Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-10
A FIGHT WITH HARD GLOVES.
Two Pittsburg Sports in Battle of 11s
Rounds.
Pitts5urg Special to Ne,c York World. Lth


Ptttsburg Special to Nelc York World, Lth.
This afternoon one of the most terrific
nard-glOve encounters that ever took place
IN western Pennsylvania came off in a
grove back Of Ross Station. on the West
pennsylvania Railroad, nine miles from
Allegheny city. Patrick Moran and James
Mccoy were the principals, and 113 rounds
We're fought, Moran coming off the victor,
10 the surprise Of nearly all present. The
fight has been awaited with interest for
several months. 1t arose from a mutual
desire on the part Of the men to settle the
question Of supremacy. A purse OF $500
was the monetary consideration.
Some months ago Moran met Mccoy in
friendly soft-glove bout at a sporting re-
sort, and, Notwithstanding the fact that
he IS 81 years old and a grandfather, his
agility and the manner in which he put
up ms hands induced number of gentle
men to make up a purse and back him
AGAINST Mccoy for hard-glOYe fight. Nc
Coy, who is a mill worker, was then wear
ing his laurels won in his first fight with
Jack Callahan, though his ardOr was sub
sequently dampened by the one blow he
got from Sullivan when he faced the cham
pion at McKeespOrt.
The preliminaries were arranged yes-
terday, and Ross station was selected as
the place. When the crowd that stepped
of the 2:2O train entered the enclosure,
not dozen persons were to be seen.
Within the next 10 minutes half a score
of buggies and hacks drove down the
road, IN one of which were Moran and
his seconds. Mccoy had come up on the
train.
Mccoy was the first to step inside the
lmprOyiSed ring, where he took a chair
He sat mutiled up in horse blanket suck
ing lemon. 1t was fully 10 minutes
later when Moran hoped nimbly into the
circle with Il buffalo robe around his
shoulders.
Gentlemen" said the referee, as he
stepped into the ring, ''the man that gets
this money must win it fair
The hard black leather gloves were then
fastened on the men by their seconds, and
on the call of the referee both stepped
nimbly forward, stripped to the waist, and
shook hands. They fought under the Lon
don prize ring rules, which compel the
men to keep at their work until one or the
I other goes to grass. At 3:24 time was
called and the terrible work began.
In the first round Mccoy knocked the
old man clean off his pins by terrific
/ blow under the left eve.
! In the second, though Moran got in sew
/ eral heavy blows on McCOy's short ribs,
| he was again sent to grass by a blow that
caught him in the mouth with terrific
/ effect, cutting both lips and drawing first
| blood for Mccoy.
In the next ten rounds Moran was ham,
mered numerically about the head, nor
! did he get any work in on his antagonist.
In the thirteenth round Moran knocked
/ Mccoy down by blow on the left ear,
which cut it badly. Moran then began to
drop quickly to avoid punishment. Early
in the fight Mccoy crippled his right hand,
and fought to the end with only one hand.
The fight throughout was in McCOy's
favor. Before the siXtieth round both
men were nearly blind, and the blows
sounded as if some one was pounding a
piece of raw beef.
In the 10th round Moran staggered up
I and dealt Mccoy a terrible blow on the
neck. and he dropped like log. He was
carried to his chair by his seconds, but
was dazed by the blow. He broke away
and tried to get out of the ring. He was
forced back, and the men went at it again.
Once more did Moran deal him a blow
in the same place, and he fell. His seconds
then threw up the sponge.
At the beginning of the fOrty-ffth round
rain began to fall, but the men still fought.
Before they finished darkness had set in.
/ The fight lasted 1 hour and So minutes.
Mccoy is y years of age. Both men
were terribly punished, and could hardly
see rs they staggered from the ring.