Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-25
DEMPSEY WINS THE FIGHT. Pete Mccoy Joins the Long List Who Have Succumbed to the Light Weight WAnder.

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 NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Delegates of sport | ing men from Boston. Philadelphia, Bridge | port, Chicago and other cities were amone those who crowded the Oakeley avenue
 skating rink in Jersey City tonight to set the glove fight between Jack Dempsey, ot
 Brooklyn, and Pete Mccoy, of Bridgeport l After the bouts between minor celebrities 1 Smith, Ed Hummer and Jimmy Wakeley all | refused to serve. Finally Mike Cleary and Jimmy Ryan agreed to act as joint referees. | Dempsey and Mccoy appeared on the plat form amid 8 howl of glee from the crowd. Mccoy was squired by Dan Hill, of Boston, and Tom Evans, his trainer. He seemed in fine trim, stood feet S224 inches and weigh ed 151 pounds. Dempsey Was attended by Gus Tuthill and Tom Cleary. He weighed 145 pounds and stood , feet 734 inches Handshaking ensued and time was called.
 First round-After tedious spar for an opening Dempsey got in McCoy's stomach with his left. Mccoy returned left handler on Dempsey's face. Dempsey then put in two left handlers, one on the chest, the other rather low on the stomach. Mccoy tapped Dempsey lightly on the face. Before he could get away Dempsey gave him rib roaster with his right. Mccoy responded with a good stomach blow. After some long range work Dempsey planted a straight left handler on the chin and right handler on the cheek, then heavy one in the pit of the stomach. Dempsey had the best of this round.
 Second round-Dempsey entered two left handlers on the chest and face. Mccoy countered heavily on the chin, staggering Dempsey for moment. Rapid exchange followed. Mccoy then struck short twice at Dempseys face. Then he reached the chin. Dempsey landed heavily on McCoy's chest with his left and the ear with the right, then on the stomach and chin. Mccoy then got in three good ones on the face, chin and ear. The round ended with honors about evenly divided.
 Third round-McCoy led off with heavy left hand blow in the face. A second at tempt fell short. Dempsey's left got in the chest and his right on the side of the head. Mccoy couutered on the face. Dempsey's next blow on McCoy's nose drew first blood and a right handler staggered him. He rallied and reached Dempsey's nose. The men clinched, Dempsey getting the advantage and upper cutting Mccoy severely. Both men then got III several good DlOWS ana QulI pretty tired.
 Fourth round-McCoy came up very weak and Dempsey hit him on the mouth with his left. They then fought at half arm, Mccoy landing on the jaw and Dempsey on the ear. Dempsey crossed on the face and about the body, staggering his antagonist and before he could recover Dempsey had scored three face hits. The round ended by Dempsey sending in two hot body blows
 Fifth round-Again Mccoy led off and landed on the chest and stopped Dempseys return but at the next attempt he scored three tiHaes on the face, Mccoy reaching the chin with left handler. Mccoy seemed to wake up and he hit Dempsey in the face and jaw with his right. Dempsey reached Me Coy's ja V with cross counter which almost knocked Mccoy off his feet. Mccoy then reached his antagonist for three hits and Dempsey wound up the round by two right handlers on the jaw.
 Sixth round-Dempsey led for McCoy's face and Mccoy responded by two straight counters on the nose. They came together i'll clinch and some fbbing was done, but the blows were light. AS they broke away Mccoy hit Dempsey over the eye and the lat ter reached McCoy's ear. Mccoy slipped in and quick as flash planted three hits on the face. chin and chest. He had the best of exchanges which followed, but Dempsey sent in two right handlers the face and chin. They were c1inched when time called.
 The referees after consultation announced that Demr,sey had won