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charged also with an inability to hit, so also
have the friends of this Differ pointed out
that he possesses cleverness as destructive
as Corbett's left hand that overcomes a lack
of ~slugging ability. This consists in his
power of making more of his chances at
close quarters than any other man.
McCoy's close work means something
more than shooting the hands in as rapidly
as possible and trusting in luck that more
is given than received, as most fighters do
in infighting. He not only blocks and gets
in, but when he is In, he does execution.
By clever %feinting, he gets his man to lead
and then slips in. He seems to be too close
to do damage. His arms are not in a posi-
ton to protect him, but drawn back at his
sides. One suddenly blocks like a flash and
the other rips into the mans body. Then.
with the speed of lightning, it bangs into
the face. The block Is abandoned and the
other hand jolts the body and then the jaw.
1t is all done in a second. The spectator
gets a confusing glimpse Of two arms work
ing like a runaway rock drill and Mccoy is
again moving easily about with his half-bent
arms swinging before him. If the opponent
rushes at him, then, the Kid breaks ground,
for he takes no chances. When he has his
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Both men are proficient in foot work, al
though McCoy's is not as snowy as Corbetts.
On this score they are classed even, and
the critics also opine that the two are
physically matched even though Corbett has
an advantage of weight and years.
By his consent to meet Mccoy, Corbett
declares that he is commencing the fulfill
ment Of the promise to meet all heavy
weights who aspire to the championship
Even though this looks like a bit of a bluff,
Corbett's meeting with Mccoy may possibly
be a good augur for the future. There are
those who insist that Corbett should meet
men like Jeffries, Sharkey and Maher before
insisting on another meeting with Fltz-
immons 1t must be remembered, however,
that Fitz never made such a condition. In
response to the imposition of the hard tasks
made by the then champion upon the red
headed Cornishman the latter insisted that
Corbett defeat Maher, Sharkey or some
other heavyweight of good quality. If Cor
bett should defeat Mccoy is he called upon
to defeat any one else of the heavies? Nc
Coy is among the foremost of the aspirants
after the championship belt. If Corbett
should defeat him it certainly does not look
as if Fitz would possibly squirm out of a
return match.
| Jim Jeffries will have to be a cracker
| jack to stop Steve O'Donnell and Bob Arm
strong on the same night within a ten-round
limit. While it is true that these boxers
have been often beaten, and by opponents of
less prestige than the gigantic Californian,
still it must be remembered that 1t is a
hard matter for a boxer to stop two men of
different fighting style, even though they
be of mediocre ability, on the same even
ing, with but a thirty minute rest between
the bouts. If O'Donnell can get rid of his
stage fright and handle himself as he
handles himself in private, he is more than
likely to stay the limit with Delaney's
protege, and make a creditable showing at
that. Big Bob Armstrong knows that II he
is walloped out in short order by the big
fellow from the coast he will be a dead one
forever so far as his ring career is con-
cerned, and he is reported to be training
hard for the bout. At one time the big
colored man could go a fast clip, and If he
is not dopey, and is fit, he should put up a
hard proposition for Jeffries to solve. The
Californian is expected to win both bouts
by the fancy in the east. If he does not
succeed his reputation will suffer accord
ingly. He will no doubt be ready for the
| Tray. III COHltbl VIII iuhc llhNS At loLi
O'Rourke's Lenox club August 8.
BY drawing with Kid Mcfarland last
week, Jack Everhardt seems to have injected
himself into the circle of aspirants for the
iaurels of the lightweight class. Kid
Lavigne must at present be assigned the
palm, but Jack DAILY, Mcfarland and Spike
Sullivan were placed by competent critics
next to him in the order named. By draw
ing with Mcfarland, the once great cham
pion of the southern lightweights with the
invulnerable jaw, has demonstrated that he
is still in it with the best of them. But he
is not likely to be in it long, for 1t is claimed
that he can get under 136-13S pounds only
after distressing work and ong-continued
training.
In view of the fact that the coming linn
ited-round bout between Corbett and Nc
Coy is to be for the heavyweight champion
ship, the following comment of Charles F.
Mathison OF the New York Journal, writing
of the problem of whether boxing champion
ships should change hands or not in limit
round bouts, will be Of interest:
"As a matter of fact, championships in the
light classes would be impossible in America
unless resultant from limited bouts. 1t is
out of the question for little fellows TO fight
to a finish, because devotees of the sport will
not travel long distances and pay big prices
to see them battle. Heayyweights who dc
not care TO risk their laurels in a limited
bout are at liberty to take long journeys
At the same time 1t would be much better
for the sport II a majority OF the bouts
were limited to twenty rounds, and none to
exceed twenty-five rounds. Spectators dc
not relish long drawn out contests, and the
Iox,r, ypbn aannOt afford tho rafaraa a
chance for a decision in twenty rounds are
either timid or not sincere. Providing box
ers get to weight there is no reason why a
championship title should not be won in a
limited bout"
Questions and Answers.
RIvERTON, Ia, July 2s.-To the Sport