The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-28
won in EIGHT ROUNDS
"EIID" MCCOY EASILY DISPOSED OF
BIG JACK MCCORMACK IN
NEW YORK
WAS WARY OF HIS OPPONENT

Again Being Sent to the Land of
Nod by Chance Blow - McCOr-
mack Proved to Be IL Quitter, and
the Spectators and Referee Were
Disguised With His Work.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2T.-Before 1900 peo-
pie at the Lenox Athletic club tonight
Kid Mccoy clearly proved that Jack Nc
Cormack, of Philadelphia, won by f1uke
a few weeks ago in Chicago when he
knocked Mccoy out. They met at catch
weights for twenty-round go, and Nc
Coy reversed matters in a very thorough
manner. He simply smothered the big
wrestler, and made him look like no.
vice. He sent him down several times.
but Mccormack was not satisfied with
these breathing spells, as he lay down
several times without receiving punch.
He also transgressed the rules by holding
and wrestling end was frequently eau
toned. He feigned being groggy couple
of times, and tried to catch Mccoy OF
his guard so that he could swing his
right over. Mccoy was too foxy for
these Wiles, and kept on the alert all the
time He would certainly have put Mccoy
to sleep had the big fellow stood up and
fought like a man. The spectators be-
came disguised with McCormacks actions,
so did Referee Charley White, who sent
him to his corner in the eighth on account
of his dropping, and declared Mccoy the
winner.
Before the fight Mccoy was the favor
tie, at 10 to 3. Even money was wagered
that the fight would not last six rounds.
After the men had entered the ring Pc
ter Maher challenged the winner. Nc
Cormack looked twice as big as Mccoy.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round One-McCormack led off and Nc
Coy backed away. The KID then led left
cautioned for holding, and, in the break
away, caught the Kid with left on face.
Mccormack rushed. and they came to a
to the floor and fell on top of him. NJ
Cormack tried with both hands for the
head, but failed to land. He rushed
and right to the face. Mccoy was TAX
ing no chances, and was very wary
Round Twon,,McCormack backed away
point Of the jaw, which knocked McCor-
mack on his back. He took the limit
Who e sdesteppe duS and T plsnted Il ha2d
right on the eye. Mccormack rushed in,
but Mccoy met him with right upper
cut to the chin. Mccormack chopped a
left to the chest, and then the, K1d
rushed him to the corner and landed a
left on the jaw. Mccormack slipped
down, and Mccoy fell over him. The
bell rang before Mccormack had regained
his feet
Round Three-McCormack tried rush
ing without getting in a blow. He rush
ed and showed Mccoy across the ring and
in a breakaway Mccoy caught him on
the head with his left and clineh fol-
lowed. Jack was cautioned for holding.
him and swung right to head. The bell
found them sparring.
BIG ONE CAUTIONED.
Round Four-McCoy led off with right
and left to neck and head. Jack clinched
and was cautioned for wrestling. Mccoy
down with left and right to head. Jack
took nine seconds to get up. Mccoy
spared CAUTIOUSLY, and drove Jack to
and a right uppercut to the chin. Nc
Cormack rushed and Mccoy met him
with a straight left on the face at the
bell.
Round Five-A right upporcut on the
wind stopped a rush by Jack, and then
he backed into a corner, where Mccoy
cut under the chin. Jack was up with
in the limit, and he received another
hard uppercut on the breast: McCor-
corner, but got up Immediately and came
to the center. Mccoy laid for open
ing, but Mccormack swung his right
' Round sixHMccoy led off with
straight left on the mouth and Jack
d bo to Ms knees san nd n do%
right rsd uppercut on the body and JACK atR
clinched Mccoy. with both hands free,
kept them working on the wind. Nc,
Coy escaped a vicious left swing. and
then sent several hard ones in on the
body before the gong rang.
MCCORMACK A GUTTER.
Round Seven-McCoy led left for face.
and Jack came back at him with his
right. Mccormack rushed clear across
ting Jack fall to his knees. A few sec
onds later Mccoy uppercut him with the
right. and Jack went down again for the
swing on McCoy's face. but had TO re-
sort to dropping to avoid punishment.
The referee ordered him tcget 10. amid
dropped him with another right upper
cut Jack was still down when the gong
sounded
Round Eight-McCoy opened with a
right to the body. Jack clinched, and the
Kid gave him five or six right over the
kidneys and then sent him down With
more fight in Mccormack, and he dropped
frequently without a punch. The. referee
made him get up, g and Mccoy Ne KNOCKED fS2ls
he got up aain Mccoy went to him with
determined look on his face. which so
scared the Philadelphia that he lay
down. The referee then stopped the bout
and declared Mccoy the winner. Time of
round. minutes and 81 seconds.
In the preliminaries Black Critic. Of
Brooklyn. and Kid Ashe. of Cincinnati
spared a brisk six-round draw. and Sam
Al Dola iciO In, fJ,o
over Frank Bryant. who lay down to
escape further punishment. All four were