The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
PUT UP A FIERCE
SIX : ROUND
BATTLE.

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, profting by his two previous
/ battles with Corbett, took no chances
and simply danced around the ring or
rushed to a clfnch. At the opening of
the second round Corbett rushed and
caught McGovern with a terrific right
on the chin, and forced the latter to
] take the count of nine. When McGov-
ern got to his feet he rushed to a
clinch, and in so doing he butted Cor
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 hard right hook over
the eye. opening a deep cash. Both
| men were well winded when the gong
sounded at the end of this round
The fourth round was decidedly in
McGovern'S favor. Time and again he
rushed in, and In 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.
clinch and swing from gong to gong,
each fighter using his best endeavor to
get in 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 twenty pounds too
much weight, was very weary from
/ his own exertions.
/ When the men appeared III the ring
/ McGovern looked to be in the pink of
1 condition, but Corbett, while he looked
well about the face, was seven inches
too large in girth.
1t was almost II o'clock before the
men got into action. When McGovern
climbed into the ring he walked over
/ TO Corbetts corner and said: If you
whip me tonight I'll take off my hat
| to you, but I want you to act square
and fight a fair fight"
Corbett smiled and said "All right"
The referee announced that the fight
would be straight Marquis of Queens
berry, the men to protect themselves in
the breaks.
Corbett endeavored to break clean.
from every clinch, but McGovern never
! missed an opportunity to swing his
right to the back of the head or his
left TO Corbett's stomach
When the bout closed Corbett walked
over and grasped McGovern's gloved
hand, and the two smiled and ex-
s"-"SS' '''las,,Ss pouss ONE.
They spared, and Corbett iabbed
+ left to face. Corbett was warned for
| heeling with his glove. 1t was evident
! that McGoyern was not going to take
any chances. McGovern swung hard
i right TO heart, and Corbett put right
/ to ear. Corbett jabbed left to face and
missed right uppercut as the bell rang.
ROUND TWO.
Corbett drove hard right to heart and
! then fioored McGovern with right
of nine and then bumped Corbett over
4 the eye and split it open. Corbett
/ swung left to neck and they clinched
at the bell Corbett's round.
ROUND THREE.
Corbett drove right to heart 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 20 neck and
rights 70 head. Corbett hooked left
ern crossed right to chin and then
swung it to back of head Corbett
split McGoyern's eye with terrific right I
swing, and McGoyern put light right |
70 wind. Corbett hooked two lefts to
jaw, and MeGovern swung two lefts 1
to wind Corbett hooked hard left to
Jaw, and McGoyern's seconds threw |
water on him. Corbetts round.
ROUND FOUR.
They rushed to a clinch and repeated
/ IL McGovern swung left TO body and
rushed Corbett TO the ropes. but did /
no harm Corbett crossed right to law |
exchanged laf iah tn
McGovern hooked left to eye, and they !
exchanged lefts to neck McGovern /
bett left TO neck. McGovern Shot right /
to wind and then to jaw. Corbett 7
swung left TO face. and they exchanged |
rights to body McGovern put two |
rights to the body and clinched. They I
exchanged straight lefts to face, and |
Corbett swung hard left to chin. Nc
Govern hooked left to face at bell. Nc |
Governs round.
ROUND FIVE.
They rushed to clinch. They ex- I
! changed swings to jaw and then re-
right to ear, and ley clinched. Cor |
bett put straight left to face and up I
percut right to chin McGovern hooked /
left to face, and Corbett shot right to |
heart. They exchanged lefts to face, /
and McGovern swung right to ribs |
McGovern sent right to body and Cor |
twice. and Corbett jabbed IeIt to face.
Corbett hooked left to Jaw and Nc
Govern swung hard right to ear. Nc
Govern drove right to wind and they I
were sparring at the bell. Round even /
ROUND SIX
Corbett hooked left to chin. and they I
exchanged rights TO body. Corbett drove T
right to ribs. and they clinched Me
Govern swung right to head and left to {
body. Corbett hooked two hard left to /
jaw and swung right to mouth Cor
bett uppercut right to chin and Nc /
Govern right to body. Corbett sent /
two lefts to face and uppercut right /
to chest. McGovern swung right to /
body. Corbett hooked two hard lefts
to jaw and swung right TO mouth Cor
bett uppercut right TO chin and McGov-
ern right to body. Corbett landed two
lefts to face and uppercut right to
chest. McGovern shot right to wind.
and they clinched. McGovern swung
right TO body and jaw, and they ex-
changed lefts to head McGovern
crossed two rights to head, and Cor
bett put light left in wind. Corbett 1
jabbed two lefts to face. and they ex-
changed rights to wind. Corbett hooked I
right to jaw, and McGovern swung
two rights to jaw at bell Round even (
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