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

chest. corbett hooked a right for the jaw but 1t was blocked. His left found It's mark on the jaw. McGovern's right went to Corbett's kidneys twice. Me Govern forced and put left to pit of stomach and right to kidneys. Corbett hooked right to jaw twice. Again he did 1t. McGovern hooked right to chest and eye and got right on the jaw.
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 Round 9-Graney warned McGovern not | to hit so low. Corbett hooked right un- der the heart. It struck Terry and he rushed but did not land. Corbett put right to ribs getting McGovern in his own corner where he punched him with right and left to jaw and the stomach and the referee had difficulty in separat- ing them. McGovern holding on. Corbett hooked right to chest but got two hard rights in ribs. Corbett uppercut right to ribs and got right to jaw and ribs in ex- change Corbett put in hard left to the neck. He tried shift but it did not work. Terry forced but Corbett cooly retreated and them came In like a flash with a right uppercut which, however, missed It's mark. The next instant he put his left to Jaw. This was Corbett's round
 Round 10-Terry rushed and put in right to jaw and ribs. Corbett uppercut and put right to chin and put right to jaw and ribs. Corbett uppercut right to chin | and put right to stomach In the clinch McGovern put left to the stomach and | Corbett was nearly gone Terry rushed | and Corbett retaliated rapidly, dancing away from him. In clinch Terry put right twice to ribs and left to jaw. An | other clinch but no harm done. Corbett | put right upper cut to jaw, strengthening McGovern up They exchanged lefts to chest and McGovern put right on kidneys. | McGoverns right uppercut was blocked and he got a right uppercut on the jaw. | Terry got two lefts to the kidneys in the l clinch. Terry was very weak from his exertions as the gong sounded, but Cor bett too, was very much in distress.
 The Finale.
 Round 1.-The men went into a clinch immediately. Corbett missed a left hook and got a hard left on the ear. He upper cut heavily with right to stomach. Me Govern forced but Corbett tucked his left and sent home a terrific right to the ribs, and a second later terrible left to the jaw and a left to the eye. Corbett rushed and slipped down and got up immediate ly. McGovern put in a right hard to ribs and both slipped down. Corbett put a left on McGovern's jaw and Terry was nearly out. Corbett seeing McGoverns s ulStftbS IuSntu, anu BSllllb MCNfoNtIn III neutral corner, swung right left and right to the jaw, MeGovern's knees wob- bled and his head sank. Corbett, steady ing himself, swung his right sauarely on McGoverns Jaw again, and the little | Brooklyn fighter went squarely on his back. his head crashing against the floor with a thump. He lifted hls head at the count of three, turned over and looked at the time-keeper his eyes glassy and rolling. As the timekeeper called seven he attempted to get on his feet, but he was unable. Just after the timekeeper called ten McGovern, dazed and clearly gone. got to his feet. But he was an instant too late Referee Graney swung his hands in the air as a signal that the fight was over, and that Corbett had retained the championship. In an in- stant a terrific uproar took place. Me Governs packers, maddened by the sight of their favorite being dragged to his corner a defeated man, swarmed around and into the ring. They were not quicker than the policemen, however, who piled pell mel through the ropes. For five minutes the uproar continued. Then the lights were turned down and the crowd filed out.