The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-28
M'COY BtSTS M'CORMlCk.
PROVES THE LATTER'S VICTORY
was A MERE FLCKE.
The Dig wrestler Was SAothereA by
the KIDS Fast work and LaiA
Down 70 Avoid PuntsAnent Until
Referee Gave Mccoy the Fight.

NEW YORK. Sept. E.-Before 400 pec-
ple at the Lenox Athletic Club tonight,
Kid Mccoy clearly proved that Jack Nc
Cormack. Of Philadelphia. won by 4 nuke
a few weeks ago in Chicago. when he
knocked Mccoy out. They met At catch
weights for .twenty-round so, and Nc
Coy reversed matters in . very thorough
manner. He simply smothered the big
wrestler and made him look Ike novice
He sent him down several times. but Mo
Cormack was not satisfied with these
breathing spells. a. he laid down several
times without receiving . punch He also
.rans9ressed the rules by holding and
wrestling and was frequently cautioned
He feigned being groggy a couple OF times
and tried 10 catch Mccoy OF his guard 80
that he could swing his right. Mccoy was
not to be fooled by these wiles and kept
ON the alert all the time. He. would GER
ta.nly have put Mccormack to sleep mad
the big fellow stood up and fought ike z
with McCormack's actions. and 80 did
Referee Charley White. who sent him TO
his corner in the eighth round on account
Of his dropping, and declared Mccoy the
BEFORE the sght Mccoy was the fsvor.te
at 10 to 3. Even money was wagsred that
the night would not last SIX rounds After
challenged the winner. Mccormack looked
twice AS big a. Mccoy.
Round 4.
Mccoy led OF, and Mccormack
backed away The Kid then led left
to face Mccormack clinohed and
was cautioned for holding, ana In the
breakaway caught the Kid with left
on face Mccormack rushed and they
came to a clinch. and Mccormack
showed the Ksd to the floor and fell
on him.
hA
Kids leads. and Mccoy followed him
up and landed a right swing on the
point OF the jaw. which knocked Nc
Cormack on his back. He took the
ms to g, SET up sna ana plsns
ed a hard right on the eye. McCcr-
mack rushed In. but Mccoy met him
with a right uppercut to the chin.
MeCcrmask CHOPPED a 2 left to S,,, the ne
the corner and landed left on the
Jaw. Mccormack clipped down and
Mccoy fell over him.
Round 3
Mccormack tried rushing without
getting In q blow. The bell found
them sparring.
Mccoy led OF with left and right to
neck and head. Jack clinched and
was cautioned for wrestling. Mccoy
rushed Jack to the ropes and put him
down with left and right to head.
Jack took nine seconds to get up.
Mccoy SPARED carefully and drove
Jack TO the ropes with left jab on
the body and a right uppercut to the
chin, Mccormack rushed and Mccoy
met him with n straight left on the
face at the bell
right uppercut on the wind stop
ped a rush by Jack. and then he back
cd into n corner. where Mccoy put
him down with a heavy right uppercut
under the chin. Jack was up within
the limit, and ne received another
hard uppercut on the breast.
Round a.
Mccoy led off straight left on the
mouth. and Jack dropped TO his knees
and remained down the limit. Mccoy
sent In st'ngtng right uppercut on
the body. and Jack clinched. Mccoy.
with both hands free. kept them work
ing on the wind. Mccoy swung a VI
cious left and sent hard ones on the
wind before the gong rang.
Round =.
Mccoy led left to face. and Jack
caught him on the back OF the neck
with his right Mccormack rushed
clear across the ring and Mccoy step
ped aside letting Jack fall TO right.
and Jack went down again for the
limit. After he got up he landed a left
swing on McCoy's face. but had to
resort to dropping Ia avoid punish
ment. The referee ordered him to get
up. amid the boots OF the spectators,
and Mccoy dropped I'm with another
right uppercut. Jack was still down
when the gong sounded.
Round =.
Mccoy opened with a right TO tho
body. Jack clinched and the Kid gave
him Ave or six rights over the kidneys
and then sent him down with a right
uppercut After this there was no
more hghting In Mccormack and he
dropped frequently without a punch.
The referee made him get up and Nc
Coy knocked him down with left on
the face. When he got up again Nc
Coy went TO HIM with n determined
look on his face. which so scared the
fhiladelphian that he laid won. The
referee then stopped the bout and de-