The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-19
MCCOY KNOCKED OUT.
BEATEN By JACK MCCORMICK. OE
PHILADELPHIA, IN LESS THAN
"A ROUND
END CAME AS a SURPRISE

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Exchanges of the 7RattIe-Defeat-
ed PugiIist Had Little to Say
About His Misfortune.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-Jack McCormick
| of Philadelphia, knocked out Kid McCov
in less than three minutes tonight. The
bout was to have been for six rounds.
and it was generally thought that Nc
Cormick stood no show at all. He him
self said, before entering the ring. that
he was going to do his best and let it
go at that. The fight was so short and
so quickly over that there was almost
nothing to it but the punch that put
Mccoy to sleep. The fight was under
strict Queenberry rules, hitting with one
arm free permitted.
When the gong sounded Mccormick
started in to rush things, relying on mis-
greater height and superior strength IN
offset McCoy's science. He received a
straight left on the mouth the first time
he tried it. and a second later a savage
left hook on the side of the head halted
him a second time. He then rushed twice
more, carrying Mccoy to the ropes both
times. The first time he hit Mccoy over
the kidneys with his right. The second
time, as they came from the ropes still
clinched, Mccoy freed himself and sent
a hook to McCormicks cheek, dropping
him to the floor. Mccormick Law ouiet
making pretense Of claiming a foul. al |
though none had been committed. Mo
Ccrmicl1 rose on the order of Referee Ho-
gan, with a sheepish grin on his face
The knock-down had not injured him in
the slightest
The men squared off once more. and |
then came the end, like lightning from a |
clear sky. Mccoy was moving cautiously |
around Mccormick, both hands low dovn |
neither being as high as the belt. McC,or-
mick suddenly let fly his right and if |
landed full on the jaw Mccoy Went
down like a dead man, fat on his b7ck |
legs and arms outstretched his face |
pointing squarely to the ceiling. IT was
evident the instant he struck the door |
that his fighting was over, for tonight
at least.
PANDEMONIUM REIGNED.
Pandemonium broke loose in the hall |
and there were wild yells for Mccormick
shrieks of Get up, Kid" Get m" lTo- |
gan got down on one knee by the side ne |
Mccoy and shouted his call of tha seq |
onds in the fighters ear, but Meow was |
past all hearing. At the word ten he |
raised his head slightly, and Hogan !
paused before he shouted Out" but Nc |
Coy was still out of it. Thirty seconds !
would not have brought him into condi- |
ton to fight again.
The instant Hogan shouted the word
that gave the fight to Mccormick the
yelling in the hall increased until it was
deafening. The END had come so ouicklv !
that it took the crowd a few seconds 70 |
realize that Mccoy had been beaten The
seconds of Mccormick fairly Rugged their
man In their delight, and the big fighter
from Philadelphia stood with a smile on |
his face as though wondering how it had
all come about. For all that he won A
good fight, fairly fought, and fully de-
served his victory.
EXCESS OF CONFIDENCE.
The general opinion seemed to be that
Mccoy lost the fight through an excess
of confidence. His easy knockdown of !
Mccormick in the opening of the fight !
mad given him an idea that he would have !
it all his own way to the finish and he |
was not as careful as he might have been. |
He made no effort at any time to block |
the leads Of Mccormick properly, simply |
making motions as though to push them |
aside 1t worked a number of times but |
finally 1t did not, and he lest the fight.
Mccoy was helped to mis- feet by his |
seconds, and walked slowly to his corner. |
lie was rapidly getting strength again, !
and by the time he reached his chair he |
was ready to fight again. He took his de- |
feat very much to heart, but did not say |
anything
Before The fight it was announced by |
Tommy Ryan that he had come to Chca- |
so for the purpose Of making a match |
with To 49,
When Mccoy entered the ring he an |
rounced that he was willing to make a
match with Ryan, and hoped to close the |
matter tonight or tomorrow. There has |
been bad feeling between the men for |
years, and it added bitterness for Nc |
Coy to have his old enemy see his easy
.lcfeat
After the fight while Mccoy was sitting
in MS corner, Ryan came UP to him
laughing and said: "Oh, give me a !
match Mccoy. Give me a match" Nc
Coy did not even look up as Ryan walked
away, and made no reply.
PRINCIPALS TALK.
Long after the fight was over Mccoy
consented to talk about the knockout
He seemed almost broken-hearted and |
sat in his room with a hopeless look on
his face, saying nothing save when ques-
toned directly.
81 suppose" he said, that I held Nc
Cormick a little too cheaply, but for all
that 1 was not fighting carelessly, and
1 want it understood that 1 was fairly
and honestly beaten. 1 am making no
excuses whatever. Mccormick fought me
in manly way and won a victory. |
However, I still hold the opinion that I
am the better man, and if Mccormick
will give me another chance 1 am more
than willing to fight him again.
When asked concerning the actual |
knockout Mccoy said:
81 really know absolutely nothing about |
1t. The last thing remember is seeing
Mccormick on his knees after I knocked |
him down. What happened after Nc
CCrmick got up do not know. I don't |
remember that he did get up, but I
guess he must have done so,' he said,
with feeble laugh.
When asked about Ryans haunting
him for q match Mccoy said:
Il never heard it. 1 never saw him. I |
was back in my room before I knew
anything at all"
Mccormick said:
81 was satisfied from what had heard |
from Ryan and others that I could beat |
Mccoy, although I naturally did not |
think I could do it so quickly. The vic
tory has not inflated me with the idea |
that 1 can beat any other Of the great
fighters, but Just the same I am going
after some of the best"
Tommy Ryan said: 'T was not looking |
for it just that way, I'll admit. I don't |
know what 1 was looking for exactly, but |
it proves one thing to me, and that is
that Mccoy has lost his sight-his fight |
Ing sight He can see but one nand at
ti1ne. When Mccormick tented with the |
left he drew back and threw out his right
a little to stop the blow that he thought
was coming. lie never saw the right at
all. He thought that left feint was all
there was to it. FTe simply can't see two
hands on an opponent"
George Siler said: