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8 TITE OliEOON DAILY jrOTJBJTATV TOUTLAND, TITJDSIBAY EVENING, MATTCII 31.. 1903. BOTH MEN ARE IN -riRST-CLASS CONDITION Corbett and ..IIIIMHIIMMMII . . . . . MM.t . . Ml McGovern mRbadfoMBMitie - 1-1 A McGOVERN FAVORITE IN BETTING AT 10 TO 8 -3 TERRY McOOVERN, AND A FEW COMICS 1?ROM MIS TRAINING QUARTERS. " TERRY McOOVERN, AND A FEW COMICS -PROM HIS TRAINING QUARTERS. '. :' P.-rrT..-.l. . ir. i HHWKUHl eeoceea.s'soooa .............'.. , . ,a ? ifll "Terrible. Teddy Stifl Favorite in Betting Yoong Corbett Experienced Grat Difficulty In Reaching Required ; Weight, bat b Confident. (Journal Special Service.) '., SAN FRANCISCO, March L "Young" Corbett featherweight chain- - plon, and ex-Champion Terry McGovern are all ready tor the Up of the gong to night at Mechanlca' Pavilion. The fight will wot be a championship battle, aa doui men are matched to box at 127 pounds at 4 o'clock which Is three pounds over in leatnerweight limit So far McGovern has been the favor- It at 10 to I. The fact that Corbett has experienced the greatest difficulty In reaching the required weight has , worked against him in the pools. Mo- Govern did not have any trouble what ever In making weight taking training la an easy fashion. Corbett worked Ilk a beaver every day, never letting up on the hard grind. ..M ii:.:; ;' ;.v- Xa Tin Fettle. The men are matched to box 20 , rounds. If present, arrangements - are ' carried Tout the boxers will fac one another about t p. m. According to re- , ports from their respective training quarters. McGovern and "Young" Cor bett are both In first class physical condition. Curiously enough, from the hour the match was made McGovern has been a favorite In the betting over the lad who defeated him so decisively on the oc casion of their former battle. Those who have staked their money on the ex champion have had In mind Ms remark able record as a fighter, his wonderful hitting ability and his power to stand punishment With the single exception of the fight In which he lost his title the little Brooklynlte has never been In , danger of defeat at the hands of an op ponent" For a fighter of his weight it Is. generally conceded that he has the hardest' blow of anyone who was ever In the fighting game. ; The fact that the betting is in favor or Mooovern does not prove conclus ively, however, that there are not ring cnuca ana quite a number of them who are of the opinion that when the two tittle fighters lace in the squared circle tonight "Young" Corbett will repeat the dose he administered to "Terrible Ter ry" at the Hartford meetlna-. These or. sons base their belief on the idea that tn lenverlte is the one fighter who is thoroughly acquainted with McGovern's sttyle of ) fighting and .CBpable of getting m xne anocicout mow at the first oppor tunity. They argue further that a fight er once aereaxed Is always at a disad -vantage when he faces his conquerer a second time. The champion, full of the xnowieage that he had defeated his op ponent before, gains courage In the belief tnat Be can do the trick a second time, while the vanquished Is more than apt to lose confidence la himself when ha T-Jces tne man who h nnm AattA him. . Tight oar Sam Xines. To compare the tactics of the two fighters is ftn fMHY mutter. It mnv rs eld that their tvla of flchtino- Mimh thft. CftDM. McCiovarn m&v hava i i nh advantage over him comes to - the scientific nnlnta nf ha game, but on the othco- hand tha h.m. PioR ! Considered IBM Illrolv tn ln hla head When thinn Jivolv Am tn v.o-,4 hitting- M rwf .a n. a n n fighters are about aa mmIv nKini ever Were IWA .ntatrnrrlkt. I.. i4nff OBAJT TZATOIU. t ; ;: ' '1 I '4 1 t f j Where Ihty Play Today. I Lot Angelos vs. ' Portland at t Los Angeles. (Heattie vs. Oakland at Ban FrancNcu. San Francisco vs. .Sacramento at Sacramento. .', 6) JEFF AND FITZ- A NUISANCE j Thespian Pugilists Meet Many Re- bufis on Lie's Hghway. ( m McGovern' Has a Longer Reach Both Boxers Have Fotgat Ge'vcr Hec, McGovern Having an Apparent Advantage. Popular pitcher oa the Portland Browns. limit ' Referee Graney says that he ex pects to see the greatest fight ever pulled off on. the Pacific Coast Fitzulmmons and Jeffries, as dual stars of a traveling company, have not had the eanlmt kind of siUUng since I they began their tour. Last week the i I pair wiA-e