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

.,.Orly demonstrated tonight that
, Nan there is a good hght arranged. no
-.,ter how cold or disagrecahle the
-.o,ber, there will be a big attendance
.,tbe sporting element at the ring side,
N. Empire Athletic Club house was
al, Allied by an enthusiastic crowd OF
',orts, many of whom came along dis
,,nee to see the two bouts which were
an the programme. Tim Hurst acted
as referee.
The principal go" was the twenty
-opsd contest between Tommy Ryan, OF
syracuse, and Charley dlidl Mccoy
,,,s OF Memphis. but now a resident OF
I.,or,a, L. ]. Ryan was the first to
,how up. Mccoy followed thirty Sec
onds Afterwards. The betting was
vrstty brisk and all In Ryan's favor
ESs men shook hands at 1905 o'clock.
Round /. Ryan led OF with left tap
an face. After sparring for half min
NE Mccoy landed left on face. In a
TSily Mccoy put his right on the face.
pyan rushed Mccoy In the 1atter's COR
rsr and Mccoy again got his right t.
The face. Up TO the nth round, honors
were about evenly divided. both doing
Round 8 At the opening both rushed
matters. landing rights and let's on
body and face Ryan sent his left TO
he wind and Mccoy sent his right back
on body. Mccoy landed left on face
and right on body. Ryan ran around
he ding with Mccoy hitting him right
and left until Ryan fell. They were In
A hot rally when time was called
Round s. Ryan began by running
around and fell down. Mccoy fell on
top OF him. Ryan led left for body and
iii short. Mccoy put left on neck, then
he landed right and left on face and
re crowd eheered the kid" for HIS
clever work. Ryan rushed and Mccoy
met him with left hand Jab on the
neck. Ryan then ran into a straight
left on the face and the bell ended the
round.
and lefts on Sody. Ryan once moro
pushed his face into McCoy's left hand
as. Mccoy hit him twice more on tho
face with the left. Ryan landed right
and left on bodE Mccoy slipped to one
knee and took his time in getting up.
The men were cllnehed when the gong
Round & Ryan led left on face and
Mccoy sent a good left back on the
sane place Mccoy put in four straight
let's on Ryan's body, Ryan got his
left on the wind. Mccoy got his right
and lett TO the neck IN q mix up and
then sent. his left on the face. Mccoy
sent his left hand on the chin and Ryan
went TO his knees. He took his full
.tfis ,.,ttI,, :, 80 :, IA 1t,a o,n,p, an,,1daJ
after he got up. The crowd cheercd for
Mccoy.
hit fiush on the face twice. Mccoy
landed right and LEFT on the face and
fought Ryan all over the ring. Ryan
fell from the effects OF right hand
blow on the head. Mccoy rushed some
and tried to land q Knockout. The
Kid punched Ryan right and left on
face and body and had him bleeding
from the mouth and ear at the end OF
the round.
Round 10. Mccoy began by tanning
his left twice In 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. 1t looked as II Mccoy would
put Ryan out with 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 go, punching him at
Will.
Round Is. Mccoy jabbed his left three
times on the wind and swung his right
on head and after this II was all over.
He landed left on the jaw and Ryan
went down at the ropes. He got up us
the referee counted ten but IL was his
last attempt as Mccoy gent right and
left on face and Jaw. putting Ryan
down and out.
r'Kid" Mccoy is one OF the best men in
his class In the pugilistic profession"
He has come Up the ladder at u rapid
rate IN the last two years. In tho spring
Of 20. he was In Wheeling several weeks
and fought Jack" Welsh, Of Cincin-
natl. to finish AZ Belmont Park. down
the river opposite Moundsvllle. He won
ia a canter. Admirers OF pu6illsm ut
the time predicted that he would make