Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
THE PUGILISTS.
TERRY GETS
 PALLIATIVE
Claims He Is the Legitimate Lightweight and Wants to Meet Britt-Mitchell Will Fight McC cCaffrey Notes.

McGovern is so tickled over the prospect of getting a chance at the conqueror of 'Corbett'' that he can't keep bis feet still when speaking of 1t.
 'The public cannot look upon Britt aa the featherweight champion be- cause of his defeat of 'Corbett, said TeGrys The recognized featherweight limit to-day Is 122 pounds. At that weight have never been defeated, and consequently still claim the feath- erweight tit1e of the world. Young Corbett' defeated me in our first bat tie at 127 pounds at Q o'clock in the morning. That was seven hours be- 5 fore the fight. and five pounds over the featherweight limit.
 There was nothing in the articles that called for a championship con- test It was a handicap match pure and simple. I was compelled to go out of my class in order to secure q fight. Up to that time I had defeat ed every legitimate featherweight in the country. Before was of age 1 defeated three champi Pedlar Pal mer, bantamweiGht: George Dixon, featherweight, and Frank Erne, light weight.
 "After my fight with Erne the lat ter came to me and offered me the title of lightweight champion. re- fused it, saying that would be com peIled to meet men from fifteen to twenty pounds above my weight. Some of the fight promoters went as far as to try ana match me against Joe Walcott. was willing to fight the colored man. but he would not weigh in at 13S pounds ringside, and the match fell through.
 When 0rtRrew the bAntamweight division, left the title to be competed for by the best boys in the class at that time They were Tommy Feltz, Danny Dougherty, Steve Flanigan and Casper Leon. At the present day 'Corbett' is as much of a feather weight as am bantamweight. If he is entitled to the featherweight championship, then am able to de fend the title of bantameiwght cham pion, which I relinquished to Danny DouRherty.
 .Tf Britt will only consent to meet mo am willing to leave it to the pub He and fight any man put asalnst me in order to get on bout with the Call ifornian. When fought George Dixon I weighed in at 8 o'clock in the Af5ernUun Af at 11S pounds. The articles called for 122 at this time. but we were both under weight when we step ped into the ring.
 stAfter that fight ! never met le- ritin1ate featherweight was com pelled to give away as much as ten pounds in order to get on match. Tn my fights with Tommy White, Eddie Santry and a number of others I got the worst end of the weight question, but I was willing to fight anyone put up against me. All the while, how ever. I realized that if l continued meeting men heavier than myself I would some day get a licking. This came when 'Corbett' defeated me at Hartford.
 ''After that hattie a number of sporting and newspaper men came to me for an interview on the feather weight Championship question. and, while I claimed thiat the title was still mine. I gave all the credit due .Corbett' for beating me. am will ing to leave the question of Thy right fo the title to committees of newspa- per men. and fight anyone that the committee may select ill order to prove my ability to hold the honors. am still a featherweight and can re duce to the limit easily, despite reports to- the contrary"