enjoined from giving their i exhibition at Pittsburg, ft was alleged j I that the show would bo In the nature i of a nuisance, and bring to thr certain I McGovern show how many battles they i part of the town in which the building : have won and lost alnce they have been where they were billed was located a jn lh, flghUhg game. A comparison of lot of undesirable persons, and damage . , t . . ; . i might remit their phyblcal measurements also fol- Af other nolnts the matter never mat i lows: Sweeney and M'Fadden. (Journal Special Service.) BOSTON, March SI. Those two old rivals, George McFadden of New Tork and-Pats Sweeney of this city are scheduled to face one another In the ring again, this time In a 12-round bout to be decided tonight before the Cri terion Athletic Club. The pair have en gaged In a number of encounters In the past first one and then the other being the victor. On all occasions, however, they have put up Interesting fights and the same result is expected when they come together tonight Both men have been training faithfully and appear U be in good condition for the fray. The following' records of Corbett and DEFENDED TERRY. Wife of the Ex-Champion Resents a Remark With Uppercuts. NEW YORK, March 81. Mrs. Terry McGovern vindicated her right to -her husband's jiame in the wee sma' hours of the morning during the progress or tne Hesper Club's ball at . Tammany Hall, when she uppercutted. Jabbed, hooked and swung on a woman who applied to her an opprobious epithet Mrs. McGovern occupied a box at tne ball with Jack Rose and a woman whose identity has not been revealed. In course of conversation some trifl ing argument arose between Mrs. Mc Govern and the other woman. In order to strengthen her loglo with a bit of local color the other woman called the little fighter's better half a name that would read as badly in print as It sound ed upon a woman's Hps. In the traditional phrase, "The scene that followed beggars description." Mrs. McGovern made One of the whirlwind rushes which have been material factors In the ring career of her hunband,-the result of which was most disheartening to tne other woman. Four men finally pried Mrs. McGovern from the form of her opponent. In the meantime the orchestra played A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" as far as the courts, with the same re sults, the fighters being notified that they would not be allowed to go on. Then the combine got anything but a boost by the Jack Munroe ifnoUo at Butte. It is no wonder that both are row reedy to take on somebody for a fight. Lunky Bob called the Jack O'Brien dell In a hurry, but, he placed a stumbling block in his acceptance by stipulating that the fight Vnust take place In California. That does not suit the Philadelphia fighter, and he Is hold ing out for Fort Erie, and Jack Her man's offer of a $10,000 purse. Many think that Jack has overreached him self In hallenging Fits and that the latter would make a chopplng-block of him. but as Dan Boutelle says: "Toil can never tell." i Tommy Ryan, who was supposed to have retired from the roped arena, Is out with bis little bluff, and that Is to fight at the middleweight limit. 154 pounds. It is about time that Tommy should tnke to the woods with his limit, as all pther fighters are not so particu lar as to n few .pounds, and that, too. In classes where a few pounds make a vast difference In the strength of the fighter.. There Is just this about It. Ryan will never place the middle weight title in Jeopardy. . VARSITY NOTES Short Paragraphs of Sporting From the State's University. Corbett's Beoord. "Young" Corbett (William H. Roth well) Is a native of Hartford, Conn., where-he was, born In 1S79. His height is 6 feet t inches, ifm v ,' . He made his initial how as a boxer In 1897. when he defeated the following: Bert Crager. t; Kid Harris. 4; Julius Segli, 4, and won the title of feather weight champion from Terry McGovern at 'Hartford, conn.. November zs, isui. knocking ' out the latter, in the second round. ' In 1898 he lowered the colors of Fred O'Nell in 4 rounds; Dago Mike in 2, and boxed a 20-round draw. With Reddy Coo ran. -" , In 1899 he defeated Tom Glen, 6; Billy Irwin. 4; Abe Spitz. 4; Paddy Hughes. 1; Billy Harris, 2; A) Rivers. 