The San Francisco call., 1898-05-21
Mccoy GETS
 THE DECISION RuhIin Stays the Full Twenty Rounds. SCIENCE WINS THE FIGHT. BIGGER MAN STANDS HEAVY
 PUNISHMENT. Victor Declines to Consider a Chal- 1enge From Corbett and Says
 He Will Now Meet God
 dard and Choynski.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, May 2o.-The fight here tonight between Kid Mccoy and Gus Ruhlin, the latter of Cleve- land. resulted in a victory for Mccoy after twenty rounds Three thousand persons were in the Alhambra, where the fight was held There was little betting and the showing made by Ruh- lin was a surprise. He stood a lot of punishment and was always ready to come back for more. He was apparent ly strong at the finish. Mccoy says he will now meet Goddard and then Choynsk
 There was a great difference in weight of the men, Mccoy, according to his statement, weighing 157 pounds, and Ruhlin, according to Billy Madden. his manager, tipping the scales at 180 pounds. Sixty per cent of the gate receipts are to be di- vided between the men, Mccoy taking 75 per cent and Ruhlin 25 per cent, in place of a $25O0 purse.
 George Siler of Chicago acted as ref cree When he rendered his decision Jim Corbett leaped into the ring and asked Mccoy to fight him, but the lat ter declined to consider the matter and refused to make any arrangements.
 AS a curtain-raiser Kid Broad and Jack Hamilton fought twelve rounds
 
 sion.
 Mccoy entered the ring at 10:3O. Be- hind him were Con Reilly Frank Burns, Homer Selby, Doc Payne and Frank Zimpher. He looked in the pink of condition, but showed a marked sal lowness. His hands were in bandages. When Ruhlin entered the ring Mccoy shook him by the hand. Ruhlin's sec onds were Billy Madden, Tommy Ryan, Charlie Golf and Tom Cawley The announcer read challenges from God dard, who offers to stop Mccoy in twelve rounds; Peter Maher and stockings" Conroy. .Ruhlin loomed up in every way bigger than his opponent. The gong sounded at 10:45
 Round 1-There was much fddling and the Kid swung right to head. They clinched and Ruhlin lifted his man from the floor. Ruhlin feinted a left, but failed to land, and they clinched. Ruhlin got left in on the body and head after Me Coy chased him around the ring Gus sent left lightly to body and Mccoy then put left to Ruhlin's eye. The Kid jabbed left to body and then to jaw. Ruhlin rushed as the gong sounded and Mccoy put right to body in clinch.
 Round 2-They fiddled and Ruhlin missed left, but got the flat of McCoy'S glove in the face. Gus rushed again and put hard left on the jaw and they mixed up in McCoy's favor. Gus put lefts to the jaw twice, sending the Kid back. The Kid put a right and left to the face. Mccoy put a right to the jaw. The Kid missed a left swing and Ruhlin chased him around the ring, sending left. and right to the neck and putting the right to the face the gong sounded.
 Round 3-Gus put right to the face and rushed his man. The Kid got back poked his left to the wind and then to the jaw Ruhlin jabbed his left to the face and then they clinched. Gus mouth was bleeding. The Kid. swung 2! right on the body and then left on the eye, which was bleeding badly. Ruhlin was covered with blood.
 Round 4-Gus landed a bad left on the face and the Kid jabbed his right to the eye and body. The Kid jabbed his right to the wind and then swung his left to the head. Ruhlin rushed. but the Kid clinched without sustaining any damage. The Kid put right and left on the jaw, then hard left to the face. Ruhlins eye was bleeding again.
 Round 5-McCoy stopped left to the neck and then poked his right to the face, getting away nicely from Ruhlin's rushes. RuhIin jabbed his right to the face and the Kids lip was bleeding. Gus was the stronger and was rushing, but was bleeding. The Kid swung his left to the jaw and landed two right jabs. The Kid
 Round 6-The Kid swung his right and received left on the jaw They eX- changed lefts on the he face Ruhlin put hls to the jaw. The fighting was very slow in this round, neither man being aggressive.
 Round 7-Gus rushed, sending his left to the body and then there was mix in the corner Mccoy planted a right on the head. The Kid hooked right to the jaw and got left on the wind. The Kid poked his left to the body, and when Ruhlin rushed sent it to the face. They clinched, and Ruhlin used his left on the ribs. The Kid put his left to the ribs and then Jab- bed a right to the heart.
 Round 8+The Kid rushed, they. clinched and Gus used his right on the ribs. Siler f<.~ -srler hi alh ir, cifnches. The Kid poked his left to the wind and right to the face. Gus put a light left jab to the 5ae; face Mccoy coqn %s hooked a left to the face hard. Mccoy jabbed a right to the face and got right under the heart in return. He rushed nearly fell. They clinched as the gong sounded.
 Round 9-Ruhlin's eye was badly cut and his seconds endeavored to stop its hIaadinr The men dddlad for nearly q