The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-12
CHARGES MADE BY MCCOY
THE KID SAYS SAILOR sHARKEY DID
NOT FIGHT FAIR,
And He Lays His Defeat to the Effect
Again-What others Say.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Tom O'Rourke,
manager of the Lenox Athletic Club to-day
said that the receipts of the Sharkey-McCoy
fight last night amounted to trihe less
than 10000. sharkeys share of the purse
is $4,000; the losers share is 5000.
The Evening World says: kid Mccoy
issued a signed statement to-day, in which
he intimated that his defeat by Sharkey
was the result of several foul blows the
sailor landed on him. He thinks he can
best Sharkey and wants to arrange another
match. If the sailor won't fight him again
Mccoy says he will make a match with
Corbett.''
After the fight last night Mccoy said: II
am defeated, but / still think L can whip
the man who got the decision. had Sharkey
practically knocked out in the third round,
as any one who saw the fight will agree to,
but l made the mistake of being too eau
tious and waiting for better opportunity
to finish the job The blow he struck me,
which sent me down, was one of his wild
swings, all of which 1 had been able to avoid
with ease, and it was entirely a chance that
it landed. However, it did land. was effective
and it's my fault. But, as 1 said before,
1 still think / can whip ShaTkey and will do
so if L get another chance. l don't like to
make any claim of foul work against my
opponent, but L was struck twice very low.
OF course 1 am heart-broken over the re-
suit, but it can't be helped. l realize that
I was up against hard game in going
against man considerably heavier than
myself, but any one who saw the third
round of the fight will agree with me when
l say | have got very good chance to de-
feat Mr.. Sharkey if we meet again
After the hight Tom Sharkey made this
statement: Il won this fight fair and square.
1 simply knocked the man out and did it
in good time. l thought j would win in
about the tenth round, and told my sec
Onds so. My eye was blacnened a little,
but otherwise / am unhurt. The blow that
knocked me down was dandy, but / knew
j would recuperate. The Kid can hit hard
and is fast. but / have some speed myself,
judge of that. When l got up from the
knock-down blow l was still strong and the
one minutes rest put me all right again.
Mccoy is a good game fellow and give him
all the credit in the world but he can't whip
me- nor can anybody else in the world whip
me- | think / am the best man in the
world and believe 1 have deserved-at least
/ have met them all and each time got the
money Nobody can say anything about
this fight but the fact that [ knocked my
man out. am ready to night anybody for
the championship of the world
Referee Tim Hurst said: There We're no
fouls committed. If there had been / should
have disqualified the man who committed ii.
The blow Of which there is some question
was planted in the pit of McCoy's stomach
distinctly. The fighting all through was
very fair and the men broke cleanly when
ordered to. Mccoy was counted out lying
on the ropes in the tenth round and | had
already awarded the fight to Sharkey be-
fore Mccoy got up on his feet. Sharkey did
not know this at the time and was busy
counting out the seconds over Mccoy and
D had no idea that Sharkey would punch
struck Mccoy a blow on the head which
knocked Mccoy down again, and / was as
mad as l could be when I saw it done
In a III ATpff nod
lite and favorite he was as far as talk went,
until the crowd gathered at the ringside.
Sharkeys hackers who had waited to do
their betting, came expecting to get odds of
5 TO 4. They were all disappointed, for the
only bets placed al the odds mentioned were
OF small sums and the men who had real
money to wager on the sailors chances fin
ished by taking even money. Some few men
who needed extra Inducements to take
chance got 10 to 5 in small amounts Prac-
tically it was a dead even thing between
the boxers The talent lined up strongly on
McCoy's side, and. until the men entered
the ring, Joe Ullman, Joe Vendig, Jimmy
Kelly. Fred WalbaGm. Bob Kase and Ike
Thompson. on the south side of the ring,
We're ready to bet even money on Mccoy
as long as they could find takers. Their re-
fusal 10 lay odds had very apparent effect
on the speculation for the smaller fry fol-
lowed the lead of the big fellows
The biggest bet of the night was $500
even, Andy Plat taking Mccoy against
Sharkey for Norris Jacob, of Cincinnati.
Fred Walbaum bet $500 on Mccoy against
$50 put up by z. Weigler, of Pttsburg,
out the Get Wds Hudue early IN the evening.
and Wabaum did not repat it at the odds.
Isidore Wormser placed $3.50 on Mccoy at
even money, but 10 do it had to take sew
eral bets of $l00 or more. Joe Vendig bet
5000 even on Mccoy with George Kessler,
aad wanted more. but the one bet was
enough for Kessler. Dave Gideon held 81. 500
n rets for Vendig, made with a number of
patrons of boxing, Vendg having bet $2,Gl0
% 81, 800 early in the day.
Joe Ullman who laid 10 to 9 on Mccoy I'M
til Tuesday afternoon. cOntented himself
with betting even money at the rngside
and got on 500 coo by accommodating a num-
Der of bettors who came forward with
small wagers. Bob kase took Mccoy for
es much as he could get on at even money
and managed TO swell the total of his wager
TO 81. $50. Senator Tim Sullivan took Tom
O'Rourkes tip and bet 81 900 on Sharkey
Tom ORourke. who had bet 81 500 on Shar-