Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-11
SHARKEY WINS
The Sailor Puts Out the Kid in
Ten Rounds
NEW YORK. January. 10. 1872

and Strauss the decision was given to
Strauss in the sixth round on a foul.
jim Corbett has a seat near the ring to
witness the big event.
The betting on the fight is 9 to 10 in
favor of Mccoy. 1t was 1915 when
Sharkey appeared and a great roar of ap-
plause greeted him. Mccoy Immediate
ly followed and was also greeted by his
admirers. Mccoy gives his weight at
l56 pounds and Sharkey at 173 Sharkey
is wearing the national cOlOrs for a belt
and Mccoy a Union belt. At 1850 Ref
cree Hurst introduces the men and states
there will be no hitting in the breaka-
way. At 1851 the men shake hands.
Rouud 1.-The Kid leads putting glove
on wind then left to ear, following with
right on chin. Sharkey cOuntering with
both hands on body, in a break the kid
lands with left on ear. Tom counters
with q tap on ear following with a swing
over head. Kid lands on ribs and Tom
taps him on the head. At end of round
McCay lands, his c~leverness is wonder
full.
Round 2-The Kid leads and Tom
chaSes him around ring. Mccoy lands
with both hands. Tom rushes him to
the ropes. Kid in getting away gets hit
in back Of head. Sharkey lands left on
ear and the Kid lands with left on month
following with left ON head and ducks
Toms swings. Kid lands on eye and
Sharkey swings right for ribs.
Round 3-The Kid lands left on eve,
Tom counters with right on head the i<id
is in with left on cheek and Tom returns
with a smash on ribs, Kid gets left to
stomach and follows with a blow on
mouth and put right on ribs, Tom
clinches and in breakaway hits the Kid
in the ribs Kid lands left and right on
body and puts a hard right on jaw tumb-
ling Tom in a heap, he is up and is fol
lowing again. The kid lands again and
Tom is down as Don as he is up the
Kid puts a hard one on mouth.
Round tKid shoots left to mouth and
Tom laughs, Kid puts right on eye and
left hook on jaw. Sharkey misses left
swing. Kid iabs him on nose. Tom puts
right under arm and Kid jahS left and
right ON head. Kid lands twice on face.
Tom swings on ribs, Tom lands again on
flhS al close OF f0ulld.
> Round tom rushes but does not
land and the Kid iabs left on nose and
. follows with same blow. The Kid keers
out of Toms reach. Tom closes in and
lands ON neck. The referee breaks the
men and the Kid puts in three hard ones
7 on face. lie follows a second later with a
hard poke on chin. Tom rushes but the
- Kid jS mot tbpra A p1NSa of round tho
Kid lands on wind.
a Roand 6-kid lands on forehead and
! Tom finds his stomach. Mccoy counters
G on ear and wind. Sharkey reaches the
Kids wind and gets pOked in the mouth
p Sharkey nearly pushes Mccoy through
e the ropes and the Kid lands on eye and
+ ear. Tom lands on neck and is hit with
left on face. Tom rushes Kid to rope
and lands on neck and Kid punches him
. IN the wind as gong sounds
Round 7-Sharkey crowds and lands
= on jaw sending the Kid to the ropes
: Tom continues rushing and plants LEFT
u ON head following with a poke on face
The Kid returns on stomach and upper
cutss on chin. Kid iabs face twice anC
the sailor crowds him to the ropes up
percutting him. Both seem to be loos
ing speed;
Round ~Opens with a clinch anC
e the Kid jabs left in twice on stomach
r and nearly closes Toms eye. Ton
V rushes and the referee has to seperat,
the men. Tom is very tired and tn,
d Kid uppercUt him. Tom lands hare
on stomach and follows it up with lef
e doubling the Kid up another punch anC
G the Kid is down taking the limit to rise
e 1t is a close call for the Kid but is fight
ing as the gong sounds.
Round 9-Kid lands left jab and Ton
swings left on ear repeating on jaw
Tom crowded Kid to corner and lands OF
IS lands on jaw. hard one on face force
r Mccoy to retreat. Tom follows with
stiff one on stomach. Kid jabs face twic
II following with right over heart. Ton
PUSHES and a mix-up follows. KiC
dances AVA to corner. Tom lands OF
wind and clinch as bell sounds.
Round 10-The Kid has no trouble il
. lodging the sailor. Tom misses a hare
. swing for stomach and then ducks into
stiff poke from the Kid. Tom misses
swing and the Kid answer with q LEI
y jab Oh ear and or chiu. Tom continue
avoiding him and swilgs to Kids jay
Down goes the Kid. Tom lands RICH
back of ear and The Kid falls face down
ward. The referee declares that McCO,
could 90 no further and Sharkey is pro
nOunced winner. Time, 1:l3 seconds il
the tenth round,
Sharkey will now challenge Fitz
simmons.