The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-21
MCCOY GETS The DECISION.
He Gets the Better of Rubin In u
Twenty Round Go.
The LATTER TOOK PUNISHMENT WELL
Jumped In the Ring ana OTcred
TO Fight the Kid.


Syracuse. n. v. May 9o.--The fight here
tonight between Kid Mccoy and Gus Rub
lin, the latter OF Cleveland. resulted in a
victory for Mccoy after twenty rounds.
Three thousand persons were ia the Alhan-
bra. where the fight WIS presented. There
was little betting, and the showing made
by Rubin was a surprise. He stood lot
of punishment and was always ready 10
come up for more. He Yves apparently
strong at the finish. Mccoy says he viii
now meet Goddard and then Choyinski,
There was great difference in the weight
OF the men. Mccoy, according 10 his STATE
meht. weighing ISL pounds. ana kuhlin
according TO Billy Madden. his manager
tipping the scales at $50. Sixty per cent OF
the gate receipts were to be dyided be-
tween the men, Mccoy taking 20 per ccnt
| ard Rubin 20 per cent in place of $4,000
purse.
George sicr of Chicago acted as referee.
Wher he rendered his decision, Jim Cor
| bet; leaped into the ring and asked Mccoy
| - fight him, but the latter declined 10
consider the meter and refused to make
any arrangements.
| hNNuN euttIcu IllE ul ~. aN' Nv
hind him was Con Reilly. Frank Burns,
Homer Selby. Doc Payne and Frank Seim-
| per- He looked in the pink of condition.
| but showed some sallowness. His hands
We're in bandagss. There was long wait
| before Rubin put in an appearance and
| Mccoy walked around the ring shaking
| hands with his friends. Wher huhlin en-
| tered the ring Mccoy shook hands Wlth
| him. kuhln's seconds were Billy Mason,
| Charley Con and Tom Cawley.
| The announcer read the challenges from
| Goddard. who offers to stop McCoy IN
twelve rounds; also from Peter Maher.
George Siler then called the men into
the center of the ring and gaIc them their
final restrictions. Rubin loomed up in
| every way bigger than his opponent. Inc
| gong was sounded at 1898.
| Round There was much fiddling and
| the Kid swung his right to head. They
| clinched and Rubin lifted his man from
| the floor. The Kid rushed and swung
| left, but Rubin ducked It, Ruhlin tented
| u left, but failed to land and they clinchod.
Rubin got a left on the head after Mccoy
| chased him around the ring. Gus sent
| left to body and Mccoy then put left TO
| Ruhlin's eye. The Kid put left on body and
| then lodged Mccoy put right to body as
| the gong sounded.
| Round 2-They fiddled and Rubin missed
|
| in the face. Gus reached again and put
| the right to face. Kid landed hard left to
| jaw and they mixed up in McCoy's favor.
| Gus put left to jaw twice, sending the
| Kid back. Mccoy put right and left to
face. The Kid swung left for the jaw
and was neatly blocked. Mccoy put right
to jaw. Kid missed left swing and Run
lin chased him around the ring, sending
left and right to neck ~ putting right
to face as the gong sounded
| Round 3--Kid led with Il left and 1t was
ducked again and Rubin blocked Gus
| put right to face and rushed his man
Kid got back with right swing on jaw
Mccoy poked left to wind and then to
Jaw Rubin jabbed left to face and then
they clinched. Gus mouth was bleeding.
The Kid swung right on body.
Round 4-Gus landed bad left on race
and the Kid jabbed right to eye and body.
Gus missed right swing and Mccoy upper
cut with right. Rubin swung left TO head
Rubin rushed but Mccoy eiinched with
out sustaining any damage. KID put rlght
and left to jaw and then hard left to
face. Ruhin's eye bleeding at the end OF
round.
Round 5-Ruhlin jabbed right to face
and the Kids lips were bleeding The Kid
swung his left TO jaw and ducked two right
jabs. The Kid sent his left to wind. Both
men were very cautious.
Round 6-The Kid led left for wind ana
fell short Gus rushed, but did not land.
and fell short on swing for wind. The Kid
swung his right and left and received
left on the jaw. They exchanged let's on
face Rubin put his left to heart. The Kid
swung left to jaw.
Round Gus rushed, landing left on
body and then there was mix up in the
corner Mccoy planted right to head. Gus
rushed once more. The Kid hooked right
to jaw and got left on wind. The k.q
poked left to body. The Kid put left to
eye and then jobbed right to head.
Round S-McCoy rushed and sent left
over Ruhlin's heart. They clinched and
Gus rushed his right on eye. Mccoy was
cautioned for using his elbow In clinches
The Kid poked left 10 wind and right to
face Gus put light left jab TO face. Nc
Coy countered on Ruhlin's bleeding eye
Gus poured his left to face hard. Mccoy
put right to face. They clinehed as the
gong sounded
Round 9-Ruhlin's eye was badly cut
and his seconds failed to stop its bleeding.
The men fddled for half minute, when
Mccoy rushed. but was blocked Gus
CHASED the Kid around the ring, but failed
to land The Kid poked left TO wind.
Rubin put straight left to face. Mccoy
swung right to jaw. the left on the ear
Rubin jabbed left to face In rush. He
: was badly handicapped by his eye, which
, made it difficult for him to see.
Round 10--They exchanged left SWINGS
on head. Mccoy chased Rubin around the
I ring and then Gus rushed cleverly. The
Z Kid poked right and left to Ruhln'f
| stomach and swung left TO head Mccoy
uppercut with left swing. The Kid wlt
q doing little leading ana seemed TO be try
! ing to land a decisive blow.
Round 1I-Ruhlin rushed, but failed Il
: land Mccoy jabbed left TO wind and Gu'
swung wild right TO the head. They ex-
i changed rights on face Kid Mccoy sent
:. left to body, Rubin got his man 10 ths
ropes but missed great opportunity