Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-04
Defeated Peter Maher in a Battle
of Five Well Fought
Rounds.
BOTH IN PERFECT CONDITION
But the Kid Was by Far the Cleverest
Boxer-Was Aggressor From the
First The Irishman Floored in the
First Round Great Change
in the Betting.


by defeating Peter Maher in short
crisp, well fought battle Of five rounds be-
fore the Coney Island Sporting clup TINS
afternoon. The fight was scheduled 70
last p rounds and the purse was to nave
been $4,000 hut the attendance was not
as large as had been expected and before
the iight was begun the principals agree
that the winner should receive the gross
gate receipts.
The battle was hard fought from start
to finish but Mccoy was by far the cleN-
erer man in ring tactics. lodging, SIDE
stepping and hitting powers. lie ShoW'd
himself to be a good ring ger eral. ever
watching for an opening and never failing
to take advantage of one. Mahel, az
though credited with being heavy Int
ter, did not get in many effective blows
His foot work was poor. ana at tunes ne
did not appear to have perfect contro OF
himself When the men entered the ring
and stripped for the battle, both locked 10
be in perfect condition and they wee
greeted with tumultous applause. Ind'r
MaruiS of QucpnSborry rules, Whlch az
Cording to the articles of agreement were
to govern the contest, new gloves, Whlcu
were provided by the cluh, were hHnu'u
to tho referee and he I'm turn gave thcm 10
the boxers seconds. Mdher uUnned MS
quickly but Mccoy claimed that the glo'
did not tit him and stubhorniy refused 10
use them He insisted on wearing an ga
mir. which ne claimed suited him, ljt
Referee Churiey Write WAS obdurate ana
Mccoy gave in.
Mccoy was the aggrcSsor in the slaUL
Off. forcing Maher to break ground: ! nc
Kid tented cleverly with his left, Man 7
sparrint with an anxious look on his race
Then :hc Kid sent "A left hook To me Jaw
flooring the Trishman, who was UP IN Two
seconds The Kid tried a right cross nut
missed. Maher tried left swing LOT We
head but Mccoy sidestepped heatiE' ne
essayed another of these and again went
wide of the mark and got left in the
body for his pains. In an attempt 10
counter Mahcr overreached himself ana
fell but regained his feet almost lmht %
diate,y. Maher then began rushing ta'-
tics. forcing the Kid to the ropes, landing
a hard right on the body.
The Irshmau had Mccoy in tight pIa'
at this early stage of the fight but the
Kid broke away nimDly and sent nara
left in Makers stomach before the hiSl
round had ended.
Mccoy tantalized the big fellow with MS
feinting in the next round ana mauc' a
Peter to make a VICIOUS SWING with pom
hands. The Kid got into close quarters
much to the surprise of MaherS frlchIS
and while he received blows back of the
shoulders he put right and left hard 10
the body. ON the breakaWay Mccoy land
ed a staggering left to the jaw. Then they
mixed things up, Maher landing heavily
on the body with both hands and in the
bIeakaway seat his left to the ribs Thu
Kid stepped back after this and when they
came together again he measured the
Irshman nc.y and with right on the
law sent Peter to his hands and kCces
where the freshman remained four Sec
ends. When Maher got up he seemed tc
/ lose his head ana rushed at Mccoy semi
irg his right to the body, but received
three left jabs from the Kid in the face
In "A rush to the ropes the Kid slipped tc
the floor but was up ian n jiify, sending his
left to Makers face, throwing the liihern.
! ian fighters head back. Then two leiis
to the jaw and a right over from the Is il
made the gong a welcome sound Tor Ma
her
BY this time Mccoy was more confident
than ever. He tented, but was rushed &c
the ropes. whore he hooked his LETT to the
jaw and escaped from Peters leytrn Ther
he began playing his long icft into Peter
stomach and the Irishman began spaN!
at long range. With well timed feint III.
Kid hrough the big fellow to him and sen
him back with two left hooks ca the jaw
Mahcr esslycd a right return, but NcCo!
ducked and they came to a clinch break
ing from which the Kid sent astraigh
right to the face and anothes' to tn,
stomach. Naher then tried to mix il III
and forced the Kid to the ron. :. but tht
after got back to the centre Of the ring
where he landed a straight left to tn,
face lust at the call of time
Mccoy assumed the aggressive in tn,
next round. but Peter SPARED careful. ~
The Irishman soon began forcing an
tented the Kid into n left. which lande,
lightly on the wind Then Naher force,
Mccoy into "A neutral corner manning ;
teyrihc left on the face which Jared Me
Coy's head. Mccoy sidestepped in A un