Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-27
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Fight Lasts 10 Rounds and The Maine Boy Il
Plainly 0uiclassed.

passed through the turnstiles Of the
Palace Athletic Club, tonight, to see
the middle-weight boxers, Chas. (Kid)
Mccoy, who recently returned from
South Africa and Dick O'Brien of Lew
listen, fight 25 rounds at catch weights
These two men met In Boston, two
years ago, and they fought rs rounds to
q draw, Tonight, O'Brien had the adj
vantage in the weight. Mccoy was by
far the better ring general and worked
along in his usual cool manner. He
simply wore down his opponent, who,
despite his gameness, was Outclassed
and after they had only gone half
through the 10th round, Referee Char
ley White stopped the fight and de-
clared Mccoy the winner. O'Brien was
badly beaten and the action of the
referee was commended by all those
who witnessed the mill.
Mike Sears of Lewiston, and Jack
O'Brien of this city. were the contestants
in the first of the preliminary bouts. They
boxed at 100 pounds and were matched to
go 10 rounds. In the opening round Sears
had the better of the argument. but dur
ing the next five rounds honOrS were
about even In the last four rounds,
Sears proved vastly superior to his ad-
VcrSdTy, ana dltuou6u the NEW XVI hSi
worked very hard, the New Highlander
outpointed him cleverly and the referee
decided in favor of the boxer from Maine
Tom Lansing of Louisville, KY, and
Peter Doggett of ireland, met in the sec
ond bout for 10 rounds. catch weights
Lansing had an easy mark in the Irish
man and landed right and left on Dog
gett without a return. The referee
stopped the fight in the first round Lam
sing was declared the winner and An
nouncer Harvey told the spectators that
Doggett's work in the ring was so novice
like that the referee said that he did not
the first rudiments of boxing.
Round 1-O'Brien opened with light
left on the nose and Mccoy countered
lightly. Mccoy jabbed his left on the
wind and swung his right on the face.
They exchanged eft jabs on the face.
Mccoy sent in his left twice quickly on
the stomach and then sent his right and
left on the same spot. OBriens nose be-
gan to bleed just then, and in warm ex-
change at close quarters, Mccoy sent his
right over on the side of the head and
landed IA left uppercut on the face.
o Brien' swung his right on the stomach
at the close of the round
Round 2-O.Brien rushed, swinging his
right and left on the face and body. After
Mccoy was forced to the ropes he broke
away and jabbed his left on the face and
right on the body. O'Brien swung his
right on the head and the force of the
blow staggered Mccoy. O'Brien swung
his left on the nose, while Mccoy sent
his left to the face several times and
made O'Brien bleed freely from the nose.
Round Both opened with smuggling
right and left on the body. Mccoy
watched his opportunity and got O'Brien
in the corner and swung his right and
left on the face.
Round MCCOY started with left jab
on the nose and Brien adopted rushing
tactics. Mccoy jabbed his right on the
body and face and q Brien swung a hard
right on the head. Mccoy again sent his
left on the face. and OBrien landed
hilf right uppercut on the face.
Round 5-O'Brien led off with a left on
the face, and Mccoy sent in two lefts on
the stomach Then he landed two left
the car. Mccoy kept jabbing his left on
the face and body. but left an opening
and O. Bren quickly swung his left on the
forehead and the blow again staggered
Mccoy During the remainder of the
round Mccoy kept jabbing O'Brien with
his left.
Round 6-McCoy sent his left half a
dozen times on the body and face and
warded off adj of O'Brien's leads. a
wicked jab from McCoy's left opened a
cash over O'Brien's right eye and it be-
gan to close. O'Brien swung his right on
the back of McCoy's neck and the Kid
again staggered. but quickly pulled him
self together and kept jabbing his left on
the face.
Round mccoy jabbed his left four
times on the face without a return. Then
O'Brien rushed and landed right and left
swings on the chest and back of the
neck. Mccoy swung his left on the face
and body. and O'Brien rushed into
clinch. O'Brien tried to swing twice for
the head, but failed to land. while Mccoy
kept on jabbing his left on the face. At
the close of the round O'Brien swung his
right on McCoys face.
Round S-McCoy landed a good left lab
on the ear and jumped away. Then he
swung a hard right on the jaw which
sent O'Brien backward. O'Brien seemed
to tire very much after this blow and Nc
Coy laid for a chance to finish him.
OBrien rallied little and swung his
right on the neck but the blow did not
seem to hurt Mccoy. who kept up his
jabbing on the body and face.