Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-01-01
SHARKEY- McCOY.
The Coming Twenty Round Bout is the
Talk OF Sporting Men How the Boxers
Sontp pare ia Measurements.


Copyright, 1881
Public opinion has not been very ia
vorable recently toward the boxing fra
ternity, especially the heavyweight
class, on account of the talkative tao
tics employed by thes principals. The
recent iiasco in the Sharkey- Corbett
affair in New York did not improve
their standing with the sporting public.
The agreement between Sharkey and
Mccoy, however. for 20 round bout to
take place ON January 10, has been re-
ceiyed better than might have been eX-
pected. The reason OF this is that the
preliminaries to the signing OF the ar
ticles of agreement were managed in
a businessllke way by the two men and
without the tiresome discussions and
holding out for special concessions by
each sucn as have come Of late to be
looked upon as almost inevitable prior
to a heavyweight encounter.
The belief prevails in sporting circles
ali over the country that the LenoX
Atletnic club of New York, which is to
pull off the match, was in no way i'm
plicated in the unfortunate Sharkey-
Corbett affair. Consequently it is pro-
bable that another such crowd as con-
gregated to witness that contest will
assemble to see the coming one.
Both men have their admirers, and
experts in such matters are divided in
their opinion as to The probable out
come OF the affair. The balance of ia
vor seems to rest with Sharkey, how
ever, though it is impossible to select
a winner on the basis of their previous
work. Besides, so called lines on pro-
spective contests based on sucn data
have many times been proved OF little
value.
Those who pin their faith on Sharkey
point to their recent battles, which
show that Sharkey defeated Rubin in
less than one round, whereas Mccoy re-
quired 20 rounds to defeat the same
man and didn't knock him out at that.
They also assert that in his recent bout
with Corbett the ex-sailor showed de-
cisiyely that he had gained great deal
in science and skill and proved that he
is no longer to be feared as foul fight
er and isijus& as hard hitter as ever.
Kid MtCoy's admirers, on the con-
trary, contend that the acknowledged
skill andSring generalship of their ia
yorite arg sufficient tossave him from
defeat They declare that the worst
that GAN happen to him will be a draw
Such an outome will be regretted by
the slaorting fraternity, which always
desires to have win within the Limits
no matter who gets the decision Z
Mccoy has always. tried to aX>;a get
ting into, the ring against TX bio fel-
lows. and the forthcoming Min
be the darkest encounters co on osreer.
nc nc me- go ~ sar " b m means fault
He ees1 stand an immessl maj! J to hed5df
plinishmellt and eome up smiling for
the next fopnd at the call of time, as he
has proved in several of his contests.
Besides, he has superlative confidence
in his own ability and firmly believes
that he can defeat any opponent in the
world that can be pitted against him
in 20 foot ring. This conviction has
always been material aid to Sharkey
in all his ring career. He has stated
in regard to his go with Mccoy that he,
does not underrate the Kids science,
but is certain that he will land enough
hard punches during the encounter to
defeat him.
The contest will be a case of science,
skill and an intimate knowledge of ring
tactics matched against enormous
strength, combined with certain
amount of boxing ability. Both men
have been training strictly and should
show up in splendid shape. The meas !,
urements OF the two men are interest
ing. The following table allows of easy
comparison of their respective inches I
and avoirdupois:
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