Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29
THE WORLOOF SPORT
Coming Fight of "Kid" Mccoy and
Peter Maher.
OF rHE BOXERS
Pitcher Rusie Indifferent About
Where He Plays
ALLEN AFTER GEORGE DAVIS

Peter Maher returned to New York from
| Philadelphia yesterday and resumed train
ing for his fight with Kid Mccoy which
, takes place New Year afternoon at Coney
| Island.
Mccoy and Maher are in the heavyweight
division and expected to put up one of
the most interesting contests of the year.
They are distinctively different types of the
latter-day pugilist. 1t will be another con-
| test of brute strength against scientific
boxing, and it appears to be an even match.
If the betting may be regarded as a barom-
eter of pugiistic form.
The meeting of these men has been looked
forward to with no little interest. They are
ambitious to rise in their profession if
1t may be so called. and they will use every
art that science has taught them and bring
into play all the physical advantages which
nature has pientifuily bestowed.
Mccoy is the general of the pair. He is
the Joubert of the battle. crafty. cautious
and at the same time bold. Maher is the
Butler. who with brute force will endeavor
tc batter holes in the defenseS Of his 0p-
pGnent. Which will win IS very perplexing.
1t may be that the cold. crafty Kid may
be able to stay the route and secure a VIC
tory points. 1t may be also that the bull
like Maher in one of his mad rushes will
land that terrible right-hand punch of his
vulnerable spot There are many
chances in prize fights, as is evidenced in
the Ge1tdt Wnlcn Manner met at the udiiuS
of Joe Goddard; also Mccoy in his meeting
with Jack Mccormack. Here were two
vastly inferior men, with no science. no
knowledge of the fine art of boxing. no
especial claim to class. Yet both whipped
their opponents easily.
In return matches Mccoy and Maher
whipped the men easily, showing that mere
chance cuts quite a figure in the boxing
game. There Is chance. therefore, that
Maher may swing that sledge-hammer right
to the point of the Kids finely nodded chin
and then the lights will go out-for the Kid.
That is Makers one aim while in the ring
with an opponent. He knows the power
and value of that punch and he tries TO
land it. He has no science except super
fetal knowledge of blocking and footwork.
The landing of one punch Is his system
and he sticks to it faithfully.
Mccoy, on the other hand. Is a scientific
general. He maps out his plan of cam
paign as soon as he feels out his opponent
He soon learns the vulnerable points in his
opponents armor, and like q good gunner
tries to send his shots fair to the mark. In
the ring the Kid is a picture. He balances
on his toes. He has learned that this in
creases his long reach and gives him de-
cided advantage. His blows are short,
mostly hooks and jabs that do not travel
over eight inches to reach his opponent.
But that short distance is enough. The
| hand and arm travel as rigid as bar iron
and the weight of the body pushes them.
| The effect is a heavy jar which Is almost
| as bad in it's effects a long swing
Mccoy is 4 jabber. That left hand OF ms
| at the end of an arm that seems as long as
| an elephant trunk is constantly moving IN
| front of his adversary's face, as tantailzlnS
| as fly that persists in resting on man
| nose. :,
| That left hand worries the other man. ii
| is SO close TO him that he Is constantly try
| ing to peer around 1t. 1t Is exasperatiag
| and he finally makes up his mind TO rush
| Then that waving hand stiffens and meets
| the face.
| Thar is a wonderful left which the Kid
{ IL lra6 tt,n
possesses. 1t is left which Knocked the
| burly Tom Sharkey fat on his back 1t was
| the left which a few years ago broke Jun
Days jaw and lifted that 2O0-pounder clear
| off his feet with the force of it.
| The Kid circles his opponent as craftily
as a fox Constantly on his toes he is ready
| to spring at the slightest opening. Often
| his hands palms open, stretched IN trout
| of him. if in play, trick that was care
| fully copied by Frank Erne in his recent
fight with O'Bren 1t is a drawing cara,
| that open palm play. and the opponent
bushes only to find left or right Jaopln2 MS
| face.
AZ n cat plays with a mouse 50 does the
Kid play with his opponent as soon as ne
has him going a bit. That long lett pokes
into the opponents stomach again anu
again each poke drawing down the other
euard until finally the low left lead changes
with lightning like swiftness into famous
ccrkscreW move and the fist, instead o!
landing on the stomach goes flush ana 1ull
| to the jaw, as the opponent ih'oioiitaihS
bends forward
Those who have noticed this crafty. cool
general in the ring have watched his de-
| liberately planned blows. placed as care
fully as a cooper taps his barrel are IN
clined to believe that the Kid Will prove loo
much for the loose-guarded Maher They
! concede that if the latter's famous right
| hand gets to the Kids heart or jaw few
| times that it Will pc all over LUZ Ahoioooii
pet. W., ,.,, II,
McCoy's admirers say the Kid knows all
| about that dangerous fist and will take care
| to block anything that is handed OUT ny
| the Irishman. 1t will be famous nght, at
| anv rate. and we'll worth witnessing.
LIKE DOG ON STRING.