Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-01-12
MCCOY KNOCKED OUT
Sharkey Wins the Fight in the
Tenth Round.
The SAILORS WORK A REVELATION.
M'COy Used Every Artifice Known to Ad-
vanced gillian. but Hts Friend. Feel
He should Have Gone U Against
Smaller Game Than sharksV.


Smaller Game Than shxrksv.
New York, Jan. 11.-TOm Sharkev,
the American sailor stands to-day the
only heavyweight possibility for
championship honors and the title now
held by Bob Fitzsimmons. lie whipped
kid" Mccoy good and hard in the
tenth round of what was to have been
2O-round battle at the Lenox Athletic
club and by doing so the lrish-Amerl-
can pugilist forged his way so posi-
lively and undeniaby to the front
rank that Fitzsimmons must now con-
slider the sailor pugilist's claim with
out delay
| Sharkey last night was revelation
to those who saw him a couple of
years ago. His ring work and gen.
eralship are so vastly superior to his
exhibitions when he first came to the
east as fighter that the improvement
is almost incredible Great lunches
of muscle, with unlimited confidence
and cool head, are the qualifications
which have enabled Sharkey to fight
his 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.
McCoys 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
fstic art. He used every artitce
known to the advanced school of
pugilism in his contest last night, and
his defeat must not be attributed 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 Sharkev twice to
the floor in the third round no one
doubted the Kids ability to hit hard
and many thought that he had Sharkey
at his mercy. The idea was soon dis
PEELED when the lrishman began to get
to his man.
When the doors of the Lenox Ath.
letic club were thrown open last night
the entrance was well guarded by po-
licemen. From six o'clock the streets
in the immediate vicinity of the club
were patrolled by force Of bluecoats
and the people who had booked their
seats in advance had no difficulty in
gaining admittance to the clubhouse
building. By 1880 o'clock there were
5000 people in the house and the turn
stiles were clicking merrily, to that
by eight o'clock the attendance was
nearly as many thousand as the hours
indicated
There was meeting held in the
office of the club between Mccoy, Tom
O'Rourke and Referee Tom Hurst at
1920 o'clock, at which there were sew.
eral prominent men. among whom
were Jim Kennedy, Eugene Comlskey
and Ben Benton, McCoy's manager.
At this conference it was decided that
Tim Hurst should decide, as the official
referee what constituted a clinch, and
thus obviate any difficulty after the
men entered the ring. The betting
was 100 to 80 in favor OF Mccoy. A
few minutes later the betting changed
to even money.
Sharkey and Mccoy entered the ring
simultaneously at 1928 o'clock. Both
wore bath robes. McCoy's seconds
were "Doc" Payne, Con Reilly, Frank
Erne; timekeeper Nate Fenton, of
Buffalo. Toms seconds were Tom
ORourke, Tommy Ryan of Syracuse,
George Dixon and Jack Dougherty;
timekeeper Prof Jim De Forest
Sharkey's weight was l72 and Nc
Coy's 1853 pounds Mccoy wore white
running trunks with belt with the
stars and stripes. They shook hands
at 1870 o'clock.
In the tenth round the Kid kept
skipping to the right and ran into
cinch, where he held Tom without
blow being struck Tom taking the
advice of his chief second, Tom
0Rourke played for the body, but
Mccoy etfectually guarded himself.
Then Tom turned his attention to the
body and landed on the ribs with his
left, forcing Mccoy. Then Sharkey
turned his attention to the upper
works with Mccoy sprinting to the
right SharLey having decided ad-
vantage. The sailor let fly both left
and right, landing on the body and
forcing Mccoy to the east end of the
ring, close to the center upright Nc
Coy 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 low
est of the three ropes looking i'm S
ploringly 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, rushed at 4
him once more, this time swinging his
right on the neck just below the jaw,
Mccoy falling again. Then Mccoy c
seemed to be in helpless condition.
but the referee, Tim Hurst, did not
trouble himself in counting seconds, !,
but waved his right hand to Sharkey 3
to retire to his corner, saying: 81 8
counted Mccoy out on the other fall;
you've Won" y
Mccoy struggled to his feet and v
stapoered To his corner where his sec. v