The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-03
TOMMY MOWATT
STANDS THE CAT
Exchanges WaIIOps With Young
Corbett For Six Rounds.
DENVERITE GETS DECISION
CHICAGO BOY COULD NOT HAVE
LASTED MUCh LONGER.

Chicago April 2.-Youns Corbett was
given the decision over Tommy Mowatt.
the fighting street car conductor" after
six rounds Of fast fighting at the Wa
verify Athletic club tonight. Determined
IL possible to win BY 4 knockout Cor
Dett started after MOwatt as soon as
they shaped up for the first round, ara
in every possible way endeavOred to
bring the contest to a speedy end.
Mowatt appeared timid at first, and
Corbett had things all his own way
during the first three minutes Of fight
ing, but from that time on the Chicago
boy stood his ground and sWapped
punches with the former champion. Al
though the latter invariably had the bet
ter Of each rally, still Mowatt reached
Corbett with powerful rights swings to
both the body and jaw.
COrbett was the stronger OF the two,
however and Mowatt was compelled TO
break ground in nearly every rally. Cor
bett had the better OF every round ex-
cept the third. In that round M0watt
reached Corbett with numerous left and
right uppercuts, and the Denverite wore
n serious look as ne went to his cor
ner. During the next three rounds, how
ever. Corbett steadily gained the upper
hand and undoubtedly would have fin
ished his opponent had the contest con-
tinued much longer.
The winner was challenged by Neary
of Milwaukee. Kid Goodman of Boston
and Abe Attell OF San Francisco.
In a contest prior to the Corbett-
knocked out Joe GaIligan of Chicago IN
the sixth round
Fight by Rounds.
Round 1-Both of the men fiddled
and Mowatt tried right but missed. Cor
bett put left TO stomach. He repeated
with left and swung right, to Mowatt' $
and clinched. On breakaway Corbett
reached MOwatts face with left and
swung right TO his body. Mowatt tried
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bett sent two let's to Mowatt's face with
out "A return. COrbett led with left and
rushed Mowatt to the. ropes, and. landed
a series Of blows to MOwatt's body.
Round 2. Corbett landed a left TO Mo-
watts jaw Mowatt came back with a
right and left to Corbetts face In a
niN-up both landed glancing blows to
head. Corbett swung his right to
MOWatts jaw then crossed left to the
same place and Mowatt slipped to the
Ii9Or. When he got up they went into a
clinch and Mowatt uppercut Corbett. Cor
bett swung his right and went to a
clinch- Mowatt reached Corbetts head
with both right and left. COrbett played
for the body and sent two right punches
20 MOWattS stomach. MOwatt retaliated
with right and left to Corbetts jaw.
Round 2. COrDett tried with left but
missed. Then he came back with left to
face and right TO body. MOwatt missed
three times in succession and COrbett
brought hiss right 20 Mowatts stomach.
IN ciinch that followed Mowatt landed
q right swing TO Corbett's face. Mowatt
laiueQ leIl 10 OOrpellS nose bringing
blood. Corbett smashed Mowatt both
hands on the nose bringing blood. In an
exchange that followed both men landed
repeatedly on each other. Near the end
of the round Corbett sent his right to
Mowatt's stomach and MOwatt came back
with his right to Corbett's Jaw.
Round 4. MOWatt landed left to face.
COrbett bored in and swung left 10
Mowatt's head. On the break Mowatt
landed a right swing on COrbetts head.
Corbett rushed and sent his right to
Mowatts stomach. In q fierce mix-up
Mowatt uppercut COrbett twice bringing
the blood from Corbett's nose. Corbett
in the meantime, played havoc with
punches. Mowatt tried with left and Cor
bett smashed him on the nose with a
right swing, bringing the blood in a
stream.
Had Mowatt Groggy.
Round 5. Mowatt iabbed left to Cor
belts face and the latter countered with
right to body. They went to a clinch and
both fought fiercely. MOWatt uppercut-
ting COrbett several times. On the break
right to the body. On the break MOwatt
landed right and left on Corbetts jaw.
Corbett sent his right 20 Mowatts Jaw and
the latter staggered against the ropes.
Mowatt was weak at the end of the round.
Round 6. Beth landed Iefts and then
Corbett brought his right 10 AIowatt's
jaw. Corbett then played for the stomach
and landed several blows without a re-
turn. Mowatt tried for an uppercut and
Corbett swung a right to his body and a
Mowatt tried with left and missed. Cor
bett countered with right and jabbed left
10 MDWatts face. COrbett sent another
right to Mowatts stomach and they
clinChed- In the miXup that followed
Corbett landed right and left on Mowatt's
head.