The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-03-28

Fight for Twenty Rounds Without &
Knock Out-MeCOy Wins on Points


weighing 15s pounds and the latter 16s.
Frank Erne and an associate Of Brady
in some Of the latter's enterprises, Is
referee. Sullivan. who was to have act
ed as such could not be located. Choyn-
ski stripped TO a very short loin cloth
He showed up we'll, his massive shout
ders quite overshadowing those OF Nc
Coy.
AT 10 o'clock. p. m, the referee called
the men to the centre and gave in
structions. They agreed to break away
clean.
Round /. After lively sparring in the
middle Of the ring Mccoy led with his
left for the body, but missed. Choyn-
ski was on the aggressive but did not
lead until Mccoy landed a left on his
neck. Mccoy swung left for head and
Joe ducked. Joe landed lightly on top
OF McCoy's head. Mccoy jabbed left
to body and followed with swing for
head, but Choynski got under it.
Ronud 2. Joe tried a straight left,
missed. Mccoy swung a left for the
head but was blocked. After more
sparring Mccoy jabbed Joe in the wind
with his left. Joe missed a left swing.
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ing little foot work.
Round 8. Mccoy jabbed left on face
and got away from a return. Choynski
blocked a left for the head, but got
right on body. Joe landed hard on
wind without a return. He blocked left
swing for wind. Mccoy landed lightly
on head. Joe swung left for body, but
was blocked.
Round 4. Mccoy swung left for body,
missed n clinched. Joe followed him
TO corner but the Kid clinched. Joe
lande twice On body and got three left
jabs in face. Joe missed right for body,
but landed on neck. Mccoy rushed
Choynski, landing left on neck mo right
on body just at the end of the round.
Round ). Mccoy swung left for head,
ducked left and got left on body. Joe
forced him around the ring, tried with
left for head, landed it and got left
swing on jaw twice. Mccoy swung
left to jaw three times and got a right
On body. Mccoy landed left on head
three times in succession, but Joe con-
tinued to force him.. Mccoy swung two
lefts on body and Joe went groggy.
Mccoy swung left and right on jaw,
Joe being unable to land a counter. He
resorted to blocking left leads and tried
to land his right, but Mccoy blocked it.
This was McCoy's round all through.
Joe stood up and came back for more,
but was clearly tired and somewhat
groggy al the finish. He took all sorts
of chances In an attempt to land his
right.
Ronud 6. Joe came up and forced the
Kid about the ring. Mac landed left on
body and jabbed left to face. Joe tried
with right for jaw, but went wild. Joe
landed right on head twice, but not SOL
idly. Joe jabbed left 10 face and got
away from return. Joe forced matters
and tried with right for head, but was
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the face, ducking under a vicious left
for the jaw. He then jabbed Joe in the
kind in return. Mccoy landed a stiff
right on the neck and the round closed
with the men fighting cautiously.
Choynski appeared strong at the fin
ish.
Round Z. Joe forced the Kid and
tried with a right for the body, landing
lightly. Choynski jabbed a left to the
face and got a left on the body. Mccoy
swung left on the body and right on
the head. Joe sent a straight left to
the neck and swung a right and left
to h head, glancing by. Joe jabbed the
Kid with a left in the face, but got a
straight one in return.
Round s. Joe did the forcing, land
ing a left on the head lightly. Mccoy
swung left to body and jabbed with a
right in the face. Joe missed a couple
of left leads for the face, but sent in
a right on body, taking a left facer.
The Kid crOuched very low and swung
for the body, following it with a right
for the jaw, but got inside. Joe rushed
very rusty and sent right to the body
just as the gong sounded. Both men
appeared strong.
Round 9. Joe hooked left to head and
swung a sledge-hammer right for the
jaw twice, but the Kid went under
both. The Kid swung left for the body
and got a stiff left hook in the neck in
return. Joe forced Mccoy to a corner
and sent in the right for the head, but
it was a trifie short. The Kid swung
left on body and ducked another right.
Joe sent the Kids head back with a
straight left on the face. He repeated
the blow amid the widest excitement,
but in another attempt got a right
probably partly due to Choynski's slip
ping, as he got up very lively and got
away from a vicious rush. Mccoy
swung left to the face as the gong
sounded. This was Choynski's round.
Round 10. Joe led off with left for the
body, but missed. Mccoy swung left
for face. Joe came back quickly and
made the Kid uck in a lively fashion
from right and left swings for the
jaw. Mccoy sent in a straight left for
the face and got away from a left
swing. Joe forced inc sent left to
neck. ChOynSk sent MCCOY back with
straight left in face, following him up
and trying to send in right on jaw,
but missed. Mccoy swung left for the
body and then lifted it to the face,
sending Joe's head back with straight
left. Choynski then rushed, swung a
resounding left on the ribs and right
over the heart. Honors even in this
round.
Round IA. The Kid sent Joe's head
back with his lightning left twice in
quick succession and ducked a vicious
swing. Joe forced the Kid into a cor
ner and tried with right and left but
McCoy's side stepping saved him from
harm. Then Joe swung left on ace and
got one right back. They exchanged
left swings when Joe rushed and tried
with right and left, the Kid clinching.
Mccoy kept sending straight left jabs
with wonderful accuracy, with an oc-
casional return, though not so effec-
tive. Joe swung left on the neck just
as the close. Choynski's hose was
bleeding and his lips were pulled from
the Kids left jabs.
Round Is. Mccoy missed left for
body and took left On the face. Joe
swung left and right for the jaw but
was a trifie short. Joe tried with left