4; Kid Ben nett 8: Jack Fllne, 4; Billy Brown, 4. Draws Abe Spitz, 10; Jack Oempsey, 2. Lost to Billy "Rotchford, 20, and Jack Dempsey, 2. In 1900 "Young" Corbett defeated the following inen: Spike Wallace, 1; Jack Munson, 2; Kid Kelly, 2; Jack . Demp sey. 2; Jimmy Coogan. I; Frank New house, 17; Ray Streeter, 2; Kid Lee. 4; Larry Lacey, 2; Jimmy Rollly, 3: Jimmy Coogan, 20;, Reddy Coogan, 8. Draws Jimmy Rellly, 10; Jack Kane, 20; Benny Yanger, 10, and lost to the latter In 8. In 1901 Corbett defeated . Joe Bern stein. 7; Eddie Sentry, J; Oscar Gardner, (l; Kid Broad. 10: George Dixon, 10. Lost to Kid Broad, 4. ' , In 1902 Corba,tt defeated KJd Broad. 10; Joe Bernstein. 7, and met Crockey Boyle. Eddie Lenny and Young Erne In 6-round bouts In Philadelphia, no de cisions being given. : In 190S, sij-round draw, with Billy Maynard at Philadelphia; 20-round draw With Eddie Hanlon at San Francisco. Ksl THIS IS HISTORY. Here Is a bunch of Information for th. talent to chew on.' Cor bett and McGovern have both fought' several men. and It will be Interesting to compare their records. It will be observed that Terry's fights were. In the ma jority of Instances, shorter than the champions'. The following Is a list of the fighters both celebrities have met and the number of rounds it took ach to win tn: YOUNG CORBETT. George Dixon . ...Won 10 rounds Kid Broad Won 10 rounds Eddie Santry . ...K. O. 2 rounds Oscar Gardner . ..K O. 6 rounds Joe Bernstein Won 7 rounds Eddie Lenny ..No doc. 8 rounds Austin Rice ....Won 17 rounds Billy Maynard.. No dec. 6 rounds TERRY McGOVERX. George Dixon . . . K. O. 8 rounds Kid Broad Won 8 rounds Eddie Santry . ...K. O. 6 rounds Oscar Gardner . .K. O. 6 rounds Joe Bernstein ...K. O. 7 rounds Eddie Lenny .....Won 2 rounds Austin Rice K. O. 14 rounds Billy Maynard . .K. O. 4 rounds 7: Kid Broad, 8; Tommy White. 4; Joe Gans, 2. In 1901 McGovern scored over Oscar Gardner, .4; Aurello Herrera, 6; Novem her 28, knocked out by Young Corbett In second round. In 1902 McGovern. who was on the road with a variety show, at Louisville. Ky.. met Dave Sullivan In a 16-round contest, and was awarded the decision. Comparison of Ken, A comparison of the measurements of McGovern and "Young" Corbett, the fea therweight champion, ate as follows: Young Corbett. Terry McGovern. 5 ft. 3 In. -.Height 6 ft. 3 Vs In. ISO pounds .. .. Weight. 127 pounds 65 In Reach 34 M In Chest, normal. 38s' 111. ... .Chent. expanded 33 In Chest contracted. 18H In Neck 82 in Walft 13 H in Biceps hi. ,rin.'firm, . . . . 7U In Wrist 7 22 In Thitfh 22 , 14 in Calf 14 65Uln. . 24 In. . . .20 in. . 23 in. 16 In. 29 In. 13 in. In. in. in. in. ' AWainr AJTDEB80V. , I.1 i : ' e ' 1 A.-' f i Inn .. i mi mm will - ' fIRST nun Montgomery Event an Exciting Race Clever seoond-haaeman on the Portland Browns who has almost reooriged from hi recent illness. AMATEUR BASEBALL. Managers or captains -of ama teur baseball teams of Portland and vicinity are invited to use the sporting columns of The Journal for the publication of formation 6f teams or clubs. ' challenges, results of games played and any '.other amateur, baseball news of Interest. Copy should be . in not . later than . 9 a. n.. of the day of publication. Address all communications to .Sporting Editor, The Journal, Portland, Ore. 9 LAFAYETTE GETS DR. ALFRED BULL Great Football Player to Direct Ath Ietics for Maroon and Whites. No More Boxing Matches. (Journal Special Service.) ABERDEEN, Wash., March II. The managers of theatres and nails here have been notified by Sheriff Graham that prise, fighting exhibitions, which have been given here and at Hoquiam under the guise of "boxing" matches, will no longer be permitted. Britt Is Matched. SAN FRANCISCO, March It Jimmy Britt the local lightweight and Willie i, nun jivv.r raraAP nr Tn, rtns . mmi i . . . . . Of Victor alight, '.k. ff. .. I . "V'.T . vwv . iais a , a4a I T TIM MB PI HTfl IUlaUf1 Jt T ri I SWT IP f -1 11 ft A TV 11 1 Tht snral uai iM cattle will not go half the 24. The weight is set at 121 pounds at o'clock, and the gate Is to be divided oa 4he 76 and 26 per cent basis, (Journal Special Service.) . . UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EU GENE. March Sl.