The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-08
M'GOVERN-CORBETT CO
BROUGHT A SURPRISE
Fight Which Was Meeting Between Supposedly Irresistible
and Absolutely Invincible Champion and Almost un
known Westerner Resulted in Win for the Latter-bet
ting Heavily Favored Terrible Terry"

each man got home a dozen punches
!, that would have put away any or
binary opponent. But the bulldog
courage and the wonderful stamina
of both men showed itself in the fact
that neither WINGED under the pun
ishment Several times they got into
clinch accidentally, but on each
occasion both men broke away with
out action by the referee. They didn't
want to clinch; they wanted to stand
out in the open and smash away at
each other.
"As the round ended, Young Cor
bett hoped jauntily to his chair,
smiling and seemingly happy. Nc
Govern walked TO his corner and then
turned and looked at his foe. The
fury OF Young Corbett's attack and
his willingness to slug with Mccoy
ern certainly surprised the champion
as II had surprised the crowd. Terry
at last had met a, man of his own kind
and Terry, by the. look on his face.
showed that he knew he was in for
the most terrible battle of his career.
Round Two
Terry rushed with the gong and
missed a left for Young Corbett's face.
The westerner drove a blow to the
temple, but Terry retaliated by back
ing him to the ropes, with lombard
ment of lefts and rights. Young Cor
bett covered up, braced himself and
landed a left on Terry's face. Young
Corbett then took the aggressive and
with a series OF lefts and rights to
Terry's face drove the champion TO
the center of the ring. They ciinch :
ed and broke and then began one OF
the ferciest rallies ever witnessed In
a prize ring,
Both boys stood there slugging
with all the power they could com
mand. The blows flashed back ana
forth with so much speed and skill
that IL was i'm possible to follow them
In the heat OF the rally Young Cor
bett was seen 10 steady himself and
before Terry could cover up, the
westerner shot a. tremendous right
handler to the champions Jaw. Ter
~ staggered. fell to the floor and roll
ed over For a few seconds he lay
there. Then he jumped to his feet
and the sight OF Young Corbett com =
ing to him cleared the haze from his
brain. Terry leaped at Young Corbet'
coming in and landed eft-hander
on the mouth. Young Corbett wob-
BLEED Terry. in attempting to follow
up his advantage. forced another toe
to-toe smuggling match. Both boys
abandoned the left jab and each used
the right handler almost exclusively.
The volley OF blows that each
landed upon the other soon reduced
. both to a staggering condition. and IL
became apparent that 1t was any
body's fieht--and that the end was
likely to come any second. OF SUD
den. McGovern shot a left To Young
Corbetts neck and the Westerner
dropped 10 his knees He arose weary
and tired Terry. like man possess
ed. went after him again and then
another siam hang session began
"MeGovern, feeling that he had
Young Corbett on the verge of .
knockout swung long right-hander
for Young Corbett's face II was the
lead that Young Corbett had been
waiting for Timing the swing per
| fectly. Young Corhett moved his head
aside just far enough to cause Terry
TO miss McGovern's body. under
the impetus of the missed swing got
within Young Corbett's range. the
westerner landed a straight left
handler 10 Terrys mouth. Terry stag
gered~-snd then made wild lunge
at Young Corbett Il was the last
blow that Terry McGovern ever swung
as q champion.
That last futile swing Of Terry +
threw him close 10 Young Coreett
And then the Weaterner pN All the
remaining power Of his tired body into
; a right handler that landed flush or
the point OF Terry McGovern's chin
The champions arms dropped to his
side. he staggered and before Young
I Cor ett could hit him again, Terry
itonpled backward At fun length. the
! hack OF his head smashing into the
ring covering SIS he went down"
] Ten seconds later gong banged
taps over a worlds champion who
was worlds champion no more.
/ Copyright, 1918. by King Features
Service Inc