St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-03
1T WAS A PRETTY GO
''kID" MCCOY WINS FROM TOMMY
RYAN IN FIFTEEN LIVELY
ROUNDS.
PLENTY OF GOOD. FIGHTING,
BUT 1T WAS PLAIN FROM THE
START THAT MCCOY WOULD BE
THE WINNER.
'KID" CAME OUT UNsCRArcHED,
While the Syracuse Lad Was Used
Up and Had to BE Helped From
the Ring.

MASPETFI, L. l., March 2-The EN-
pire Athletic club house was tonight
well filled by an enthusiastic crowd of
sports, many of whom came a long
way to see the two bouts which were
on the programme Tim Hurst acted
as referee.
The principal "go" was the twenty
round contest at 154 pounds between
Tommy Ryan, of Syracuse, and Char
ley kid" Mccoy, late of Memphis,
but now a resident of Astoria, L. 1.
The minor bout, which was first on
the card. was mill at 125 pounds be-
tween Larry Burns, of Cohoes, and
Jack Downey, of Brooklyn. The bout
was declared a draw. The event of
the evening was then called.
Ryan was the first-to show up. He
jumped into the ring at 9:55, accom-
panied by Charley White Kid La
vigne, Sam Fitzpatrick and Tom Cav
ley, of Syracuse. Mccoy followed thir-
ty Seconds afterward, accompanied by
Steve O'Donnell, Maurice Hagerstrom
and Brooklyn" Jimmy Carroll The
betting was pretty, brisk, and all in
Ryan's favor. The men shook hands
at 1905 o'clock. ~ r;
Ryan led off with left tap on face After
sparrnig for half minute, Mccoy landed
left on face. In a rally Mccoy put his right
on the face. Ryan ruched Mccoy in the
latter's corner and Mccoy again got his right
to the face. = I'd
Ryan led off with the left very light on
the body in the second Mccoy sent in
very hot right on body after a lot of fiddling,
and then landed right. and left on face. The
KID followed up with his. right on neck
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body, and Mccoy was chasing him round the
ring when the gong stopped the race.
RYAN A SPLINTER.
In the third Ryan put his left on body In
hot rally Ryan got in right and left on
kids" face, putting him to the ropes.
Mccoy put his right on the body and left on
face. In-fghting followed, but no damage
was done. Mccoy, chased Ryan twice around
on back of Ryan's head. He then put a stiff
one on the body, and at the end of the round
Ryan got his right in on the wind.
Ryan in the fourth led right on body, Nc
Coy countered with right on face. Ryan
landed right on body, and Mccoy crossed right
on side Of head. Mccoy landed right on
body, countered on body and face, Ryan led
left for body and Mccoy countered left on
neck.
At the opening of the fifth both ruched
matters, landing rights and lefts on body and
face. Ryan sent his left to the wind and
Mccoy sent his right back on body. Mccoy
landed left on face and right on body. Ryan
cleverly. Ryan landed right on body. Ryan
ran aroung the ring with Mccoy, hitting him
with right and left until Ryan fell. They
were in hot rally when time was called.
Ryan began the sixth round by running
around, and fell down. Mccoy fell on top Of
him. Ryan led left for body and fell short
and left on face. and the crowd cheered the
Kid for his clever work Ryan rushed
Mccoy met with left-hand jab in the neck
Ryan then ran into a straight left on the
face, and the bell ended the round.
In rally in the seventh both landed rights
and lefts on body. Ryan once more pushed
his face into McCoys left-hand jabs.
MCCOY HITS HIM TWICE
more in the face with his left. Ryan landed
right and left on body. Mccoy slipped to
one knee and took his time in getting up.
The men were clinched when the gong
sounded.
In the eighth round Ryan led on face, and
Mccoy sent good left back on the same place.
Mccoy put in four straight lefts on Ryan s
body. Ryan got his right in the wind. Nc
Coy got his right and left to neck in mix-up,
and then sent his left on the jaw. Mccoy sent
his left hard on the chin, and Ryan went to his
knees. He took his full time in getting up,
and the gong sounded after he got up. The
crowd cheered loudly for Mccoy.
Ryan rushed in the ninth. and Mccoy hit
hush on the face twice. Mccoy landed right
and left on face and fought Ryan all over the
ring. Ryan fell from the effects of right
hand blow on the head.aeM Mccoy rushed some,
and tried to land knockouta The kid pushed
Ryan. Then Mccoy punched Ryan right and
left on face and body, and had him bleeding
from the mouth and ear at the end of the
round
Mccoy began the tenth round by jabbing his
left face and neck Ryan then received
some fearful blows right and left on the face
and jaw. 1t looked as if Mccoy would put
Ryan out with a right and left-hand smash,
but the gong still found Ryan on his feet.
Mccoy kept up his right and left-hand jabs
in the eleventh. Ryan,s face was all pulled
up, and his mouth was bleeding profusely.
Mccoy was as clean as when he began, and
there was not mark on his face or body.
Ryan managed to get in right ON neck, but
Mccoy had it all his own way.
RYAN IS GROGGY.
In the twelfth Mccoy led off with right
hand and left-hand on head, and then sent his
left twice very quickly on the neck and his
right on face Right and left-hand swings
from Mccoy on Ryan's face made the SYRIA
cuse man groggy. Mccoy knocked him down
with right-hand uppercut. Ryan stayed
down nine seconds. He Rugged Mccoy until
the end Of the round.
Mccoy landed right-hand uppercut on
neck, and put his left on side of head in the
thirteenth round. Mccoy kept chasing Ryan
around the ring, and hit him on the head and
neck repeatedly. Mccoy was still without a
scratch.
In the fourteenth Ryan landed left on body,
and Mccoy did the same. Mccoy jabbed his
left twice on body and right on jaw. Ryan
ran away once more, but Mccoy cornered him.
Mccoy sent his left twice to the wind, and
right and left on neck.
In the fifteenth and last round Mccoy jabbed
his left three times on the wind and swung
his right on head, and after this 1t was all
over. He landed left on the jaw, and Ryan
went down at the ropes He got up as the
referee counted ten, but 1t was his last at
tempt, as Mccoy sent right and left on face
and Jaw putting Ryan down and out. He
tried to get UP, but he was done for, and the
referee counted him QUIT -
Ryan was carried back TIL his corner in a
badly battered conditionsl and had to be helped
do cd NJ
Coy the winner amid the cheers and yells of
the spectators, who lionfzed the kid. Time of
last round, minute and "a seconds.
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