--The old enclosure around Klncald Field has been torn down preparatory to beginning the work of grading the new athletio field. The University has leased the field for fiv& years with the option of buying at the expiration of the lease. The field, when properly graded and drained, will be the finest athletic field in the State. A four lap race track will be constructed and a football ,-id a baseball field will be ar ranged within the oval. The field will be enclosed and bleachers erected as soon as the work of grading Is complet ed, but the grandstand will not be con structed until this summer. Just so it is in readiness for the football season. Track Team Susy. All the candidates for the track are doing work every afternoon on the old oval under ' the direction of Captain Payne. Physical Instructor Burden has charge of the weight men and a good "bunch" there is. too, in this line, though none of them are showing up extraordinary well as yet Easter holidays will begin Saturday, but the track men will remain here and put In some hard work preparing for the first meet It is very probable that Manager Earl will arrange a series of class meets in order to encourage the new men and enable the trainers to get a lino at their ability. Trainer Ray wfll i arrive from Cali fornia about April 10, and will immedi ately aae charge or. the work. MoOovtrn's Beoord. Terry McGovern. the ex-featherweight champion, 1 a native of Pennsylvania, but was raised In Brooklyn, N. Y. He first saw daylight' on March t, J879,'nd stands .5 feet 2 Vi inches.- - His Initial appearance as a glove prac titioner was in 1S9;. when he defeated J-Frank- Barnes in 10 rqttnds.-f-Durlng"the same year he scored over tne .follow ing: Eddie Avery, 4 S- Kid Dougherty, 10; Tom McDermott -It); Eddie Good body, 10; Billy Barrett :10s Jack Rea gan, t; Jack Doyle. 6; Charley Roden. I; Jack Leon, 7; Jack Kelly, 2. Draw Ed die Good body. 4. s ', ' . .1 . On July 23. 1898, McGovern met with his first reversal, Tim --Callahan, the Phlladelphlan, at Johnnie Reagan's South Brooklyn (N. Y.) Club, being awarded the decision on a foul committed in the eighth round. During 1898; McGovern defeated Billy Maynard, I Jinkey Br ans, ; urea Mayo, 6; George Munroe. .in 20. 24 and 7; August. 20i Tim Callahan, 20-round draw; November 19. knocked out Callahan in 10 rounds. In 1899 McQovern scored over the fol lowing: Casper Leon, 12: Patsey Haley. 18; Sammy Kelly, 8; Billy Barrett 10; Pedlar Palmer, l: Billv - Rotchford. 1: Patsey .Haley, 1; Bill -Smith. Si Eddie Spragua, 2; Charier Mason. I: Freckrea O'Brien, 1; Harry Forbes, t;' Jo Bern stein, 26; Johnnie Richie I; Fred Sny der, 2. . . s -..W.; In 1900 McGovern defeated George Dixon. 8; Jack Ward. 11 Eddlo Santry. 8: Oscar Gardner, 8; Eddlo Lenny, f; Tom my warren of California. 11 El wood Mo- Closkey. 8: Totnmv White. 8; fleorwe I Dixon, I; Frank Erne, I; Jo Bernstein. Dr. Alfred Bull, the former University of Pennsylvania player, has been chosen head coach for the Lafayette football candidates next fall. Dr. Bull played center on the strong Pennsylvania team of '94 and was one of the best centers the college game has produced. Not as big as the usual, run of centers, he made up for lack of beef by head work and activity. Perhaps no' center ever equal ed him In getting down the field under kicks. ' Dr. Bull played center on the Unlver slty of Pennsylvania, with Charles Gil bert halfback and end, of fadeless re nown. Dr. Bull Is a resident of Wilkes, barre. Pa., and Is one of the most pop ular ainietes tnat old 1'enn has ever sent forth. He will take the position held by . Dr. Newton for several years prior to nis going to Lehigh University last season, ur. jsewton s leaving La fayette 'to coach Lehigh was not "rel ished by Lafayette's students. During the years that Dr. Newton directed foot ball at Lafayette, Lehigh never scored a victory, but the very first year that the doctor took charge of Lehigh' the Browns turned around and walloped the Maroon and White eleven. Dr. Newton was at Pennsylvania during Dr. Bull's time, and they were close friends. Both were 'star players and are excellent coaches. Dr. Bull Is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, and Dr. Newton is a mem ber of Phi Delta Thets, . ; Seattle Wants Winner. . The Seattle boxing promoters'. If Mc Govern defeats Young Corbett, Intend offering a purse for McGovern and Rufe Turner (eojored) to box 20 rounds. Blanchet Boys Win The Blanchet Institute baseball team defeated the S. M. S. S. team on Satur day to the fune of IS to 4. The line-up was; Institute. position. moyian U. Ward Campbell , . McWilliams Hlnks Nolan Leavy O. Hanlon . , Elvers . . . . , .P.... ..'