The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-20
O'DONHELL AN EASY MARK
Kid Mccoy Handles the Big Fell
low as He Pleases.
LASTED BUT SIX ROUNDS
Mccoy Had His Antagonist at His Mercy
Throughout the Fight-Landed Let's
and Rights Continually-The Kid
Received Not a Scratch,

little difficulty in getting away with
Steve O'Donnell in the arena of the
Broadway Athletic club tonight. De-
spite ODonnelPs advantage of height,
reach and weight, Mccoy went at him
gradually without taking any care
less liberties, and soon had his big adj
versary in trouble.
O'Donnell never landed a good blow
on Mccoy, while the Kid was gaining
ground in each succeeding round. His
left was always getting to the face,
head or wind, and O'Donnell was puz-
zled. He staggered frequently, and in
the sixth round went down from left
swing.
He remained down as long as the
rules allowed, but it was all up with
the big fellow. Mccoy went after him,
swinging lefts and rights, and soon
tioored him with a hard left swing, from
the effects of which he was unable to
recover until counted out
Steve had to be assisted to his feet
by the referee, while Mccoy walked to
his corner smiling and without mark.
Every inch of the vast seating space
IN the club house was occupied half an
hour after the doors We're opened and
hundreds of people thronged the streets
in front of the building early, crowding
in for standing room. Since the club
house was opened there has never been
such large attendance.
The men were introduced to go 20
rounds at catch weights, and both re-
ceived a hearty reception.
Round one-They spared at long
range for some moments. Steve tried
two lefts for the body, but failed to
land. Mccoy sent two lefts to the face
and landed light left swing to the
jaw. Then he sent a similar blow to
the chin without getting anything
back from the big fellow O'Donnell
was entirely on the defensive and Nc
Coy amused the crowd by giving Steve
three back hand slaps on the face with
his left, and put it in twice on the nose
lightly before the bell.
Round two-McCoy led a light left
for the face and then tried a right
swing, which Steve blocked. After
some more sparring, Mccoy tented
with his left and threw his right over,
but only landed on the big fellows
shoulder. O'Donnell, with his adyan-
tage of reach and height, was unabl
to land on the kid, who brought the
blood from Steves nose with a smart
left rap, Mccoy was getting cautious
and took no chances, and held O'Don-
nell so safe that Steve could not reach
him.
Round three-One hundred to 20 was
now offered on Mccoy without any
takers. The Kid opened with light
left to the neck and tried for the body,
but was short. They exchanged light
lefts on the head, and Mccoy shot his
right to the body. He followed quick
ly with a hard leftswing on the Jaw
and o'Donnell staggered to the ropes
ODonnell seemed dazed and McCoy
kept jabbing him with lefts on the
face and neck until the gong inter-
| fered
Round four-As usual, Mccoy was on
| the aggressive and sent the left to the
| face. Then he sent it to the body and
| followed with his right to the wind.
| Left and right to the wind were Nc
| Coy's next contributions, after which
| Steve landed light left on the Kid
! ear and a right tap on the forehead.
Mccoy swung his left to the Jaw, and
| tabbed another straight on the mouth.
| Steve put couple of light lefts to the
| face, but Mccoy drove him to the ropes
| with a left swing on the jaw and drove
| both hands to the body in rapid sue
| cession and O'Donnell staggered to his
| corner.
Round five-McCoy landed left on
| the jaw and then sent left and right to
| body. Two lett swings from the Kid
| on the jaw brought two rights from
| O'Donnell which touched up Mccoy s
| wind The Kid then forced matters.
| sending left and right swings to the
| jaw and put O'Donnell on the ropes,
| where Steve clinched. The Kid, in the
breakaway swung his left to the jaw
| lightly. They came to the center Of the
| ring only to be separated by the gong.
| Round six-McCoy opened with left
and right swings to the jaw. then stag
gered Steve to the ropes with a left on
the jaw Two left jabs to the body
made O'Donnell stagger. He came to
the center and the Kid sent him reel
ing and kept slamming Steve around
the ring with lefts and rights O'Don-
| nell went down from left swing and
| took the limit to get up. Mccoy rushed
at him as soon as he arose and landed
on him at will Jabs in the stomach
brought O'Donnell down to Mccoy s
| height and then the Kid sailed in with
lefts and rights on the jaw. O'Don-
| nell was bleeding profusely from the
nose and mouth and was groggy. Nc
Coy finally, put him down with a left
swing on the jaw and O'Donnell was
| counted out. Time of round, two min
utes and 48 seconds.
After the men had returned to their
| dressing rooms Mccoy said:
IT will post 81, 900 tomorrow to meet
| Bob Fitzsimmons for the title of mid
| dleweight champion of the world at 15S
| pounds. My money will remain up for
| 80 days. and should FitZsimmons ignore
my defy I will claim the title and
withdraw my money, after which
will challenge F1tzsimmons at catch
weights. This ought to make him come
to time If he intends fighting any one.
If he fails to defend the middleweight
championship. and / claim it, will de-
fend it against all corners, negroes
barred, at 1853 pounds"