Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13

THOMAS sHARKEY.
o couple of years ago. His ring work
and generalship are so vastly superior
to his exhibitions when he first came to
the east as fighter that the improve.
ment is almost incredible. Great
punches of muscle with unlimited con.
fldence and a cool head are the qualif.
cations which have enabled Sharkey to
fghthis way to the front rank of heavy
weight pugilists, and no one, not even
Mccoy, who suffered defeat at his
hands, denies the full measure of praise
that is due to the Irishman.
McCoy's marvellous footwork and
that long left jab with which he has put
SO many of his opponents to sleep are
two factors in his makeup that must
always appeal to lovers of the fistic art
He used every artifice known TO the
advanced school of pugilism in his con.
test, and his defeat must not be attrih,
uted to any lack of close study on his
part OF every trick in the boxing game
Many of his friends feel that he ought
to have gone up against smaller game
than Sharkey.
When Mccoy sent Sharkey twice to
the floor in the third round no one
doubted the KIDS ability to hit hard,
and many thought he had sharkey at
his mercy. This idea was soon dispelled
when the Irishman began to get to his
man. The result by rounds follows:
The Flight hv Rnurd,
Round l. Mccoy tried a left for the wind
but missed. Tom swung left over the
kidneys. Mccoy tried a left hook for the
head, landing lightly Tom uppereut with
right on the chest. Mccoy made a half
circle of the ring and then caught on the
stomach Sharkey did not reply. Mccoy
again sent his left to the stomach and
brought II up to the face. sharkey hooked
light right to the ribs. Both men were
sparring at the gong. McCoy's round
Round 2. Mccoy sidestepped to the left
for half circle of the ring and let his
left go, landing lightly on the face Tom
stepped back and Mccoy ran close to him.
TIVE efforts of McCoy's to reach his man
were futile, but he caught Tom on the
ropes and caught light left on the nose.
Tom came to the center Of the ring and
tried left and right without effect and
again the Kid sent his left lightly to the
face. Mccoy continually kept sidestepping
and eyaded Toms attempts for left hook
or swing very cleverly. Mccoy put light
left on Toms face when near the ropes ON
the west end of the ring and Sharkey sent
hard left hook to the ribs just as the
gong sounded.
Sbarkey Knocked Down.
Round g. Tom tried to force matters and
Mccoy at close quarters sent his left ia
the ear and ducked away from left swing.
Each gent lefts to the head at close quar-
tiers, with little effect and McCoy,s foot
work puzzled Tom, who could not land I'M
TIL Mccoy stopped after getting a left on
the breast. Tom then sent his left to the
neck and Mccoy jabbed hard left on the
nose This seemed to annoy Tom. who
was unused to such quick footwork, and
Mccoy hit his opponent with another quick
jab on the nose. Twice around the ring Mo
Coy sidestepped, and at each step forced
his left jab, landing lightly. Suddenly
the KID stood rigid and sent his right
to tbs face, repeating the blow within two
seconds so hard that Tom fell to the floor.
Tom jumped up like q rubber ball rebound
ing, and again he fell to the floor The bell
found them sparring.
Round A. McCoy's footwork was marvel,
Gus. He cut out the pace and Sharkey
could not reach him through the Kids
clever sidestepping. Once in awhile Mo
Coy would stop and send the long left to
the body or head. Tom tried all sorts Of
lodges, bringing his man to him, but the
Kid sidestepped all the time and Toms
swings famed the air. Sharkey rushed
and tried for the body, but the Kid side
stepped again and sent two hard lefts to
the face.
Round 8. Mccoy rushed across the ring
and the men clinched in Sharkey's corner
Sharkey tried left and right swings but
the Kid lodged cleverly. Tom tried left
and right again, but the Kid lodged away
from him, Tom crossed the ring and
caught Mccoy in the neutral corner, send
ing his left to the stomach and right on
the ear Mccoy countered heavily with his
right on the head. Tom kept rushing in
effectually. and once he caught Mccoy ON
the ropes and tried a left hook but Nc
Coy rebounded from the ropes like rub
Der ball and Tom sent his left to the right
ribs, only landing a glancing blow Both
men were fresh at the end of the round
Mccoy Shows WEAKNESS.
Round 8. Sharkey on the aggressive Nc
Coy very weary and using his feet to adj
vantage. Tom caught him sidestepping.
landing left hook low on the body and
another on the ribs close to the heart.
Mccoy jabbed left to tho 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 and
caught Mccoy on the ropes without gain
lAt6 sHy lining. @oh causht Mccoy IN the
corner and gave him two lefts in the face
Mccoy jumped to the middle of the ring
and sidestepped, but Tom hooked his left
and sent his right across to the head, but
they were glancing blows. At this stage
Of the game there was betting 500 even
chat Tom would knock Mccoy out.
Round T. Both blocked cleverly, Tom
swinging for the head. Mccoy blocked
The blows with his elbow and sidestepped
out of harms way. Two clinches followed
In which the referee had to go between the
men to separate them. Coming together at
close quarters. Mccoy got his left to the
wind and landed his right on the head
Leading and blocking cleyerly on both sides
was then the order, and Mccoy succeeded
In landing q left hook on Toni right eye,
raising mouse over the cheek bone. Both
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