The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-11-23
BY WERNER LAUFER NEA Sermvice Sports Writer

It Is exteremely doubtful If the boxing world ever was handed a more startling surprise than 1t got when Young Corbett, an -un-. known fighter from Denver, Colo, lifted the featherweight crown from the cow-liclSed brow of Ter rible Terry McGovern on Thanks giving day, 1901.
 So great was the prestige and glamor of the reckless, two-fisted Terry, and so long trail of beaten foes had the mite from Brooklyn left in his wake, that the ring folk believed him unbeatable.
 At .19, he had knocked out Pcd- lar Palmer, great little EnglislI- man, to win the bantamwciglit championship. A few months later he battered George Little crwcight title. the lightweight class to beat that into insensibility within few rounds. the Brooklyn dynamitcr had clambered to heights never before or since attained by the smaller fighters. S
 Terry automatically fought him. self out of opponents. 4a '
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 So when 9 faint challenge from the far west was sent by a baby faced boy whose name was Will liam Rothwell, and who, under the name of Young Corbett, had won a. iew small fights on the Pacific coast, McGovern and his manager accepted with alacrity.
 The bout was arranged at Hart ford, Conn.
 McGovern held his foe lightly. He had spent most of his training sessions in the gay cafes on Broad- way. where he was the, toast of cysery gathering.
 Even as he sat in his dressing room in Hartford, awaiting the call to the ring, Terry's thoughts were of the party he would pro vide for his friends as soon as this trivial job had been attended to.
 Suddenly there was 8 rude knock on the door. It was flung open and there. stood the plump form of Young Corbett, grinning under the cute bangs that hung so neatly over his forehead.
 Come on out and get your candy" taunted Corbctt. r'To- night you are going to get the licking of your life"
 McGoverls answered with scream of rage, after it dawned on him that. this fresh brat had then effrontery to kid a worlds champion. Only strong arms kept Terry from starting the fight be-, fore the contestants were even in the ring. 4.l
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 At the bell, Terry lcaped straight across the ring to overwhelm his foe, Gorbctt,, grinning, stool up quietly in his corner. McGovern's furious rush was met by a right that nearly tore his head off
 McGovefn was livid with rage. He rained punches at the despisea upstar; but Corbett stopped, reached over with his open glove. clawed Terry's head back and then crashed over a right that dropped the Terror in the corner of the ring.
 McGovern crawled ups the ropes. flung himself into the fight, and traded blows until the bell.
 The second round. like the first, ssaw a pinwheel of action. Me Govern, gritting his teeth, his eyes blazing like a madman's,@ drove Corbett to the ropes in al hail of swinging blows. It looked as though the westerner would have to succumb-when suddenly Corbett slipped out toward the middle of the ring and turned to meet another wild rush.
 Terry rushed and hooked over his left. Inside of it flashed Corr bett's short right to the java cold knockout.
 Satisfaction
 McGovern and the boxing fra ternity were dazed even to the next day. The following after noon Terry came across the grin- ming Corbett in restaurant.
 You can't claim my title. shouted Terry. you were over the weight"
 laughed Corbett. but whenever I walk down the strete they'll say there goes the guy who knocked out Terry McGovern'."
 McGovern fretted for a chance to avenge this singing defeat. It was given to him two years later in SanFrancisco. But Young Cor bet tproved the victory was no fluke by stopping McGovern again. this time in Il rounds.
 McGovern's star had set. Ae- claimed champion and the great-s est fighter of his time at 19. he was washed up - burned out forgotten ut 2f. After an unim- nortant fight or two he retired. Within a few years he went to hls grave--a broken shell that had. ccrtotnaa . 0rnaf game fighting