Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-04-04
CHAMPION C0RBETT.
ex-chAMPIoA BADLY DEFEATED,

''N'cf'tis AOHiS1t tndt his VIC
tory over Terry Mc3overn, of Brook.
Iyn. at Hartford year ago last
thanksgiving, was no fuke, by defeat.
ing McGovern In the eleventh round.
after fight In which there was not
second OF idleness for either man. In
nearly every round, Corbett, fighting
ike a machine, never overlooking an
opportunity to send home his blows.
mad n shade the better OF the argu.
ment. and when finally in the eleventh
round he got the Brooklyn boy fairly
going. he never let up on him until
Terry sank to the floor badly defeat.
ed man.
Corbett put McGovern down i, the
first round for count OF seven and re.
pcated IT in the second. There was
some question as 20 whether or not Nc.
Govern was down at the count OF ten.
and for few minutes IL looked AZ II
there would be free for all fight. Nc.
Govern tried 10 get up. tried hard. and
WAS on his feet an instant after the
time keeper counted him out
The Fight by Rounds.
Round |. They rush NJ the tan OF
the bell. McGovern swings right and
left to face. Corbett blocks and re
turns 70 body. Tc,,y zoos Down and
takes seven ~ the count. He gets
to his feet. They clinch. They are
hard TO break away. Terry lands on
Corbetts eye. The round is an even
break.
Round 2. Corbett swings left to
face. McGovern jumps In and In
ciinch roughs 1t and pummels Cc-bett
on RIBS They are hard TO break away
Corbett hooked right to mouth Cor.
bett sends straight left to mouth. an
other clinch and Terry works both
hands on wind.
Round 3. Corbett jabs left to face
twice. They clinch. Terry blocks a left
swing. Corbett gets in right swing
on shoulder. They ciinch and In the
mix Terry has the best OF the argu.
ment. Corbett sends straight right TO
mouth. Both land right swings on
head. Corbett puts right to ear. They
exchange lefts TO face. Corbett puts
right to ribs. McGovern swung stiff
left to jaw. The boys do not rest
minute. McGovern swung left to Jaw.
Corbett going to his knee as the bell
rang.
Round 4. corbett jabs left to mouth.
McGovern connected with jaw twice
with left swings. McGovern ducked
left swing, sent light left TO neck.
They exchange lefts to body. McGov.
ern blocked straight LEFT to neck. Ter.
ny sent straight left TO neck. clinch.
Terry brings right UP to the chin as
they break away. Corbett ducks left
swing, sabs left to mouth. They swing
wildly with lefts, both miss and mix
H. Not second is wasted, and most
OF the time they are exchanging short
ann blows at close quarters. McGov. |
ern put left to ear. blocked left. Ter. |
ry hooks left to chin twice. Corbett
sends left to face. Terry knocks Cor. !
bett down with left swing on jaw and |
falls on top OF him. McGovern goes
to his knees in fierce mix up and |
stays nine seconds. They go AT Il again
and exchange lefts to face. They ex.
change lefts TO head. McGovern had
q shade the best OF the round.
Round s. Corbett sends right over
Terry's shoulder. Terry sends left e
wind. They spar a moment Corbett
backs away, they clinch and at In.
lighting Terry gets In some good work.
Corbett jabbed left to face. McGovern
rushed Corbett half way through the
ropes into clinch. They exchange
lefts to neck. Terry covers his face
and rushes into clinch. Terry ducks
left swing and swings left to Cor.
belts mouth, sending the Denver boy
to his knees. Terry puts left TO face.
Corbett sends left to wind. In the
clinches Terry is the strongest. Cor.
bett Is inclined to hang on in the
clinches and Terry's body punishment
seems to be firing him.
Round Q. They exchange iefts on
face, elinch and the referee has to pull
them apart. corbett, swings right to
ear, then puts right TO ribs. Corhett
swings stiff right to neck, clinch and
hard right lands on ,Corhett,s, ribs.
Corbett uppercuts Terry on mouth
with left. Corbett jabs left to mouth I,
and hooks right to ear. McGoyern
swings left TO mouth, which shakes
Corbett up a bit Terry Is short with 4
left swing. Terry put, left to Jaw !
twice Again he swung left TO mouth.
Coroett hacks away aud ducks a left
swing. He is against the ropes with i.
Terry ON top of him when the gong
comes. Terry is stronger al this stage,
Round Z. Terry iss short with left q
swing. Corbett sends, stih LEFT. to Id
mouth. Corbett swings left to face II
twice. Both miss left, swings. they II
clinch and Terry hangs ON. corbett y
swings right to jaw three, times and y
Terry is In trouble. They spar a mo, I
raent Corbett misses. LETT swing. Terry. s
swings left, misses and falls to his e
knees; stays down nine seconds. They 4
exchange left swings on body and d
ciihch again. Corbett awnings hard right 4
on McGovern's neck Corbett misses a 4
left swing. They clinch and Terry n
sends two rights to ribs. At che. bell L