The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-27
THE RING
Observation-Disclosures eeee'

kid" Mccoy is determined to afface
the mark put against his reputation
through his defeat bytJack Mccormick,
says the Times Herald. He has posted
forfeit of 81 900 with Sam Summerfield
for a match with Tommy Ryan for the
middleweight championship. He makes
the provision that if Ryan thinks he IS
no longer a drawing card sufficient to
secure good purse, that he will make
a side wager sufficient to cover any diff
ference that his unfortunate affair with
Mccormick may have caused.
Mccoy took his defeat philosophically
and blamed himself for ever allowing
Mccormick to reach him. Before leav-
ing for the East Mccoy received as
surances that his matches with Jeff
Thorne before the Westchester Club of
New York. August 81, and with Peter
Maher for six rounds at Philadelphia,
September II, were still on.
The blow that put Mccoy to sleep was
freely discussed. In fact. it was one of
the most interesting fistic events that
have occurred for many months. With
in Is seconds after he fell the kid"
appeared to have regained all his
strength, but was unable to talk. He
went with friends to the Palmer house,
and it was not until he took a cold
plunge that he was fully in control of
his vocal organs. Yesterday he showed
no effect whatever of the mill.
The kid" visited the Hawthorne
race track yesterday and told a group
of friends how he got into trouble at
the Star theater, Il agree with Tommy
Ryans idea,'' he said, that fighters of
McCormick's ability should never
have reached me at all, and I never
thought ne would. 1t was purely a
case of taking matters too easy l
have been asked IL l will meet McCor-
mick again after my affairs with Maher
and Thorne are over. l am willing to
meet him before, If any one wants the
bout or at any time it can be arranged
with him."
Mccoy win return to Chicago as soon
as his eastern matches are over and
endeavor to engage Tommy Ryan. If
he meets Mccormick again it will
probably be at the Star theater.
Tommy Ryan says that he is still
eager to meet Mccoy. II will meet
him at any time after I am through
with the men l am now matched
against" he declared. Il will fight at
1853 pounds at the ring side, provided a
good purse is hung up. Further than
that, will be ready to meet all corners
in the middleweight class if l am sue
cessful in my go with Frank Craig,
the Coffee Cooler at Brooklyn, Sep
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Ryan is in hard training for his
match with Moffatt at Dubuque, Aug
ust 81. Ed Dunkhorst, the Syracuse
heavyweight, is training Ryan. The
New Yorker has defeated Mccormick,
and he says he would like to make an
other match with him.
For the life of me I can't imagine
what the Kid could have been doing to
have given a stiff like Mccormick
the opportunity to get in on him." says
John l.. Sullivan. why. the fellow
isn't even in the second-rate class. He's
got little local reputation as a
wrestler, but never amounted to 30
cents as a fighter. l saw the Kid put
up his hands about four years ago,
and although he didn't impress me as
a great fighter l am bound to confess
he was as tricky as a monkey. He's
improved a lot since then, and from
what l have been told, can put up a
good scientific bout. l don't think
Mccormick could hit Mccoy again
under similar circumstances in 30 years.
OF course, the Philadelphia Is a big,
strong chap and could punch a hole
through a deal board. | guess the Kid
realizes that now and wishes he had
not been so confident. Many a good man
has suffered temporary defeat and hui
initiation on account of being too con-
tident. A jolt under the jaw from a