Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-19
MCCOY LAID Low.
Jack Mccormick Knocks Him
Out in Chicago Last
Night.
TO LOCAL ADMIRERS.

Philadelphia Fighter, Comparatively I'm
known to the Ring, Makes short Work
of the IndIanan-Tommy Ryan DIsap-
pointed at the Famous PugiIist's Show
ing and Refuses to Arrange Match
Local admirers of kid" Mccoy,
who has been making his headquar-
tiers at Davenport for a month, were
surprised to learn of his defeat last
night at Chicago at the hands of Jack
Mccormick, n comparatively unknown
fighter, who halls from Philadelphia.
The end of the fight, which took place
in a north side theater. came so
quickly-in less than a round
that the big crowd was thun-
derstIuck. The blow that did the
business was a heavy right hand
swing that landed fairly on the point
of the chin. Mccoy fell at full
length on his back and was counted
out by Referee Malachy Hogan. He
was unconscious about twenty Sec
onds and it was some time before he
had a good idea of what had hap
pened.
Mccoy looked to be an easy winner
when the men shaped up in the CEN
the big man from Philadelphia seemed
completely to mystify the latter, and
he made several awkward moves to
land punches on the comparatively
slender frame of the kid. The lat
ter stepped in suddenly and with q
funny left hand hook landed blow
that seemed to fall on the top of Nc
Cormick's skull. 1t was a severe
punch and floored the big fellow. 1t
seemed to daZe him, too, for he shook
his head in weary sort of fashion as
he arose.
Protest to the Referee.
Mccormick turned to Referee Ho-
gan and made some kind of a com
plant. Don't let him hit me on the
top of the head that way he said.
and this made the :.kid'' smile
broadly.
Mccormick assumed crouchinp at
titude as they again faced each other,
while Mccoy WAS standing up per-
fectly erect and was feinting rapidly.
He was trying to draw lead from the
big fellow, and after a couple of mo-
ments of pretty work of this kind
Mccormick made n dash at his man,
Don't get careless, kid. >" came
the warning cry as Mccoy began to
take things leisurely, so sure was he
that the victory was his and his OPP
Ponent completelya at his mercy They
came together near the rope and Nc
Coy slipped away gingerly. Then
came another rush by Mccormick.
He whipped in the left, but it missed
badly. Following it up with heavy
right. he managed to get the blow full
on the poiat of McCoy's chin and the
latter fell heavily.
Mccoy Unable to Rise.
As the fateful seconds were tolled
off Mccoy gave no indication of being
able TO get on his feet. At the call of
eight he raised his head slightly, but
in labored manner. Hogan then saw
the fight was over and signaled for
McCOy's handlers to come into the
ring, at the same time reaching his
arm down under McCoy's head.
Tommy Ryan was a disappointed
man at the outcome of the fight He
left here yesterday afternoon to meet
with Mccoy, rs stated in The ARGUS
of last evening. He was so put out
that he decided not to attend the meet
ing in Chicago at IL O'Clock this
morning. when an effort was to have
been made to arrange the match be-
tween Mccoy and Ryan for the mid
Championship. Ryan had
this to say:
There is no use of my remaining
here. / have decided to take the IL 30
train o'clock and resume my training
at Moline in the morning. Mccoy
does not care about matching me, for
he knows L can beat him. , NV friends
have begged me to remain. but can
not see any use of it. He has been
abusing me in the papers and now
when he is ready to sign articles he
will find that / am not wanting.
Il will make any kind of n reasona-