The evening times., 1900-01-03
ECHOES OF THE FIGHT.
The Relative Merits of Mccoy and
Maher Discussed.

NEW YORK. Jan. S.-Peter Maher has
no reason to be ashamed OF the showing he
made against Kid Mccoy at Coney Island
on Monday afternoon. While defeated. he
was not disgraced. He was aggressive and
fast aud did the best he knew TO get to his
antagonist That he failed was no fault of
his, but was due to the fact that Mccoy
was entirely too fast and skllful for him.
The fight Maher put up against Mccoy
would very likely have defeated Sharkey,
Corbett. and Rubin and possible Fitzsim-
mons as he is today.
Mccoy and Jeffries are bad men for any
one to cut loose on. since they are both
cautious fighters. And yet Maher had moth
ing else to do but cut loose, since he would
have been cut to pieces by McCoy's jab-
bing left had he attempted to play wait
ing game. He mixed up as best he could
and showed to better advantage than in
any of his previous fights but his one fatal
weaknesS-lack of defence-left him open
to the Kids wicked blows. Maher's slash
ing way Of fighting excited the admiration
of the spectators, while his utter lack OF
defence called for pity.
Had Maher in his early career learned TO
always keep watch of what the other fell
low was doing he would not have met with
such difficulties in fighting his way up the
ladder. He is now too old to learn, but he
can endeavor to use judgment in fighting
his men. II he ever gets on a match with
Sharkey he should go after the sailor just
as he did after Mccoy. Sharkey is not
clever at avoiding rushes and Peter s
longer reach and taller figure would give
him the advantage Should Peter ever
fight Jeffries he should make the big man
come TO him.
No man in the ring today compares
to Kid Mccoy in cleverness and ring gem
eralship combined, and the latest conquer
or of Maher is a very dangerous PROPOSE
ton In the championship problem. A man
who can enter the ring in condition weigh
ing 165 pounds is big enough to fight any
one. Rirg records prove that. Mccoy can
be good at that weight and is likely to
weigh more a couple of years hence.
The ease with which Mccoy handled
Mahers fierce rushes proves that hard hit
ters have no terrors for him. In the con-
ditioD he was on Monday he could doubtless
turn the tables on Tom Sharkey. although
a short. bIocky, tough jawed man like the
sailor is q hard proposition for fighter
of the McCoy style. Mccoy should out
point Jeffries without much difficulty in a
limited round bout, providing he was able
to go the distance.
The fight of the century viii occur when
McCoy and Fitzsimmons come together.
Bob will need to be at his best, but so will
Mccoy The diffeIen in age will be in
the Kids favor by some twelve years and
that may be too much of a handicap for
the former champion. Mccoy has a better
left thar Fitz and c9n land more blows
without return than Bob. But he can't
stand the punching like Fitz can.
MCCOY Knocked Maize" down three times
with his left hand ard the last blow was
4 knockout Only once did he feel Peters
Jaw with his right and that was a glanc
ing blow, terrific in force and in just the
right place had not Maher screwed his
nut McCov landed many left-hand
blows on Peters face and also shook him
up with body punches, getting in return
only three blows that amounted to much.
Not one OF these three blows was in a
dangerous place and none Of them did par
ticular damage Maher missed some hun
dreds of times with blows which might
have felled an OK and he displayed an ag-
gressiveness truly admirable.
Mccoy has arranged to meet Joe Choyn-
ski in a 25-round bout at the Broadway
Athletic Club, January Il. and later will
tackle an unknown in a Ground go at Chi
cago. This unknown will, it is said, be
Peter Maher. Peter, who came back to
this city yesterday, says that Mccoy has
agreed to fight him again. Mccoy will
open boxing school in New York.