The San Francisco call., 1899-09-20
O'DONNELL
KNOCKED OUT
BY MCCOY
Big Fellow Never Landed
a Good Blow, the Kid
Puzzling Him.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Ktd MCCOY
had little difficulty in getting away
with Steve O'Donnell in the arena or
the Broadway Athletic Club tonight.
Despite O'Dcnnell's advantage OF
height, reach and weight Mccoy went
! to him gradually without taking any
careless liberties and soon had his big
adversary in trouble.
O'DonneI never landed a good blow
on Mccoy, while the Kid was gaining
ground In each succeeding round His
left was always getting to the face,
head or wind and ODonnell was
puzzled. He staggered frequently, and
in the sixth round went down from
left swing. He remained down as long
as the rules allowed, but it was all up
with the big fellow. Mccoy went after
him with swinging lefts and rights ana
soon f1oored him with hard LETT SWING
! from the effects of which he was unable
to recover until counted out.
Steve had to be assisted to his feet
by the referee, while Mccoy walked 10
| his corner smiling and without marx.
The betting opened at to l on Nc
Coy, but these odds were increased to
| 10 to l. with very few takers.
Every inch of the vast seating space
| in the clubhouse was occupied half an
| hour after the doors were opened and
hundreds Of people thronged the streets
in front of the building early, crowding
| in for standing room. Since the club
house was opened there has never been
such a large attendance The men were
| introduced to go twenty rounds at
catchweights and both received
hearty reception.
Round They spared at long range for for
some moments. Steve tried two lefts for
E, F-.l low fn( ant
two lefts to the face and landed a hght
left swing to the jaw. Then he sent
similar blow to the chin without getting
anything back from the big, fellow
O'Donnell was entirely on the defensive
and Mccoy amused the crowd by giving
State three hard backhand slaps on the
face with his left and put it in twice on
the nose lightly before the bell.
Round 2-McCoy led a light left for the
face and then tried right swing, which
Steve blocked. After some more spar,
ring Mccoy feinted with his left and
threw his right over, but only landed on
the big fellows shoulder. O,Donnell, with
unable to land on the Kid, who brought
the blood from steve's nose. with smart
left rap. Mccoy was cautious and took
no chances and held o'Donnell so safe
that Steve could not reach him.
Round S-One hundred to 20 was now
offered on Mccoy without any. takers.
neck and tried for the body, but was
short. They exchanged light lefts on the
head and Mccoy shot his right to, the
swing on the jaw and ODonnell stag
gered to the ropes, O'Donnell seemed ut
1terly at loss what to do, and Mccoy
@S Rou4d n3dN Hs % usSa igS 0 Mccoy Was on the
aggressive and sent the left to the fac; face
with his right for the wind. Left and
right to the wind We're MeCoy's next con-
tributions, after which Steve landed a
1ipbt loft m tho Kid'd and right
tap on the forehead. Mccoy swung his
left to the jaw and iabbed another
pie Of light lefts to the face, but Nc
swing on the jaw and drove both hands
g fhe P0a Tapa TO his
Round 5-McCoy landed left on the
jaw and then sent his left and right to
on on the jaw brought two rights from
O'Donnell, which touched up McCoys
wind. The Kid then forced matters. send
ing left and right swings to the jaw and
clnched. The Kid in the breakaway
swung his left to the jaw lightly, They
separated by the gong.
Round MCCOY, opened with left and
right, swings to the jaw; then he stag
Jaw. Two left jabs to the body made
O'Donnell stagger. He came to the center
and the Kid sent him reelng and kept
and rights. O'Donnell went down from &
left swing and took the limit to get up.
Mccoy rushed at him as soon as he arose
and landed on him at will A jab in the
stomach brought O'Donnell down to Nc
Coy's height and then the Kid sailed in
with lefts and rights on the Jaw ODon-
nell was bleeding profusely from the nose
and mouth and was groggy. Mccoy
finally put him down with a left swing
on the jaw and O'Donnell was counted
out Time of round, 2 minutes As seconds,
After the men had returned to their
dressing ng-rooms Mccoy said:
II will post $1,000 tomorrow to meet
Bob Fitzsimmons for the title of mid
die weight champion of the world at
15S pounds. My money will remain up
for thirty days, and should FitZsim-
mons ignore my def l will claim the
title and withdraw my money, after
which l will challenge Fitzsimmons at
catchweights. This ought to make him
come to time If he intends fighting any
one. If he fails to defend the middle
weight championship, and 1 claim it, I
will defend it against all comers-
negroes barred-at 15S pounds"
Billy Needham, late of st. Paul, and
Jim McKeever of Philadelphia spared
a ten-round draw before the big bout.