The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01
Blood Flowed Freely and Both.
Men Were Greatly Punished
BROOKLYN FIGHTER
WAS CAME TO THE END
In Last Round a Square Blow On Jaw
Knocked Him Down and His #
Head Hit the Ground With
ia Thud. Yet He Stag -SS 4
IL gered e : Ills lis Fest /.
/ just Too Late.
(By,,5 A..oo ol. tod Press ).

As3oclAto0 SEcUo.I
PAVILION. SAN FRAN.
CISCO. CAL. March sl.--William Roth
we'll; better known as a young Corbett,"
of Denver, Col, showed declsivsly tonight
that his victory. over Terry McGovern at
Brooklyn a year ago last Thanksgiving
was no fiuks by defeating tMcGovern In
the eleventh round, after O. light In which.
there was not second OF idleness for
either man.. In nearly ever round, C0r-.33
5bett, fighting like machine, never over
looking an opportunity to send home his
blows, had shade the better OF the ars.S
g,lment, and when finally, lnsthe eleventh
he got the Brooklyn boy fairly going. he
never let Up on him until Terry sank TO-
the floor, badly defeated man.
George Harding, the club timekeeper.s
who counted MEG Govern out. stated after
the fight that the blows that knocked 0d
MEG GovernEout were sleftiand right swings
on the jaw and q right uppercut on the
chin. Harding said McGovern was irl8a
:dazed condi dition that when he had counted
nine he motioned him to get sup, but Nc
Govern was too confused to notice and
was unable to rise. 5tsss57 Ell .$sss "a
3eBAt the count OF ten McGovern started to-
rise, but 1T was too late, and the referee
awarded the fight to 10y oung Corbett.s
Harding said that McGovern5 was cons
ipletelyt out and that It was q mercy to;
him that he was unable to y get up. Cor
sbett was strong and ready, Il and had Nc NJ
Govern risen to- his feet he probably wouldi
hive been riously hurt It was, WAC
Z nearly a minute after Nj Govern had been
5carriedato his corner before he was aplei
to sit up or understand what ihad tl mp Il
spened. VI 59,3. B ,sRlss
s@8lThe mon In Nice Govern,s corner claimed
that the decision was an outrage. They
said McG had been instructed aSto
fight cautiously and when he was kno tsA. y
ed down; he was ito take the afull count
and that 8McGovern n obeyed his lnst struc-
tions, 4 They claim tina tat the count OF
4 ten ahe was 4 on his feet, and although
3dnzed, & knew wha Il he was doing. They
also Sclalmied that he had plenty OF fight
sina Him ana would have asted the rest 3of
the around y sHar rdings sttion IN count
ing aMcGoYern5a II out, wa 9 48 sustained a&ny
alky'.F r Roberts, another t'me-Keeper..,
pad dysf Sullivan, tho third time; keep,
~ was Very d much in d favor OF M McGovern
and scontended that the. count, as accept
cd by the re feree was wrong. Referee
Graney's decision seemed to meet with the
approval OF the spectators, as M cGoyern
was apPaTsgt!SXt thSroREh!yyA yAeKSp eaS1sn
BY 8 80 IS clock. wlNn the ntpstants
in the frst preliminary entered the ring.
the big amphitheatre was packed with
n cheering, u impatient crowd. S Outside
drizzling rain was falling, but THIS 81! did
not dampen the e$enthnsinsm of the ,crNNt,
which stretched for; half n block either
side 81 the door, and even blocked y the (
streets In front. II was estimated ht that
time that nearly II 900 people were in
side the hall, the biggest crowd that ever
saw a fight in San Francisco: Reports
from NrcGovern'sS and Corbett's head
quarters were equally bright. Both men
had rested quietly after weighing in this
afternoon and expressed absolute conf
dence In the outcome :.iS.
fight between Dixie Kid.' az colored
.welter- r-weght from Los Angeles, and
Eddie Cain, OF Brooklyn. NJ hcGovern's
sparring partner. sgs n.
q E'ttDixIe Kidv won In the second round
with n rightHto the jaw. Cain was not
his ankle badly and was unable to get
up. The strain was a. bad one ana It
wa necessary to carry Cain from the
ring, The second preliminary q o-round
60 between Cal Mejlm and Jimmy ssa Car
o.