Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-31
Corbett Proved Himself a Past
Master In Ring Genera|ship.
Three Lightning Body Blows Put the Hoosier
Kid to the Floor---General Sport
ina News.

New York, Aug. 31.-(Spl)--James
J. Corbett demonstrated last night
that he is the cleverest of all the big
fellows. In his bout with Kid Mccoy
he gave the greatest exhibition of the
hit and get away fight ever seen in
this city. 1t took him less than five
rounds to put the Hoosier champion
out of the business. 1t was series
of body blows that proved to be the
Kids undoing. All his science could
not save him from the cruel blows
which were aimed at his body and over
the heart. He knew that he was a
defeated man and he tried in every
way to keep. the knockout off as long
as possible. At the time that Corbett
began his hard fight to end the battle
Mccoy inauguratcd new line of de-
fense. For time it kept the eX-cham-
pion in doubt but it was for n few
minutes only
"Geptleman Jim landed hard left
hook flush to the solar plexus and Me
Coy doubled up in distress. With
lightning speed, Corbett shot his right
to the same place, and while the light
err man was bending together trying
to avoid the blows, Corbett poured n
perfect fusilade against this vulnerable
point Mccoy made a wild, despairing
overland swing for Corbett jaw,
which the latter easily avoided, and fell
forward TO his hands and knees. He
struggled to regain his feet, but his
power of movement had temporarily
waned He tried again, and scarcely
had the fatal count of ten been regis
tered against him before the Kid
staggered to his underplnnings.
But Referee Charley White wavet
him aside and the defeated puglis,
groped his way to the corner which
"Lanky Bob" occupied when he down
ed Gus Rubin.
Mccoy was outfought nj all stage
after the first round; his cleyernes'
was not equal 20 that of Corbctt, VIII,
escaped with hardly a punch When
the kid discovered he could no
reach Corbett, he appeared discouraged
and was outpunched and outrushed
which he had announced was 10 be his
forte. The bout was at all times Il
contest Of skill and cunning between
two cunning mcn, and If the battle
were fought on It's merits the specta
tors have the satisfaction Of knowing
they saw the premiership Of cleverncs'
decided
After seeing the battle, compare
lively few are inclined to the carl!
stories that Mccoy was to "lic down
tThey argue that If such had been tn
case Mccoy would have been alowe,
10 make a better showing, and tina
the bout would have gone eight or tel
rounds, for not few were dlssatlslie,
saw for tle increased prices Of admis
sion. Even with all this granted,
wouldn't have been impossible for tn
affair 10 have been frame up.
With such past masters of the art 1
the ring, Mccoy could easily have sin
ulated all that took place, The geneI
al verdict however, is that both me
tried. Whether anything will CON
later is for time 10 reveal.
When the men stood in the center {
the ring receiving Instructions aft,
Mccoy had refused the hand profferc
him by Corbett, the latter's advantal
In weight and reach was discernabl
Mccoy looked however, to be in T.
best Of cond. ton perhaps better tina
Corbett. He announced his weight
40 pounds, and looked much heavi
through the shoulders than ever b
fore. corbett, too, was thicker aero
the shoulders, and his jaw was set
much firmer neck than he has show
heretofore.
In the early stages Corbett display