The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-02

landed left and right on the law. Peter
waversd aud Mccoy sent another right
whicf fell bit short and thsn dropping
left 20 the body tried q right swing and
as Peter side-stsppsd, the Kid met him
with full swinging left which landed
on the point OF the Jaw and the Irishman
went down resting on his right elbow
and he was counted out In this position.
IL Was terrific blow and landing right
on the mark an OK could scarcely have
withstood its foore. 1t the clsansst knock
out ever seen in a ring fight And while
some reopie were unkind enough to say
that Mahsr could have gotten mp again,
those who were nearest to the fighters
aud saw the force Of the blow, were Of
the opinion that Sullivan In his paImlest
days could not have withstood IL
Probably In the history OF ring fight
ing In this Vicinity there has never bean
such o quick change In tbs bssting as.
that which occurred during the two
hours preosdins this fight. For some days
paAt Mahsr was the fsvorits as good -
100 to GO being bet on his ohanoss. One
hundred to 20 on hshsr was the ruling
price when the club houss doors opened
this afternoon and among tho difRsrsnt
sporting oentsrs this price was main
tanned until within an hour of the be-
ginning OF the contest. Then . peculiar
condition Of affairs occurred and for no
apparent reason Nahsr stock was beared
while the Kid was bulled and when the
men got into the ring their positions In
the betting market wers reversed with
tho Kid the favorite.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round 1-Meu shook hands at SIT.
Kid immediately took offensive, Peter
breaking ground. Kid feinted with left.
Kid then sent left hook to jaw, flooring
Maher. Mshsr up In two seconds. Kid
tried cross but missed. MAhsr tried lsfs
stsr ped neatly. Mansr sgain tried lefr
but Kid again sids-steppsd. Mccoy ssnt
left to body and Peter In an atssmpt to
return tho blsw slipped and fell, but
regained his feet quickly. They casne to
clinch. Mahsr forced the Kid to ropss
where he put right on Kids body. Kid
broke awsy nicely and after littls spar
ring put u left TO Maher's stomach.
Hound Both came up laughing.
each sparring for an opening. Mccoy
feinted with left. Peter made vicious
right and left swings neither landing,
and at close quarters Kid put right and
left to body. When they broke away Kid
put left to jaw. Then they mixed 1t mp.
Msher landing right and lsrt to body. In
Kid measured his man and sent right TO
jaw. putting Mahsr to his hands and
knees. Maher mp In four seconds and
rushed madiy at Mccoy. getting to body
while Mccoy jabbed left three times to
face. Mahsr forosd Kid to the ropes and
Kid slipped to the floor. As soon as he
got up he sent left to MAher's face send :
lug his head back. Kid sent two lsfts to
jaw of Mahsr, following with right ovsr.
ear which turned hsher's head sideways
as gang sounded.
Round S-McCoy came mp more conf
dent than evsr, while Peter wore an anx-
ious look but was very determined. The
Kid feintsd, without blow being
struck. Mhher forced Kid to the ropes hut
Kid hooked left to jaw and escaped a
return. Twice the Kid jabbed left to
Maher's ste mach and Peter became more
wary. They olinchsd. each landing
rights to ribs. The Kid sent two left
hooks to jaw which ssnt Maher back
and followed with another which
knocked the.hss fellow three yards back.
Mccoy blocked right return. They came
to a clinch but in the bresk Kid sent
straights right to face and belly. Maher
tired to mix 1t up and forced the Kid to
the ropes but the Kid fought back and
got back to this centre OF the ring where
he got In straight left to the face Just
as the bell sounded.
Round 4-McCoy was quicker on hi s
feet. Both SPARED carefully with Mahsr
forcing. Kid tried left. landing lightly
on wind. Maher forced Mccoy to o neu-
trail corner and landed left on face, jarf-
Ing Mccoy. Mccoy stepped to left and
Pstsr struck out with left but fell Short.
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Mccoy was cautioned for holding. Nc
Coy hooked left to face and Peter followed
with left on body. Mahsr jabs left
straight In the face at close quarters
without return. Mccoy broke ground
repeatedly, Peter chasing him. Kid sent
left to face but Peter hooked two letts to
head and then used his left twice more to
Kids head while Mccoy jabbed left 10
wind. They came TO clinoh In which
Peter was cautioned for holding but at
the same time he ssnt left hook to Nc
Coy's facs. This WAS Makers round.
Round 5-Peter' forced the pace. Kid
tapped with Jeff lightly to the face.
shifting to the left side, which Is unusual
in McCoy's tattics. Both landed lefts to
head. Then Peter sent another Left to
face. the Kid countsring. Peter shot left
to throat and tried to cross with right
but missed. Maher led, Mccoy landed
two hard lefts on jaw. Mccoy crossed