The record-union., 1899-09-28
Clearly Shows His Superiority Over
Jack Mccormack.
Simply Smothered the Big Wrestler, AMI
Made Him Lock Like a Novice.
The Phi1ade1phian Sent to His
Corner in the Nghth Round on
Account of His Continually
Dropping, Referee White
Awarding the Fight to Mccoy.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Before 1000
people at the Lenox Athletic Club to-
night Kid Mccoy clearly proved that
Jack Mccormack of Philadelphia won
by f1uke a few weeks ago in Chicago
when he knocked Mccoy out. They
met at catch weights for a twenty
round go, and Mccoy reversed matters
in very thorough manner. He simply
the big wrestler, and made
him look like a novice. He sent him
down several times, but Mccormack
was not satisfied with these breathing
spells, as he lay down several times
without receiving a punch. He also
the rules by holding and
wrestling, and was frequently caution
ed. He feigned being groggy a couple
of times, and tried to catch Mccoy off
his guard, so that he could swing his
right over. Mccoy was not to be fool
ed by these wiles, and kept on the alert
all the time He would certainly have
put Mccormack to sleep had the big
fellow stood up and fought like man.
The spectators became disgusted with
Mccormack actions, and so did Ref
cree Charley White, who sent him to
his corner in the eighth round on ac
count of his dropping, and declared Nc
Coy the winner.
Before the fight Mccoy was the ia,
vorite at 10 to 3. Even money was
wagered that the fight would not last
six rounds. After the men had entered
the ring Peter Maher challenged the
winner. Mccormack looked twice as
big as Mccoy.
Round MCCOY led off and McCor-
mack backed away. The Kid then led
his left to the face. Mccormack clinch-
ed, and was cautioned for holding, and
in the breakaway caught the Kid with
his left on the face. Mccormack rush
ed, and then came to a clinch. Nc
CoTmack showed the Kid to the floor
and fell on him. Mccormack rushed
and got in a light left to the neck and
to the chest Mccoy was taking no
chances, and was very wary.
Round 2-McCormack ? backed away
from the Kids leads, and Mccoy fol-
lowed and landed a right swing on the
point of the jaw which knocked Nc
Cormack on his back He took the
limit to get up, and rushed wildly at
Mccoy, who side stepped and planted a
hard right on the eye. Mccormack
rushed in, but Mccoy met him with
a right uppercut to the chin. McCor-
mack chopped a left TO the chest, and
then the Kid rushed him to the corner
and landed a left on the jaw. McCor-
mack slipped, and Mccoy fell over him.
The bell rang when Mccormack had
his feet.
d i
without getting in blow. He rushed
and showed Mccoy across the ring, and
in the breakaway Mccoy caught him
on the head with his left, and a clinch
followed. Jack was cautioned for
holding. Jack rushed again, out Nc
Coy evaded him and swung his right
to the head The bell found them
sparring.
Round MCCOY led off with his left
and right to the neck and head. Jack
and was cautioned for wrest>
ling. Mccoy rushed Jack to the ropes
and put him down with left and right
to the head. Jack took ten seconds to
get up. Mccoy spared carefully, and
drove Jack to the ropes with a left
jab on the body and a right uppercut
to the chin. Mccormack rushed and
Mccoy met him with a straight left on
the face at the bell
Round "a right uppercut on the
wind stopped a rush by Jack, and then
he backed into a corner, where Mccoy
put him down with heavy right up
percut under the chin. Jack was up
within the limit and he received an
other hard uppercut on the breast. Nc
Cormaek dropped without a blow, but
got UP Immediately and came to the
center of the ring. Mccoy waited for
an opening, but Mccormack swung his
right back of McCoy's neck.
Round 6-McCoy led off a straight
left on the mouth, and Jack dropped
to his knees and remained down the
limit Mccoy sent in a stinging right
uppercut on the body, and Jack clinch-
ed Mccoy, with both hands free, kept
them working on the wind. Mccoy
swung a vicious left and sent hard
ones on the wind before the gong rang.
Round Mccoy led his left to the
face, and Jack caught him ON the back
of the neck with right. Mccormack
rushed clear across the ring, and Nc
Coy stepped aside, letting Jack fall to
his knees. A few seconds later Mccoy
uppercut him with the right, and Jack
went down again for the limit. After
he got up he landed a left swing on
McCoys face, but had to resort to
dropping to avoid punishment The
referee ordered him to get up, amid
the boots of the spectators, and Mccoy
dropped him with another right upper
cut. Jack was still down when the
gong sounded.
Round S-McCoy opened with right
to the body. Jack clinched, and the
Kid gave him five or six rights over
the kidneys, and then sent him down
with a right uppercut. After this there
was no fighting in Mccormack, and he
dropped frequently without a punch
The referee made him get up, and Nc
Coy knocked him down with a left on
the face. When he got up again Nc
Coy went at him with determined
look on his face, which so scared the
Philadelphian that he laid down.
The referee then stopped the bout.
and declared Mccoy the winner. Time
Of round minutes and 81 seconds
PURTELL DEFEATS GOFF.
DENVER, Sept. 27.-Paddy Purtell
of Denver defeated Charley Goff of
Spokane tonight in six rounds before
the Olympic Athletic Club.
The men We're scheduled to fight
twenty rounds at the middle weight
limit. Up to the very end of the fight
Goff had all the best of it. He over
matched Purtell both in hight and in
reach, and jabbed him repeatedly with
his left without a return. His favorite
blow was a left jab to the face and
hard right hook to the ribs, and he
did this in the first two rounds without