..IB... ....2B... .,..S.S..V.'. .;..sb.... .,-L.F..., ..C.F.,. ...R.F.... M. S. & , Qleasen , . .Dresser . Douglas , Springer Carraher . DeGroat O Hare Hart Hurley Engineers Form Team. The Columbia Engineering Works have organized a baseball team and are ready to accept challenges from any amateur team in the city. Address all challenges and replies to John , Van Carnop, manager, Tenth and Johnson streets. Large Gathering at Memphis Track Three Favorites Win Honors at Oakland. MEMPHIS. Tenn., March 81. The Montgomery handicap, the first big all- aged stake of the year, was won yester day afternoon by John W. Schools aged chestnut gelding, Orhnung, In' a driving finish, with Harry New second and Wlt ful, the New Orleans Derby' winner, third, two lengths away. The 14 starters lined up in perfect order, and were sent away at the Drat attempt. Ordnung jumped to the front and, followed by Harry New and Mo Chesney, passed the stand at a merry clip. Odom used the whip freely on the favorite at the start but he did not respond, and nowhere through the journey did he appear prominent Ord nung. well . handled by Bullman, made all the running and led Into the. stretch by half a length. Here he was chal lenged by Harry New, and in a spirited finish Ordnung won by a head. Re sults: " ' Five furlongs Whiskey King won, Bensonhurst second, Golden Rule third; time. 1:081a.- Four furlongs Cloverton won, Flo bob second. Dr. Loder third; time, 0:49. One mile, selling Arachne won, Sambob second, O'Hagen third; time, 1:44. ' Montgomery handicap, 82,600 added, 1 116 miles Ordnung, 111 (Bullman), 18 to 1, won; Harry New, 107 (Hoar). 10 to 1, second; Wltful, 99 (Fuller). 10 to l and 4 to 1. third; time. 1:49; Was wlft,. McChesney, Flocartlne, Major Tenny, Dewey, W. B. Gates, Hutiah. Barrack, Wax Taper, Huntress and Audophone also ran. Six furlongs-Cresslda won. Oront second, Winesap third; time, 1:17 ft. Hart and Bonner Matched. LOUISVILLE, Ky- March. 81. Mar vln Hart and Jack Bonner have been matched to fight before the Louisville Athletic . Club on April 2. The . oalr will meet at catchweights. This .will be. Hart s first appearance since he boxed "Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien two weeks after Jack Root whipped Hart in Chicago. The Louisville man has been suffering some from a wrenched wrist but ia now wholly well again. Two weeks after the Hart-Bonner fight the club will bring oft ' a welterwafvht match In which .George Schuh, a Louis ville boy, will be one of the principals. England Wins Match. (Journal Special Service.) -LONDON, March 81. The sixth came in the Inter-University Cable Chess Match has been decided 'in favor of England. .This gives the match to the Britishers. - . Tremble and Conan. - Ben ' Tremble of ; Los Annies and Fred Conan of Gray's Harbor have been matohed to box IS rounds at the Ho quiam (Wash..)' orera house at a near data, , At Oakland Track. 8AN FRANCISCO. March 81. WI1- playcd horses took the money at .Oak land yesterday, three of them being fa vorites. " Results: Futurity course, sellinaV-Marlneuse won, Busaenzo second, , Lou Clivefloa third; time, 1:13. , Four furlongs, selling Whoa Bill won, Paaua second. Tannhauaer third: time. 0:61. . - Six and a half furlongs, selling Sol Llchcnsteln won, Dotterel second, Bo- vmonoa third; time, 1:23 - , One mile, purse Grail won, Nigretto secon,-Forcst-KtngJthlrd-timer-l-:43.-- One mile and a furlong, selling Baf fled won. Mission second, Gltssanda third; time, 1:6814. ' s One mile and 60 yards, selling Did-' rot won. Galanthus second, . Illowah third; time. 1:47. -"v - v V Hoi for the Anglers. The local fishermen hail with much pleasure", the opening of the trout sea son ' on ' tomorrow, and many anxious anglers will visit Dairy and Johnson Creeks in search of the speckled lean ties. .:. .. .vva .j ' The open season for the black bass commences. June 1. . Game Warden Quimby Intends doing all In his power to prevent the possibility of all viola tions of the Jaw in connection with the securing of these new fish. . Jack O'Brien Wins." j (Journal Special Service.) '. PHILADELPHIA. March 81.-Jack O'Brien and Joe Choynski clashed In a (-round bout no decision last night before the Washington Soortln niuh ' Choynski was no match for O'Brien, who, outpointed him from start to finish.