Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-18
FIERCE WAS
 THIS BATTLE
MeGoyern and corbett Go Six Rounds With Honors About
 Even Up.

Young Corbett was unable to keeI
 up the pace and the two old-time foel
 went the full six rounds.
 It was in the second round that Corbett, showing much of his old
 time form. put the Brooklyn boy down for count of nine. Terry came back strong, however, and was able to do some good work.
 In the third round COrbett ham. mered McGovern with right and left swings and just before the round was over put him down and apparently out.
 McGovern's seconds rushed fran tically around the ring and threw water on their fallen fighter, but it was not needed, for before the ref cree could have counted ten the bell i rang.
 After that the fight was even with both men working hard but appar- ently carefully.
 1 Both were considerably cut up and took many hard blows. It was the third, and, in all prob- ability, the last meeting of the two
 
 fact that Terry McGovern was con- fident that he would be able to wipe out the result of the two previous battles did much toward swelling the crowd. It was on November 2S, just five years ago, that Young Corbett first knocked McGovern out in two rounds at Hartford. On March 31, 1903, Corbett repeated the dose in eleven rounds out in Frisco.
 Several hundred New Workers were at the ringside, and while there was not much betting on the result McGovern was slight fayorite, and there were some even money bets that the bout would go the limit, which by the laws of this state can only be six rounds with no decision being allowed by the referee.
 Just before the fight started one New York man bet $1,000 against $7OO that Corbett would stay the six rounds.
 It was an enthusiastic crowd, and when telegram was handed out from Jimmy Coffroth, saying that he would hang up purse of $20,0v, for fight between the winner of last nights battle and Jimmy Britt. to take. place before the Colma .Ath- M<at&t6t out in California, there was feeling that perhaps one of the boys in the ring might really come back into his own again.
 Young Corbett, looking more like the Young Corbett of old than he has in months and months, came over here yesterday afternoon with Harry Pollok, his trainer, and seconds. Me Govern arrived earlier in the day, and both boys declared that they were in perfect shape, and they look ed to be able to go six rounds any way when they stepped into the ring. Corbett. was apparently the heaviest, and there were some wrinkles on his face and body, showing where he had taken off weight, but his skin was clear and the muscles of his arms and legs hard and he looked strong.
 McGovern looked little the best. as far as lines went. and Joe Hum- phreys, who had him in tow all day long and at the ringside. was as con- fldent as was the little Brooklyn scrapper himself.
 No weights were announced for the bout, the men agreeing to battle at catch weights. On a rough guess McGovern was close to 140 pounds with Corbett a little above that figure.
 It was just little after half past 10 when Young Corbett climbed through the ropes followed by his seconds. Alec Greggains. Harry Tut tie. Kid Howard and Tim McGrath. McGovern followed immediately af- terward with Joe Humphreys. Char lie Mayhood and Johnny BurdIck.
 After Coffroth's telegram had been read and one from Kid Sullivan chal- Hanging the winner. McGovern walk ed over to Corbett's corner and shook hands with him and said that if the Denver boy won again he would be the first to congratulate him.
 The boys agreed to box straight rules and protect themselves at all times with the understanding that Referee MeGuigan was to part them in the clinches.
 The Fight By Rounds.
 Round 1-They spared and Cor bett jabbed left to face. They ex- change lefts to face and Corbett hooked left to eye. McGovern put right and left into wind in clineh and hooked left to jaw In break away. Corbett was warned for heel ing with his glove. They spared again and Corbett put light left on face. Terry put two short rights to ribs fin clinch. and Corbett feinted to ropes. It was evident that Terry was not going to take any chances. McGovern swung right to heart and Corbett put right on ear. Corbett jabbed his left to face and missed right uppercut as bell rang. Round even
 Round 2-Corbett puts stiff Ies on eye and ribs. They exchange right swings to neck and Terry dug his right into wind Corbett missed left for head and Terry swung both hands to head. They exchange right swings to body and Terry swings right to wind Corhett puts left on eye and Terry drove a terrific right To wind Corbe;t drove his right to heart ard then eoorei MeGovern with right swing on jaw. NcGov- ern took the count of nine and then butted Corbett over the ere and srln It open Corbetf swung left to neck ma they were rfsrrre1 ns fhe bell