corbett tried 20 left SHIFT but
did not do much damage with 10. Cor
belts seconds complained that Terry was
| hitting low The gallery took a dislike
to MCGOVern because he pushed COrbett
half through the ropes, and began 20 boot
him, but in the main the lght was clean
and manly on both sides.
COFbett seemed 90 be In danger of col
lapsiug ia the tenth round. He bent his
body 10 an angle, rested his head against
McGOVern and pushed the BrOOklynIle
I feebly around. Terry in the meanwhile
polling him nercely I'm the face with both
hands. COTbett Strengthened up occasions
ally and tried his favOrite uppercut. but
al that particular stage of the Journey ne
was too weary TO do much harm with H.
Looked Good For MeGovern.
When the eleventh round opened 81 look
| ed as If McGOvern would surely wear his
man down if he could only avoid that
jerkv uppercut which C0rbett kept send
| ing in Terry seemed a little subdued IN
manner when the pace he maintained was
COMPARED with his gait I'm the opening
| Used he would do. COrbett tried left shifts,
right swings and heart punches, but none
/ of them landed Cleanly or sOlidly. Tor
every other blow he attempted be tried
| two of those whiZZing uppercuts.
cover up. Terry was the monoton-
Gus CRY from McGOvern's angle of the
ring Terry blocked carefully got IA a
couple with each fist on the body in the
! clinches and at times iolted CoTbett on ;hg
ear i'm the break. Then came the fatetu
l eleventh, when Corbett landed both a
| left body blow and uppercut on Terry and
/ followed him around the ring ana beat
I him 20 the floor
The fight was certainly q gruelllng one
/ McGovern at all times seemed 20 be the
I fresher OF the two. but COrbett. while
| badly winded and distressed with Jhl
/ body humping. neN yer seemed 10 lose
[ COURAGE or become ratified.
At that COrbetts punching was consid-
I cradle of a disappointment, and II Is
| thought that his strength was diminished
by his heroic efforts 10 get 20 weight
[ Even the knOckdOWn blow he inflicted on
I Terry I'm the opening round was not fierce
enough 10 earn him the decision, ana II
I has always been the opinion that McGov-
/ ern cannot stand Very much of a punch
anywhere around the head.
] I'm sending In his uppercuts COrbett al
/ ways raised himself on his toes and gave
| the whole force OF his body 20 the deliV-
! cry. 1t was with one OF these right up-
/ shoots that he finally dazed McGovern
/ but even when he had Terry az his mercy
/ il required a number of right swings from
/ Corbett 10 send the eX-champion 10 the
/ floor.