The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-11

and the men cllnched In Sharkeys corner
Siarkey tried the left and right swings
but the Kid lodged away. Tom caugh,
Mccoy in the neutral corner and sent nj.
Ter, to the stomach and right on the
Il car. Mccoy countered heavily with his
left on the head. Tom kent rushing inef.
lfectivcly and once he caught Mccoy on the
ropes and tried TO land left hook. but
Mccoy rebounded from the ropes like q
rubber bali and Tom sent his left to the
right ribs, only landing a glancing blow.
Both men were fresh at the end OF the
| round
Round 6. Sharkey was on the aggressive
Mccoy was wary and using his feet to ad-
vantage Tom caught him side stepping,
landing left hook low on the body aud
another on the ribs close TO the heart.
/ Mccoy jabbed left to the face and body,
but failed To dodge left hook from Tom,
| which caught him on the neck under the
ear. Tom kept on the aggressive aud
caught Mccoy on the ropes without gam
Ing anything. Tom caught Mccoy In the
corner and gave him two belts in the body.
Mccoy Jumped to the middle OF the ring
and side stepped, but Tom hooked his loft
and sent his right across to the head. but
/ they were glancing blows. AT this stage
oil the game there Yves betting OF $500 even
Tom would knock Mccoy out.
Round7. Both blocked cleverly, Tom
swinging his left fer the head. Mccoy
stepped out OF harms way. Two ciinchcs
followed, In which the referee had to go
between the men To separate them. Com
ing together at close quarters, Mccoy got
his left TO the wind and Mccoy landed his
right on the head. Leading and blocking
cleverly on both sides was then the order
and Mccoy succeeded In landing left
hook on Toms right eye, raising a mouse
over the cheek bone. Both were fresh
when the gong sounded.
Round s. They rushed to clinch with
nothing doing Mccoy sent left swing
to the head, Tom nppercutting With left
to the head. Sparring continued without
injury TO either. Tom shouted "I'm tired
The Kid led a beautiful left for the head,
but Tom twisted away around and brought
MS left to ribs. In a rush Tom played for
the body, landing his left seemingly low.
and Mccoy dropped 10 the floor OF the
ring where he wrigged for eight Sec
onds' II looked as 4 Mccoy were down
about twelve seconds, but the referees
count was only eight Mccoy came up
again seemingly uninjured and finished
the round sparring
Round .. Mccoy opened with a left on
tho jaw and Tom repeated with II left and
right on the head. forcing tho Kid all
over the ring. Tom forced the fighting
into his own corner. where he got Mccoy
with terrible left in the stomach. send
ing pail Of water all over Tim Sullivan.
who was sitting in box. Mccoy recuper-
ated quickly. but got another welt in the
wind which forced him to the ropes. Then
Tom forced the fighting and landed half
a dozen bard lefts on the breast and stom-
ach as Mccoy was trying to get away to
the left This was Toms round, by long
odds
Round 10. The Kid kept skipping to
the right and ran into p clinch. where he
held Tom without blow being struck.
Sharkey, taking the advice of Tom
O'Rourke, played for the body, but Mccoy
effectively guarded himself Then Tom
turned his attention to the body and land
ed on the ribs with his left. Then Sharkey
turned his attention TO the upper works,
with Mccoy sprinting TO the right. with
Sharkey having decided advantage. The
Sailo" lat fly both EFT and right, landing
on tho body and forcing Mccoy to the
east end OF The ring, close 10 the center.
Mccoy faltered and Tom caught him with
q left swing on this neck. Mccoy fell to
the floor of the ring with his head hang
ing over The lowest OF the three ropes,
looking imploringly around The Kid lay
there heplessly. while the referee counted
ten seconds. after which he struggled to
his feet and Sharkey, not knowing that
the limit had expired rushed at him once
more, this time swinging right on the
neck Just below the jaw. Mccoy falling
again. Tsen Mccoy seemed to be in
helpless condition. but the referee did not
trouble himself In counting seconds but
waved his right hand TO ShHrkey to retire
to his corner, saying at the same time:
II counted Mccoy out on the other fall;
you've won
Mccoy struggled to his feet and stag
gered TO his corner where his seconds
We're already awaiting him and they placed
him on the stool while Sharkey's adher-
enis almost smothered him with embraces
and congratulations. Time OF round, one
minute and thirteen seconds.