The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-19
SPORTING NEWS.
Mccoy Feels Certain Of a Vic
tory Over Peter Maher.
The Boxer Discusses His Match
on New Years Day.
MAHER'S WEAK POINTS
Kid Does Not Hold His Rival a
Worthy Opponent.
HOOsier Tells How Irishman
viii Vanquish Himself.

/ New York, Dec. 19.-"Kid' Mccoy and
/ Peter Maher, two of the best and yet
most uncertain of the heavyweights OF
the American ring-whtch, by the way, Is
the prize ring of the world-will meet in
this city the afternoon of New Year
day They will fight by daylight at 3
O'Clock in the afternoon and no attempt
Will be made to take pictures of the fight
at least that is the present plan of the
promoters of the affair. The fight is set
/ for the afternoon simply because the
nagement of the club thinks better
crowd VIII turn out then than at night
Despite the reports of his illness and
general breakdown in health Mccoy con-
ability to land winner in the coming
battle against the former Irish champion.
IhIs IS the way the kid tells Of the
hight and his impression of it in writing
for 2 New York paper:
Ihere IS an old saying that 'exper-
1ence IS the best teacher That is I'M
doubtedly so. Nevertheless there are
observation. One of these is to avoid
iIsLlI5eIi; anu mat IS Ine lesson nave
learned IN watching Peter Maher fight.
| am going to profit by that lesson when
Island Sporting club New Years day.
1 refer to that terrific right arm with
which the man from the Emerald isle has
sent TO grass so many good bOXerS-bOx-
ers who had him on the run until in
WiIhln range OF that death-dea1ng shaft
of bone and muscle. Witness Joe Choy-
psk,s fate at the Broadway club when
he met the IriShman.
HOLDS MAHER AN EASY TASK
COnQIL1On
slider that a man of his calibre is a worthy
9Per iose 9oT b b9 bgoo9d snny snf5y b9Ter who
employed in my fight with Sharkey will
Undoubtedly prove too much for the Irish
''Maher's sole reliance in the ring is his
strength He is somewhat cleverer than
he was several years ago but is still a
long way from what could be called a
ness, which will bring about his downfall.
t1lS WI1d rushes; backed up by nothing
but bull strength can not win against
shifty boxer who keeps out of his way.
If let alone Maher will defeat himself.
endeaTor to reach his man and when the
crucial moment arrives will fall easy
victim to good, hard, straight punching.
again. the Irlshman lacks one essential
point for the making Of a good fighter
1T has been stated that the great ad-
vantage in weight which Maher will have
same thing was said when I met Sharkey
and yet ask Sharkey today who gave him
say Maher, Fitzsimmons, Jenries?
don't think so. I think he will tell you
toughest argument within the confines of
a ring that it was ever his lot to run up
,MCOY's OPINION ON HITTING.
AS to hitting. while as I say, I have
the greatest regard for the Irishmans
punching. abilities, nevertheless I'm not so
very, bad in that line myself. I tapped
for almost the limit and sent him totter-
ing to the very edge of the precipice of
oblivion. A few love pats such as those
won't do Maher any good, that's certain
You see, have weighed my chance in
this battle from every Standpoint pro and
con. Every principle involved has been
as carefully worked out as though I were
trying to locate the north pole I know
Maher's strong points just as we'll as I
do his weak ones, and I am almost as
familiar with both as I am with my own
capabilities as a boxer. neither under
rate nor Overrate him. I simply take him
at what think he is worth. and the sum
total Of this calculation places him sew
eral degrees below what I consider my
own pugiliStic Capa bilitieS.
Never a man went into the ring who
trained more faithfully for a battle than
I have for this one, and I can truthfully
say I am in the pink of condition Those
who are picking Maher to defeat me on
the strength of my lack of appreciation
of his capabilities had best remember
what I said about observation. 1 have
read Maher like a book