The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-28

he ran across the ring to get at Corbctt
and knocked him out in the first round.
Corbctt just moved step from his cor
ner and met Tcrry's rush with curr-
ing overland right that set the Terror"
back on his heels. Imagine that! Risk
ing a right-hander as the first blow
In q fight against famous champion
like McGovern! But Young Corbett
knocked Terry down a minute later with
q right-hander.
McGovern was rushing furiously hts
head lowered enough to give protection
to his jaw. Corbett reached out with
his open left hand, palm up. and dellbcr-
ately cnucked Terry under the chin.
fitting his head back Instantly Cor
belts right was shooting straight over
to the tip of Terrys defcnselcss Jaw. and
McGovern was knocked down for nine
second count. In the second round Cor
bett gambled with that right again.
Terry had beaten him against the ropes
and whaled away until he was arm
! weary.
Corbett deliberately protected himself
as we'll as he could until he had n chance
to slip away, then retreatcd toward the
cvitab!c SrcGovcrn rush. Terry tore into
him. swinging vicious left hook for
his chin. And, timing tho blow perfect
iy Young Corbett suddenly stepped in
and beat Terry to IT" with his fnvorlte
curvlng overland right, landing flush on
Terry's chin foa a cold K o.
One Punch Won Championship.
There was another famous right-hand
hlnu thof n for Too u,h
was perhaps our greatest lightweight
champion. At least Cans was the great
est general among the lightweight title
holders.
Cans met Champion Frank Erne at
Fort Erie. He had fought Ernc before.
and had lost But this time-so Cans
| told me afterward-he planned a way TO
beat Ernie. and 1t worked.
| In his night with Ernc. and while watch
| ing Fine fight other men. he learned that
| Frank would pull his head back about
they cline together at Fort Eric in the
! first round Cans Tented we'll out with
| his left and instantly lungng forward
drov: his right as hard as he could to
would stop. Sure enough, Erne pulled
away and was Just hobbing back into
position when Joe's right arrived. The
Formally. The shortest Championship
| battle on record had been won with n
single ri Eht hand blow. Cans was a
gambler too.
A right hand punch is great punch
| when used in the right way, as part of
| calculated attack. But used against
an opponent who can outthink you. it is
4 g. blunder. In 1911 Packcy Mcfarland
then at the height OF his fighting career
fought Jack Goodman in New York. For
! some reason packcy was determined to
| show that he could knock Goodman out
Goodman was q very clever boxer and q
willing mixer. and as near Netherlands
class as any Of the boys around the
country at that time
In the fight Packey Mcfarland tanta-
lfzed Goodman with let's until he began
drawing Jacks right In tho fifth round
he forced the milling to such pace that
Goodman begin swinging in desperation
to hold Mcfarland of. As Jack started
full arms Icing and chopped a sudden
right inside To- Goodmans chin. Jack
whtrled around md fell at full length.
face to the floor, and WAS counted out.
weight known as Young Otto" He had
most remarkable knack Of knocking
men out For while It looked as If
Otto might become champion. But there
He was great until he encountered real
resistance. And thcn-well. at times
Otto forgot 70 carry on"
About the same time Otto was looked
a youngsteT who had adopted Leach
Cross" as his lighting name began to
walloper. True. at times he forgot, to
stop when his man was down. or when
the bell rang. but much can be forgiven
q fighter who fights like q whrlwlnd and
Cross and Otto were rivals for
the Ghetto championship. They were
matched Ten years ago. and l can see
SnI1in2r md confident nNnNrI softly in
and peltcd Cross with lcft% and rights
until Leachie was Keeling from side TO
side can SEQ L"achics pal" face. br0ws
drawn In an expression Of anxiety ~ he
hoped about trying To shoot enc
through an opening that didn't exist.
Otto the master boxer. srnilinSly ni"as-
urcd Leach for Knockout blow with the
right As 1t started LEACH in desr"ra-
! ton swung right with him. Both blows
! landed. Cross rocked back OH his heels
| hui didn't fall. and Otto rocked back too,
! his feet. and suddenly went down with
| a thud. Tho referee counted ten" s."
| far as Otto WIS concerned h. might as
we'll have counted hundred.
How "Gashouse Willie" Timed Them
Another USE of III" right marked a
| fight between Lille Lewis and Sailor
| Burke famous mddl"wcEhts. ton yenrs
| ago They wCr" deSperat" rivals. and
;hry fought furiously. on" down and
| then the other until Eurk".at last had
! Lewis backed against tn" ropcS and APP
! ~ rcntly beaten.
Rnrkc stood s1uar"ly In front of
! Lewis hooking icfts and rights TO his
| chin, and Lewis rpllrd his head from
| side to side to break their force as they
| landed. 1t seemed only Question Of
| seconds before Lewis must go down and
! he counted out. when I SAW Willie slow
/ ly drop his right hand To his hip. Burke
| hooked him with Ii right. Lewis rolled
his head with til" punch Burke was
! Just starting the left when all Of sud-
| den Lewis whipped that right hand up
and landed the blow, sQuarely on the tip