The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-11
with a belt Of American colors. They shook
hands at 1910 O'clock.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
McCOy's Quick Work with His Feet
The KnocL-Out RIOxY.

his left to the stomach and brought it up
to the face. Sharkey hooked a light right
to the ribs. Both men We're sparring at
the sound of the gong. McCoy's round.
Round 2-AIcCoy let his left fall lightly on
the face. Tom stepped back and Mccoy ran
close to him and sent his right to the face
again Two efforts by Mccoy to reach his
man were futile, but he caught Tom on the
ropes and landed a light left on the nose.
Tom came to the center of the ring and tried
his left and right without effect, and again
the Kid sent his left lightly to the face
Mccoy continually kept side-stepping and
evaded Toms attempts for a left hook or
swing very cleverly. Mccoy put light left
on Toms face when near the ropes at the
west end OF the ring and Sharkey sent
hard left hook to the ribs just as the gong
sounded.
Round 3-Tom tried to force matters. and
Mccoy, at close quarters, sent his left TO
the ear and ducked away from left swing.
Each sent lefts to the head at close quar-
ters, with little effect McCoy's foot work
puzzled Tom, who could not land until Me-
Coy stopped after getting a left the
breast. Tom then sent his left to the neck,
and Mccoy jabbed a hard left on the nose.
This seemed to annoy Tom, who was un-
used to such quick foot work, and Mccoy
hit his opponent with another quick jab on
the nose. Twice around the ring Mccoy
side-stepped, and at each step landing his
left lightly. Suddenly the Kid stood rigid
and sent his right to the face, repeating
the blow within two seconds so hard that
Tom fell to the floor Tom jumped up like
rubber ball rebounding. and again he fell to
the floor. The bell found them sparring.
Round 4-McCoy's foot work was marvel
Gus. He cut out the pace and Sharkey could
not reach him through the Kids clever side
stepping. Once in a while Mccoy would stop
and send that long left to the body or
head Tom tried all sorts of lodges to
bring his man to him, but the Kid side
stepped all the time and Toms swings
famed the air. Sharkey rushed and tried
for the body, but the Kid side-stepped again
and sent two hard lefts to the face. These
blows stung Tom, but the latter stuck his
tongue out, as much as to say ''Those don't
count; hit heavier
Round 5-McCoy rushed across the ring
and the men clinched in Sharkeys corner.
Sharkey tried left and right swings, but the
Kid lodged cleverly. Tom tried his left and
right again, but the Kid lodged away from
him. Tom crossed the ring caught Mccoy in
the neutral corner and sent his left to the
stomach and his right to the ear. Mccoy
Tom kept rushing effectively, and once he
caught Mccoy on the ropes and tried to land
a left hook but Mccoy rebounded from the
ropes like a rubber ball and Tom sent his
left to the ribs, landing a glancing blow.
Both men were fresh at the end of the
round
Round 6-Sharkey was on the aggressive,
while Mccoy was very wary and using his
feet to advantage. Tom caught him side
stepping. landing a left hook low on the
body and another on the ribs close to the
heart Mccoy jabbed his left to the face
and body, but failed to dodge a left hook
from Tom, which caught him on the neck
under the ear. Tom kept on the aggressive
and caught Mccoy on the ropes without
gaining anything. Tom caught Mccoy on
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 out.
Round Both blocked cleverly, Tom
swinging his left for the head. Mccoy blocked
his blows with his elbows and side-stepped
from harms way. Two clnches followed,
in which the referee had to go between
the men to separate them. Coming together
at close quarters Mccoy got his left to the
wind and Mccoy landed his right on the
head. Leading and blocking ceverly on both
sides was then the order and Mccoy sent
long left hook on Toms right eye, raising
mouse over cheek bone. Both were fresh
when the gong sounded
Round S-They rushed to clinch, Mccoy
sent left swing to the head, Tom upper
cutting with his left to the head Sparring
continued without any injury to either and
then Tom shouted I'm tired The Kid led
a beautiful left for the head, but Tom
twisted away round. bringing his left to the
ribs In rush Tom played for the body,
landing his left seemingly low and Mccoy
dropped to the floor of the ring, where he
wriggled for eight seconds It looked as if
Mccoy were down about twelve seconds,
but the referees count was only eight. Nc
Coy came up again seemingly unnjured and
finished the round sparring.
Round 9-McCoy opened with a left on the
jaw and Tom replied with his left and right
on the head, forcing the Kid all over the
ring Tom forced the fighting into his own
corner where he hit Mccoy terrible blow
i'm the stomach, sending pail of water all
over Tim Sullivan, who was sitting in a box.
Mccoy recuperated quickly, but got another
welt in the wind which forced him to the
ropes Then Tom forced the fighting and
landed half a dozen hard lefts upon the
breast and stomach as Mccoy was trying
to get away to the left. This was Toms
round by long odds.
Round 1O-The Kid kept skipping to the
right and then clinched, where he held Tom
without a blow being struck. Sharkcy, talk
ing the advice of his chief second, Tom
ORourke, played for the body, but Mccoy
guarded himself effectively Then Tom
turned his attention to the body and landed
on the ribs with his left Then Sharkey
turned his attention to the upper work. Nc
Coy sprinting to the right with Sharkey
having a decided advantage The sailor let
fly both left and right, landing on the body
and forcing Mccoy to the east end Of the
ring, close TO the center upright. Mccoy
faltered and Tom caught him with left
swing on the neck. Mccoy fell to the floor
of the ring with his head hanging over the
lowest of the three ropes looking implor-
ingly around The Kid lay there helplessly
While the referee counted ten seconds after
which he struggled to his feet and Sharkey,
not knowing that the limit had expired
rushed at him once more. this time swing
ing his right on the neck just below the
jaw, Mccoy falling again. Then Mccoy
seemed to be in a helpless condition but the
referee. Tim Hurst. did not trouble himself
in counting seconds, but waved his right
hand to Sharkey TO retire to his corner saw
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