Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-03-03
IN FIFTEEN ROUNDS
Kid Mccoy Put Tommy Ryan to Sleep at
Maspeth. =. D.-A Rattling Mill.

Kid MCCOY Put Tommy Ryan to Sleep at
Naspeth. :. D.-A Rattling Mill.
Maspe.h. L. L. March Ut was
clearly demonstrated tonight that
when there is a good fight arranged, no
matter how cold or disagreeable the
weather. there viii be q big attendance
of the sporting element AT the ring side.
The Empire Athletic Club house was
Wen filed by an enthusiastic crowd OF
sports. many OF whom came a long dis
lance. 20 see the two bouts which were
on the progremme. Tim Hurst acted
as referee.
The principal go was the twenty
round contest a. 154 pounds between
Tommy Ryan. of Syracuse. and Charley
CKidJ Mccoy late of Memphis, but
now a resident of Astoria, /. 1.
Ryan was the first to show up. Nc
Coy followed thirty seconds afterwards.
The betting was pretty brisk and all
In Ryan $ favor
The men shook hands at 1905 o'clock.
Round l. Ryan led off with left tap
on face. After sparring for half min
ute. Mccoy landed left On face. In a
rally Mccoy pu, his right on the face.
RYAN rushed Mccoy in the laJJer's cor
ner and Mccoy again got his right 10
The face. Up TO the fifth round hcnors
were abca, evenly divided both doing
good work
Round 3. AT the opening both rushed
matters. landing rights and let's on
body and face. Ryan sent his left 20
th- wind and Mccoy sent his right back
on body Mccoy landed left on face
and right ON body Ryan swung right
for head but Mccoy ducked cleyerly.
Ryan landed right on body. Ryan ran
around the ring with Mccoy hitting
him with right and left until Ryan fell.
They were in a hOc rally when time
was called.
Round g. RYAN began by running
around and fell down. Mccoy falling on
top Of him. RYAN led left for body and
fell short Mccoy put left on neck.
then he landed right and left on face
and the crowd cheered the kid for his
clever work. Ryan rushed and Mccoy
met him with a left hand jab in the
neck Ryan then ran into a straight
left on the face and the bell ended the
round.
Round Z. I'm rally both landed rights
and lefts ON body Ryan once more
pushed his face into McCOy's left hand
jab Mccoy hit him twice more on the
face with the left. Ryan landed right
and left on body. McCO,$ slipped to
one knee and took his time in getting
mp. The men We're clinched when the
gong sounded
Round s. Ryan led left on face and
Mccoy sent a good left back on the
same place. Mccoy put in four
straight lefts on Ryan's body. Ryan
got his left ON the wind Mccoy got
his right and left TO the neck in a mix
ND. and then sent his left on the jaw.
Mccoy sent his left hand on the chin
and Ryan went TO his knees. He took
his full time i'm getting up and the gong
sounded after he got up.
The crowd cheered for Mccoy
Round g. Ryan rushed and Mccoy hit
flush on face twice Mccoy landed
right and left on face and fought Ryan
AN over the ring Ryan fell from the
effects of right hand blow on the
head. Mccoy rushed some and tried
90 land q knockout The Kid punched
Ryan right and left ON face and body
and had him bleeding from the mouth
and ear al the end of the round.
Round 10. Mccoy began by jamming
his eft twice i'm the face and then
punched Ryan right and left on face
and neck. Ryan then received some
fearful blows right and left on the
face and jaw.
Ir looked as if Mccoy would put Ry-
an ont with right and left hand smash
but the gong still found Ryan on his
feet
From This round to the end Mccoy
kept RYAN on the 80, punching him at
we'll.
Round IS Mccoy iabbed his left
three times ON the wind and swung his
right on head. and after this il was all
over. He landed "a left on the jaw and
RYAN went down at the ropes. He got
up as the referee counted ten. but il
was his last attempt. as Mccoy sent
right and left on face and jaw. putting
Ryan down and ont.