Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-05
THE PUGILISTS.
McGovern Starts for the West
 in Good Spirits.

He Says He Will Fight Corbett DlHer-
 entity Than He Did in Hartford He
 Does Not Believe It VIII Last Over
 Fifteen Rounds-Bin to License
 Tights In Missouri.
 Terry McGovern who remains the ideal ill the youthful mind of a fighter in his class despite the defeat he suf- fered in Hartford from Young Corbett. started for the Pacific coast yesterday afternoon to go into training for q twenty-round bout with the same young man who once put him to sleep. The Brooklyn Terror has been report ed as i'll and in no condition to under take the severe securing necessary to the proverbial pink of condition before meeting an opponent to the finish He looked the reverse of sick man when he stepped aboard the Pullman attach ed to the West Shore express, with Charlie Mayhew, his trainer, and Eddie Cain, his sparring partner, and 8 lot of dress suit cases and checks for ssbag- gage in front" His eye was clear, his complexion that of girl and his heart where 1t always was-in the right spot. If Young Corbett ever expects to reach it again it must be over fash ing pair of fists propelled by muscles ready to be trained fit for the fight of March 31 Among the party, which was attended to the station by many of McGovern's admirers, was Joe Humphries. He has many duties to perform, including that of entertaining Sre e1pni ir1r4o oya calculated .not to interfere with plenty of exercise and sleep. That the party will play euchre all the way to the coast isn't exactly guaranteed by Hurnphries despite his dignfed bluff as chaperon. On arriving in San Francisco the party will go across the bay to Larkspur immediately. Before leaving the city yesterday he dropped bang at Hartford ,'' said the smiling Terry because I thought could knock Young Corbett out in the early game He landed first and that's all there is of 1t. If fought him the same way again he would beat me. [ understand him. and that's what a lot of people do, but I know how to whip him now and am going to do it as sure as the sun sets over the Golden Gate. CQrbett can't go the long route. He wants to whip his man first or not at all. I don't mind telling him am go- ing back to my old careful style and fight crouching and stay to the finish His Friends expect him to win of course, in spite of the fact he has had some bad fights recently. Maybe they are laying low for the coin, but don't think he will last fifteen rounds, and I am sure will be there at the finish"
 Bath, Me, March 5-The hardest fought boxing contest ever seen fh this city took place last night at the Ala meda between Joe Handler of New ark and Eddie Daly of Baltimore. 1t lasted twelve rounds, when Daly was forced to give up on account of brok- en arm. The fight was scheduled for fifteen rounds between Handler and Belfield Walcott, but WaIcott was un- able to fight on account of a bad ear. WaIcott's manager brought Daily along as a substitute. Up to the twelfth round 1t was anybody's fight. Sudden ly Daly fell and took the count, after which the bout was awarded to Hand Ter Daily then said that his arm previously had been broken and had been only healed about three weeks and he believed 1t had become broken in the same place.
 In order to make a match between himself and Tommy Ryan Bob Fitz- simmons has come forward with new proposition. He says he is ready to bet Ryan $2,500 that he will tip the beam at 158 pounds, the middleweight limit at o'clock on the afternoon of the proposed battle. and also agrees to bet any part of $5,O0O that he will be successful In getting the verdict, and any part of $2,50O that he will knock Ryan out before the tenth round has expired.
 Jefferson City, Mo. March 5.-sen- ator Nelson yesterday introduced his long talked of bill to license sparring contests in Missouri. Nelson. who has been a prize fight promoter and is un- derstood to be still interested in the game, says he has enough votes pledged to insure the passage of the bill by both houses. The bill provides for the appointment of a state athletic com. mission of three, two from St Louis and one from Kansas City. The com. mission shall be empowered to issue Ii. censes for sparring events, a tax of 5 per cent on the gross receipts to be paid into the state treasury. Section provides that for all contests in box ing or sparring there shall be two judges and referee for each event that there shall be decision ren. dered in each contest, that each con