The daily sentinel., 1903-04-01
CORBETT
WINS FIGHT.
Knocks McGovern Out in the
Eleventh Round "A Hard
Fought Battle.


March 81. William Rothwell. better
known as Young Corbett. of Den
yer. showed decisively tonight that his
victory over Terry McGovern, of
Brooklyn, at Hartford year ago last
THANKSGIVING was no fiuke, by defeat
ing McGovern in the eleventh round
after fight i'll which there was not a
second of idleness for either man.
In nearly every round Corbett fight
ing like a machine, never overlooked
an opportunity to send home his blows
| had a shade the better of the argu-
ment, and finally when in the eleventh
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 count of seven and re-
| peated it in the second. There was
some questioning as to whether or not
| McGovern was down at the count of
ten and for few minutes it looked as
if there would be free for all fight.
McGovern tried to get up, tried hard,
| and was on his feet an instant after
| the time keeper 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 right
upper cut on the chin. Harding said
McGovern was in dazed condition ;
| that when he had counted nine he
motioned him to get up but McGov-
ern was too confused to notice and
was unable to rise. AT the count of
ten McGovern started to rise, but it
was too late and the referee awarded
the fight to Young Corbett. Harding
said that McGovern was completely
out and that it was mercy that he
was unable to get up. Corbett was
strong and ready and had McGovern
risen to his feet he probably would
have been seriously hurt. As it was
nearly a minute after McGovern had
been carried to his corner before he
was able 10 sit up or understand what
had happened ',-
/ no htn hCNrONefn COIncI uo-
clared that the decision was an out
rage. They said McGovern mad been
instructed to fight cautiously, and
when he was knocked down to take the
full count and that McGovern obeyed
his instructions. They claim at the
though dazed knew what he was do
ing.
They also claimed that he had plenty
of fight in him and would have lasted
the rest of the round. Harding's S po-
sition in counting McGovern out was
sustained by 'Chalky'' Roberts,
another timekeeper.
Paddy Sullivan, the third time
keeper, was very much in favor of
McGovern and contended that the
count as accepted by the referee was
wrong. Referee Granev's decision
seemed to meet with the approval of
most of the spectators. as McGovern
was apparently thoroughly beaten.
st was my way 70 winning the
fight said Young Corbett after the
fight. II fought cautiously in every
round and felt McGovern weakening
toward the end of the contest |
caught him with left on the jaw
and sent him back against the ropes
He dropped his hands to his sides
which was sure signal to me that l
had won the contest. 1 went for him,
put lefts and rights to head and jaw.
and was forced 60 fight myself free in
the clinch. The final blow was a
right uppercut to the jaw that put
McGoveln to the floor for the full
count. Even had he been able to le-
gain his feet before the count of ten,
would have had him out as he was
absolutely unable to defend himself.
'.At no time in the contest was |
confused or discouraged, And to say
that won the fight unfairly is a
great injustice to me. McGovern Is
clearly the next best man in the
world. but still retain the champion
ship and will fight any man who sap-
proaches my class. But | will not
give pound of my weight to anyone.