The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-11
right ribs only landing 4 g!ancing blow.
Both men were fresh at the end Of the

Both men were fresh at the end Oh Tue
round. I,
Round G. sharkey on the as-
SressIre Mccoy was very quick
and using his feet to advant-
age. Tom caught him side-step-
ping landing q ieft hook low on the
body and another on the ribs close to
the heart. Mccoy jabbca left TO the
face and another on the ribs close to the
heart. Mccoy jabbed left TO the face
and body. but failed TO dodge left
hook from Tom. which caught him on
the neck under the car Tom kept OF
the aggressive and caught Mccoy on
the ropes without gaining anything.
Tom caught Mccoy In the corne: and
gave him two lefts in the face. Mccoy
Jumped TO the middle OF the ring and
slde.Steppcd, but Tom hooked his LETT
/, and sent his right across 10 the head,
but the. we're glancing blows. At this
stage OF the game there was betting 500
even Tom would knock Mccoy out.
Round both blocked cleverly. Tom
swinging his left for the head. Mccoy
blocked the blows with his elbow and
side-stepped out Of harms way. Two
clinches followed, in which the referee
had to 70 between the men to separate
them Coming together aticlose quar-
tiers Mccoy got his left to the wind and
landed his right on the head. Leading
and blocking clererly On both sides was
then the order and Mccoy succeeded in
landing left hook on Toms right eye.
raising mouse over the cheek bone.
Both were fresh when the gong sound
ed
Round S-TheS. rushed to clinch.
with nothing doing. Mccoy sent left
swing to the head. Tom uppercutting
with left to the head. Sparring contin-
ued without any injury to either and
then Tom shouted: I'm tired" The
Kid led beautiful left for the head.
but Tom twisted away round bringing
his left to the ribs. In n rush Tom
played FOR the cody. landing his left
seemingly low and Mccoy dropped to
the floor OF the ring. where he riggled
for eight seconds. 1t looked as II Nc
Coy was down about twelve seconds,
. hut the referees count was only eight.
Mccoy came UP again, seemingly unin-
jurcd and finished the round sparring,
Round 9-NcCoy opened with left on
the jaw and Tom replied with left and
right on the head, forcing the Kid all
over the ring. Tom forced the fighting
into his own corner, where he got Nc,
Coy with terrible left in the stomach.
sending pail of water all over Tim
Sullivan, who was sitting In box. Nc
Coy rccuperated quickly, but got an
other welt In the wind. which forced
him TO the ropes. Then Tom forced the
fighting and landed half II dozen hard
lefts on the breast and stomach rs Nc
Coy was trying 10 get away TO the left.
This was TOMS round by long odds.
Round 1O-The Kid kept skipping to
the right and ran into clinch, where
he . held Tom, without blow being
struck. Sharkey taking the advice of
his CHIEF, second. Tom O'ROurle. played
for the body. but Mccoy effectively
guarded himself. then Tom turned his
attention to the body and landed on the
ribs With his left, then turned his at
tentlon TO the upper works, with Me
Coy sprinting to the right with Sharkey
having decided advantage. The
sailor let fly both left and right landing
on the body and forcing Mccoy to the
east end of the ring close to the center
upright, Mccoy faltered and Tom
caught him with right swing on the
neck. Mccoy fell to the floor of the
ring with his head hanging over the
lowest Of the three ropes looking I'M
ploringly around The Kid lay thcra
helplessly while the referee counted ten
seconds. after which he struggled to his
feet and Sharkey not knowing that the
limit had expired. rushed at him once
more. this time swinging left on the
neck below the jaw, Mccoy falling
again. Then Mccoy seemed to be In n
helpless condition. but the referee did
not trouble himself In counting the Sec
onds. but waved his right hand to Shar-
key to retire TO his corner. saying Mt the
same time ~ counted Mccoy out on the
other fall: you have Won"
Mccoy struggled TO his feet and stag
gered 10 his corner. where his seconds
were already awaiting him and they
placed him oil the stool, while Sharkcy's
adhercnts almost smothcred him W IT,.
embraces and CONGRATULATIONS. y! ~
OF round minute Is seconds.