The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19

match with Mccoy at 15S pounds al
the ringside. When Mccoy entered the
ring he announced that he was willing
to make a match with Ryan and hi
hoped TO close the matter tonight OF
tomorrow.
There has been bad feeling between
the men for years. and ii added bitter
ness TO the defeat for Mccoy to have
his old enemy see his easy defeat
After the fight. while Mccoy was sit
ting in his corner, Ryan came up tC
him, laughing, and said: "Oh, give ms
a match, Mccoy. Give me a match"
Mccoy did not even look up as Ryar
walked away and made no reply.
Mccoy would say very little after the
fight, merely claiming that it was g
chance blow which would not be landed
on him again in a hundred fights by a
man of Mccormack ability.
Tommy Ryan said: Il was not look
ing for it just that way, I'll admit.
don't know what l was looking for, ex-
actly. but il proves one thing 10 me
and that is. Mccoy has lost his sight
his fighting sight. He can't see but one
hand at a time When Mccormack
feinted with the left he drew back
threw out his right little to stop the
blow he thought was coming. He never
saw the right at all. He thought that
left feint was all there was 10 it, He
simply can't see two hands on an oppo-
nent."
George Siler, said: "It looked to me
like a fight lost through overconfdence
I don't mean to take anything from
Mccormack when 1 say that, for he
won his fight fairly and honestly. Nc
Coy acted as though he had an easy
thing of it, and his knock down of Nc
COrmack convinced him that there was
only one man to 1t. He was not careful
enough with his guard it seemed tC
me, but then these very things are
what lose and win q fight A man is
bound to get punched If he don't stop
the punch The men could probably
fight a long time before such a thing
would happen again, but it happened
this time and Mccormack is entitled to
all the credit"
Long after the fight was over Nc
Coy consented to talk about the knock
out. He seemed almost broken-hearted
and sat in his room with a hopeless
look on his face, saying nothing save
when questioned directly.
Il suppose" he said, that l held
Mccormack a little too cheaply. but
for all that | was not fighting care
lessly. and l want it understood that
was fairly and honestly beaten. l am
making no excuses whatever. McCor-
mack fought me in a manly way and
won victory. However, I still hold
the opinion that l am the better man
and if Mccormack will give me another
chance 1 am willing to fight him
again.
When asked concerning the actual
knockout Mccoy said:
Il really knew absolutely nothing
about it. The last thing l remember
is seeing Mccormack on his knees
after l had knocked him down What
happened after Mccormack got up !
don't know. l don't remember that he
did get up, but I guess he must have
done so,' he said with a feeble laugh.
When asked about Ryan's taunting
him for a match Mccoy said: IT never
heard it. 1 never saw him. I was
back in my room before 1 knew any
thing at ALL"
Mccormack said: 'I was satisfied
from what I had heard from Ryan
and others that could beat McCoy,
although I naturally did not think
could do it so quickly. The victory has
not inflated me with the idea that I can
beat any Of the other great fighters.
but just the same 1 am going after
some of the best