Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-01-11
SHARKEY-
Sailor Knocked Out his OppO-
nent in Tenth Round.
Mccoy Fought Hard and Floored
Sharkey In Third Round.
Fltzsimmons Says he VIII Fight Sba ky
for the Championship.
sHARKEY AVID mcoY Talk.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE twenty round
contest between Kid Mccoy and Sailor
Sb6rkey for pnrss Of $4,000 aud a psr
cantsge OF the gate receipts. was one OF
the greatest llstic encounters ever wit
messed IN this city.
Mccoy put up game Eight and in the
third round he seemed 10 have the sailor
ON the run. Sharksy's wonderful staying
powers came In 10 good adyaD iage and he
showed up as fresh as ever IL tue fourth
round.
sharkey's victory let night means
that there will be IL hyht for the heavy
weight champion hip between sharkey
and Fitz'immens In the near future.
After the fight tzsimm0Ds stated that
II Sharkey would put up $4,000 a. "A side
bet and cover his forfeit OF $1,000. he
would meet him any time after three
weeks.
Over 5000 people witnessed the fight
last night and among them we're many of
the best known sporting men In the
country. The betting favored Mccoy.
AT 1910 q, m. Mccoy and his seconds
entered the ring. and u few minutes later
Sharkey and his party put la their up
learance. amid great applause.
At 10A0 Referee Hurst was introduced
aud minute later the hfst round
started.
THE FIGHT by ROUNDS.
First ROuud-McCoy dancing around
hia man; Xii leads, putting left Oh wind,
then lifts 10 ear. bringing right TO chin;
Sharkey countpring with both hands on
body. They clinch aud break. Kid
shoots lelt to car ana dances out OF
reach. KID teints with left for stomach,
liita 10 eys, Tenn countering on ear with
left. KID touches stomach with left.
Tom swinging over his head. Kid wal
lOps hard on the ribs. shooting right 10
cheek and ducks the sailors reply. Tom
short oil leaf aud Mccoy soaks ribs with
left. Tom tapping the heal high with
left. Sparring at end. NcCOy's clever
nes. is wonderful. Eni OF first round.
Second Round-Ths Kid does some
lively dancing around the ring. Tom
continues keeping up the chase. McCoy
draws a lead aud uses both hands on head,
blocking return. Tom runs In high
and pushes him to the ropes. Kid. in
running away, catches smash on the
back OF the head. Mccoy smalhes the
mouth with left and jabs 30 m ich with
left and continues dancing. Ciinch. and
on break bell rings. End OF second
round.
Third Round - Kid dances, stops sud
denly ana darts lett 10 eye. Tom coUn.
ters on head; again Kid IA IN with left on
cheek. Tom tlnds ribs with right; Kid
gets left in stomach ard throws of the
counter. Tom misses ft swing, Mccoy
banging the mouth with left; Kid lands
on stomach; Tom puts right on ribs Kid
put left TO ear. and Tom counters with
left twice on neck. Kid ja0s &6hth with
left and puts hard hCOK on Jaw. tuInbling
Tom in heap. He gets UP quickly but
In ii)ored again With an ther right in the
same place. Again Tom ia up, but the
Kid puts left and right on face. The
gong sounds while sharkey * ysiniy tIy
ing 10 reach his man.
Fourth kOund-The Kid shoots left 10
mouth and then gets away, and feints
with right and Tom laughs Kid puts
lett on the eye gnd right hook TO jaw.
Sharbey grins at him, sharkey misses
lift swing, Kid jabbing nose Tom puts
right under arm and KID jabs left anc
right on head Tom lands left on shoul
der and misses left swing. the Kid smash
ing him In the face twice with left. and
left gees to wind; Gom slugs ribs Kids
left to eye. Tom walloped right snd left
on rits Sparring al close quarters.
Fifth R0und-Iom PUSHES, but swing
dent land. Kid iabs lett on nose. Tom
rGshes again and again. Sid gets left
Gu nose once more and jumps out Of
reach; Tom follow ing him closely, but
McCoy's agility keeps him free from
harm. Tom coses in corner. putting
loft On neck In the next clinch Hurst
was compelled to break them apart. Kid
puts left three times In face and ribs; a
second later with left on chin. A series
Of clinches and Mccoy puts left twice on
eye, then dropping to the ribs. Tom
fushes hut the Cid Is not there, just 0e.
fore the hell sounds the Kid drives hard
left to wind.
sixth ROund-Kid darts left for head
Toms left goes over his head. Toms
left on stomach, the Kid countering on
ear aud left twice on wind, Tom answer
ing In same kind. shatkeya left for
wind reaches all right. Kid pOkes left
10 mouth. Tom rushel, nearly pitching
through the ropes AZ the Xii lodges.
Mccoy lands twice on ear with right,
then Jabs left Oh face. Tom gOes 10 ribs
with right. Mccoy uppercuts with left.
Tom PUSHES him 10 the ropes. landing
twice with left on neck The Kid sends
back heavy shot on wind.
Seventh Rlund-Each scores couple
Of misses. MrCoy lib7 at long range.
Tom lands left on jaw and sends Kid TO
the r0pes; Tom stiil rushing plants left
again on the hand and they clinch. Tom
puts left on mouth and the Kid reaches
his eye. then lands right on stomach.
then upper cuts llly with right, reach.
ing the chin. Sharkey crowds him to
the r0r - and uppercuts tho Kid. Both
appear % lose speed Suddenly the Kid
shoots left 10 the eve and they are drag
ging each other around the ring.
Righth Ronni--Opnns with rlinCh and
hugging Toms left for wind ia stopped
and the Kid jats twice with left. The
Kid now attends 10 the stomach, landing
two lefts. The Kid jahs the eye twice,
almost closing one OF the sailors optics
Tom continues to rush and Hurst Ia
again compelled 10 break them, Tom Is !
very tired and the Kid uppercnts him
with right Tom lands hard left on the !
Kids stomach and Mccoy reels. Tom
lands another left, doubling Mccoy mp;