The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-11


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ROUND FIVE.
men ciinched in sharkey's corner shar-
key tried left and right swings. but the
light ag but fhe Rd t dodge lff5
from him Tom crossed the ring and
ing left to the stomach and right on ear.
Mccoy countered heavily with right on
and once he caught McC 1a5 on the ropes
and tried to land a left hook, but Mccoy
ball, and Tom sent his left to the right
ribs, only landing a glancing blow Both
ROUND SIX.
sharkey, on the aggressive. Mccoy very
Tom caught him sidestepping, landing. a
ribs Close to to the heart. anu The Kd iabbed
left to the face and body, but failed to
him on the neck under the ear. Tom
kept on the aggressive and caught the
thing. Tom caught Mccoy in the Corner
and gave him two lefts in the face. Nc
sidestepped, but Tom hooked his left and
sent his right across to the head. but they
the game there was betting 500 even Tom
would knock Mccoy out;
Both blocked cleyerly for half minute,
Tom swinging left for head. Mccoy
| sidestepped out of harms way. Two
| clinches followed, in which the referee had
| Coming together at close quarters, the
Kid got his left to the wind, and Mccoy
blocking cleverly on both sides was then
| the order and the Kid succeeded in land
ing a mouse over the cheek bone. Both
men were frf R6t T9fn E ths HgT9ng sounded
| They rushed to a clinch with nothing
head, Tom uppercutting with left left to the the
| head Sparring continued without any
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| for the mead, but Tom twisted away
TuSR Tom rP payed s for II the 1h Sody landing
| his left seemingly low and the Kid drop
| gled for eight seconds. It looked as If
Mccoy were down about twelve seconds,
Mccoy came up again seemingly unin-
jured and finished the round sparring.
and Tom replied with a left and right on
Tom forced the lighting into his own
! corner, where he got Mccoy with terri
water all over Tim Sullivan, who was sit
ting hin in At box Mccoy reeQPerated quick
the lighting and landed half a dozen s III hard ard
| let's on the breast and stomach as Nc
Soy was trying to get away to the left.
This was Tom RoT T2%bd TEN fX long Odds
The Kid kept skipping to the right and
without a blow being struck. sharkey.
| taking the advice of his chief second. Tom
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| gave his attention to the body and land
| ed on the ribs with his left, forcing Nc
| Coy; Then Sharkey attacked the upper
| works, with Mccoy sprinting to the right,
| and Sharkey having a decided advantage.
| The sailor let fly both left and right. land
| ing on the body and forcing Mccoy to
| the east end of the ring. close to the cen
| ter upright. Mccoy faltered. and Tom
| caught him with left swing on the neck.
| Mccoy fell to the floor of the ring, with
| his head hanging over the lowest of the
| three ropes, looking imploringly around.
| The Kid lay there helplessly while the
| referee counted ten seconds, after which
/ he struggled to his feet and Sharkey. not
| knowing that the limit had expired. rush
| ed at him once more, this time swinging
| his right on the neck just below the Jaw,
| Mccoy falling again. Then Mccoy seem
4 referee, Tim Hurst, did not trouble him
| self in counting seconds, but waved his
| right hand to Sharl1eY to retire to his cor
| ner, saying at the same time II counted
| Mccoy out the other fall; you have won
| Mccoy struggled to his feet and stag
gered to his corner, where his seconds