Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-01-11
SHARKEY WINS.
Knocks Out Kid Mccoy in
the Tenth Round.
Mccoy Leads in the First Rounds, But
His Blows Are Light.
While Sharkey's Staying Qualities and Power.
iui Left Wins the Fight.

New York, Jan. 1O.-Tom Sharkey,
the American sailor. who first saw the
light of day in Dundalk, Ireland. now
stands the only heavyweight possibii-
ity for championship honors as agains,
Bob Fitzsimmons. AT the Lenox Ath-
letic Club, tonight. he whipped Kid Nc
Coy good and hard in the 9th round OF
what was to have been 20-round bat.
tie for heavyweight honors.
Sharkey, tonight, was revelation to
those who saw him "a couple of years
ago. His ring work and generalship
were so vastly superior to his exhibi
tions when he first came to the East
as a fighter that the improvement was
almost incredible. He displayed Won
derful strength and quickness.
A bunch of muscle. unlimited conf
dence and cool head are the qualifi-
cations which have enabled Sharkey
heavyweight pugilists. He has met
all the big fellows. and with the excep-
ton of his first fight with Jeffries. nona
of them has gained decision over him.
In all his fights up to tonight, Nc
Coy showed that he was possessed Of
great ability in fistic work and despite
the fact that he was soundly beaten.
tonight, he is still the peer of any pu-
Silist so far as ring generalship is con-
cehned. His marvellous foot work and
his long left jab are two factors that
must always appeal to lovers of the
flstic art. He used every artifice
known to the advanced school of puSil-
ism in his contest. tonight. When H.
sent Sharkey twice to the floor, in the
third round no one doubted the Kids
ability to hit hard and many thought
that he had Sharkey at his mercy.
This idea was soon dispelled when
the Irishman began to get ITO his man
and take everything into consideration
Sharkey's work stamps him as the
toughest proposition that any aspiring
heavyweight pugilist can try to solve.
When the doors of the Lenox y. c.
We're thrown open, tonight. the en-
frances were we'll guarded by police
men, as the club managers anticipated
q rush. The crowd began to gather
early in the evening, and at o'clock,
tere were nearly 5000 persons present
The boxes and seats in the vicinity
of the ring were filled UP by O'Clock,
and to look at the gathering Of sports
one would think that all who are inter
ested in winter racing in New Orleans
had been shipped suddenly to New
York.
Bookmakels, headed by Joe Nendis.
made the arena ring with their shouts
of I'm bet $1,000 to $500 on Mccoy"
('Arnn ~ with the Kid
must win
In rhe first of the two preliminary
contests Isadore Strauss of Philadel-
phia met Kid Carter of Brooklyn.
They were scheduled to fight 10 rounds
at catch weights. In the sixth round
Garter tried to wiring his opponents
neck. Referee Charley White stopped
the bout and awarded the fight TO
Strauss on foul.
Can Mccoy win?" VAS the question
which went the rounds of the boxes.
and the ans yer to this query was
Even money, if the fight is on the
level"
In reply to this it was generally cir
cuiated that there had been no meeting
of the principals, their managers nor
the referee, Tim Hurst. this afternoon,
that the latter would use his best
judgment in deciding when and where
a clinch occurred in the face of the
articles of agreement, which contained
two clauses, the ST.. and 18th. which
seemed to nullify each other.
kid Broad Of Cleveland and Frank
Patterson of Brooklyn. were the par
Elephants in the scrap that was put on
as the second preliminary.
These lads met for a 10-round go at
121 pounds and pummelled each othe.
hard. At the end of the 10th round
Pa tterson was declared the winner.
After the preliminary bouts had been
decided the betting was 100 to 80 in
favor OF Mccoy. A few minutes later
the betting changed to even money.
A meeting was held in the Office of
the club between Mccoy. Tom O'Rouke
and Tim Hurst, at 1920 O'Clock, at
which several prominent men were
present, among whom We're Jim Ken
1c3y. Eugene Comiskey and Nate Fen
ton, McCoy's manager. At this con-
ference it was decided that Tim Hurst
should decide as the official referee,
what constituted a clinch, and thus
obviate any difficulty after the men
entered tHe TlHS.
Sharkey and Mccoy entered the ring
at 1923 o'clock. Both
wore bath robes. McCoy's seconds
were Doc Paine, Con Reilly and
Frank Erne. his tinekeeper, Nate
Fenton of Buffalo. Tom Sharkeys
seconds were Tom O'Rouke. Tommy
Ryan, George Dixon and Jack Dough-
erty; his timekeeper, Prof. Tim De-
Forest. Sharkey's weight was liz
pounds: McCoy's. 1853 pounds. Mccoy
wore white running trunks with belt
with the Stars and Stripes. Sharkey
wore green trunks with a belt of
American colors. They shook hands
at 1910 O'Clock.
Round 1-They fiddled. Mccoy tried
a left for the wind but missed. Toh:
swung left over the kidneys. Both
men were careful. Mccoy tried a left
hook for the head, lightly landing. Tom
uppercut with a right on the chest.
Mccoy made a half circle of the ring
and then caught on the stomach.
Charlxey did not reDly McCOy again