The San Francisco call., 1899-10-28
KID MCCOY
PUTS Stiff
TO SLEEP
Wins in Thirteen Rounds
Bot Is Given a Warm
Argument.
Special Dispatch to The Call.


ST. LOUIS. Oct. N.-The initial boxing
entertainment of the West End Athletic
Club was held tonight at its new guar
ters in the Coliseum. The bright partc
ular star of the night was kid" Mccoy
who appeared with Billy Stiff of Chicago
as an opponent 1t was figured that Nc
Coy's form in his match tonight Woulc
largely formulate public opinion in ref
erence TO his chances with Peter Maher
and as a consequence 1000 sport lovers
were in attendance. Mccoy had the ad-
vantage of Stiff in height and reach, oul
in weight the latter was favored by sew
eral pounds. For the first halt-dozen
rounds Stiff appeared TO be in great awe
Of his famous opponent and remained
on the defensive. AS a matter OF TACT
Mccoy was able to draw him out only
few times during the thirteen ROUNDS oi
lighting Stiff showed that he was q
fighter, and several times had the hlo
in a ticklish position.
In the opening rounds Mccoy avoided
Stift's swings by sidestepping and Jaobine
him continually. In his efforts to retail
late Stiff fought like q wild man Mccoy
fell down in the second round in an at
tempt to get away from Stiff, who, IN
rush, swung a heavy left on the stomach
After the third round Stiff began hight
ing with more confidence, frequently
rushing Mccoy to the ropes.
In the twelfth round Stiff landed a
heavy right on McCoy's chin, sending
him to the door, where he stayed several
seconds. Stiff followed up his advantage
by rushing Mccoy around the ring, but
came to grief a moment later, as Mccoy
landed hard hits on Suft's ear and chin,
and Stiff went down, only to be saved by
In the thirteenth round both fought
hard for a finishing blow. Stiff fell down
4 naf# -f-aa~ N r4h h.
failed to land, but he was up in a second
and rushed Mccoy to the ropes. Follow
ing a clinch Mccoy jabbed his left to the
nose, and quick as fash swung his
right heavily to the point of Billy s chin.
Stiff fell Ike log and was counted out;
After he was counted out Mccoy helped
carry the fallen man TO his corner. Sqtt
did not recover for some time.
Before the middeweights appeared Cas-
par Leon of New York and Steve Flanna-
gan OF Philadelphia came on Tor twenty
rve rounds to settle their dispute as to
who was entitled to the title of champion
bantamWeight of America The boys put
up very clever article Of lighting. Elan
nagan played principally tor the body,
while Leon went to the head. fIannagah
was constantly the aggressor and in the
last half-dozen rounds had his opponent
III bad shape. Several times Leon was
on the verge of collapse, but his ring. gen
twenty-fifth round the referee awarded
the decision TO Flanagan. The fight by
rounds follows:
Round Leon put his left to the head and
they clinched. Flanagan swung a right to
the head. Leon chopped his left to the chin
and jabbed Flanagan in the face. Steve
swung left and right to the head. Caspar
landed a hard right on the stomach as the bell
Round 2-Caspar landed his right on the
stomach. Flanagan swung LETT for the
head. Steve jabbed his right on the face. Leon
jabbed with the right.
Round Both led and clinched and in the
breakaway both fell, but We're up quickly:
Leon swung -right-hander- on the Jaw. and
got away without q return. Steve swung his
left to the face and Caspar a LETT TO the head
steve fabbed a right TO the stomach and right
and left TO the jaw. Steve swung his right
hard TO the stomach and they clinched.
Round Steve punched Caspar in the stomach
and Caspar jabbed his right to the head
Flanagan swung left to the jaw and a right
to the neck. Steve uppercut Caspsr and they
cllnched In the breakaway Flanagan swung
his right on Icons head. Caspar jabbed left
10 the chin and Steve punched Caspar's
stomach.
Round 5-caspar swung his left to steve's
head and they clinched. Caspar led q right
for F1annagan's head and left for the ear
Steve was forcing the fighting.
Round 6-Caspar punched left to the neck
and Steve jabbed his right to the face Steve
was fighting hard for Icons stomach. Gas
par's blows had no steam. Caspar landed on
the stomach hard and jabbed his left to the
face and clinched. Leon jabbed a left TO the
face and Steve swfng left hard on the neck.
Round Steve upPercut with his left to the
chin ana stomach. he IOrceQ the HBntluB aIC
rushed Caspar all over the ring. Caspsr
seemed weak Steve punched him hard on the
jaw and landed q right on the stomach.
Round Steve swung q left 70 the ear and
Leon fell on one knee, but was up quickly.
Flannagan jabbed his left to the face and
they clinched FLANAGAN swung a left to the
ear and right to the neck. Leon jabbed to
the chin and a right to the shoulder.
Round e-Leon landed a straight right on
the stomach and forced Steve to the ropes,
where Steve clinched. Flanagan put a left
straight into Icons face. Flanagan punched
Caspar on the head and they clinched. Leon
swung his right hard on Flannagan's neck
Round 10-Caspar jabbed his left to the face
and Steve returned a left the forehead.
Flanagan chopped a left to the head and Cas-
par punched his right to the stomach. Steve
hooked a left to the ear. Leon uppercut with
his right to the face.
Round 1l-Steve jabbed Leon on the nose.
Leon uppercut a right to the face Leon put
his right hard to the stomach.
Round 12-Steve hooked a left to the ear.
Leon swung his right for the neck. Steve
jabbed a left 10 the chest and Leon swung a
vicious right, which Steve ducked
Round l3-Steve swung his left to the head
and Leon countered with a left TO the jaw.
flooring Steve, who was up in a jiffy. Leon
swung desperately, putting a hard right to the
Jaw. Steve put left into the face and Leon
put right to the chin. Leon ducked into q
vicious uppercut Steve put his left to the chin
and swung a right to the ear. Steve landed
twice with his left on the chin at the bell.
1t was F1annagan's fight from this time
though Leon continued TO defend himself
gamely. Caspar was weak and groggy al
the end of the twenty-third and twenty.
fourth rounds, but each time recovered
sufficiently to prevent knockout.
In the twenty-fifth round Steve forced
Leon all over the ring. Flanagan was
awarded the decision on points.