The age-herald., 1899-09-28
M'COY RETRlEYES
 HIS REPUTATION
Re Knocks Jack Mccormick Out
 in Eighth Round.
CHICAGO BOUT WAS A FLUKE
The Big Philadelphian Goes Down Re peated y Under the Heavy Blows of the Kid, and Acted
 Like a Novice

New York, September 27.-Before 1000 per
 sons at the Lenox Athletic club, tonight Kid Mccoy clearly proved that Jack Me- Cormick of Philadelphia won by fuke
 few weeks ago in Chicago, when he knocked Mccoy out. They met at catch weights $
 Tor twenty-roand go, and Mccoy re-
 versed matters in a very thorough manner He simply smoothered the big wrestler and
 made him look like a novice. He sent him
 down several times, but Mccormick was i not satisfied with these breathing spells. as ne lay down several times without re-
 eelyimg punsh. He transgfessed the rules py wrestling. and was frequently cautioned.
 lie reigneds sheing sroggy couple of times and tried to catch Mccoy off his guard so
 that he could swing his right over. Me. 1 Coy was not to be Cooled by these giles and kept on the alert all the time He
 would certainly have put Mccormick to
 s-eep had the big fellow stood up and
 fought like man. The spectators became l diseusted win McCormicll's actions. and
 so did Referee Charles White, who sent
 him to his corner in the eighth round on account of his dropping and declared Me
 Coy tho winner.
 Before the fight @eCoy Was the favorite
 by many odds. After tae men had entered
 the rirs Peter Maher challenged rae win
 Ter. Mccormick looked twice as big as
 Mccoy.
 tEst Round-McCoy led off and McCor- mick backed away. The Kid then led left to race. Mccormick clinehed and was then o"utioheu Tor holding, and in the break
 away caught the Kid with left on face.
 Ni. Meo2 2r1nlck rushed and they came to md A1gfH., the hoor and fell on him. Mccormick tried with both hands for the head but failed ana rushed again and again. but Mccoy was taking no chances and was very wary
 Round second and third was in part a Wrestling match on McCormck's side. with the referee getting ruffied by cautioning McCormick to quit. All honors in favor of Mccoy 'N- VI Fourth Round-MeCoy led off with left and right to neck and head. Jack clinched and was cautioned for wrestling again 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 a left iab on the body and right uppercut to the chin. Mccormick rushed and the kid met him with a straight left on the face a the bell.
 Fifth Round-McCoy stopped a rush on
 MeCormick's part and then began to pum- mel him in slugging fashion. Mccormick dropped without a blow in his corner but got up Immediately and came to the center Mccoy waited for an opening but McCor- mick swung his right back to McCoys neck.
 Sixth Round-McCoy led off with a
 straight left on the mouth and Jack
 Cropped to his knees and remained down
 the limit Mccoy sent in a stinging right
 uppercut on the body and Jack clinched,
 Mccoy with both hands free kept them
 working on the wind. Mccoy escaped a
 vicious left swing and then sent hard ones in on the wind before the gong rang.
 Seventh Round-More of foot race
 McCoy's part to corner Mccormick, while
 the latter when cornered wanted to wres-
 tie. McCoy's round.
 Eighth Round-McCoy opened with a iab
 to the body. Jack clinched and the Kid gave fnm five or six stiff jabs in the face and went down with right uppercut. Af- ter this there was no more fight in Me- Cormick and he dropped frequently with out punch. The referee made him get up and the Kid knocked him down as fast as he gained his feet. The referee then stopped the bout and declared Mccoy the winner.