The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-11
ALAS! FOR THE KID
Sharkey Knocked Him Out
in Tenth Round.
TOM FORCED FIGHTING
McCOY'S MARVELLOUS FOOT
WORK \ PUZZLE.
IntNt = A
He WAS LIKE THE lRlSHMAk'S FLEA
In Round 10 Sharkey Landed Left Handler on
McKoy's Neck Which Put Him to
Sleep With his Head Hanging
Over the Ropes.


Lenox Athletic Club, New York, Jan
fO.-Tom Shari<ey. the American sailor,
stands tonight the only heavyweight
possibility for championship hOnors, and
the title now held by Bob Fitzsimmons.
He whipped Kid Mccoy good and hard in
the tenth round of what was to have
been 20-round battle, and by doing so,
the Irish-American pugilist forged his
way so positively and undeniably to the
front rank that Fitzsimmons must now
consider the sailor pugilEts claim with
out delay.
Sharkey tonight was a revelation to
those who saw him a couple of years
ago. His ring work and generalship are.
so vastly superior to his exhibitions when
he first came to the East as Il fighter
that the Improvement is almost in
credible.
Great punches Of muscle, with unlim-
tied confidence and Il cool head are the
qualifications which have enabled
Sharkey to fight his way to the front
rank of heavyweight pugilists. and no
one, not even Mccoy, who suffered de-
feat at his hands tonight, denies the full
measure of praise that is due to the
Irishman.
McCoy's marvellous foot-work and that
long left jab, with which he has put so
many of his opponents to sleep. are two
factors in his makeup that must al
ways appeal to lovers of the fistic art.
He used every artifce known to the ad-
vanced school of pugilism in his contest
tonight. and his defeat must not be at
tributed to any lack of close study ON his
part of every trick in the boxing game.
When Mccoy sent Sharkey twice to
the floor in the third round tonight, no
one doubted the Kids ability to hit hard,
and many thought that he had Sharkey
at his mercy This idea was soon dis
PEELED when the Irishman began to get to
his man.
McCoy's seconds were Dec Payne. Con
Reilly, Frank Erne, Time Keeper Nate
Fenton, of Buffalo. Sharkey's seconds
Tom O'Rourke. Tommy Ryan, Syracuse;
George Dixon and Jack Doughtery.
Time-keeper Jimmy DeForest. Tim
Hurst was referee. Sharkey's weight
was 172; McCoy's 15S pounds. Mccoy
wore white running trunks with belt
with stars and stripes. Tom wore
green trunks with belt of American
coors They shook hand at 1910
O'Clock.
Round 1st.-They fidl ed. Mccoy
tried a left for the wine but missed.
Tom swung left over the kidneys. Nc
Coy trie left hook for the head, land
ing lightly. Tom uppercut with right
on the chest. Mccoy made a half circle
Of the ring and then caught on the
stomach Sharkey did not reply. Nc
Coy again sent his left to the stomach
and brought it up to the face. Sharkey
hooked light right to the ribs. Both
men were sparring at the gong. McCoy's
round.
Round 2nd.-McCoy sidestepped to the
left for half circle of the ring and let
his left go. landing lightly on the face,
Tom stepped back and Mccoy gan close
to him. Two efforts of McCoyztto reach
his man were futile. but he caught Tom
on the ropes and caught a light left on
the nose. Tom came to centre of the
ring and tried left and right without eff
feet, and again the Kid sent his left
lightly to the face. Mccoy continually
kept sidestepping and eyaded Toms at
tempts for a left hook or swing very
cleverly Mccoy put a light left on
Toms face when near the ropes on the
west end of the ring. and Sharkey sent
hard left hook to the ribs as the gong
sounded.
Round 3rd-Tom tried to force. mat
ters and Mccoy at close quarters sent
his left to the ear and ducked away
from a left swing. Each sent lefts to
the head at close quarters with little
effect, and McCoy's foot work puzzled
Tom, who could not land until Mae
stopped after getting left on the
breast Tom then sent his left to the
neck and Mae jabbed a hard left on the
Sc These seemed to annoy Tom who
as unuse to such quick foot work. and
Mae hit his opponent with another quick
lab on the nose. Twice around the ring
Mac sidestepped and at each step his
left jab landing lightly. Suddenly the
I'd stood rigid and sent his right to the
face. repeating the blow within two sec
onds so hard that Tom fell to the floor.
Tom jumped UP like Il rubber ball re-
bounding and again fell to the floor
The bell found them sparring.
Round 4th.-McCoy's foot work was
uuuTNelOuS. lie cut OUT lHe pdCc anu
Sharkey could not reach him through
the Kids clever side-stepping. Once in
a while Mac would stop and send that
long left to the body or head. Tom tried
all sorts of lodges to bring his man TO
him, but the Kid side-stepped all the
time. and Toms swings famed the air.
Sharkey rushed and tried for the body,
but the Kid side-stepped again and sent