The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-07-29
issued: 1904-04-03
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note: THE DAILY NEWS 1904 VOL.2 B.C.. SUNDAY, APRILS, 1904 NO. 802 CORBETT GOT DECISION Had Hard Contest With a Fighting Street Car Conductor I The Ticket Puncher Stood Up and Swapped Strong. Telling Blows With the Ex-Champion Chicago, April 2.—"Young Corbett" waa given the decision over Tommy Mo watt, the fighting street car conductor ot Chicago, after six rounds of fast lighting at the Waverley athletic club tonight. Determined to win by a knockout, if possible, Corbett started after Mowatt at the beginning, of the flrst round, and endeavored In every possible way to bring tho contest to a speedy end. Mowatt appeared timid during the first three minutes, but from that lime on stood his ground and swapped punches with Corbett. Mowatt reached Corbett with powerful right swings lo both the body and jaw. Corbett was the stronger of the two, however, and bad the better of every round, except tbe third. Corbott. steadily gained the upperhand in the last three rounds and undoubtedly would have finished bis opponent had Ihe contest been a little longer. The winner was challenged by Neury. of Milwaukee, "Kid" Goodman, of Boston, and Abe Attell, of San Francisco. In a contest before the Corbett-Mowatt. fight, Goodman, of Boston, knocked out Joe Oallillnn, of Chicago, in Ihe sixth round. Following is Iho Corbett-Mowatt fight by rounds: Round 1.—Mowatt tried right hut missed. Corbett led left tu stomach, lie repeated with loft and swung right to Mowafl'a car. Mowatt clinched. On breakaway Corbett reached 'Mo-watt's faco With left and swung right to body. Mowatt tried left jab, but missed and clinched. Corbett sent two lefts to Mowatt's face without a return. Corbett led with left and rushed Mowatt to tho ropes, landing n series of blows on Mowatt's body. Round 2.—Corbett funded a loft lo Mowatt's jnw. Mowatt came back with a right and left to Corbett's face. Corbett swung his right to Mowatt's jaw, then crossed left to the same placo and MOwatt slipped to tho Hour. They clinched an…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0381714
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : F.J. Deane
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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