Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-18
GIVE TERRIFIC
RING EXHIBITION
C0RBET AND M'G0vERN GO
SIX FAST ROUNDS
Terry Is Floored by Blow to Jaw and
Takes the Count OF Nine Sec
onds-Were Equally
Matched
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, oct. II. - Terry
McGovern and Young Corbett fought a
hard six-round bout at the National
Athletic club tonight. When the gong
announced the close of the battle there
was little to choose between the fight
ers. The fight was one of the bloodiest
ever witnessed in this city.
In the opening round there was not
a blow which did any damage. Nc
Govern, profitng by his two previous
battles with Corbett, took no chances,
and simply danced around the ring
or rushed to a clinch. At the opening
of the second round Corbett~ rushed
and caught McGovern with a terrific
right on the chin which forced the
latter to take the count of nine.
When McGovern got to his feet he
rushed to clinch and in so doing he
butted Corbett over the left eye, OPEN
ing a cash from which the blood flowed
in stream. From this round to the
finish, the fighters were covered with
blood from head to foot
Matters grew worse In the third
round. After Corbett had missed three
right swings for McGovern's jaw, he
finally landed a hard right hook over
the eye, opening a deep cash. Both
men were we'll winded when the gong
sounded at the end of this round.
The fourth round was decidedly m
McGovern's favor. Time and again
he would counter on the wind as Cor
bett rushed in, and an occasional jab
to the face opened UP the damaged
eye, the blood from which partly
blinded Corbett.
The fifth and sixth rounds were about
even, but there was never a second
that the men were idle. 1t was rush.
clnch and swing from gong to gong
each. fighter using his hest endeavor
to get in a Knockout blow.
At the pace the men were going
it is doubtful if either could have
lasted two more rounds. McGovern
was weakened by Corbett's blows and
the latter, who carried at least 20
pounds too much weight, was very
weary from his own exertions.
1t was almost IL o'clock before the
to be in the pink of condition, but
Corbett, while he looked we'll about the
face, was several inches too large in
grth.
The referee announced that the fight
would be straight Marquis ,of Queens
bury rules, the men to protect them
selves in the breaks.
Corbett endeaVored to break clean
from every clnch, but McGovern never
missed an opportunity to swing his
right to the head or left to Corbetts
stomach.
When the bout closed Corbett walked
over and grasped McGovern's gloved
hand and the two smiled and ex-
changed courtesieS.
Round One
They spared and Corbett jabbed left
to face. Corbett was warned for heel
ing with his glove. 1t was evident that
McGovern was not going to take any
chances. McGovern swung hard right
to heart and Corbett put right oear.
Corbett jabbed left to face and missed
right upper cut as the bell rang. Round
even.
Round Two
Corbett drove right to heart and then
foored McGovern with right swing on
jaw. McGovern took count of nine
and then bumped Corbett over the eye
and split it open. Corbett swung left
to neck and they clinched at the bell.
Corbett's round.
Round Three
McGovern swung left to body and
Corbett missed right and left for the
head. They exchanged rights to body
and Corbett hooked left to face Nc
Govern was staggered by right swing
exchanged left swings to neck and
rights to head. Corbett hooked left to
head and another to jaw. McGovern
crossed right to chin and then swung
1t to back of head. Corbett split Nc
Governs eye with terrific right swing
and McGovern put light right to wind.
Corbett hooked two lefts to jaw and
McGovern swung two lefts to wind.
Corbett hooked hard left to jaw and
McGovern's seconds threw water on
him. Corbetts round.
Round Four
They rushed to clinch and repeated
it. McGovern swung left to the body
and rushed Corbett to the ropes but
did no harm. Corbett crossed right to
jaw and they exchanged left jabs to
face. McGovern hooked left to eye and
they exchanged lefts to neck. McGov-
ern swung hard right to the body and
Corbett sent left to neck. McGovern
shot right to the wind and then to the
jaw. Corbett swung left to the face
and tey exchanged rights to body. Nc
Govern put two rights to the body and
they clnched. They exchanged straight
lefts to face and Corbett swung hard
left to chin. McGovern hooked left to
the face at bell. McGovern's round.
They rushed to a clinch. They ex-
changed swings to the jaw and then
repeated the punishment. Corbett swung
a right to the ear and they clnched
Corbett put a straight left to the face
and upper cut right to the chin. Nc
Govern hooked left to face and Cor
bett shot right to heart. They ex-
changed lefts to face and McGovern
swung right to jaw. McGovern sent
right to body and Corbett hooked left
to nose. They clinched twice and Cor
bett jabbed left to face Corbett hook
ed left to jaw and McGoveyn swung
hard right to ear. McGovern drove
right to wind and they We're sparring
at the bell. Round even.
Round Six
Corbett hooked left to chin and they
exchanged rights to body. Corbett
drove right to ribs and they clinched.
McGovern swung right to head and
left to body Corbett hooked two hard