The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-28


Again Being Sent to the Land of
Nod by Chance Blow - McCOr-
mack Proved to Be Il Gutter, and
the Spectators and Referee Were
Disguised with His Work.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Before 1000 peo-
pie, at the Lenox Athletic club tonight
Kid Mccoy clearly proved that Jack Nc
Cormack, of Philadelphia, won by a f1uke
a few weeks ago in Chicago, when he
knocked Mccoy out. They met at catch
weights for a twenty-round go, and Nc
Coy reversed matters in very thorough
manner. He simply smothered the big
wrestler, and made him look like a no
vice He sent him down several times,
but Mccormack was not satisfied with
these breathing spells, as he lay down
several times without receiving a punch
He also tr9nsgressed the rules by holding
and wrestling end was frequently eau
toned. He feigned being groggy a couple
of times, and tried to catch Mccoy of
his guard, so that he could swing his
right over. Mccoy was too foxy for
these Wiles, and kept on the alert all the
time. He would certainly have put Mccoy
to sleep had the big fellow stood up and
fought like a man. The spectators be-
came disguised with Mccormack actions,
so did Referee Charley White, who sent
him to his corner in the eighth on account
Of his dropping, and declared Mccoy the
winner.
Before the fight Mccoy WIS the favor
ite at 10 to 3. Even money was wagered
that the fight would not last six rounds.
After the men had entered the ring Pc
ter Maher challenged the winner. Nc
Cormack looked twice as big as Mccoy.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Coy. backed away. The Kid then led left
to face, Mccormack clinched, and was
cautioned for holding, and, in the break
away, caught the KID with left on face.
clinch and Mccormack showed the KID
to the floor and fell on top of him. NJ
Cormack tried with both hands for the
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and right to the face. Mccoy was talk
ing no chances, and was very wary
Round Two-McCormack backed away
lowing up, landed right swings on the
point of the jaw, which knocked McCor-
mack on his back; He took the limit
who. side--stepped and planted a hard
but Mccoy met him with a right upper
cut to the chin. Mccormack chopped a
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 Three-McCormack tried rush
ing without getting in a blow; He rush.
in a. breakaway Mccoy caught him on
the head with his left and clinch fol-
lowed. Jack was cautioned for holding.
Jack rushed again, but Mccoy evaded
him and swung right to head. The bell
found them sparring.
BIG ONE CAUTIONED.
Round Four-McCoy led off with right
and left to neck and head Jack clinchad,
and was cautioned for wrestling. Mccoy
rushed Jack to the ropes, and put him
down with left and right to head. Jack
took nine seconds to get up. Mccoy
spared cautiously, and drove Jack to
the ropes with a left jab on the body
and a right uppercut to the chin. Nc
Cormack rushed and Mccoy met him
with a straight left on the face at the
bell.
wind stopped rush by Jack, and then
he backed into a corner, where Mccoy
put him down with a heavy right upper
cut under the chin. Jack was up with
hard uppercut on the breast. McCor-
mack dropped without a blow in his Owl
corner, but got up immediately and came
to the center. Mccoy laid for an open
ing, but Mccormack swung his right
back of McCoys neck.
Round Six-McCoy led off with a
straight left on the mouth and Jack
dropped to his knees and remained down
the limit Mccoy sent, in singing
right uppercut on the body. and Jack
clinched. Mccoy, with both hands free.
L., -iy,1 n
Coy escaped a vicious left swing. and
then sent several hard ones in on the
body before the gong rang.
MCCORMACK a GUTTER.
Round seven-McCoy led left for face
right Mccormack rushed clear across
the ring. and Mccoy stepped aside, iet-
ting Jack fall to his knees. A few Sec
right, and jack went down again for the
limit After he got up he landed q left
swing on McCoys face, but had to re-
sort to dropping to, avoid punishment
The referee ordered him tSget uD. amid
the boots of the spectators, and Mccoy
dropped him with another right upper
cut. Jack was still down when the gong
Round Eight-McCoy opened with a
right to the body. Jack clinched, and the
Kid gave him five or six right over the
right uppercut: After this there was no
more fight in Mccormack. and he dropped
frequently without punch. The referee
him down with left on the face. When
he got UP aain Mccoy went to him with
a determined look on his face, which so
scared the Philadelphian that he lay
down. The referee then stopped the bout
and declared Mccoy the winner Time of
round. minutes and 81 seconds.
In the preliminaries Black Critic. of
Brooklyn, and Kid Ashe, of Cincinnati,
spared brisk siX-round draw. and Sam
fI,a in \,
over Frank Bryant, who lay down to
escape further punishment ALI four were
colored.