The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-11
Sharkey Showed Remarkable improvement
In His Ring GeneraIshlp.
GREAT STRENGTH AND QUICKNESS.
Had Plenty Of Muscle, Unlimited Confidence and
a Cool Head Now The Only RsaywsIght
Entitled 10 Meet filsmmons.

New York, Jan. 1l.-Tom Sharkey, the |
American sailor who first saw the light
OF day I'm Dundalk, ireland, now stands
the only heavyweight possibility for
championship honors as against Bob
FitZsimmons. At the Lenox Athletic
club last night he whipped Kid Mccoy
good and hard i'm the tenth round of
what was to have been 20 round bat
tie for heavyweight honors.
Sharkey was a revelation 10 those
who saw him a couple Of years ago
His ring work and generalship were
so vastly superior to his exhibitions
when he first came to the East as a
fighter that the Improvement was al
most incredible. He displayed wonder
full strength and quickness. bunch
OF muscle, unlimited confidence and q
cool head are the qualifications which
have enabled Sharkcy 10 night his way
10 the front rank Of heavyweight pu-
gilists. He has met all the big FELLOWS,
and with the exception of his nght
with Jeffries none OF them has gained
decision over him.
Sharkey and Mccoy entered the ring
simultaneously at 1928 o'clock. Both
wore bath robes. McCoys seconds were
Doc" Payne. Con Reilly and Frank
Erne: his timekeeper Nate Fenton OF
Buffalo Sharkeys seconds were Tom
O'Rourke Tommy Ryan. George Dixon
and Jack Dougherty; his timekeeper
Prof. Tim DeForest. Sharkey's weight
was 172 pounds McCoys 15s pounds.
The men shook hands at 10:40 o'clock
ROUND ONE.
They fiddIed. Mccoy tried a left for
the wind, but missed. Tom swung
left over the kidneys. Both men were
careful. Mccoy tried a left hook Tor
| the head, landing lightly. Tom upper
| cut with a right on the chest. Mccoy
made a half circle of the ring ana then
| caught on the stomach. Sharkey ala
| not reply Mccoy again sent his left
| to the stomach and brought IL up To
| the face Sharkey hooked light right
| to the ribs. Both men were sparring at
| the gong. McCoys round.
ROUND TWO.
Mccoy side-stepped to the left for
| half circle of the ring and let his LETT
| go. landing lightly on the face. Tom
| stepped back and Mccoy ran close TO
/ him sending right To the face. Two
efforts OF McCoys to reach his man
| were futile. But he caught Tom on the
! ropes and caught a light left on the
! nose Tom came to the centre OF the
| ring and tried left and right without
effect. and again the Kid sent his left
lightly TO the face. Mccoy continually
kept side-stepping and evaded Tom
| attempt for left hook or swing very
! cleverly. Mccoy put n light left on
| Toms face when near the ropes on the
| west end of the ring, and, Sharkey sent
i a hard left back 10 the ribs Just as the
| gong sounded
ROUND THREE.
Tom tried TO force matters, and Nc
! Gov at close quarters sent his LETT 10
the ear and ducked away from a left
swing Each sent lefts to the head at
.close quarters with little effect. Nc
Cows foot work p1zzled Tom. who
could not land until Mccoy stopped
after getting left on the breast Tom
then Gent his LETT 20 the neck, and Nc
Gov iahbed a hard left on the nose.
This seemed To annoy Tom, who was
uuused u such quick foot work, and
Mccoy hit his opponent with another
ullick lab on the nose. Twice around
the ring Mccoy side-stepped and AZ
| each step forced mis- left Jab, landing
lightly. suddenly the Kid stood rigid
and sent his right To the face, repeating
the blow within two seconds so hard
that Tom fell TO the floor. Tom jumped
mn like a rubber ball rebounding and
again fell TO the floor. The bell found
them sparring.
ROUND FOUR.
NoCov's foot work was marvellous. He
| cut ont the pace and Sharkey could
not reach him through the Kids clever
! sidc-stepping. Once in a while McCoy
would stop and send that long left tc
the body or head. Tom tried all sorts
of dodging 10 bring his man 90 him, bu
tha Kid side-stepped all the time. anc
Toms swings famed the air. SharkeN
rushed and tried for the body, but th'
Kid side-stepped again, and sent TIVE
hard lefts on the face.
ROUND FIVE.
Mccoy rushed across the ring anC
the men clinched i'm Sharkey's corner
} Sharkey tried left and right swings bu
the Kid lodged cleverly. Tom tried lief
! and right again, but the Kid dodge
ayyav from him. Tom crossed the RIM
and caught Mccoy i'm the neutral cor
ner. sending his left TO the stomach
! and right on the ear. Mccoy counter
ed heavily with his right on the head
Tom kent rushing Intellectually. AM
, once be caught Mccoy on the rope
/ and tried 90 land left hook, but Nc
Coy bounded from the ropes. and Ton
scnt his left 60 tho right ribs. only land
ing a glancing blow Both men wcr
fresh at the end OF the round.
ROUND SIN.
SharI,ev was on the aggressive. Nc
. Gov was verv weary. using his feet (
advantage Tom caught him side-step
ping. landing = left hook low on th
body and another on tho ribs close I
70 the heart Mccoy 1abbed lett To IN
iace and body. but failed tu dodge
y left hook from Tom. which caught hi.
! on the neck under the ear. Tom ker
ON the aggressive and caught McCo
I on the ropes without gaining anythin'
e Tin caught Mccoy iu the corner an
y gave him two lefts IN the face. McCo
v nnprd 30 the middle uf the ring an
side-steppei. hut Tom hooked his LEI
and sent his right across 20 the hca'
t bot they we're glanoin9 blows. Al %
X staye n the gaT1e the betting was ~
| even Tom would knrck Mccoy out.
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