The herald., 1897-05-27
GREEN'S GRIT
Lasted Through Fifteen
Hard Rounds
M'KEEvER FOUGHT F0ULLY
BUT RECEIVED A THOROUGH
THUMPIN0
Ryan-Elmsr Decision Makes Cook
Unpopular-Kid Mccoy Whales
Beast From Boston

george dreen nIteeH rOunQS TO accom-
plish the hardest task he had ever un-
dertaken in his pugilistic career, when
he defeated Charles McKeever of Phil
adelptia tonight. But he did 1t, and
while the end was somewhat sudden,
and the decision not generally under
stood, owing to the confusion, the re-
suit was satisfactory to the 1900 specta-
tors. The contest was notable for the
terrific pace set by Green. He has al
ways been known az rushing fighter,
but his work in tonight's contest eclipsed
all former records in that regard. In
fact, 1t was the pace that told on Nc.
Keever 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 al
most 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 McKeever's left eye,
opening big cash, from which the blood
trickled down the Philadelphian's face
and chest. McKeever waited for
Green's leads all through, and would
counter on the head with his right.
Green swung on McKeever's neck with
his left on two occasions, throwing his
man on his back. McKeever solved the
trick and retaiiated by throwing the
Californian, but Green brought him
down in the fall, and they rolled COM
pletely over. separating In the middle
Of the ring. Twice Green claimed foul
on McKeever's low left swings for the
body, and once caught the eastern mans
hand between his legs and held 1t, call
ing 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
away at McKeever. never
allowing him moments rest, and at
the end of the twelfth had McKeever so
weak from his body punches that the
latter resorted to clinching and hanging
on to Green to avoid being knocked out.
He showed wonderful vitality, and came
up after the minutes rest comparative
ly fresh. The men fought 80 fast and
furious in the fourteenth round 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 kept at 1t, swinging his
left on the body and punching with his
right over the heart until the easterner
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 Nc
Keever went reeling to the ropes. Green
up, swinging right and left on
head and putting in an occasional left
on the body. He got McKeever in
corner and pounded him hard until the
latter clinched. When they broke away
Green stepped back into the center of
the ring, leaving McKeever leaning on
the ropes, with blood flowing from his
nose. McKeever went down withou.
any further blows being struck, and the
referee announced Green the winner on
account of McKeever ''going down
without being struck" He was not
out.
JOHNs-RYAN
When Pugilistic-actor Johns, known
in the sporting world as Billy Elmer.
struck tragic pose before Jim Ryan Of
Buffalo, N. Y, tonight It was not to de-
claim the lines of some romantic hero,
nor to have his classic features punched
by his opponent, as most people thought
would happen. On the contrary, he
punched Ryan's face to the satisfaction
of the crowd, but not to that of the
referee. Hiram Cook made himself very
by declaring Ryan the win
ner, while Elmer had all the better Of
the contest.
M'COY-o'BRIEN
NEW YORK, May 2e.-Fuily 5000 peo-
pie passed through the turnstiles of the
Palace Athletic club tonight to see the
fight between the middle weight boxers,
Kid Mccoy. who recently returned from
South Africa, and Dick O'Brien of Bos-
ton. These men met in Boston two years
ago and fought twenty-five rounds to
a draw. Tonight they met at catch
weights for twenty-five rounds. O'Brien
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 at oods
of and to /. Mccoy was by far the
better ring general. He simply wore
down his opponent. who. despite his
gameness, was outclassed. and after
they had gone nearly half way through
the tenth round Referee Charley White
stopped the fight and declared Mccoy
the winner. O'Brien was badly beaten
and the action of the referee was COM