The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-01
FIGHT COMES OFF TODAY
Kid Mccoy and Peter Maher viii Contest
for a Purse Of $4,000.
HAHtR IS NOW THE BETTING FAvoRIIt
Mnidoon Is 10 nc the chief second Of
McCoy--weiEhss VIII Ne 1865
and 100 Pounds.

| KID Mccoy win mec, IN a twenty.nye round
oon,est FOR nurse Of 100000. Mccoy VIII
eoi'S'' ~ f y -
be heavier than in any Of bis previous Nights
and has been backed TO limited extent
Plant, Of Maher money has heen n, hand 4,
snyer M smoun,s offorea ~ A,ccoy,s al.
cover the auoun's ono'eu ~ iNcNVs au-
mlrcrs, aud The betting has been even
| says
! NJ. Pinko. at Consdnes, has $1,000 10 place
M Nahcr for some pittshure man. Charley
ws,,nnav !, ,,e I,n,o, p,,ers Mas ,yo,craa q,
his friends $500 TO s21oO on Peter, Sam Hac-
ris. Terry McGoverns manager, has bet $500
even on Mccoy, and says that he has 500
more to place the same way. Joe yendig
has been commissioned to bet $1,000 on the
Irishman Mt 0 TO TO- George Considluc q be-
hever m tho "Kid, put up $500 to $1,000 on
his fayorite. Az Corbotts, Sylyie Warren
backed Mccoy to the extent OF $500 twice at
even money At the Dolevan House joe
Macins is holding the following wagcrs j.
MEYERS even. $50 ON Mccoy. with n Branch
ana s, Kaiser. $50 even. twice With SAM
Sinclair Rob Smith Frank Erne's nansger.
warts Ia hack Mccoy and saws he has SsO0
4 10 hazard
Mccoy Inns decided upon his handlers. who
viii look after his wants during the battle.
| His chief adviser viii he William Muidoon,
Who has had charge OF him since he arrived
a. White plains Mccoy's brother Jimmy
Deforest. Frank Hart aud Joe Falvey WIN
also be in the ''Kid'ep corner when Maher
enters the ring he Will have with him his old
4 stnnd- bys---Pete Lowry and Pete Burns. Burns
I aud Lowry have trained Maher fog all his bat
ties in the past seven years, and they viii
I second him IN his rn with Mccoy They nu-
d,rstand the Irishfnan pretty we'll. through
/ long association, and will take good care OF
4 him while the fight is In progress
McCoy is gaining weight instead OF losing
| a. as in his preparntions for former battles,
and will probably 20 into the ring Weighing
| i65 pounds Maher will tip the beam at 100.
! New York, December si--nespite the wide
sn,.a, ,,ro,,s,ion ~ rerorte a. the o,ect thai
~ 49,
me pusihsur encounter nV'Neen hlu McSoy
! and Peter Maher would not take place tomor-
1 row afternoon nj the conoy Island Athletic
l,.. -, a.,o,,rt - ,uno.a a, a., ta,,.,, ri,
Nieo on "Neoaie o. Illness III wy i"H'FS VI
one OF the principals, 1t is officially announced
I tonight that the battle will take Mace as
aA.S,,tod .,.s.so = -, ,,,,or,on Mcf,o,, ana
- - =, -,
4 Maher are SAID TO DO IN perfect physical CON
! dition as the result OF siS weeks OF hard
/ training
! Both men concluded their preparations for
the battle today with mid exercise McCoys
work consisted OF u hve-niile horseback ride,
tossing the iron ball, a cold shower bath ana
/ hard rub down. Az the conclusion OF his
exercise Mccoy said he never felt better pre-
pared for a nght IN his life There Is 10
doubt that the Nid's physique has undergone
a wonderful improvement. AS far as strength
and weight is concerned, he is better nan
today than ever. IN former battles Mccoy has
been reluctant as 10 making knockout pre-
dictlon Tor himself. but Tor his ngnt with
Maher he states that be vlll surely down the
freshman inside the limit OF twenty-five
rounds
| !, Makers Anal work for the battle consisted
OF an eight mile spin on the road In the VI
entity OF the Morris PARK race track. lls.ht
sparring and mild exercise with the mediciuo
| bail The lrishman said thar his condition
was absolutely perfect and that he expects to
| experience very little trouble la defeating
Mccoy.
Should Maher win be will BIO once again
IN line for world championship hunurs ~