The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-31
TO END IN 10 ROUNDS
HALF THE LIMIT PREDICTED FOR
McGOVERN-CORBET FIGHT.
MGovERN THE FAvoRITE.
FIGHT WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL
MIDNIGHT SAVANNAH TINE.

Pools Selling Even on McGovern
said to Be in Superb Condition
and Terry Not Lacking in Train
ing-Savannah Will Watch the
Fight with Much Interest.
San Francisco, Cal, March 3d.
Young Corbett," featherweight cham
pion of the world, and Terry Nc
Govern, who has hopes of recovering
the title he lost in the memorable
fight at Hartford year ago last Nov
ember, will meet tomorrow night, in
the arena of the Hayes Valley Athletic
Club to settle the question of suprem-
acy. The men are matched to box
twenty rounds. If present arrange
ments are carried out the boxers will
face one another about 8 p. m. Accord
ing to reports from their respective
training quarters, McGovern and
Young Corbett" are both in first-class
physical condition. Both completed
their regular training yesterday and
are doing just enough work to-day to
keep their weight at the right figure
until called upon to enter the ring. The
articles of agreement stipulate that
they are to weigh in at 127 pounds at
o'clock. Neither anticipates any diff
ficulty in tipping the scales at the right
figure.
McGOvern the Favorite.
Curiously enough, from the hour the
match was made McGovern has been
fa II, 1oA hatt Ia n
who defeated him so decisively on the
occasion of their former battle. Those
who have staked their money on the
ex-champion have had in mind his re-
markable record as a fighter, his Won
derful hitting ability and his power to
stand punishment. With the single
exception of the fight in which he lost
his title the little Brooklynite has new
er been in danger of defeat at the
hands of an opponent. For fighter
of his weight it is generally conceded
that he has the hardest blow of anyone
who was ever in the fighting game.
Both before and since his fight with
Young Corbett' his record has been
one succession of victories. He has met
and defeated all the men of his class,
both good and bad. His recent bouts
have failed to produce one whit of evil
dence that he has deteriorated as
fighter during the last year or two. On
the other hand it is believed by his
friends and followers that he is a bet
ter fighter to-day than ever before in
his career That he is in superb ply
steal condition is the universal opinion
of those who have been privileged to
see him at his training quarters since
he arrived in California. 1t is all of
these facts combined that has led close
followers of ring events to predict
victory for him in to-night's contest,
and has caused the betting odds to in
cline in his favor.
COrbctt's Friends Busy.
The fact that the betting is in favor
of McGovern does not prove conclu-
sively, however, that there are not ring
critics, and quite a number of them,
who are eff the opinion that when the
two little fighters face in the squared
circle young Corbett" will repeat the
dose he administered to Terrible Ter
ry'' at the Hartford meeting. These
persons base their belief on the idea
that the Denverite is the one fighter
who is thoroughly acquainted with
McGoverns style of fighting and cap
able of getting in the Knockout blow
at the first opportunity. They argue
further that a fighter once defeated
is always at a disadvantage when be
faces his conqueror second time. me
champion, full of the knowledge that
he has defeated his opponent before,
gains courage in the belief that he can
do the trick a second time, while the
vanquished is more than apt to lose
confidence in himself when he races
the man who has once defeated him.
To compare the tactics OF the TWO
fighters is an easy matter. IL may pe
said that their style of fighting is