The record-union., 1897-05-27

Mccoy Defeats Dick O'Brien.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2G-It took
/ George Green fifteen rounds to accom-
pilsh the hardest task he had ever un-
dertaken in his pugiHstic career, when
ne defeated Charles MckeeVer of Phil
a delphia tonight. But he did it, and
Whlle ihe end was somewhat sudden,
ana the decision not generally under
| stood, owing TO the confusion, the re-
suit was satisfactory to the / 900 spec
! tators.
The contest was notable for the ter
! rifle pace set by Green. He has al
ways been known as rushing fighter.
! but his work in to-nights contest
eclipsed all former records in that re-
gard. In fact it was the pace that told
! on MckeeVer almost as much as the
/ terrible punching he received about the
| body at the hands of Green. There were
no slow rounds. no sparring for wind.
but it was fight all the time. except
when McKeever clung to his opponent
to avoid being knocked out
Green did almost all the leading,
/ landing repeatedly in every round on
the wind with left swings and over the
! heart with right drives. In the second
round Green put a hard right over Nc
heever's left eye, opening a big cash
from which the blood trickled down the
/ Philadelphians face and chest Nc
J keever waited for Green's leads all
through, and would counter on the
head with his right. Green swung on
! MckeeVer's neck on .Wo occasions,
throwing his man on his back. Nc
keeVer solved the trick, and retaIiated
| by throwing the Californian, but Green
brought him down in the fall. and they
rolled completely over, separating in
| the middle of the ring.
! Twice Green claimed foul on Mckee
ver's low left swings for the body. and
once caught the Eastern mans hand
between his legs and held it, calling the
referees attention to the blow. The
referee, however allowed the fight to
go on without rendering a ruling on the
| blow.
In the eighth, ninth and tenth rounds
| both men were tired but Green kept
after McKeever, never allowing him a
moments rest, and at the end of the
twelfth round had McKeever so weak
from his body punches that the latter
resorted to clinching and hanging on
He showed wonderful vitality, and
came UP after the minutes rest COM
! paratively fresh.
! The men fought so fast and furious
in the fourteenth that the end of that
round found them both weak and at a
standstill. The gong was all that saved
! Mckeever in this round. Green went
after him at the beginning of the round.
! and kent at il swim 0i bic Lott or tho
body and punching with his right over
the heart until the Fastener was weak
and going when time was called
Then came the final round McKeever
coming up weak, While Green showed
/ almost as much WEAKNESS. A couple
of swings from Green on the body, and
McKeever went reeling to the ropes.
Green followed up, swinging right and
left on the head, and putting in an oc-
/ casonal left on the body. He got Nc
Keever in corner, and pounded him
hard until the latter cIinched. When
they broke away Green stepped back
into the center of the ring, leaving Nc
Keever leaning on the ropes, with
blood flowing from his nose. Mckee
Yer went down without any further
blows being struck, and the referee an
nounced Green the winner on account
of McKeever going down without being
struck" He was not counted out.
When pugilist-actOr Johns. known in
the sporting world as Billy Elmer.
struck a tragic pose before Jim Ryan
of Buffalo, n. Y, tonight, It was not
to declaim the lines of some romantic
hero nor to have his classic features
punched by his opponent, as most peo-
pie thought would happen. On the con-
trary, he punched Ryan's face to the
satisfaction of the crowd, but not to
that of the referee. Hiram Cook made
himself very unpopular by declaring
Ryan the winner, while Elmer had ali
the best of the contest.
MCCOY BEATS O'BRIEN.
NEW YORK, May 26.-FulIy 5000
people passed through the turnstiles
of the Palace Athletic Club tonight to
see the fight between the middleweight
boxers, kid" Mccoy, who recently re-
turned from South Africa, and Dick
O'Brien of Boston. These men met in
Boston two years ago. and fought to
a draw. Tonight they met at CATCH
weights for twenty-five rounds. OBrien
| had the advantage in weight. The
kid" was the favorite in the betting
as much as 100 to 40 being laid on him,
and ton of money was wagered on
him a odds of , and 3 to !.
Mccoy was by far the better ring
general. He simply wore down his op-
ponent, who, despite his gameness, was
outclassed, and after they had nearly
gone half way through the tenth round
Referee Charley White stopped the
fight and declared Mccoy the winner.
OBrien was badly beaten, and the
action of the referee was commended.
by all the spectators. OBrien's hand
lers said that he weighed 163 pounds.
Mccoy said he weighed 1J6 pounds but
he looked fully five pounds heavier.
Both men stripped in excellent condi-
ton.
Peary Granted Leave of Absence.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Civil En-
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