The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-14

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Yesterday morning at three o'clock
the prize fight between "Kid" Mccoy,
Of indianapolis, and Jack" WEIGH, OF
Chicago, which has been attracting so
mpcb local attention and interest for
the past three or four weeks, started in
ring, under Queensbury rules, erected
on the dancing platform Of Lee An
schutzs once famous Belmont Park, in
Belmont county opposite Moundsville.
The fight was comparatively short
one, lasting but nine three minute
rounds, the first four OF which were
rather tame, but the last ones were at
times somewhat on the hurricane order
and fnlIv satisfied the animal instincts
oithe seven hundred sports who wit
messed the fight.
Tho party from the city left on the
Baltimore & Ohio at ll:l5 o'clock
Thursday night, the destination being
unknown to most OF the passengers,
only that their tickets were for Mounds
Vile The train arrived there on time,
and the sports proceeded to the river,
where, in the course OF two and one-half
hours, they were ferried across the Ohio
in fiat boats. the propelling power OF
which were huge oars and poles. The
maoagers OF the fight had some trouble
in making large majority OF the crowd
buy their tickets to the fight before GO
iug across the river, aud, as it was,
more than two.thirds Of the seven hun
bred beat their way over the stream
and to the fight as we'll. II ever dead
beat crowd left Wheeling, this was one
Of them. The Moundsville people were
also almost solidly beating their way
across. Financially, the fight was not
g.ittering success.
THE FIGHT.
After considerable trouble in select
ing a referee and hunting up stop
watch time was called at three o'clock.
Round l. The opening round Of the
contest was very tame, not hall dozen
blows being struck. The time was &C.
cupied entirely in feints and lodges,
each man trying to size up the other.
Towards the close they countered, hon
ors even at the call OF time.
Round 9. Opened up little livelier
than the first. Welch got in bard
blow on McCoy's ribs, but the latter at
once retaliated with one that staggered
the Windy City man. The Kid got in
another one almost Immediately. 1t
was in this round that McCoy's super
ior length OF reach began to be noticea-
BILE. The round ended up very tame.
OF the ring briskly, and Kid undercut
his opponent in way that reminded
people OF Jack Beien's tactics in his
contest with Howley at the same spot.
lie caught WEIGH a good one the neck.
Then followedh hot exchange in which
WEIGH got the best OF the innings.
From this on WEIGH pushed the fight
ing WEIGH gave good swing on Kids
RIBS that sounded like pistol shot.
They were hard at it at the call Of time.
Round 4. Welch rushing the fighting,
Mccoy on the aggressive, and keeping
ont oil harms way. Weich got hard
one in the face. Then following close
fighting ending in clinch, followed by
another clinch. Welcb did more dam
age in this round than before, and his
supporters at the ringside became very
enthusiastic.
HOT FIGHTING.
Round 5. This was hot one from
start to finish, and at the end Mccoy
had much the best OF it. The referee
had to separate the men several times,
and clinch followed upon clinch. Kids
long reach was used TO advantage, but
his blows seemed to lack force, and did
not do great deal OF damage to his
opponent. Both men were winded at
the close OF round.
Round 6. Both men came to the
scratch quickly, and it looked then as
though the fight would be long one.
Welch opened with hot one on Kids
ribs, followed by clinch, with little
damage. On the break-away WEIGH
caught Mccoy good one in the face,
which made him vince. Just before
call OF time on this round WEIGH got in
another face blow. WEIGH had tho best
OF the round. =
Round7. This was the best round Of
the fight and was hot and fast from start
to finish. On breakaway Mccoy gave
Wech foul blow. They clinched time
and again, and WEIGH was forcing the
fighting fast andfurious. Both men were
badly winded at close OF round.
Round s. This was another round
marked by almost continuous fighting.
Welch found Kid twice on body without
return. A second later, however, Nc
Coy gave WEIGH a heavy one on the
neck. Repeated clinches and hot in
iihtiHg aroused the enthusiasm Of the
crowd. McCoy's reach was to WEIGH
insurmountlble, and the Kid play, d
with his man, though no very hard
blows were struck.
WEIGH KNOCKED OUT.
Round 8. Both men came to scratch
promptly, and the hammer and tongs
work of the preceding rounds was re-
peated. Towards the last Mccoy
seemed to be able to hit WEIGH wher-
eyer he pleased, and WEIGH seemed to
4e somewhat dazed, and finally went
down in heap on the floor and was
counted out, giving the fight to Mccoy.
WeIch had all he wanted, but many OF
the spectators we're of the opinion that
the blows he received were not knock
out blows. He was struck repeatedly,
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