The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-02
SPORTING NEWS.
Big Fight at COney Island Soon
Decided.
Mccoy Had Makers Measure
In Five Rounds.
BRISK FROM START.
Catches the Irishman With a
Left on Jaw.
Knock Cut Blow Delivered WITH
Purpose.
Peter Showed Poor Generalship
and Foot Work.


again placed himself in the champion
ship class by defeating Peter Maher il
a brisk, well fought battle of five rounds
before the Coney Island Athletic club
Monday afternoon. The fight was
scheduled to last twenty-five rounds
and the purse was to have been 100000,
but the attendance was not as large as
had been expected, and before the fight
was begun the principals agreed that
the winner should receive the gross gate
receipts.
The battle was hard fought from start
to finish, but Mccoy was far the clev-
erer man in ring tactics, lodging. side
stepping and hitting powers. He show
ed himself to be q good ring general,
ever watching for an opening and never
failing to take advantage of one. Maher
although credited with being a heavy
hitter, did not get in many effective
blows. His footwork was poor and at
times he did not appear to have per-
feet control of himself
When the men entered the ring and
stripped for the battle both looked to be
in perfect condition, and they were
greeted with tumultuous applause. I'm
der Marquir of Queensberry rules, new
gloves, provided by the club, were hand
ed to the referee, and he in turn gave
them to the boxers seconds. Maher
donned his quickly, but Mccoy claimed
that the gloves did not fit him and stub
bOrnly refused to use them He insist
ed on wearing an old pair which he
claimed suited him, but the referee was
obdurate, and Mccoy gave in.
Mccoy was the aggressor in the start
off, forcing Maher to break ground. The
Kid tented cIeverly with his left, Ma
her sparring with an anxious look or
his face. Then the Kid sent a left hook
to the jaw, flooring the Irishman, who
was up in two seconds. The Kid tried
a right cross, but missed. Maher tried
a left swing for the head, but Mccoy
| side stepped neatly. He essayed an
other of these, and again went wide OF
the mark, and got a left in the body
for his pains. In an attempt to coun-
ter, Maher OVerreached himself and fell
but regained his feet almost Immediate
ly. Maher then began rushing tactics.
forcing the Kid to the ropes, landing a
hard right on the body. The 1rishman
had Mccoy in a tight place at this early
| stage of the game, but the Kid broke
away nimbly and sent a hard left to
| Makers stomach before the first had
ended. Mccoy tantalized the big fell
low with his feinting in the next round
| and induced Peter to make vicious
swings with both hands. The Kid got
into close quarters, much to the sur
| prise Of Makers friends, and while he
| received blows back of the shoulders
he put right and left hard to the body
On the break away Mccoy landed a
staggering left to the Jaw Then they
mixed things up, Maher landing heav-
| lily on the body with both hands, and
in the break away sent his left to the
| ribs. The Kid stepped back after this.
When they came together again he
| measured the Irishman nicely, and with
a right hand on the jaw sent Peter to
his hands and knees, where the irish
man remained four seconds. When
| Maher got up he seemed to lose his head
and rushed at Mccoy, sending his right
to the body, but received three left
| jabs in the face from the Kid. In a rush
| to the ropes the Kid slipped to the floor,
! but was up in a jiffy, sending his left
/ to Makers face, throwing the Irish
| mans head back. Then two lefts to the
| jaw and a right from the Kid made the
! gong a welcome sound for Maher.
BY this time Mccoy was more con-
| fident than ever. He Tented, but was
| rushed to the ropes, where he hooked
| his left to the jaw and escaped from
| Peters return. Then he began playing
| his long left into Peters stomach, and
/ the Irishman began sparring at long
] range. With well timed feint the Kid
! brought the big fellow to him and sent
| him back with two left hooks on the
| jaw. Maher essayed return and Nc
| Coy ducked and they came to a clinch
| breaking from which the Kid sent
| straight right to the face and another
! to the stomach. Maher then tried to
| mix it up and forced the Kid to the
| ropes, but the latter got back to the
center Of the ring, where he landed a
straight left to the face Just. at the
| call of the bell
Mccoy assumed the aggressive IN the
| next round, but Peter spared carefully.
| The Irishman soon began forcing, and
| Tented the Kid into left which landed
| lightly on the wind. Then Maher for ced
| Mccoy into a neutral corner. planting
a terrific left on the face which Jared
| McCoy's head Mccoy side stepped in
an unusual direction and Peter tried
another left which fell short In mix
up which followed honors were about
even, but Mccoy was cautioned by the
| referee for holding. Maher Outpointed
the Kid by so per cent in this round,
| sending rights and leftS to the head,
while the Kid retaliated with lefts on
the wind. Toward the close of the
round Maher was cautioned for holding,
and coming from a breakaway he sent
a left hook to McCoy's face which did
the Kid no good.
At this stage of the game. Makers
friends became confident that the Irish
man would get the better of the HOosieI
| lad, but Mccoy had a great deal more
| left in him than these people bargained
for. He waited for the big fellow, who
had the better of the previous round
| and tapped him with a left lightly in
the face, all the time shifting to the left
side, then both landed lefts TO head
Peter sent a hard left to the face which
the Kid countered. Then he sent left
to the throat and tried to cross with his
right but the Kid ducked and then Nc
| Coy landed left and right on the Jaw
Peter wavered and Mccoy sent another
right which fell a bit short, and ther
dropping his left to the body, tried g
right swing and as Peter side stepped
the Kid met him with a full swinging
left which landed on the point of the
jaw and the Irishman went down, rest.
ing on his right elbow, and was count
ed out in this position. 1t was terrific
blow, and landing right on the mark
! and OK could scarcely have withstooC
its force.
It was the cleanest knockout ever seer
| in ring fight and while some peer =
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