Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-31
CORBETT WHIPS Mccoy.

More than nine thousand men saw
James J. Corbett dispose of Norman
Selby, known as skid Mccoy" in the
fifth round of their glove fight at the
Madison Square Garden in New York
last night. The receipts were about
$35, 900. Corbett, when he got we'll
under way, simply outclassed Mccoy,
and with one OF the fastest assaults
ever seen In ring, he literally beat
Mccoy down and out.
Corbett's blows in the fifth round
came so rapidly that Mccoy did not
know how to ward them off, and when
he was completely puzzled, Corbett in
creased his speed, aud with stomach
punches that were straight to the mark
and bad plenty of power in them, he
doubled the former middleweight up
40 that he fell to the floor in agony.
In the first two rounds it looked ss il
Mccoy might win, for he was conf
| dence itself, and forced the fight. Cor.
bett did nothing 10 those rounds but
shift around on the defensive and bio k
every blow that Mccoy aimed at him.
Mccoy believing that Jim was in
wardly annoyed, took chances, and in
the third round he began to 90 in for
mix-ups. Then it was that Corbett
showed that he had been holding him
self In reserve. Corbett's feinting at
this stage of the fight was a revelation.
He had Mccoy, who is rated as fast
boxer, completely dazed, and soon
showed that he could land blows upon
the Kid when and where he pleased.
Mccoy on the defensive landed a
heavy left counter on the side of the
head toward the end Of this round,
which was his best blow. But he got
1t home when Corbett was coming at
him with both hands working. In the
fourth round Corbett found that he had
Mccoy where he wanted him and rained
the blows upon him so fast that Mccoy
for the first time, showed that he was
over classed He did his best to escape,
using speedy footwork and trying to
block with both hands. But Corbett
was even swifter, and kept on top Of
him all through the round.
Getting to his corner Mccoy showed
that he was distressed. But he said
nothing to his seconds, who assured
him that Jim could not knock him out.
The Kid was driven to desperation, for
when he came up for the fifth round be
rushed into Corbett, who came out of
his corner not prepared to resume as.
saul, Immediately. But McCoy's quick
attack put Jim on his guard in mo
ment and he was driving in punches
that the quickest eye could not count.
Mccoy lost his bearings at once. He
found that he could not hit Corbett at
all. And yet the pugilistic actor wss
hitting hard with ell kinds OF blows.
1t was the power punches which un.
doubleday puzzled Mccoy more than
anything else, for he had been led to
believe that Corbett could not punch.
When Mccoy received hard left
handler in the stomach, which knocked
the wind out of him, he knew that his
case was hopeless, unless he could keep
away from the li.htning assault tina;
followed. So Mccoy tried to keep
away from Corbett with all the art
known to him.
But it was in vain, for Corbett out
footed him, out-generaled him and out
punched him in such g manner that
Mccoy was soon an easy mark. The
blow that put Mccoy to the floor to be
counted out was left swing in the pit
OF the stomach. Mccoy doubled up
quickly, his head and feet coming to-
gether.
Referee White counted ten seconds,
while Mccoy was on the floor vsinly
trying to get up. When the eleventh
second, according to the watches,
elapsed Mccoy was on his feet totter.
Ing back TO the ropes, C0rbelt could