The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-29
M'COY IS IN GOOD SHAPE
He Has Satisfied the Wise Ones that He
Has Recovered His Health.
PLENTY OF RAHfR MONEY IS IN sight
For Those Who Think the Kid VIII
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New York, December 26-Having satisfied
ply steal culture experts who have visited his
training quarters at Mudoons place at White
Plains that he is now bigger. stronger aud
healthier than ever before. kid Mccoy.
who is to meet Peter Moher in twenty Ave
round bout before the Coney Island Sporting
club next Monday afternoon. finds big bettors
willing to wager that he will defeat the Irish
champion.
Many shrewd sporting men. who have hest
tated to bet on Mccoy owing to the. reports
of his failing health, are now ready to place
their money on the youthful Hoosier pugilist,
because they have since become convinced
en- seeing Mccoy that he is in excellent trim.
When Jimmy wakeley month aso
wagered $1,000 that Maher would defeat Nc
Coy, he says that he was then under the
impression that McCoy's physical condition
was so serious as to prevent him ever again
making a good showing in the ring. After
seeing Mccoy go through his exercise on
Saturday Wakeiey became convinced that he
winner and not only hedged the money he
placed on Maber. but now announces that ne
is willing to bet $1,000 more that the kid
Will defeat the lrishman.
That Wakeleys change of base has inliu-
enced quite a few persons was evidenced
today by the wagers recorded on the battle.
Jake" Shipsey bet $500 at even money on
Mccoy with George Considine, who has Il
place on Maher. "Pinafore BIZ Bryan was
SO enthusiastic over McCoy's chances in an
argument with "Markey' Mayer on Christ
mas night that he wound up by betting Mayer
$500 against $500 that the Hoosier pugitst
would take Makers measure next Monday.
Louis Wormser. who all along had been an
admirer of Mccoy, but who has hesitated
about his i'll health is satisfied that Mccoy
WDrmSpr stated
today that he would bet any part of $4,000
that the Kid would get the winners share
Of the purse 1t is very probable that Pitts
burg Phil. who is an ardent admrer of the
Irishman, but has been unable to place any
big money owing to the feeling of uncer-
tainty about McCoy's condition, will now
accommodate Mr. Wormser with good sized
Mccoy freely admits that the wonderful
improvement in his health has been due to
the schedule of work mapped ont for him
by Muldoon.
Since placing himself under the wrestler's
care, Mccoy has gained about fourteen
pounds in weight. is stronger and looks big
ger than at any time during his career as a
pugilist. Although boxing played no part in
the early stages of his training he decided
today to have few rounds with Doc
Payne. The idea of the sparring was TO
make Payne hit him with all possible force
and to show that his capacity for punish
ment has increased in proportion to his
weight and strength. Everybody knows that
Mccoy is Shifty enough on MS leet ana very
clever with his hands, so that the exercise
was not intended to improve his knowledge
OF the game in this department. In addition
to the boxing bouts Mccoy also had several
wrestling exhibitions with the idea of show
ing how greatly his strength has improved.
The kid" expects to enter the ring weigh
ing at least 10 pounds, which will be about
twenty pounds more than he weighed the
night he fought Sharkey at the Lenox Ath-
letic club
Maher. who Is naturally very strong man.
has worked faithfully for his coming contest
with the kid" His course of training has
consisted of an eght-mile spin on the road
every morning at o'clock followed by a
rub down. bag punching, then ten three-min-
ute rounds with Peter Burns and light exer-
else with dumb bells and medicine ball
In his bouts with Burns, Manner has en-
ing blow and side stepping In this re-
srect he has been quite successful. He Is
much faster with his hands and much more
shifty on his feet than ever before. He knows
that when he meets Mccoy he will have to
he very active in order to dodge the kids"
hands, hence the time and care he has given
to cultivating the speed which he thinks
necessary to offset McCoys cleverness
Maher has been doing his training neal
the Morris Park race track, and all those
who have visited the Irishman's quarters and
seen him at work declare that he will give a
good account of himself when he Gons the
gloves with the kid" Maher remarked 20
day that those persons who have been oank-
should not boast so much, for he might give
them big surprise. Il am bit clever and
shifty nowadays myself" said Peter with a
emile.