The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-01
CORBETT AGAIN DEFEATS MoGOVERN
Brooklyn Boy Lasts
Eleven Rounds, Then
Goes Down Before Furi-
Gus Onslaught of Dem
yer Lad.


Mechanics Pavilion. San Francisco.
March U.-Wiuiam ROthweu better
known as Young Corbett." Of Denver.
tonight showed decisivcIy that his victory
over Terry McGOvem Of Brooklyn at
Hartford a year ago last Thanksgiving
was no nuke. by defeating McGovern In
the eleventh round after "a fight in which
there was not a second If idleness for
either man. ln nearly every round Cor
bett fighting like a machine. never over
looking an opportunity 10 send home his
blows had q shade the better OF the arr
round De got the Brooklyn terror he
sank TO the floor badly defeated. Cor
bett put McGoveru down in the first
round Tor a count of seven and repeated
10 in the second
There was some question as TO whether
OF not McGONern was down at the count
OF ten, and Tor few minutes 70 looked
as u there would be "a free-tOr-au fight.
McGOvera tried 90 get up. tried hard. and
was on his feet an instant after The time
keeper counted him our.
Dispute Over the Count.
George Harding. the club tlmekeeper.
who counted McGOyeru out. stated after
the fight that the blows that knocked
McGoveru out were left and right swings
on the jaw and right uppercut on the
chin. Harding said McG0yeru was In a
daZed condition. that when he had count
ed nine he m1uOued him 90 get up. but
MH1 D-rru was too confused 90 notice and
was unable 10 DO so. AT the count ~
ten McGOvem started Co rise but 10 was
too late and the referee awarded the fight
20 YOUNG Corbett
Harding said that McG0yern was com
Retely out and that &c was "a mercy
- MN that De was unable 90 get up.
Aornttt was strong and ready. and had
McGoNeru risen 90 his feet be probably
was, 10 was nearly a minute after Nc
Govern had been carried 90 his corner
before DE was able 90 sit up or under
stand what had happened
McGovern's Seconds Kick.
The men On McGovern's corner claimed
that the decision was am outrage. They
said McG0vern had been instructed 20
Tight cautiously and when he was knocked
down be was 20 take the full count and
Lnat McGoEeru followed his instructions.
They claim at the count of ten he was
on his feet. and although dazsd. knew
what he was doing. They also claimed
that be had plenty of fight u him and
would have lasted the rest of the round.
Harding. position ln counting Meow
cru out was sustained by 'Chalzy Rob-
erts,. another timekeepcr. Paddy SulIi-
van. the third TIM keeper. was very much
I'm favor OF ACGOVrrn and commended that
The count by the referee was wrong.
Referee Graury's decision seemed TO meet
tors, as McGoyem was apparently thor
Oughly beaten.
Young Corbett Makes Statement
eft was my way of winning the fight"
said Young Cocbett after the fight Il
fought cautiously ln every round and felt
McGoveru weakening toward the end Of
the contest. caught him With l5tt
on the jaw and sent him back against
the ropes. He dropped his hands 10 his
side, which was "a sure signal 90 me that
I had won the contest. / went for him.
put rights and letts 20 head ana jaw. and
was forced 90 fight myself free i'm the
cInch. The final blow was a right upper
cut Co the jaw that put McGOverp 20 the I
floor FOR the fun count. Even had be
been able to regain his feet before the
count of ten ] would have had him out |
as he was absolutely unable 20 defend
himself.
Eat DO time i'm the contest was I con-
fused or discouraged And 90 say that
i fight unfairly is "a great injustice 20
me. McGuEeTu ls certainly me next best
man Don the world, but 1 stu retain the
championship and viii fight any man who I
approaches ms class. But i viii not /
give "a pound Of weight TO any one. ] was /
ln superb condition and 90 my trainers
4 give credit for winning the contest
McGovern Cries Robbery.
''Gt was the greatest robbery in the /
history of the prize rims said Meow |
eru. 'l had COrbetL beaten from start I
90 finish. L landed on him when and /
where / pleased and surely would have I
had him out within few rounds.
eel was not knocked out. but admit that /
the right uppercut 90 the chin dazed me |
and i took the count In order 20 save my /
SELF j could have gone on with the bait !
lie and would. i think, have resaiued the /
fighter when he goes iu, wins "a contest /
and is then robbed of the decision. D sim 1
Cerely hope the club win match as again. /
and then YOU win hear "a different story" /
The Fight by Rounds.
Round Both came quickly to the /
center. Corbett put left TO head Terry /
bored in with lett 10 ribs and got away F.
from lefl iab. NcGOvern duCktd a F.
left. but moment later got Ca right on .
Jaw and went down for "a SeNeu-Secoud /
count Tie was evidently very siossy
when De got pap. and Corhett put three
let's 90 TerrE-s nose. ACGOvcru rushed
desperately, and. swinging his right
opened cut over torDetts eye. the
Graney broke them Aciioyeru sank ms
right iu COrbetts ribs. C0rbett retalated /
with two let's 90 the Jaw. MCGOveru
put his left 90 the ear as the gong sound
ed. McGOyern recovered very quickly !
from his knock-down, his good condition
Round 2-McGoveru rushed like "a Wild
bull. In an instant C0rbetJs eye was
open, but COruett put right uppercut !
twice 20 Terry's chin. Tile blows were so
fast 10 was hard TO keep track of them
IneN exchanged rights 90 Jaw. McGoNeru
blocked right hook and put left 90
ear. McG0Vtru slammed right left and
right 90 stomach and Corbett was grOg-
gy AS they came together again Cor I
hett put right 90 jaw and McGoveru went I
down and half through the ropes for "a
seVen-sec0ul count. C0rbetr rushed as
McGoveru got up and put left and right
90 the head. llcG0vern swung right 90 ;
head Both showed the effects of the
furious milling as they took their cor
utrs.
Corbett Lands Five LET'S.
Round a-C0rbetJ put five straight
let's to Ierry's mouth. He repeated 10
and then DuL right hard 10 McGuEern's ]
ribs lu the ciluch that followed Nc l
Govern put right and LETT 20 head Cor
bett swung right 90 jaw and uppercut
right 20 stomach and chin. McG0vern
hooked two rights to stomach and e0t
right uppercut lu on the ribs. C0rbett
uppercut 90 the stomach. McGOveu
swung right t1 COrbett's eve and nearly
put him down. C0rbett hooked his left 10
stomach missed "a right 90 jaw and got
"a lelt On the stomach. They exchanged
lefts 90 face and clluehed. C0rbett put
two straight let's 90 nose. Both swung
themselves off their feet lust rs she
gong sounded. The pace was terrific.
C0rhett. 10 anything, seemed the stronger I