The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24
BOTH men CONFIDENT.
Mccoy and Maher Have a Few Words 10
Say About The Coming Fight.
THE KID SAYS NE IS AT A DISADVANTAGE
Because Peter Is SO Much Larger.
Nnbcr says Mccoy VIII Need All
the Weight He Is Putting On.

st Louis Republic.
New York. December AL am nearly
ready to meet Maher. Day by day ind my
self getting st.onger. This new system of
training which l have adopted is the real
thing
Getting ready for fight depends much
upon a mans temperament. A course of
training which suits one man is all wrong
for another. Take a man like Shafkey; ne
needs the hardest KIND of work to put him
in shape. Road work, bag punching, wres-
Ting and boxing galore make him fit as a
fiddle and hard as nails. People like my
self. however who are more highly strung,
can not stand such course of work
Muldoon has gradually built me up. put
ting on weight that l needed. My whole
trouble in the past has been in keeping, my
heal ii up to the proper standard while !
was getting my muscles strong and hard.
This difficulty | seem TO have completely
overcome. Within week since ! started
to work at Muldoon's place put ON six
pounds This was not in fat. but good, Arm
muscle. ! am MANY pounds heavier than
when | started in TO work and at the same
time feel much moro ft than II was under
going tho usual routine OF pugiiistic tram
ing.
Maher is a much heavier man than am
and no matter how clever | am, 1t is u
( great DISADVANTAGE u nave W CoiitVuu W.
such superior weight. know the dangers
that Turk in that powerful right of the
EIrishman, and l fortifying myself to
Withstand them.
J While am coniident OF winning. ] do not
expect n walkover Indeed, | look for a hot
time in the Coney Island ring when Manner
and l get together. hld Mccoy
They tell me the kid is. taking on
weight Well he'll need it, I'm a pretty
big proposition for Mccoy to stack up
against He will find it out before get
through with my New Years Day work.
1 don't know how all these chaps get 1t into
their heads that don know anything about
boxing. They talk as If were longshore'
man, and did not know anything except &c
think there'll be surprise or two dlshec
up to start the new century off, or course
i've got pretty good punch up my sleeve
can cross it over with the best OF them
hut that isn't saying can't box
I've watched Mccoy fight and have abou
got him gated" There's that mill he hat
With sharkey. He's pointing 10 that n
ey,tiepce that he'll put mo out Of the bus
ness. when ii comes down 10 IT, don
sen whore he put it on sharkey any wors
than | did When ] met tho Sailor at TN
I.cJox club there was only one in 1t whei
the ccppers broke UP the sport.
Mccoy talks about knocking Tom down
sharkey wont soon forget the right iitto'
J him of his pins. He went down that an
good and hard But there is no money Il
| digging un mast fights We've got one befor
us that will keep us pretty busy. / m sur
TO win but still l don't take the "kid
for easy game m
Anybody who goes to that fight Will &c
action for his money. I'm NJ as can g
. and as strong as an OK. Know my mar
and | know what can do. So there you nrt
There's one thing sure. everybody Will &c
v run for his money. Peter Manner