Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-12

and enother on the ribs close to the heart.
Mccoy jabbed left to the face and body
but failed to dodge 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 gain
ing anything Tom caught Mccoy in the
corner and gave him two lefts in the ftCe
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.
Round both blocked cleverly for a
half minute. Tom swinging his left for
the head. Mccoy blocked the blows with
his elbow and side stepped out of harm S
way. Two clincnes followed in which the
referee had to go between the men to sep
arate them. Coming together at close
quarters Mccoy got his left to the wind
and Sharkey landed his right on the head.
Leading and blocking cleverly on both sides
was then the order and Mccoy succeeded
in landing left hook on Toms right eye
raising II mouse over the cheek bone
Both were fresh when the gong sounded
Rourd SThey rushed to clinch with
nothing doing. Mccoy sent left swing TO
the head upper cutting with left to the
! head Sharkey continued with any injury
to either and then Tom shouted I'm
tired" The Kid led a beautiful! left for
the head but Tom twisted away, bringing
his left to the ribs. In rush Tom play
ed for the body landing his left seem
ingly low and Mccoy dropped to the floor
whore he wriggled for eight seconds. 1t
looked as if Mccoy was down about Il
seconds but the referees count was only
eight Mccoy came up again seemingly
uniniured and finished the round sparrng.
( Round 9-McCoy opened with left on
the jaw and Tom replied with left and
right on the head, forcing the Kid all
| over the ring. Tom forced the fighting
+ whore MrCOy
with terrible left in the stomach. send
ing n pail of water all over Tim Sullivan,
who was sitting in a box. Mccoy recuper.
ated quickly but got another welt in the
wind which forced him to the ropes. Their
! Tom forced the fighting and landed hall
a dozen hard lefts on the breast and stom-
ach as Mccoy was trying to get away tc
the left. This was Toms round by Iona
odds.
Round 1o-The Kid kept skipping to the
right and ran into "A clnch. whore he held
Tom without a blow being struck. Shar
key, taking the advice of his chief second
Tom O'Rourkc. 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
The sailor let fly both left and right. land
ing on the body and forcing Mccoy tc
the east end of the ring close to the cen
ter upright. Mccoy faltered and Ton
neck. Mccoy fell to the floor of the rims
with his head hanging over the lowest o.
the three ropes looking imploringl,
around. The Kid lay there helplessly
while the referee counted 10 seconds af
ter which he struggled to his feet. Shar
key not knowing that the limit had ex
Dired rushed at him once more this tlm'
swung him left on the neck just below tn,
jaw, Mccoy falling again. Then McCo,
seemed to be in a helpless condition bu
the referee, Tim Hurst, did not trouble
himself in counting seconds but waved hi
right hand to Sharkoy to retire to hi
corner, saying at the same time: &C
= counted Mccoy out on the other fall
you've won"
Mccoy struggled to his feet and stag
Eered to his corner, where his seconds
were already awaiting him and the,
placed him on the stool while Sharkey'
adherents almost smothered him witt
embraces and congratula tons. Time o
round, l minute, 10 seconds.