The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-20
THE "KIDo ON TOP.


Mccoy Regains Lost LaureIs by Beat
ing Big o'Donnell DeclsIyely-Th
Contest Was an Easy One for the
HOOsIor.
NEW YORK. Sept. 19.-Kld Mccoy
had very little difficulty in getting
away with Steve o'Donnellin the arena
of the Broadway Athletic Club to-
night. Despite o'Donnells advantage
OF height, reach and weight Mccoy
went to him gradually. without taking
any careless liberties and soon had hts
big adversary Ia trouble.
o'Donnell never landed good blow
on Mccoy, while the Kid was gaining
ground in each succeeding round. His
left was always getting to the face,
head or wind and o'Donnell was puz-
zled. He staggered frequently and in
the sixth round went down from left
swing. He remained down as long as
the rules allowed. but It was all up with
the big fellow. Mccoy went after him
with swinging lefts and rights and soon
hoored him with another hard left
swing. from the effects Of which he was
unable to recover until counted out.
Steve had to be assisted to his feet by
the referee, while Mccoy walked to his
corner smiling and without mark.
The betting opened at to on Mo
Coy, hut these odds were Increased TO
10 to / with very few takers.
Every inch OF the vast seating space
in the club house was occupied half an
honr after the doors were opened, and
hundreds OF persons thronged the
street in front Of the building, eagerly
crowdIng in for standing room. Since
the club house was opened, there has
never been such a large attendance.
The men were introduced to go TWEEN
ty rounds at catch weights and both re-
ceived n hearty reception.
Round /. They SPARED at long range
for some minutes. Steve tried two let's
for the body, but failed to land. Nc
Coy sent two iefts to the face, and lnnd-
cd q light left swing to the Jaw. Then
he sent a similar blow to the chin With
out getting anything back from the
big fellow. O'Donnell was entirely on
the defensive and Mccoy amused the
crowds by giving Steve three back
hand slRps on the face with his left and
put It twice on the moss lightly before
the bell.
Round .. Mccoy led o light left to the
face and then tried n right swing which
steve blocked. After some more spar
ring Mccoy feInted with his left and
threw his right over, but only lnnded on
the big fellows shoulder, o'Donnell
with his advantage Of reach and height
was unable to land on the Kid, who
brought tho blood from Steve's nose
with smart left rap. Mccoy was
cautious and took no chances and held
O'Donnell so safe that Steve could not
reach him.
Round 3. One hundred to twenty was
now offered on Mccoy without any
tukorR. The Kid opened with n light
left to the neck and tried for the body
but was short. They exchanged light
let's on the head, and then Mccoy shot
HE right to the body. He followed
quickly with n hard left swing on the
Jaw and O'Donnell staggered to the
| ropes. O'Donnel seemed utterly at a
| loss what to do and Mccoy kept tab-
! bling him with let's on the face and
neck until the gong interfered.
Round 4. As usual Mccoy was on the
| aggressive and sent the right for the
wind. Left and right to the wind were
McCOy's next contributions, after which
| Steve landed light left on the Kids
ear and right tap on the forehead.
Mccoy swung his left to the Jaw and
iabbed another straight to the mouth.
Steve out q couple OF light let's to the
face, but Mccoy drove him to the ropes
with left swing on the Jaw and drove
both hands to the body In rapid success
sion and o'Donnell staggered to his
corner,
Round 8. Mccoy landed n left on the
law and then sent left and right to
body. Two left swings from the Kids
Jaw brought two rights from O'Donnall
which touched up McCOy's wind. The
KID then forced matters sending left
| and right swings to the jaw and put
| O'Donnell on tho ropes where Steve
clincheI The Kid In the brenkaway
swung his left to tbs jaw lightly. They
came to the center Of the ring only to
be separated by the gong,
Round 9. Mccoy opened with left and
right swings to the jaw, Two left jabs
TO the body made O'Donnell EtnEger.
| He cnmc to the center and the Kid sent
| him reellnR and kept slnmmlnE Steve
around the ring with lefts and rights.
/ O'Donncll went down from n left swing
and took the limit to get up. Mccoy
ruEhcd ut him as soon as he arose and
landed on him ut will, JRbs In the
stomach brought O'Donnell down to
MoCoy's height. and then the Kid sailed
IN with lefts and rights on the jaw.
O'Donnell was bleeding profuscly from
tho nose and mouth and was groERy,
Mccoy finally put him down with left
swing on the Jaw and O'Donncli wnS
| counted out. Time Of round two min
/ utPs and forty-eight seconds.
| After the men had returned to their
f! dressing rooms, Mccoy said:
~ VIII post $1,000 tomorrow to meet
bob FltzsImmOnE for the title Of mid
dlc-welght champion Of the world at
/ 1875 pounds, My money will remain up
for thirty days and should FltzSlmmons
ignore my def, win claim this title
md withdraw my money, after which I
win challenge FltEsImmons Mt catch
weights This ought to mike him come
10 time II he Intends lighting any ono.
ar he fails to defend the middle.
weight Championship. and claim II,
| will defend It against NIL corners, me-
| proes barred. nt 1888 pounds
Billy Needham, late OF 81. Pnull, and
lin MclScever, Of Philadelphia, spar
red ten round draw before the big
bout, --.--..--.--
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