The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-28
Dropped Repeatedly to Escape Pun
fshment, to the Disgust of the
Four Thousand Spectators.
HOOTED FOR HIS COWARDlCE
AND FINALLY LAID DOWN WHEN
ABOUT TO BE KNOCKED OUT.
Referee So Ashamed Of the Perform
ance that He Ended Ii by Giving
Mccoy the Decision.

NEW YORK, Sept 21-Before four thou
sand persons at the Lenox Athletic Club
Kid Mccoy clearly proved that Jack Nc
Cormack, of Philadelphia. won by a fiuke
a few weeks ago in Chicago. when he
knocked Mccoy out. They met at catch
weights for a twenty-round go and Mccoy
reversed matters in a very thorough man
ner. He simply smothered the big wrestler
and made him look like a novice. He sent
him down several times, but Mccormack
was not satisfied with these breathing
spells, as he lay down several times with
out receiving a punch. He also transgressed
the rules by holding and wrestling and, was
frequently cautioned. He feigned being
groggy a couple of times and tried to catch
Mccoy off his guard. so that he could
swing his right over. Mccoy was not to
be fooled by these wiles and kept on the
alert all the time. He would certainly have
put Mccormack to sleep had the big fellow
stood up and fought like a man. TIL spec
tators became Disguised with McCormacks
actions and so did Referee Charley White,
who sent him to his corner in the eighth
round on account of his dropping and de-
clared Mccoy the winner. Before the fight
Mccoy was the favorite at 10 to 8. Even
money was wagered that the fight would
not last six rounds. After the men had en-
tered the ring Peter Maher challenged the
winner. Mccormack looked twice as big as
Mccoy.
Round mccoy led off and Mccormack
backed away. The Kid then led his left to
the face. Mccormack clinched and was
cautioned for holding and in the breakaway
caught the Kid with his left on the face.
Mccormack rushed and they came to a
clinch and Mccormack showed the Kid to
the floor and fell on him. Mccormack tried
with both hands for the head, but failed.
He rushed again and got in a light left
to the neck and then to the chest. Mccoy
was taking no chances and was very wary.
Round 2-McCormack backed away from
landed a right swing on the point of the jaw
which knocked Mccormack on his back. He
took the limit to get up and rushed wildly at
Mccoy, who sidestepped and planted a hard
right on the eye. Mccormack rushed in,
but Mccoy met him with a right upper
cut to the chin. Mccormack chopped a left
TO the chest and then the Kid rushed him
to the corner and landed a left on the jaw:
Mccormack slipped down and Mccoy fell
over him; The bell rang before Mccormack
had regained his feet.
Round 3-McCormack tried rushing with
out getting in a blow. He rushed and showed
Mccoy across the ring and in a breakaway
left and clinched. Jack was cautioned for
holding; Jack rushed again, but Mccoy
1YaaG bell Inn fo and stThe em s nls r T 10 the nea0'
Round MCCOY led off with a left and
right to the neck and the head. Jack
Mccoy rushed Jack to the ropes and put
him down with a left and a light to the
head. Jack took nine seconds to get UP.
to the ropes with a left jab on the BODY
and a right uppercut to the chin. McCor-
mack rushed and Mccoy met him with a
straight left on the face at the bell.
Round 5-A right uppercut on the wind
stopped a rush by Jack and then he backed
into a corner. where Mccoy put him down
with a haauy RIGHT f1NnnrarIf r1ndar the chin
Jack was up within the limit and received
another hard uppercut on the breast. Nc
Cormack dropped without a blow in his
own corner. but got up Immediately and
came to the center. Mccoy waited for an
opening, but Mccormack swung his right
back of McCoy's neck.
Round 6-McCoy led off with a straight
left on the mouth and Jack dropped to his
knees and remained down the limit. Mccoy
sent in a singing right uppercut on the
body and Jack clinched. Mccoy, with both
hands free, Kept them working on the wind.
Mccoy escaped a very heavy left swing,
ard then sent several hard ones in on the
wind before the gong rang.
and Jack caught him back of the neck
across the ring and Mccoy stepped aside,
letting Jack fall to his knees. A few seconds
later Mccoy uppercut him with the right
and Jack went down again for the limit.
After he got up he landed a left swing on
McCoy's face, but had to resort to dropping
to avoid punishment The referee ordered
nm 10 get up. amlu the hoOtS or the spec
tators. and Mccoy dropped him with an
other right uppercut. Jack was still down
when the bell rang.
Rouno SMcCoy opened with a right TO
the body. Jack clinched and the Kid gave
him five or six rights over the kidneys and
then sent him down with a right uppercut.
After this there was no more fighting in
Mccormack and he dropped frequently
without a punch. The referee made him get
up and Mccoy Knocked him down with a
left on the face. When he got up again Nc
Coy went to him with a dpfarrpipoI lon1
on his face, which so scared the Philadel-
phian that he lay down. The referee then
stopped the bout and declared Mccoy the
winner: Time of round. 2 minutes 81 seconds.
In the preliminaries Black Critic. of
BROOKLYN. and Kid Ashe, of Cincinnati.
spared a brisk six rounds draw. and sam
uel Bolen got the decision in the fourth
round over Frank Bryan. who lay down to
colored.