Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-21
CORBETT LICKED McCOKERN
BY GETTING CHAMPS NERVE

psychological moment, when Young
Corbett's goat began to meandeF.
There was Terry. In ring toys. warm
and rosy from his last rundown. lying
Eegligently on cot
Thing That Jared the Champ.
Hes Just going out now" said
harlie Mayhood in about five min
utes We'll follow.
banging Of a sturdy fist on Terry's
door. and Corbett's voice called.
Come on out. you Terry. and take
your licking
wowi That Jared Terry: They
say he leaped from the flat OF his
shoulder blades and landed In the
middle Of the room on both feet. head.
ed at full speed for the door. As be
threw It wide open he saw Young
Corbett, back turned, walking swiftly
down the passageway toward the
arena In his eagerness. Terry al
most trod on Corhett's heels He was
In his corner in time to see Young
Corbett stand up and strip OF his
sweater. pulling Il over his head and
showing as trim and sturdy q figure
as ever q lighting man owned. And
Terry was all on IRE 10 get at the
man who had called him ont to fight
the fellow who was 50 anxious to
get at him that he had pounded on
the door Of Terry's dressing room.
He'd show Corbett something.
The moment the bell ang-there Il
goes again. but every fight starts with
the ringing Of the bell. You can't set
away from that. The moment the bell
rang Terry flashed from his corner
and rushed furiously across the ring
to begin the Tight Corbett, rising
slowly and taking one step forward
deliberately met him with q sudden
crushing overland right that Jared
Terry back heavily on his heels Cor.
bett had planned McGovern'B battle.
had drawn him In and had been ready
for him. II was the second shock to
Terry's sense Of supremacy. Here
was q fellow who had the nerve -
call him out to fight and who had met
his rush, instead CT trying to avoid #
And now Corbett was coming for him
with q little cold smile Il was new
experience to McGovern. But have
said he was great fighter. u. only
buckled down to his work with re-
doubled fury.
| don't know how many fights I've
seen. Call Il a thousand, and say
that the fastest round Of any other
was a tea party compared to that first
round at Hartford and It won't be IN
exaggeration. Near the end Of It. N
the midst Of a mixup. with flsts flying
like sparks from forge. Corbett sud-
denly reached out q deliberate left,
pushed Terry's chin up with the tip
Of his glove and threw over . smash
ing right that knocked him aoi.
Again IN the second. corbeIt
Knocked Terry down and stepped
back and waited for what be knew
must come. Terry rose. and the IN
slant he saw Corbett rushed furionsIy.
(,l.Sl,s 4 'I0nFe'| Elm
with another fi1ht. IIl|6 time Terry
held hls feet and. fighting IKE md.
man, hurled Young Corbett against q
post and battered with both hands IN
til the Denyerite bent over with arms
crossed before his face. II looked e.
IL Corbett had miscalculated the fury
Of Terryss attack. and as II he'd be
knocked out But he weathered Il IN
eli he could slip away. Terry turned
and followed. starting q left hook.
Corbett whipped right counter over
Terry's shoulder and McGovern went
down flat on his back. Ten seconds
later Cofbett was helping Charlie
White drag Terry to his corner, .
beaten champion
Perhaps Young Corbett was right.
Terry nIcf1Overn coflld whfD men who