The times., 1897-05-27
MCCOY DEFEATS 0'BR|EN
Severely Furnishes Him and Es
capeS Without a Scratch.
THE kids" TERRIBLE LEFT
C'Brien Begins to Bleed in the
First Round McCoy's Compassion
for His Plucky Adversary Leads
Him to Ignore Many Openings.
The Fight hy Rounds.


when Dick O'Brien of Boston, was bleed
ing from the nose and both eyes, and
was coughing from blood which he had
accidentally swallowed, Referee White
stopped the glove fight at the Palace
Athletic Club tonight, and declared Norman
Selby, otherwise known as KID Mccoy -
the victor. The battle demonstrated be-
yond doubt that tighter who depends
on slagging does not always defeat
pugilist who couples scientific boxing with
hard hitting
Mccoy beat O'Brien as severely as
Creedon did, and meeting between the
Kid and the Australian is now necessary
To decide who is the better middle weight
outside Of Champion Fitzsirnmons.
McCoy's tactics tonight Were a revela-
tion. 1t has always been conceded that
he is the possessor Of unusual cieyerness.
but few expected To see him so completely
outclass the sturdy Boston fighter. In
height and reach, Mccoy had such an
advantage that it was half the victory 70
him
. Brien s sole object in view was to rush,
mix up things, and take chances uf landing
one OF his heavy blows on the Kids jaw.
He adopted these methods from the start,
and before thefirst round was over hefound
that Mccoy was the hardest man to hit he
had ever met in the ring.
McCoys raturod-iike left was a buffer
for Dicks face every time the Bostonian
rushed, and as a result O'Brien began to
bleed in the first round. AS the battle pro-
g,eSsed Mccoy showed that he is anything
but brutal prize fighter" He seemed
TO have compassion FOR his unfortunate
rival, and on various occasions refrained
from taking advantage OF openings which
were constantly offered.
When 0'Bren was seen to he in distress
in the last round McCoy looked appealingly
10 the referee, who, with timely inter
ference, saved O'Rrien from the huInilia-
tion of Knockout.
The men were matched to fight twenty
five rounds at catch weights. Mccoy
tipped the beam at 1 56 pounds and 0'Brien
at 1863. The men shook hands at 1918
o'clock
First rcund-McCoy had an advantage
in height aud reach. O'Brien led with
left and WAS blocked The Kid got
to close quarters and whipped left TO
Dicks face, and a hard right TO the
stomach 0'Rricn tried couple OF swings,
both Of which were blocked, and then
Mccoy put in left hook ON the Boston
mans nose, which drew blood Mccoy
also put in couple of Jabs to the ston-
ach and then danced away from vicious
rush Dick rushed again and got a highs
to the back of Mocoy's head At the end
af oil t.f
with the belief that he evidently had an
easy task
Second rodnd-o o'Brien rushed IN at once
and piled in terrific swings with both
hands on the Kids neck and stomach
Mccoy clnched and backed to the ropes.
o'Bricu rested moment, and then went
in again, both landing hard body blows.
Mccoy began fighting at long range after
this, and his superior reach played havoc
with Dicks face.
Third round-O'Brien ran in with two
stiff lefts on the nose. The Kid shot his
left TO the stomach II couple of times, and
then hacked away as O'Brien resumed
his rushing tactics. A right handler over
McCoy's heart was effective, and the Kid
became cautious
Fourrh round-Both landed straight lefts
and o 'Brlen bored in with heavy swings
McCoy's left was sent repeatedly to the
face and stomach until 'Bnen rushed
Mccoy put in such effective swings on the
jaw that Brien clinched. Then Dick
played foxy and with a heavy right On
the jaw he made the Kid stagger But
Mccoy recovered shortly and began jab-
bing at long range.
Fifth round-McCoy put sharp left on
O'Brien's face and used his left on the
nose for more blood, and then put 10 hot
right on the heart O'Brien hega n rushing
with the same old swings, and McCoy's
defense was "a revelation. Again O'Rrlen
piled in and drove left swing, which
struck Mccoy on the forehead Dick then
forced the fighting with viciousness, but
McCoy's footwork came into play once
more, and he was Laughing when he sat
down
Sixth ronnd-O Brien missed a left and
then dncked from a similar blow. Mccoy
then rushed, and both hands beat tattoo
ON the Bostonian's face until the right eye
was bleeding o'Brien kept to close quar-
tiers and finally got i'll heavy drive on
the ear. Mccoy then began fast work, and
banged Dick on the stomach ami face
an opening in second, and swung a
right for the Kids Jaw, but it did no
harm.
Seventh round-McCoy jab6ed his left
O'Brien let loose a volley of vicious swings
on the head, none of which, however,
reached the well protected jaw Mccoy
then fiddled a moment, and with heavy
left he made Dicks right eye puff so that
it was hard to see out of It, McCoy's left
continued TO land on the face almost ut
WILL but % Brien wound up the round with
q right on the jaw.
Eighth Mccoy put in four swift
lefts on O'Brien's face. Then Dick mixed
it mp, and got the worst OF the rally He
looked to be in distress, but when he shot
in a frightful swing TO McCoy's law he
showed that he was still in it. The Kid
continued to whip in his fearful tabs until
the bell rang.
Ninth round@McCoy opened withleft iabs
and Brien rushed in for miX-up Most
of his swings were beautifully avoided
and then the Kid almost doubled him I'D
with a stomach punch. In rushed Mccoy
with more body blows until O'Brien stag
gerei. but he rallied and with swing on
the jaw he sent Mccoy to the ropes The
Kid then piled in and with left jolt
on the chin he Knocked OBnen down
Dick got up inside the limit and was saved
by the bell
Tenth roumd-McCoy started to finish
the job. He dashed in with left hooks on
the face and wind until Dick was clearly
dazed. O'Brfen began coughing from blood
in his throat, and was hopelessly beaten
when the referee stopped the fight, and