The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-11

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Round 5th-McCoy rushed acr. the
ring and the men clihched in Sharkey S
corner. Sharkey tried left and right
swings, but the Kid lodged cleverly
Tom tried left and right again, but the
Kid lodged him. Tom crossed the ring
and caught Mae in the neutral corner,
sending his left to the stomach and
right on the ear. Mccoy countered
heavily with his right on the head. Tom
kept rushing ineffectively, and once he
caught Mae on the ropes and tried to
land a left hook; but Mae rebounded
from the ropes like rubber ball, and
Tom sent his left to the right RIBS, only
landing q glancing blow Both men
were fresh at the end of the round.
Round 9th. -Shariey on the aggres-
sive, Mac very weary and easing ms
feet to advantage. Tom caught him
side-stepping leading a left hook low on
the body and another on the ribs close
to the heart. Mac jabbed left to the
face and body, but failed to dodge left
hook from Tom, which caught him on
the neck under the ear. Tom kept on
the aggressive, and caught Mae on the
ropes without gaining anything. Tom
caught Mae in the corner and gave him
two lefts in the fact. Mae jumped to
the middle of the ring and side-stepped,
but Tom knocked his left and sent his
right across the head, but they were
glancing blows At this stage of the
game there was betting $500 even Tom
would knock Mac out.
Round 1th-Both blocked cleverly.
Tom swung his left for the head. Mac
blocked the blows with his elbow and
side-stepped out of harms way. Two
clinches followed in which the referee
had to go between the men to separate
them Coming together ut close quar-
ters. Mac got his left to the wind, and
Mae landed his right on the head. Lead
ing and blocking cleverly on both sides
was then the order, and Mae succeeded
in landing a left hook on Toms right
eye, raising mouse under the cheek
bone. Both were fresh when the gong
sounded.
Round Sth.-They rushed to clinch
with nothing doing. Mac sent left
swing to the head. Tom upper-eutting
with left to the head. Sparring continu-
ed without any injury to either, and then
| Tom shouted: I'm tired" The Kid
| led beautiful left for the head, but
Tom twisted away around, bringing his
| left to the ribs. In rush Tom played
! for the body. landing his left seemingly
low, and Mac dropped to the floor OF
/ the ring, where he wriggled for eight
seconds. 1t looked as if Mac were
| down about II seconds. but the referee $
count was only eight He came uT
again seemingly uninjured, and finished
the round sparring.
Round 9th--Mac opened with a left
| on the jaw, and Tom replied with left
and right on the head, forcing the Kid
| all over the ring. Tom forced the fight
! ing into his own corner. where he got
! Mae with a terrible left in the stomach
sending pail of water all over Tim
! Sullivan, who was sitting in a box. Mac
recuperated quickly, but got another
welt in the wind which forced him tC
the ropes Then Tom forced the fight
ing and landed half dozen hard lefte
on the breast and stomach as Mae was
! trying to get away to the left. This
was Toms round by long odds.
Round 1Oth-The Kid kept skipping tC
w
| he held Tom without blow being
struck. Sharkey taking the advice OF
his chief second. Tom played for the
body, but Mac guarded him effectively
Then Tom turned his attention to the
| body and landed on the ribs with his
! left, then Sharkey turned his attention
| to the upperworks, with Mccoy sprintine
to the right with Sharkey. having a DE
cided advantage The sailor let fly boil
| left and right. landing on the body ant
| forcing Mac to the east end ofs the ring
| Close to the center upright Mccoy falter
ed. and Tom caught him with his heao
hanging over the lowest of the three
ropes looking imploringly around. Tht
Kid lay there helplessly, while the refere'
counted ten seconds, after which h,
| struggled to his feet, and Sharkey no
/ knowing that the limit had expired
rushed at him once more, this tim'
swinging right ON the neck just below
the jaw. Mccoy falling again.
| Then Mccoy seemed to be in a helpless
condition, but the referee, Tim Hurst
| did not trouble himself in counting sec
onds, but waved his right hand to Shark
ey to retire to his corner, saying at tbs
| same time:
81 counted Mccoy out on the other fall
| you've won."
Mccoy struggled to his~feet and stag
/ gered TO his corner where his seconds
were already awaiting him and they
| placed him on the stool, while Sharkey's
| adherents almost smothered him with
embraces and congratulations. Time OF
round, / min., 13 seconds.