Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-12
Knocked Out Mccoy in Ten
Rounds Before Lenox
Athletic Club.
VAS A FIGHT TO The END.
Mccoy Was Very skiilIul with His Feet
and Puzzled the sailor During tho
First ofthe Contest-Ih Kid Down
ed in the Eighth aud Then Lost
Ground Rapidly.

LenoX Athletic Club New YORK Jan. H.
Tom Sharkey, the American sailor, who
first saw the light of day in Dundalk,
Ireland. which is better known as the
Gap of the North stands tonight the
only heavy weight pos 5iOihty for cham
Iionship donors against the title now held
hy Bob Fitzsmmons. He whipped Kid
Mccoy good and hard in the 10th round
Of what was to have been 2O-round bat
tie. aid by doing 50 tho lrish-Amcrcan
pugilist forged his way 80 positively and
undeniaby to the front rank that FitZ-
simmons must now consider the sailor
pugilists claim 10 meet him in the ring.
Sharkey tonight was a revelation to
those who saw him a couple of years ago.
Ills ring work and gcneralship were vast
" superior to his exhibitions when he
first came to the East rs a hEhtcr.
Mccoy who came out second best in to-
nights conflict is worthy of unstinted
praise. He began as welter weight ana
fought his wa up to the heavy weight
division. In all his fights up to tonight
Mccoy showed that he was possessed OF
degree of ability in fstic work that was
unequalled and despite the fact that he
was bcaten-and soundly beaten at that
tonight he Is still the peer of any pugllist
that ever donned boxing glove as far as
ring generalship is concerned. His foot
work is marvellous and that long left jab
with which he has put so many of his or
ponents to sleep are two factors in his
makeup that must always appeal to low
ers of the fistc art. He used every arti-
flee known to the advanced school of pugi-
lism in his contest tonight and his defeat
must not be attributed to any lack of close
study on his part of every trick in the
boxing game.
When Mccoy sent Sharkey twice to the
floor in the third round tonight no one
doubted the "kidt' 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 at his
man.
It was one of the tastes. and fercest
battles ever fought in a rirg. From the
opening of the first round until one min
ute and thirteen seconds after the OPEN
ing of tho tenth round when Mccoy was
knocked out with a left hook there was
not a moment in which both men were
not busy.
1t was contest of strength against
science.
Sharkey, the fighter. trumphed. Nc
Coy, the clevcrest boxer in the world, per-
haps, was defeated Against any other
man in the ring Mccoy might have
triumphod but against the ceaseless at
tack of the Irish sailor, the man who
could take punch ana still always come
or, he was powerless. Sharkey's indomit-
able gameness and his great strength
took the heart out of Mccoy He could
not batter him down, and he could not
run away from him. so the inevitable
happened.
After two unimportan. preliminary
bouts had been decided the betting on the
hight was 100 To- 20 in favor of Mccoy.
few minutes later the betting chang
ed 10 even money.
There was Il meeting held in the office
of the club between Mccoy, Tom
O'Rourke and Referee Hurst at 10 20
o'clock at which several prominent men
We're present
At this conference it was decided that
Tim Hurst should decide Us the official
referee what constituted a clinch and
thus ohviate any difficulty after the men
entered tn ring, Sharkey ard Mccoy en-
tered the ring simultaneously at 1923
O'Clock. McCoy's seconds. Doc" Payne.
Con Reilly, Fran. Erne; timekeeper, Nate
Fenton Of Buffalo Tom Sharkey's sec
onds were Tom O'Rourke, Tom Ryan of
Syracuse George Dixon and Jack Dough-
orty. Timekeeper Prof. Tim DE Forest.
Sharkcy's weight was 172 pounds; Mccoy
Us pounds. They shook hands at 1910
O'Clock.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round mccoy tried left for the
wind but missed Tom swung "A left over
the Kidneys Both We're careful. Mccoy
tried a left hook for the head, landing
lightly Tom upper cut with right on
the chest. Mccoy made half circle OF
ll!t TINE ana lltI tduS nj on inc stomach
Shdr>ry did not reply. Mccoy again sent
his left to the stomacs and brought it up
to the face Rcth men were sparring at
the gong. McCoy's round.
Round 2-McCoy side stepped to the left
for a half circle of the ring and let his
loft go, landing lightly on the face Tom
stepped back and Mccoy ran close to him
sending right again to the face. Two eff
forts of McCoy's to reach his man were
futile but he caught Tom on the ropes ano
raught a light let on the nose Tom came
10 the centre Of the ring and tried left
md right without effect and again tn;
Kid sent his left lightly to the face. Nc.
Coy continually kept side stepping ant
cvaded Toms attempt for a left hook OF
swing very cleycrly. Mccoy put light
left on Toms face when near the ropes
on the west end of the ring and Sharkey
sent a hard left hook TO tho ribs just as
the gong sounded.
Round 3-Tom tried to force matters anc
Mccoy at close quarters sent his left t.
the ear and ducked away from lef
swing, Each sent lefts to the head a
close quarters with little effect and Nc
Coys foot work puzzled Tom, who coulC
not land until Mccoy stopped after get
ting a left on the breast. Tom then sen
his left TO the neck and Mccoy iabbed
hard left on the nose. This seemed I,
annoy Tom, who was unused to such quicl
foot work and Mccoy ait his opponent will
anothef quick Jan on lNc nose. rWiC
around the ring Mccoy side stepped an,
at each step forcing his left jab, landin,
lightly. Suddenly the Kid stood rigid an
sent his right to the face, repeating tn
blow within two seconds so hard tina
Tom fell to the floor, Tom jumped VI
Ike a rubber bali rebounding and agail
he fell to the floor The bell found then
sparring.
Round 4-McCoy's footwort was marvel
Gus. He cut out the pace and Sharke
could not reach him through the Kid
clever side stepping. Once in while Nc
Coy would stop and send that long left t
the body or head. Tom tried all sorts o
lodging to bring his man to him but tn
Kid side stepped so cleverly that Shai
keys swings famed the air. Sharke
rushed and tried for the body but tho ri
side stepped again and sent two har
but the latter stuck his tongue out n
much as to say "Those don't count, h.
heavier"
Round MCCOY rushed across the rim
and the men cinched in Sharkeys corne
Sharkey tried left and right swings bI
the Kid lodged cleverly. Tom tried lei
and right again but the Kid lodged ava
frcm him Tom crossed the ring an
caught Mccoy In the neutral corner senc
ing his left to the stomach and right o
the ear. Mccoy countered heavily wit
his left Tom kept rushing ineffectuai
and once caueht Mccoy on the ropes ar
tried to land left hook but Niece
bounded from tho ropes like a rubber ba
and Tom sent his left to the right ril
only lhnding glancing blow Both me
were fresh at the end of the round.
Round G-Sharkey on the agGressiv
Mccoy very wary and using his feet