The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-12

Mccoy Is n Bit Dissatisfied.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-After the
fight last night Sharkey made this
statement: 81 Won this fight fair and
square. 1 simply knocked the man out
and did it in good time. 1 thought
would win in about the tenth round
and told my seconds so. My eye will
be blackened a little, but otherwise I
am unhurt The blow that knocked me
down was a dandy, but l knew would
recuperate. The Kid can hit hard and
is fas., but have some speed myself,
anG<as for hitting hard, I let the pub
&c judge of that. When l got up from
= the knock-down blow, 1 was still strong
and the one minute rest put me all
right again. Mccoy is a good, game
fellow. and I give him all the credit
in the world, but he can't whip me, nor
any one else in the world. I think I
am the best man in the world, and be-
lieve 1 have deserved it, at least 1 have
met them all and each time got the
money. Nobody can say anything
about this fight, but the fact that 1
knocked my man out. I am ready to
fight anybody for the championship of
the world"
Kid Mccoy said: 81 am defeated,
but I still think 1 can whip the man
who got the decision. 1 had Sharkey
practically out in the third round as
any one who saw the fight will agree
to, but I made the mistake Of being
I .StiOus and waiting for a better
OPPORTUNITY to finish the job. The
? ba-., ne struck me which sent me down
VIZ one of his wild swings, all of
which I had been able to avoid with
ease, and it was entirely a chance that
it landed. However, it did land, was
effective and it is my fault. But as I
said before, I still think can whip
Sbarkey, and will do so if I get an
other chance 1 don't like to make
any claim of foul work against my
opponent, but / was struck twice very
low. OF course I am heart-broken
over the result, but it can't be helped.
I realizA that I was up against a hard
game in going against a man consid-
Serably heavier than myself, but any
one who saw the third round of the
fight will agree with me when I say I
have got very good chance to defeat
Mr.. Snarkey if we meet again"
Referee Tim Hurst said: There
were no foul committed. If there had
been I should have disqualified the
man who committed it. The blow of
which there is some question was
planted in the pit of McCoy's stomach
and sent him to the ground I saw it
lard distinctly. The fighting all
through was very fair and the men
broke clearly when ordered to. Nc
Coy was counted out while lying on
the ropes in the tenth round, and I
had already awarded the fight to
Sharkey before Mccoy got upon his
feet. Sharkey did not know this at
the time, and 1 was busy counting out
the seconds over Mccoy and had no
idea that Sharkey would punch him
L. IL
struck Mccoy q swipe on the back of
the head, which knocked him down
again. and 1 was as mad as I could be
when 1 saw it DONE
In all reports Mccoy was quoted as
favorite, and favorite he was, so far
as talk went, until the crowd gathered
at the ring side. Sharkey's hackers.
who had waited to do their betting,
came expecting to get odds Of five to
four. They were all disappointed, for
the only bets placed at the odds men
toned were Of small sums, and the
men who had real money to wager on
the sailors chances finished by taking
even money. Some few men who
needed extra inducements to take the
chances got ten to nine in some small
amounts. Practically it was a. dead
even thing between the boxers. The
talent lined up strongly on Mccoy
SIDE ana until the men entered the
ring. Joe Vendig, Joe Ullman, Jimmy
Kelly, Fred Walbaum, Rob Kase and
Ike Thompson. on the south side of
the ring, were ready to bet even money
on Mccoy as long as they could find
takers. Their refusal to lay odds had
very apparent effect on the specula-
ton, for the smaller fry followed the
lead of the big fellows.
The biggest bet of the night was
$1,000 even, Andy Plat taking Mccoy
against Sharkey for Morris Jacob. of
Cincinnati. Fred Walbaum bet $500
on Mccoy against $3.50 put up by P,
Weigler, of Pittsburg, but the bet was
made early In the evening and Wal
baum did not repeat the odds. Jsador
Wormser placed $3.50 on McCov at
even money, but to do it had to take
several bets of 500 or more Joe Ven
dig bet $1,000 even on Mccoy with
George kessler and wanted more. but
the one bet was enough for KessIer
Dave Gideon held $1,000 in bets for
VendlS, made with a number of pa
irons of boxing. Vendig having he,
& $1,000 to $1,000 early in the day.
Joe Ullman, who laid ten to nine nm
: Mccoy until Tuesday afternoon con.
tented himself with betting even
money at the ringside, and got 50 oOf
by accommodating a number of bet.
tors who came forward with small
s wagers. Rob Kase took Mccoy for as
: much as he could get at even money
> and managed to swell the total of his