Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-01
ECOTEUN KNOCKED OUT
Swinging Blow in Eleventh Retains Belt
for Young 0Orbstt
FLOORS TERRY IN FRS ROUND OF ALL
Champion Has Fight His own way
Almost from start, Delivering
Heavy, deliberate Pun-
iabment.

MECHANICS PAVILION, SAN FRAN
CISCO. March S1-wiliam Rothwell, bet
ter known as Young Corbett," Of Denver
deoisively sustained his supremacy over
Terry McGovern. Of Brooklyn by knocking
him out in the eleventh round tonight.
In nearly every round Corbett. fighting
like a machine, never overlooking an oppor-
tunity to send home his blows, had a shade
the better Of the argument, and when finally
IN the eleventh he got the Brooklyn boy
fairly going, he never let up on him until
Terry sank to the floor, a badly defeated
man.
Corbett put McGovern down in the FIRST
round for a count Of seven, and repeated 1t
in the second.
Dispute Referees Decision.
There was some question at the end as TO
whether McGovern was down at the count
OF ten, and for a few minutes II looked as
II there would be a free-for-all fight. Nc
Govern tried to get up. tried hard, and was
on his feet an instant after the tlmekeper
counted him out. George Harding. the club
timekeeper, who counted McGovern out,
stated after the fight that the blows that
Knocked McGovern out we're left and right
swings on the jaw and a right uppercut
VI Ahb NhAAAa I-aTuiHk bhlu mCIONbIu was
in a dased condition. that when he had
counted nine he motioned him to get up,
but McGovern was too confused to notice
and was unable to rise. At the count of
ten McGoveru tarted to rise, but It was
too late and the referee awarded the fight
to Young Corbett.
Harding said that McGovern was com
pletely out and that It was a mercy to
him 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 1t was. It was
nearly a minute after McGovern had been
I~carried to bis corner before he was able to
sit up or understand what had happened.
McGSvern's Friends Angry.
Tie men in McGovern's corner claimed
that the decision was an outrage. They
said McGovern had been instructed to fight
cautiously and when he was knocked down
he was To- take the full count and that Nc
Govern obeyed his Instructions. They
claim al the count of ten he was on his
feet and although dazed he knew what he
was doing. They also claimed that he
Ahad plentysof fight In him and would have
TASTED the rest OF the round. Harding's
position in counting McGovern out was sus-
tanned by "Chaiky" Roberts, another time
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keeper, was very much in favor of Meow
ern and Ceontended that the count as ac-
oepted by the referee was wrong. Referee
Graney's decision seemed to meet with the
approval Of most OF the spectators, as Nc
Govern was apparently thoroughly beaten.
1T was my way Of winning the fight"
said Young Corbett, after the fight. II
fought cautiously till / got an oppoTtu-
nifty and then finished it,
1t is estimated that there we're 1000
persons witnessed the fight.
Fight by Rounds
Round both came quickly to the GEN.
ter. Corbett put left to head. Terry bored
left 5sb. Mc q vtGT I dacked a left. but a
moment later got a right on jaw and went
eVideatly very sroggy when he got up and
Corbett put three lefts TO the nose. Nc
Govern put his left to the ear d as me gong
his knock-down, his good condiion peinB
Round 2McGovern reached like a wild
bull In an instant Corbett's eye was
open. but Corbett put right uppercut twice
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put left TO nose and got right to ear. NC
Govern blocked a right hook and put LETT
right to stomach and Corbett was groggy.
AS they came together again CoIbett put
right to law and McGovern went down ana
halfway through the ropes for a seven
count Corbett rushed as McGovern got
up and put left and right 20 the head Both
showed the effects of the furious milling IS
they took their corners.
Round s-Corbett put Ave straight let's
TO Terry's mouth and then put a right hard
10 McGovern's ribs. In the clinch that fol-
awed McGovern put right and LETT 10 head.
1eGoyern hooked two rights 70 10 ~. 5.om rs6s
Corbett uppercut TO the stomach. McGov:
ern swung right to Corbetts eye and
Iefts to face and clinched. Both swung
themselves OFF their feet Just as the gong
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Round 4-Corbett put two lefts to nose
and hooked one to jaw, getting left to jag
s snS lrs"sd LETT ja6s to- face. McGoyern
seemed unable 70 avoid Corbett,s left jabs,
4 y " eve IeOs corSett missed Terry with a right
Nppercut. by half an inch, Then he re
stunned his isbbins' Both were ured. COT.
Round 6-Corbett missed a right hook and
and Corbett jabbed three Ieits to Terry's
mouth. Terry rushed and planted two
right to Corbett's stomach, getting a right
heok on the jaw. McGovern blocked a
right uppercut. McGovern missed a right
swing. nearly sending Corbett through the
55G pISsinR the blood. NcGovern got in three
rights TO the kidneys and Corbett bent
under the punishment This was decidedly
Round egcorbett jabbed two lefts to the
McGovern put right to kidneys. Corbett
swung a hard right to Kidneys and got two
In The same place. He missed a right
swing and got a hard rignt to stomach in
return. A clinch and McGovern put right
to stomach aud ribs. Corbett broke ground,
but rushedR moment later and put left to
stomach Yin the clinch rights were ex-
changedfto the stomach. Another clinch
and NcGovern had the uetter Of the eX-
shapge. Another and McGovern put a hard
IN 20 the kidneys. Corbett was smiling,
but rather weak as the bell rang, MeGov'