The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-22
WHITE
ON MI GOVERN
Gives Opinion Of Coming Cham
piOnship Contest.
THINKS CHANCES ARE EVEN
SAYS TERRY Is AS GOOD A NAN
NOW as EVER.
THINKS CHANCES ARE EVEN

With the McGovern- Young Corbett
fight only a little over a week OF. in
terest IN that event is becoming very
great not only in Salt Lake. but all
over the country. While Young Cor
bett is the champion. conservative
sporting authorities agree that Nc
Govern viii enter the ring a favoTite.
The odds in the betting have not been
settled yet, but the men will very
likely enter the ring at about 10 to
Z on McGovern. Il may be that the
great amount Of McGovern money now
finding its way to the surface viii force
even greater odds than this. I'm COM
menung on the fight Charlie White,
the well-kn0wn referee, has the follow
ing to say:
Terry McGOvern was, when he won
the featherWeight championship. the
greatest little Queensberry glove fighter
of his day. Since that time Terry s
life Of theatrical engagements has led
the sporting public 10 believe that he
has gone back I'm form. His defeat
by Young Corbett has led many TO
think that the sage was his Water
loo. McGOvern denies this.
"TerTy's contempt for his opponents
punching powers leads him to the be-
lief that he can go in with his face
unprotected and take a blow upon the
vital points without any guard TO
break the force. That is McGovern's
chief fault No man yet IN the fight
ing game can afford to expose his jaw
and face TO an opponent as McGovern
does.
In his fight with Joe Bernstein he
was the Terry of old. He had all his
speed and the punch. II took all the
craftiness of Bernstein and all the
knowledge of holds to stave Terry on
for six rounds McGOvern was very
wild in his deliveries, missing swing
after swing. After that performance
I came to the conclusion that Terry
was as good as ever, and 1 so pro-
claimed my belief. All he needed was
10 improve his craftsmanship and his
eyesight
IN the first round of his fight with
Maynard. McGovern had all the best Of
il. The second round began with Ter
~ little less than a cyclone, but as
he proceeded. all his defects began to
develop Suddenly he slowed up, ap-
parently 10 get wind Maynard then
became the aggressor and hit safely
as often as did Terry. who, had he
been in his former condition, would
have ended It in one or two good jabs.
Distinctly Terry did not show his
punching ability. or Maynard would
not have lived through that second
round.
AT the end Of the third round Terry,
to my way Of thinking, was a bit
tired In his legs. Terry must change
his style of training. and a little OF
his ideas Of living TO get back his
wind and 10 retain his strength Of
| legs. These are McGOvern's three de-
fects:
4. He stops punches with his head
and face, knowing that he can eat
them up.
2 He swings wild and has lost his
accuracy Of aim through anxiety and a
bit OF falling eyesight
3. His new ideas Of training himself
along the old lines, with a little side
issue Of Indulgence. have impaired
Terry's wind and leg work.
with careful attention to these de-
fects the American sporting public
may rest assured that McGovern viii
be just as good as ever.
Comment has been made upon Nc
Governs style affecting the Queens
berry rules. I want TO say that he
Is one of the fairest Queensberry rule
fighters in this respect: While fight
ing at short range he never holds. This
is the proper thing. He makes his Op-
ponent hold him in an effort to stop
the shower Of blows.
Should McGovern correct the faults
indicated here. the next championship
battle should be a great one and should
be in doubt from the time the men
enter the ring. In my judgment II
would be an even break"