Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-09
JUST THREE ROUNDS.
All IL Took 70 Show Jim Mccormick, Of
Pirsburg, That Dim Lyddy ls Ihe
Better Mana Fierce Fight
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NEW YORK, December S-Early this morn
ing Jim Lyddy, the well-Fnown lightweight
pugilist of Elizabeth, knocked out Jim McCor-
mick a middleweight of PIttsburg in des-
perate fight with knuckles near Brooklyn. For
the past six months the friends Of Mccormick
have been trying to force Lyddy 20 fight
After a great deal of provocation Lyddy
consented to settle the grudge at road house
not far from the city limits Of Brooklyn. About
$50 sports were in waiting when the principals
arrived. The manager, Jerry Brennan, had1a
purse of $500 for the men, and about SIS more
was added to that amount before the I'M
promptu ring that had been pitched in sum-
mer pavilion adjacent to the hotel.
Mccormick was the first TO enter the ring,
followed by his seconds. The Pittsburg man
looked big enough to weigh l75 pounds but
his weight was l58. He is "a years of
looked strong, but unframed. Billy Nc
Guire and Billy Rooney were his seconds.
Lyddy was over the ropes directly after his
adversary. He is feet 10 inches high, is "A
years of age, and weighs 13l pounds, His ap-
pearance denoted careful training. His sec
onds were d. McVeigh and Billy McCreary. A
referee was quickly selected, in the person OF
Wash Berriman, . local middle-weight pugllist,
and Robert Molitor held the watch.
MCCORMICK LEADS OFF.
When time was called, Mccormick was the
first to lead landing his left on the body, with
out return. Lyddy forced the fighting and
got home right and left on his adversary's jaw
and nose. Mccormick returned the compli-
ment with a good jab on the stomach, and fol-
lowed it up with right and left-hand body blows
that Lyddy tried to avoid by clinchlug, twice
missing his adversary's face In breaking away.
Mccormick landed right and left on the body
Just as time was called.
Advancing for the second round, Mccormick
showed the effects Of the punch he had re-
ceived on the nose, and first blood was claimed
and allowed for Lyddy. Mccormick rushed
landed hard one on Lyddy's jaw, in breaking
away. A foul was claimed, = but the
men were ordered to fight on. Sew;
Lyddy had to keep moving to avoid McCormick's
wicked rushes and lunges. Twice he ducked
beneath hard, swinging right-handers that
would have put him out had they reached the
mark. Once both men came together with
their heads, the Pittsburg man receiving an
ugly cash that bled copiously.
CAUGHT OFF HIS GUARD.
Lyddy caught his man of guard near the
close Of the round, on the eye, and that i'm
portant organ began to bulge and blacken, and
act as marker. Whenever he tried to rush
Lyddy, the latter stuck to him 30 closely that
his blows had no effect The smaller man
threw him heavily just as time ended
the round. Although Lyddy appeared the
pluckiest and coolest of the two very few were
willing to risk any money on his chances, and
it was the general impression that the Penn.
sylvanian would win in the end.
Everybody was intensely interested when the
principals opened the third, and that proved to
be the final round. Mccormick got home two
left-handed jabs about the neck and head, and
swung his right bat Lyddy went under It
very pretty, and in return, >clinched and
again threw his man. As he was falling,
Lyddy caught him with an upper cut under the
be did he rushed at his opponent like an infuri-
ated bull and the attempt proved his doom, as,
with head lowered. he ran right on TO lyddy's
right-hand swing. The blow could be heard all
over the place, and Mccormick fell all in
heap. He was unconscious for Is seconds.
The winner received the entire purse, and his
friends will back him against any of the 100
pound fighters, or the winner of the Cushing
Gibbons fight.