The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-05

Mccoy at the present time physically capa-
BILE, because he is as yet too young to be
thoroughly developed. The kid is only
twenty-three years of age, and Stuart be-
lieves that within two years he will have
developed sufficiently TO be more than a
match for Fitzsimmons. +f1t t.-
McCoy's record certa&nly shows that he
possesses marvellous hitting power and science
for man of his weight and experience. He
weighs only 154 pounds, and is. therefore, a
middleweight so that he will have to take
on considerable weight in the next two years
to be physically capable Of fighting man in
a higher class.
kid" Mccoy as a fighter is unquestiona-
bly, one of the cleverest Of the younger gen
Grafton of prize fighters. never losing his head
and always ready to take advantage of his
opponents weaknesses. During his career
as a pugilist Mccoy has won more than
forty fights. His greatest victories were over
Jim" Daily, Tommy Ryan, Mysterious
Billy Smith and "BilP' Doherty, the Au-
stralian middleweight champion.
The f1rht however which placed him in the
front rank of middeweight pugilists was his
victory over Tommy" Ryan at Maspeth
two years ago.
From the first round to the fifteenth when
Nc Coy knocked Ryan out he always had the
better of the fight He was perfectly cool
during the entire fight and gave Ryan ter
rible beating.
On the strength Of his showing with Ryan
the kid was subsequently to box Joe
Choynsk, on March % 1895, at the Grand
Central Palace. Four rounds were spared,
but no decision was given. The kid held
his own with the big Californian heavyweight,
although he was considerably lighter. Later
he defeated Frank Bosworth, the sparring in
structor of the New Manhattan Athletic club,
in two rounds, and two weeks afterward put
Jim DAILY, Corbetts former sparring part
ner, to sleep in three rounds. He then de-
feated Dick Moore and Mysterious Billy
Smith, getting the decision over the former
in ten rounds and over the latter in six
rounds
There being no other men Of his class in
sight, and despairing of getting on another
match, owing to the pronounced superiority
he had shown over the remaining candidates
for middleweight championship honors, he de-
cided to go abroad and try to conquer cham
pions Of other parts.
Three months ago he made his debut in
johannesburg South Africa. His opponent
Joe" Doherty, middleweight champion
of Australia 1t was rafting light and
hOnors were quite even for four rounds.
After that it was another story. The kid
had taken his opponents measure, mad he
outpointed him, finally knocking Doherty out
with a Highlander ON the jaw in the ninth
round.
Mccoy who stands five feet eleven inches.
was born in Rush county, Indiana Oct Ii,
1873 He was christened Norman Selby, but
for obvious reasons assumed the name of
Charles kid Mccoy. His first ring engage
ment was with Pete" Jackson. the colored
featherweight Of St Paul. and the kid"
won in four rounds. Since that time he has
engaged in forty-four battles, winning all
but two His first defeat was sustained at
the hands Of Billy Steffers, of Cleveland,
o. Mccoy claimed that the referee in this
bout was against him and awarded the fight
to Steffers on a foul although no foul had
been committed. This fight took place May
| TO- 1885, in Cleveland.
| Three months later Mccoy and Steffers
again fought, and this time the kid fairly
showed his superiority over the other, win
ming esaily in ten rounds. The only other
man who ever got decision over him is
Tad" White, the English mdidleweight.
| The fight too place in London, England, on
| Nov. %, 1895.
| White has since been defeated by men
| whom Mccoy easily bested later Mccoy is
| a very boyish looking and nnassuming fellow.