The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-05

NAV be another asplrant for honors
among the big pusilIsts. Norman Sell
nv mr. kid Mccoy" as he Is gener-
sjly known, is the possibility. Nc
Gov is young and has been growing
ME n sprout. He Is now nearly six
tast tall, weighs about 100 pounds. and
is uniting on flesh and muscle daily
So cooler or more strategic pugillst
tSsn Mccoy has been seen in many
ycars. To his genernlship he owes the
;Srt that he came from an encounter
Tonday with noted 'punlsher' alb
Soiutply without n mark. while his
adversary was half carried from the
rinc with face and body that would
hardly Justify reproduction IN coI9rS
rs painters masterpiece. Mccoy was
a revelation to fasteners despite the
fact that he was much heralded as n
iop.ndtcher on his western record, says
a New York dispatch.
Some sports are marvelinE over what
n stlt argument the Kid put up the
other day to Steve o'Donnell In a pri-
r.. yatp, trnIning-auar ten-round so.
This. and putting out Tom West In two
rornds on January II last before the
New Manhattan club We're surprising
actions West, It Is to be noted. had
lately been doing some putting out for
Sew Workers himself. though the men
were not OF high order. But West has
ism recognized for some years US q
hsId one TO put to sleep. his best being
4 stand-on OF Billy Smith for eleven
rounds.
Mccoy was born in Rush county, Ind,
October 10. 1874. He stands I'VE feet
eleven inches, and weighs In condition
about 100 pounds, His first battle was
In 1887 Mt ST. Paul, in a tour-round con-
test with Pete Jenkins. In 1892 he won
two fights near Indianapolis. one from
Billy Barlow, six rounds: and the 9TH
or from Bob Lewis, one round. That
fall he fought one elght-round draw ut
Columbus, Ohio, with Herb. Hall. In
1898 he secured decisions over Jim Dick
son, Jim Connors, unknown" Frank
IAmode, Frank Murray, kid" Nc
Carthy. Dick Harris. Frank Merritt,
and Deaf Mute" He also fought n
round draw with Ike Boone
At Muncie, Ind, an eight. round draw
with George Bennett, OF Akron, and a
nlne-round victory with Jack Welsh.
near Wheeling. In 1894 he won from
Pat Hayden, Providence, iRi l.; Joe
Burke. Fall River; Jim Scully, New
Bedford; Charles Maxwell: Akron;
Harry O'Connor, Cleveland; Jack
Grace. Cleveland. He lost In one round
TO Billy Steffers, OF Cleveland, but
when they met a second time secured
a decision IN q ten-round contest In
October Of that year he appeared In
Cincinnati and fought q ten-round
draw with Al. Roberts, When the
pair met the second time Mccoy
knocked out Roberts in FIVE seconds.
In 1895 Mccoy defeated Shadow Ma
Der. Jack wilkes, Charles Smith, Joe
sheers and Charles Siefert. He knocked
out Dick Moore and Abe UtImnn. Then
he went 10 England. where White de-
feated him in ten rounds.
Billy Clearwater may befaEIe TO put
UP a game OF pool that landed him the
worlds Championship. However that
may be. his memory doesn't Sass with
his pool playing. On Monday he was
here and made an engagement TO play
an exhibition game OF continuous pool
with Osce Statler last night a consld
cradle crowd OF admirers OF the game
turned out 10 see an Interesting con-
test, but Clearwater did not appear for
some reason. or lack OF reason known
only to himself
There was no change in the base ball
grounds situation yesterday. Mckee
had not returned from Pittsburgh and
Of course there will be no settlement
until he comes. Mckee has said that II
the two street railway companies Will
contribute 800 20 tho club, he Will take
tho GILES grounds at he exhorbitant
price asked, 1900 rental for the sea-
son When Mr.. Wright was seen last
evening he said his company would
contribute $3.50. So n the over-the.
river line will do the same the grounds
question will be settled In short order.
The next time Mckee comes down
10 Wheeling he should stay until he
decidedly tired Of this suspense.