Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-11
WHIPS BOTH.
He Makes Shot Work of Tom
Dugan and Jack Ora.
ham.
PITTSBURG MAN KNOCKED OUT.

Second Round the Referee Deciding
That He Had Been Sufficiently Pun
Ished-Barris Wins From :Hueglett, the
Latter Having a Bad Ankle.
kid Mccoy made short work
of Tom Dugan. of Australia, and Jack
Graham, of Pittsburg. before the Tri-
City Athletic club at Saenserfest
hall, Davenport. last night.
Each was announced to stay five
rounds, or longer, if possible. with
Mccoy. Dugan is tall lanky fellow,
with fierce mustache and a wicked
eve, and is said to have been matched
once before with Mccoy in Australia,
but that the fight failed to come off.
He began desperate onslaught on
his adversary as soon as the gong
sounded for the starting of the mill last
night, and beneath his proud breast
there apparently beat heart that had
long pinned for the opportunity that
had arrived. The Kid. cool and col
lected, did little less for moment or
two than size up the Australian and
push aside the singing blows that he
was directing at his knowledge box.
Dugan Receives Beating.
Suddenly Mccoy. whose agile and
clever moves in the ring were beauti-
fully artistic to the eye of the admirer
of the pugilistic, erased the smile that
had decorated his naturally pleasant
countenace from the time he entered
the arena, and assuming a graver air,
and inspecting his antagonist
little closer, pushed a few handsful
over to him with such force that Du-
gan was groggy and covered with gore
when the gong sounded the ending
of the first bout. In the next round,
although considerable of the tuck had
been taken out of him, Dugan per-
sisted in walking up to the slaughter
house, and he got his moneys worth
every time he stuck his puss within
arms reach of Mccoy. The round
had progressed aboGt a minute, when
Referee Malachi Hogan called a halt
and ordered the fighters to their cor
ners, Dugan bathed in his own blood.
The referee told the spectators that it
was apparent 10 all that the Austria
liam had undertaken too large n con-
tract and to save him further punish
ment-and none disputed that he had
enough-he would give the decision
to Mccoy.
Graham, the Indianau's next foe, is
short and heavy. He was game.
He is one of the class of fighters who
wade in, head down. trusting to win
by n chance blow. He was the ag-
gressor in the first round. and it was
not until the ensuing bout that Nc
Gov attempted to land an effective
blow. The first one he aimed at Ora
ham hit the mark and floored him,
ha,
counted out. In the third round Ora
ham was knocked down three times.
In the fourth he was also given a blow
that put him on queer street, being
unable TO arise before the 10 seconds
expired. and the decision was given
to Mccoy.
Mccoy Is Popular.
Mccoy wins his way into the hearts
of the sports wherever he goes. In
Davenport they all know him and
speak to him and when he stepped
into the ring last evening the big
auditorium rang with cheers. That
Mccoy will not be party to such a
fiasco as was presented in the meeting
of Ryan and Stiff few months ago
was plainly to be seen, for he finished
his men in n business way. There
was no horse play about it; and the
audience liked Mccoy all the better
for it. Jack Leonard made a brief
address in behalf of Mccoy, stating
that he was prepared to meet any
man in the world in the middle or
heavyweight classes, but ne preferred
Tommy Ryan first. Ryan was in the
hall, but he did not have anything to
saw.
The fight between Harry Harris and
Joe Hueglett, light weights from Chi
cage. only lasted three rounds, Hueg
lett, who complained of bad ankle,
throwing up the fight. They were
putting up pretty battle. 1t seemed
as though Harris was getting shade
the best of it.
Artie Brown and Kid Byers, Moline
bantams. went four rounds. in which
the latter received the most punish
ment-
Fun in plenty was furnished by two
colored men, who were announced as
Wright and 1.-THE Davenport bod car
rier.' The hod carrier was an easy
mark. He was laid out cold in the
third round.
Several hundred were present. All
were well satisfied.
..An Empty Sack Cannot Stand UPRIGHT"
Neither can poor. weak, thin blood
nourish and sustain the physical sys-