The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-11
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on the ropes and tried to land left
hook but Mccoy bounded from the ropes
and Tom sent his left to the right ribs,
only landing a .glancing blow. Both men
were fresh at the end of the round.
Round 6-Sharkey was on the agrees
sive. Mccoy was very weary, using his
feet to advantage. Tom caught him side
stepping, landing left hook low on the
the heart. Mccoy jabbed left to the face
and body, but failed to dodge left hook
from Tom, which caught him on the neck,
g under the ear Tom kept on the sggTTteSs
out gaining anything. Tom caught Nc
Coy in the corner and gave him two lefts
in the face. Mccoy jumped to the middle
of the ring and side-stepped. but Tom
hooked his left and sent his right across
to the head, but they were glancing blows
At this stage of the game the betting was
$500 even that Tom would knock Mccoy
Round both blocked cleverly for half
a minute. Tom swinging his left for the
head. Mccoy blocked the blows with his
elbow and .side-stepped out of harms way
TWO clinches followed, IN which the ref
cree had to go between the men to sepa-
rate them. Coming together at close quar-
tters, Mccoy got his left to the wind and
blocking cleverly on both sides was then
the order, and Mccoy landed a left hook
on Toms right eye. raising a mouse over
the cheek bone. Both were fresh when
the gong sounded.
Round S-,They rushed to clinch with
nothing. doing: Mccoy sent a left swing
to the head, Tom uppercutting with left
TO the head. Sparring continued without
ed: I'm tired!' The Kid led a beautiful
left for the head, but Tom twisted away
bringing his left to the ribs In a rush
Tom played for the body, landing his left
seemingly low, and Mccoy dropped to the
center, ring, where he wriggled for eight
seconds. 1t looked as if Mccoy were
Down about twelve seconds, but the ref
eree's count was only eight. Mccoy came
up seemingly uninJured, and finished the
round sparring.
Round 9-McCoy opened with a left on
the jaw and Tom replied with left and
right on the head forcing the Kid ali over
the ring. Tom forced the fighting into his
own corner where he got Mccoy with a
terrible left in the stomach sending a pail
OF water all over Tim Sullivan, who was
sitting in box. Mccoy got UP quickly,
put got another welt in the wind, which
forced him to theropes. Then Tom forced
the nghting and landed half dozen hard
blows pioWs on the breast and chest while Nc
10y was trying to get away to the left.
This was Toms round by long odds.
Round lO-The Kid kept skipping to the
right and ran into clinch, where he held
rom without a blow being struck Shar-
key, taking the advice of his chief sec
ond, Tom ORourke. played for the body,
put Mccoy guarded himself effectively.
Again Tom turned his attention to the
is'lINCb Oil tllt IibS with MIS- lett
Then Sharkey turned his attention to fhe
upper works. With Mccoy sprintine TO
the right, with Sharkey having q de-
cided advantage, the sailor let fly both left
and right, landing on the body and forced
MCCOY to the east end of the ring. close
TO the center upright. Mccoy faltered
ana Tom caught him with a swing an
m the neck zee Mccoy fell to the floor Of the
ring with his head hanging over the low
est OF the three ropes, looking imploringiv
around: The Kid lay there helpless While
the referee counted ten seconds afteT
which l ne struggled to his feet, and Shar-
Key not knowing that the limit had ev
pred, rushed at him once more, this time
swinging his right on the neck, lust below
me Jaw Mccoy falling again Then Nc.
Coy seemed to be in helpless condition
put theceferee. Tim Hurst, did not trouble
himself in counting the seconds. buf
waved his right hand to Sharkey to retire
to his corner, saying at the same time. ~
You've Won" '04 idll.
Mccoy struggled to his feet and stag-
Sefed to his corner, where his seconSs
We're already awaiting him. ana fbe;,
placed him on the stool while SbSrlxet,,s
adherents almost smothered him with eG9
braces and congratulations
lime OF round, l minute 70 seconds.