The age-herald., 1899-01-11
M'COY SUCCUMBS
 TO SAILOR LAD
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Fight by Rounds

flght by Rounds
 Fourth Round-They fiddled, Mccoy tried left for the wind but missed Tom swung left over the Kidneys. Mccoy tried left hook for the head, landing lightly. Tom uppercut with a right on the chest Mccoy made a half circle of the ring and then caught Tom on the stomach Tom did not reply Mccoy again sent his left to the stomach and then brought if up to the face Sharkey hooked a light right to the ribs. Both men were sparring at the gong. McCoy's round.
 Second Round-McCoy made a half circle or the ring and left landed lightly on face. rom stepped back and Mccoy ran close to him and landed on Toms face Two eHorts Of McCoys to reach his man were futile, but he caught Tom on the ropes and caught light left on the nose Tom came to the center of the ring and tried left and right without effect and again the Kid sent his left to the face Mccoy con- tinuously kept side-stepping and evaded Toms attempts for a left hook or swing very cleverly. Mccoy put a lift left on Toms face when near the ropes on the west end of the ring, and Sharkey sent a hard left hook to the ribs just as the gong sounded.
 Third Round-Tom tried to force mat ters and Mccoy at close quarters. sent his left to the ear and ducked away from left swing. Each sent lefts to the head at close quarters with little effect McCov's work puzzled Tom who could not land until Mccoy stopped after getting a left on the breast. Tom then sent his left to the neck and Mccoy jabbed a hard left on the nose. This seemed to annoy Tom. who was unusued to such quick foot work and Mccoy hit his opponent with another quick Jab on the nose. Twice around ring Mccoy side-stepped and at each step forcing, his left jab landing lightly. Sud- denly the Kid stood rigid and sent his right to face, repeating the blow within two seconds so hard that Tom fell to the floor Tom jumped up like a rubber ball. and on the rebound he again fell to the floor The bell found them sparrng.
 Fourth Round --McCoys foot work was marvellous. He cut out the pace and Sharkey could not reach him through the Kids clever side stepping. Once in while Mccoy would stop and send that long left to Toms body and head. Tom tried all sorts of dodges to bring him man to him. but the kid side stepped all the time and Toms swings famed the air. Sharley rushed and tried for the body but the kid side stepped again and sent two hard lefts to the face These blows stung Tom, but the latter stuck his tongue out as much as to say: "Those don't count, hit heavier"
 Fifth Round-McCoy rushed across the ring and the men cllnched in Sharkey's corner. Sharkey tried left and right swings, put tne hlu dOugeu away rom nlm rom caught Mccoy in the neutral corner and sent his left to the stomach and a right on the ear. Mccoy countered heavily with his right the head. Tom kept rushing i0o''ectively and once he caught Mccoy Or He ropes and tried to land a left hook but Mccoy rebounded from the ropes like a rubber ball and Tom sent his left to the right ribs, only landing a gane- ing blow. Both men were fresh at the end of the round.
 Sixth Round-Sharkey on the aggressive. Mccoy very wary and using his feet Q advantage. Tom cought him side step- ping, landed a left hook low on the body and another on the ribs close to the heart. Mccoy jabbed left to the face and body, but failed to dodge a left hook from Tom. which caught him on the neck under the ear. Tom kept on the aggressive and caught Mccoy on the ropes without gain ing anything. Tom caught Mccoy in the corner and gave him two lefts in the face. Mccoy jumped to the middle of the ring and side stepped. Tom hooked his left and sent his right across to the head, but they were glancng blows. At this stage of the game there was betting, $500 even, Tom would knock Mccoy out.
 Seventh Roundabout blocked cleyerly. Tom swinging his left for the head. Me Coy blocked the blows with his elbow and side stepped out of harms way. The clinches followed in which the referee had to go between the men to separate them. Coming together at close quarters Mccoy got his left to head and Mccoy landed his right on head. Leading and blocking clev- erly on both sides was then the order and Mccoy succeeded in landing a left hook ca Toms right eye, raising a mouse over tho cheek bone. Both were fresh when the gong sounded.
 with nothing doing. Mccoy sent left