The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-11
SHARKEY DEFEATS MCCOY
TOOK HIM TEN ROUNDS no DO THE
JOB.
improvement in His Work Almost In
credible-McCOy Showed Great Gem
cralship-FlOOred Sharkcy Twice in
the Third Round but Was Unable to
do Amy Hard In-fighting.

the Third Round but Was Unable to
do Any Hard In-1ghting.
New York, Jan. 10.-Tom Sharkey. the
American sailor, who first saw the light
of day in Dunkald, ireland, now stands
1 the only heavyweight possibility for
/ championship honors as against Bob
Fitzsimmons. At the Lenox Athletic
club tonight he whipped Kid Mccoy
good and hard in the tenth round Of
what was to have been 20-round bat
tie for heavyweight honors. Sharkey
tonight was revelation to those who
saw him couple of years ago. His
ring work and generalship were so
vastly superior to his exhibitions when
he first came to the east as a fighter
that the improvement was almost in
credible He displayed wonderful
strength and quickness. A bunch of
muscle, unlimited confidepce and cool
head are the qualifications which have
enabled Sharkey to fight his way to the
front rank of heavyweight pugilists.
He has met all the big fellows and,
with the exception of his fight with JEFF
fries, none of them has gained a deci-
sion over him. In all his fights up to
tonight Mccoy showed that he was
possessed of great ability in fistic work
and despite the fact that he was sound
ly beaten tonight he is still the peer
of any pugilist SO far as ring general
ship is concerned. The marvellous foot
work and his long left jab are two fac
tors that must always appeal to lovers
of the fistic art He used every artifice
known to the advanced school of pugil-
ism in his contest tonight. When he
sent Sharkey twice to the floor in the
third round no one doubted the Kids
ability to hit hard and many thought
that he had Sharkey at his mercy This
idea was soon dspelled when the irish
man began to get to his man. Sharkey's
work stamps his as the toughest propo-
stion that any aspiring heavyweight
pugilist can try to solve.
Sharkey and Mccoy entered the
ring simultaneously at 1928 o'clock.
Both wore bath robes. McCoy's
seconds were Doc" Payne, Con.
Reilly and Frank Erne, his timekeeper
Pete Mention of Buffalo. Tom Sharkey's
seconds We're Tom O'Rourke, Tommy
Ryan, Syracuse; George Dixon and
Jack Dougherty, his timekeeper Pro-
fessor Tim DeForest. Sharkey's weight |
was 172 pounds; McCoy's 1853 pounds. !
a belt with the Stars and Stripes. Shar-
key wore green trunks with belt OF |
American eolors. They shook hands at |
l040 o'clock.
Round They fiddled, Mccoy tried a left |
'or the wind, but missed. Tom swung a left |
lyer the Kidneys. Both men We're careful
\rCoF tried left hook for the head, land
ng lightly. Tom uppercut with right on
he chest. Mccoy made half circle of the
sharkey did not reply. Mccoy again sent
lis left to the stomach and brought 1t up |
o the face. Sharkey hooked light right
o the ribs, Both men were sparrng at the
Round mccoy sde-stepped to the left
or q half-circle of the ring, and let his left
'ed back and Mccoy ran close to him send
ne right to the face. Two efforts of Nc
10y 70 reach his man We're futile But he
aught Tom on the ropes and caught light
# the ring and tried left and right without
fleet and again the Kid sent his left lightly
o the face Mccoy continually kept side
topping and made another attempt for a
eft hook or swing. Mccoy put a light left
N Toms face when near the ropes on the
vest end of the ring and Sharkey sent Il
lard left hook to the ribs just as the gong
ounded.
Round 3Tom tried to force matters and
lcCoy at close quarters sent his left TO the
ar and ducked away from left swing
cis with little effect and McCoys foot
york puzzled Tom, who could not land un-
Il Mccoy stopped after getting, left on
he breast: Tom then sent his left to the
eek and Mccoy iabbed a hard left on the
ose, This seemed to anoy Tom who was
nused to such quick footwork and Mccoy
it his opponent with another quick iab OH
he nose Twice around the ring Mccoy
de-stepped, and at each step forced his left
,b. landing lightly. Suddenly the Kid
TODD rigid and sent his right to the face,
ard that Tom fell to the floor. Tom jump
4 up Ike rubber ball rebounding and ]
gain he fell to the floor. The bell found
lem sparrlng.
us; He cut out the pace and sharkey
)uld not reach him through the Kids clever {
Once in a while Mccoy {
ond stop . ana s SEND r hat ong s left t. to dn the
X to bring his man to him, but the Kid ]
de-stepped ali the time and Toms swings |
'nned the air. Sharkey rushed and tried +
" the body, but the Kid side-stepped again l
I'd sent two hard lcfts on the face. These !
ows stung Tom. but the latter stuck his S
ngue out as much as to say: Those don't
unt, hit heavier"
Round 5--McCoy rushed across the ring
I'd the men clinched in Sharkeys corner.
larkcy tried left and right swings. but the :
i'd lodged cleverly. Tom tried left and
sht again, but the Kid lodged away from
m. Tom crossed the ring and caught Nc
~ in the neutral corner, sending his left c
~ countered heavily with his right on the l
ad. Tom kept rushing Intellectually and 7
zee he caught Mccoy on the ropes and =
led to land Il left hook, but Mccoy bound a
from the ropes and Tom sent ills left to
@ right ribs. only landing a giancing blow. II
9th men were fresh at the end Of the $
und. n
Round G Sharkcy was on The aggressive. c
cCoy was very wary, using his feet to ad- v
ntagc Tom caught him sde-stepping, Il
nding a left hook low on the body and T
other on the ribs close to the heart Nc
~ iabbcd left to the face and body, but q
lied to dodge left hook from Tom, which
ught him on the neck under the ear. Tom
pit on the aggressive and caught Mccoy
the ropes without gaining anything. Tom
ught Mccoy in the corner and gave him
o lefts in the face. Mccoy Jumped to the n
ddle of the ring and sde-stepped, but Tom %
oked Lis left and sent his right across to =, =
> head but they were glancng blows. At ~
IS stage of the game the betting was $500 a
Ell that Tom would knock Mccoy out
Round both blocked cleverly for half
Coy blocked the blows with his elbow
d de-stepped out Of harm's way. Two
nches followed, in which the referee had -,
20 between the men to separate them. | "