New Britain herald., 1926-02-15
(BY JOE WILLIAMS)

some 95 years ago q pinkfaccd, younEstor came i out Of the west unherallcl and un- known, to give boxing ona of the most astounding Surpriacs the | ancient sport has ever embraced.
 They called him Young Corbctt, though his real name was Billy ! Eorhwoll, and out in Denver whence | hc came, they knew him as q lightin' fool.
 Matched Co battle Terry McGovern --Tcrriblc Tcrry--at Hartford, Conn. on Thanksgiving Day, 1901, Young Corbcu, then scarcely 2t, w1s conceded little moro than an outside chance 10 last the limit.
 Eastern critics. familiar with Ter rjblc Tcrry's slaahinG onsl1ughts, actually frl' q hit sorry for the in ya fer and his boyish manager, Johnny Corhctt, who cam" wearing d bizarre ycs; of mushrat skins, the hairy side out.
 They predicted " short fight and tho b"rtinc odds. to i lavoring Terry, at that time champion of the tra,norWriGhts seemed logical
 II Wac a ahor fight, 4 dramatic ally short fight It lasted less than two rounds. Young Corbrtt won by a Knockout, d swinging, sWishing riGl;-hand Upporcui, that caught Terrible Terry on the anEtc of the jaw, ended lle fight after one minute amt fl seconds Of furious slu2gin~ in tho second round.
 Terrible Terry had come in ever WrIrht, After the fight he refused formally 10 r"lnqush tho title.
 Young Corb"tt replied with q re- mari revealing phiIosophic dcp'hs:
 'All right.' hr said, maybe I'm not in" champion. but when l go down the street popln will point at mr anl say. There got7S the guy that knocked on; McGovrrn.' Thor'n ,lo m"."
 No fight between lcathcrw,ighta hoio1o or since ma'ch"I this one for hro}Ity. sa>aEery and drama. Corbctt. thought to be purely q boNcr met McGoycrn, n relentless boring-in 'ype of battlor at his camc-and battered him 10 the floor nm Ter q Hood of heavy blows that caused old-timers 10 gasp.
 Both mon wcre knocked down in tAo first round. With the round norr than half gone Corbc,t shot q rigl' 10 the jaw which sat Me Goyrrn on his launches, A seven ', wae up, throwing punches from livery anglo. Corhe't met every rush bun was finally forced 10 his &H"o5 by q left ovrr th. heart. He NIs ahl" to get hack on his feet "c;or a short count and th" two ",r' StuGGiuG toe 70 lor at thp brll
 Going back 10 his corner Me Cavern s1il to his ama",I handlers
 "Td'1'5 th" toughest man cNot rrt. bus I'll p"l mm ,ust as soon a; | r,' an opening
 NcGovcrn Wa& no, lcstlnod t( Et 'h,, up.uinc When two nor,
 mnutrs haI been clicked of hr
 1uo bou,. vrumplal figure on 'h,
 rouyas. tryirg desperately 10 r,t [,
 his fcrr while Referee Charlt
 charlie White co4ntad him ont
 Here's the hlow-hy blow detail o
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 Round Two
 MCGov,rn rushed in with a left t ;hr hody .clinchol and there was a ; exchange of rights and lclt& Cor . h>'t, on tn" drfonsil", met McGov . nru's ruShcS with stiff punches an straight l-tf iah5, With a left hand Upprrcut h. sent McGovern {
 'hc floor. McGovern took five an
 ramr back lik" d wild man. A . sci'ucr was abandoned and bot . urn began sluFgiug.
 . McGovrrn was tn" wilder of tn 2 two, They male d half circle ( > m, ring in this manner. It wa g aolboIy'a tighr, depending on wh 1 landed tnn first crushing bIoy ' t'orb"tt Was keeping his head bette b and Was landing more effectively - 'hc body. There was no guariin B on MCGoy,rn'S part-hc forgot q
 defense. All he saw was q hurr |. rlnr or hIows coming toward hin . uno of th,m, a right swinging uI ? r"rcu'. landed sqlarcly on the ia and h" went down. H. was n, B sus.lr,. lnu maIr frantic forts [
 g.t 'n h's r"t while thc rcferc l .Lu-L h .-.Lln.-l iM nA.r him