The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-20
MCCOY won QUICKLY
DEFEATED BIG STEVE O'DONNELL
IN THE SIXTH ROUND OF A
TWENTY-ROUND co
O'D0NNELL KNOCKED OUT
Corbett's Former Sparring Partner
Was Never in, the Hunt With the
Clever Misunderstanding Was at
Hundred to Twenty On the Kid
Mccoy Challenges Fitzsi mons at
the MiddIeweight Limit.

the MiddIeweight Limit.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-Kid Mccoy
had little difficulty in getting away with
! Steve O'DonneH in the arena of the
| Broadway Athletic club tonight. Despite
O'Donnelfs advantages of height,
reach and weight Mccoy went at him
gradually, without taking any careless
liberties and soon had his big adversary
! in trouble o.
| O'Donnell never landed a good blow
on Mccoy, while the Kid was gain
ing ground in each succeeding round.
His left was always getting to the face.
head or wind, and O'Donnell was puz-
zled He staggered frequently, and in
the sixth round went down from left
swing. He remained down as long as the
rules allowed, but it was all up with the
big fellow. Mccoy went after him with
swinging lefts and rights and soon floor
ed him with another hard left swing
from the effects of which he was. unab e
to recover until counted out. Steve had
to be assisted to his feet by the referee,
while Mccoy walked to his corner sn1il-
ing, and without a remark
| The betting opened at to 1 on Mccoy,
but these odds were increased to 10 to 1,
with but very few takers
! Every inch of the vast seating space
in the club house was occupied half an
hour after the doors were opened and
hundreds of persons thronged the streets
In front of the building, crowding in for
standing room. Since the club house
was opened there has never been so large
an attendance. The men were matched
to go twenty rounds, at catch weights,
| and both received hearty reception.
BATTLE BEGINS.
Round One-They spared at long range
for some moments. Steve tried two
let's let's for the body. but failed to land.
Mccoy sent two lefts to the face and
| landed a light left swing to the jaw
Then he sent a similar blow to the chin
without getting anything back from
the defensive. Mccoy amused the crowd
by giving Steve three back-hand slaps
on the face with his left, and put it
twice on the nose lightly before the bell.
Round Two-McCoy led light left for
the face, and then tried a right swing,
which Steve blocked. After some mole
| sparring Mccoy tented with his left and
! threw his right over, but only landed on
the big fellows shoulder. O'Donnell, with
his advantage of reach and height, was
| unable to land onthe Kid, who brought
the blood from Stoves nose with smart
left rap. Mccoy WAS Ca utious, and took
no chances, and held, O'Donnell so sale
that Steve could not reach him.
Round Three-one hundred to twenty
was now offered on Mccoy without any
! takers. The Kidszopened with a light
| left to the breast,aand tried right for the
body, but was short: They exchanged
ilght ,l let's on the head and then Mccoy
quickly with hard left swing on the
| Jaw, and O'Donnell staggered to the
ropes. ODonnell seemed utterly at
loss what to do. and Mccoy kept jab-
| bling him with lefts on the face until
| the gong sounded.
Round Four-As usual, Mccoy was on
| the aggressive, and sent the left to the
face. Then he sent it to the body and
| tented with his right for the wind. Left
and right to the wind was McCoys next
move, after which Steve landed a light
| the forehead. Mccoy swung his left for
! the jaw, and jabbed a straight right to
| the mouth. Steve put a couple Of light
| lefts to the face, but Mccoy drove him
to the ropes with a left swing to the
| jaw and drove both hands to the body in
rapid succession and O'Donnell staggered
! to his corner.
| Round Five-McCoy landed a left on
| the jaw. and then sent left and right to
body. Two left swings from the Kid on
| the. jaw brought two rights from O'Don-
The Kid. then rushed matters sending
| left and right swings to the jaw. and put
| ODonnell on the ropes, where he clinch-
| ed. The Kid, in the break-away. sent
! the center of the ring only to be sep
| arated by the gong.
COUNTED OUT.
Round Six--McCoy. opened with left
and right swings to the jaw. Then he
staggered o'Donnell to the ropes with a
body made O'DonneH stagger. He came
to the center and the Kid sent him reel
| ing, and kept slamming Steve around
the ring with let's and rights O'Don-
q a ND
took the limit to get up. Mccoy rushed
at him as soon as he arose and landed
on him at will: Jabs on the stomach
height, and then the Kid sailed in with
lefts and rights on the jaw. O'Donnell
was bleeding profusely from the nose
finally put him down with a left swing
on the jaw, and ODonnen was counted
out. Time of round, minutes As sec
| onds
After the men had returned to their
dressing rooms Mccoy said:
ST will post $1,000 for a go against
Bob Fitzsimmons for the middle,
weight championship of the world at
1853 pounds My money will remain up
for fourteen days, and should Fitzsnl-
mons ignore my challenge I shall with
/ draw my money and claim the cham
pionship. after which I shall challenge
Fftzsimmons at catch weight. This
ought to bring aim if he decides to fight
, any more. If he does not defend the
middle-weight championship I shall
! claim it and defend it against all corners
at 1853 pounds
Billy Needham, late of ST. Paul, and
! Charles McKeever, 0f Philadelphia
spared ten rounds to a draw before the
big bout
CAPT. CARRIERS CASE.