Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-11
SHARKEY THE WINNER.
He Knocks Mccoy Out IN The
Tenth Round,
He WAS A REVELATION.
The Big Sailors improvement ReSaIdeu
as Marvellous.
THE "I<IDv VERY SCIENTIFIC.
His Foot Work Was Clever and He
Hit Hard, Hut He Was Clearly Out.
CIassed-The Irish-Amcrican Cool
and Courageous-Fighti I'm Detail.
THE "KIDv VERY SCIENTIFIC.
and Courageous-Fight I'm Detail.

fOfh, January JN-lOn Sndfhey, tno
American sailor, stands tonight the only
| heavy weight possibility for championship
honors and the title now held by Bob
Fitzsimmons. He whipped Kid Mccoy
good and hard in the tenth round of what
was to have been a twenty-round battle.
and by doing so the Irish-American pugl-
list forged his way undeniaby to the
front rank, and Fitzsimmons must now
consider the sailor pugilist's claim with
out delay.
| HE WAS a REVELATION.
SharlSey tonight was a revelation to
those who saw him a couple Of years ago.
His rlng-work and generalship are so
vastly superior to his exhibitions when he
first came to the East as fighter that
the improvement is almost incredible.
Great punches Of muscle, with untimed
confidence and cool head, are the quail
fcations which have enabled Sharkey 10
fight his way to the front rank Of heavy
weight pugists,. and no one. not even
Mccoy, who suffered defeat at his hands
tonight denies the full measure of praise
| that is due to the Irishman.
| McCoy's marvellous foot work. and that
| long left jab, with which he has put so
many OF his opponents to sleep. are
two factors in his makeup that must
always appeal to lovers Of the fistic art.
He used every artlfice known to the ad-
vanced school of pugilism in his contest
| tonight, and his defeat must not be at
| tributed to any lack OF close study on
his part of every trick in the boxing
game Many OF his friends felt tonight
| that he ought to have gone up against
smaller game than sharkey.
MCCOY HIT HARD.
When Mccoy sent Sharkey to the door
I'm the third round tonight no one doubt
ed the Kids ability to hit hard, and
many thought that he had sharhey at his
mercy This idea was soon dspelled
when the Irishman began to get to his
man.
McCoy's seconds were Doc Payne, Con
Kelley and Frank Erne; Time-keepcr.
| Nate Fenton, OF Buffalo. Sharkey's Sc
conds were Tom O'Rourke, Tommy
| Ryan, Syracuse; George Dixon, and
Jack Doughtery; Time-keeper. Professor
Jimmy Deforest. Tim Hurst was referee.
sharkeys weight was 172 pounds; Nc
Coy's, 15S pounds.
Mccoy wore white running trunks, with
a belt Of the Stars and Stripes. Tom wore
| green trunks. with 4 belt OF American
colors. They shook hands at loas o'clock.
| Following is the story of the fight by
| rounds:
| MCOYS ROUND.
Round 1-They iddled. Mccoy tried
left for the wind. but missed Tom swung
left over the kidneys. Mccoy tried a
| left hook for the head. landing lightly.
| Tom uppercut with a right on the chest
Mccoy made a half circle Of the ring. and
then caught on the stomach. Sharkey
did not reply. Mccoy again sent his left
| TO the stomach and brought 1t up TO the
| face. Sharkey hooked q light Right TO the
ribs. Both men were sparrng at the gong.
McCoy's round.
| Round 2-McCoy side-stepped TO the left
| for a half circle OF the ring, and let MS
left go, landing lightly on the face. Tom
stepped back and Mccoy ran close 10 him.
| Two efforts OF Mccoy 10 reach his man
were futile, but be caught Tom on tire
ropes and caught light left on the nose.
Tom came TO the centre Of the ring ana
| tried left and right. without effect. ana
agaIn the kid" sent his left lightly 10
the face. Mccoy constantly kept side
stepping. and evaded Toms attempts for
left hook or swing very cleverly. NC
Coy put a light left on Toms face when
near the ropes on the west END or mo
ring. and Sharkey sent a hard left hook
20 the ribs just as the gong sounded.
THOMAS FELL AND REBoUNDED.
Round 3-Tom tried to force matters,
and Mccoy, at close quarters, sent ms
left TO the ear and ducked away from a
left swing Each sent lefts To the heads
at close quarters, with little erect, ana
McCoy's foot-work pGzzled Tom, who
could not land until Mccoy stopped. after
getting a left on the breast. Tom then
sent his left 10 the neck, and Mccoy
jammed a hard left on the nose. This
seemed 10 annoy Tom, who was unused
TO such quick foot-work and Mccoy MT
Tom with another jab on the nose. Twice
around the ring Mccoy sde-stepped. ana.
each step forcing his left jab. landing
lightly. Suddenly the Kid stood rigid and
sent his right 10 the face. repeating the
blow within seconds so hard that Tom
fell 10 the floor Tom Jumped up like q
rubber ball. rebOundng. and again he fell
10 the floor The bell found them SPAR
ring
MCOYS FOOT WORK.
Round 4-McCoy's foot work was mar
vellous He cut out the pace, and Sharkey
could not reach him through the kids
clever side-stepplng Once In while Nc
Coy would stop and send that long iett
10 the body or head. Tom tried all sorts
OF lodges 10 bring his man 10 him. but
the Kid side-stepped all the time. and
Toms swings famed the air. Sharkey
rushed and tried for tho body, but tho
Kid side-stepped again and sent two hard
lefts 20 the face. These blows stung Tom.
but the latter stuck his tongue out as
much as 10 say: Those don't count. Hit
heavier"
Round 5-McCoy rushed across the ring,
and the men cllnched IN Sharkey's corner.
Sharkey tried left and right swings hut
the Kid lodged. Tom tried lett and risht
again. but the Kid lodged away from