The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-05
Boxing Contest Before a Picture
Machine Smacked of "A
Real Battle.
REFEREE HAD TO INTERFERE.
"The Kid" Sent Some Stiff WallOps
TO Jim's Head and the Latter
Retaliated With Hard
Body Blows.


SPECIAL.
New York. Sept. 4.-Jim Corbett and Kid
Mccoy met to-day in the ring and fought
over again their recent battle in Madison
Square Garden before a picture machine.
The contest took place at 5. 5. Lubin's
laboratory in Philadelphia.
1t was the first time that Corbett and Nc
Coy had faced each other since their battle,
and when they came together many ex-
pected to see a pretty warm bout. as 1t is a
w~ell-knoWn fact that neither of these clever
boxers has any love for the other.
Efforts were to have been made TO take
pictures in Madison Square Garden. but the
light was so bad that the idea was aban-
doned. and it was decided to have the men
meet and go over the whole thing as near
as possible.
Mccoy. having been knocked out, did not
like the idea of being knocked about on the
screen. especially by his most bitter rival,
and held off until to-day, when Nr. Lub!n
arranged a meeting between the boxers. and
they tourneyed to Philadelphia with their
seconds, prepared TO put up a real battle.
Mccoy agreed TO take any blows that he
received in the actual battle, but Wnen II
came to action the kid" was full of fight
and showed that he was atle to take care
of himself. Corbett was a big lat, but Nc
Coy. who is always in good condition.
He complained OF a sore feeling in his
stomach. where he claimed he received the
blow that was responsible for his undcinS.
The Kid Was in Earnest.
The five rounds were reproduced. and
those who saw the bout say 1t was a close
imitation of the real battle.
Before entering the ring e and Cor
bett had d friendly chat, but when they
were started on their journey ii was evil
dent that they were taking no chances with
each other. Corbett was tipped of that the
Kid would knock him out. and the Cali
%foraian was on the lookout for the Hoosier
boys tricks.
The frss round was fast and was given
up to clever feinting and getting away. as in
the real fight. Mccoy reached the jaw with
the left once and Corbett came back with
a right swing that just missed the Kids
In the second and third rounds the fight
ers were coached by the referee, and many
hard blows were landed. Corbet vas the
aggressor. but received one or two jabs that
the kid" sneaksd through his guard.
The fourth looked like the real thing. and
for a few seconds II looked as though the
count would be done in earnest MCCOY
tried a terrific swing for the jaw. Corpett
was away in a jlffy, but the Kid finally
landed a stiff left that sent the ex-cham-
Corbett did not like this, and retaliated
with hard swings for the head and body.
referee. called a halt. at which Corbett
laughed.
The fifth was lively. but the men were
ing Corbett went close TO the Kid and
landed right and left repeatedly, finally
sending home a left swing that doubled the
Kid up. The Indiana boxer acted his
part well. He toppled over gracefully, as
he did in Madison Square Garden. ard was
counted cut.
The pictures taken to-day will be exhib-
tied throughout the country, and although
they cannot represent the tight exactly as
1t took place, as pictures they are probably
the best ever taken.
Mccoy Went After Kelly.
This Is not the first scrap Mccoy has had
since his serious meeting with Corbett. On
Monday night at the Deiavan House in this
city Honest John" Kelly broke In upon a
party of which Mccoy was the principal,
and. after some preliminary talk, expressed
the opinion that the Kid had faxed it
in his tght with Corbett. permitting him
self to be knocked out for "A consideration.
1t required the combined efforts of five men
present to prevent Mccoy from assaulting
Kelly. All of the men present were par
TALLY under the influence of liquor, and the
affair wound up with a sort OF love feast.
with champagne as the principal dish, Kelly
being the purchaser.