The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-02

big fellow to him, and sent him back WITH
two left hooks on the jaw. Maher essay
ed return and Mccoy ducked and they
came to clinch, breaking from which
the Kid sent straight right to the face
and another 10 the stomach. Maher then
tried to mix 1t up, and forced the Kid to
the ropes, but the latter got back to the
center of the ring, where he landed
straight left to the face just as the gong
sounded
PETER CAUTIOUS. a
Mccoy assumed the aggressive in the
next round but Peter spared carefully.
The Irishman began forcing and rented
the Kid into left, which landed lightly
on the wind. Then Maher forced Mccoy
into a neutral corner, planting terrihc
left on the face, which Jared McCoys
head. Mccoy side-stepped in an unusual
direction and Peter tried another left
which fell short. In a mix-up which ioi-
lowed honors were about even, but Nc
Coy was cautioned by the referee Tor
holding. Maher outpointed the Kid by
80 per cent in this round, sending rights
and lefts to the head, while the Kid re-
taliated with lefts on the wind. reward
the close of the round Maher was eau
toned for holding, and coming from
break-away he sent a left hook to Nc
Coys face which did the Kid no good.
At this stage of the game Makers
friends became very confident that the
Irishman would get the better OF the
Hoosier lad, but Mccoy had great deal
more left in him than the sports bar
gained for. He waited for the big fellows
who had the better of the previous round,
and tapped him with a left lightly on the
face all the time shifting to the left
side, then both landed lefts to the<head.
Peter sent hard left to the face, which
the Kid countered. Then he sent a left
to the throat, and tried to cross with his
right, but the Kid ducked, and then
Mccoy landed left and right on the head
Then Peter wavered, and Mccoy sent
another right which fell little short
He then dropped his left to the body, and
Peter side-stepped.
MAHER OUT.
The Kid met him with straight lett,
which landed on the point of the Jaw
and the Irishman went down, resting on
his right elbow and was counted out In
this position. 1t was terrible blow
and, landing right on the spot. an OK
could scarcely have withstood its force
1t was the cleanest knockout ever seen In
a ring fight, and while some people were
unkind enough to say that Peter could
have gotten up again, those who were
nearest to the fighters and saw the force
Of the blow were Of the opinion that Sui
Ivan, In his palmiest days, could not
have withstood it.
Probably in the history Of ring fights In
this vicinity there has never been such
quick change In the betting as that which
occurred during the two hours preceding
this fight For some days past Manner
had been the favorite, as good as 100 to GO
being bet on his chances. One hundred
to 70 on Maher was the ruling price when
the club house doors opened this after
noon, and In the different sporting CEN
tiers this price was maintained until
within an hour of the beginning of the
contest Then peculiar condition Of at
fairs occurred, and for no apparent rea-
son Maher stock was beared while the
Kids was bulled, and when the men got
into the ring their positions in the betting
market were reversed, with the Kid the
favorite.
MCOY'S VERSION.
Kid Mccoy tonight, describing the last
round of the fight. said:
Peter looked and felt fresher than he
felt when we came out the last time.
landed on his face, then put in left
hook on his neck. I then rushed at him
and left-hooked him on the neck again,
but he bored right in on me like a runa-
way horse and hurled me upon the ropes.
AS L got off missed left hook at his
neck and banged his short ribs with
right corkscrew. Talk about game
man, Peter had already taken enough to
settle half dozen big strong fellows, yet
he kept right after me. leading and swing
ing. AS he came on landed my left hook
on his neck, Earring him good deal.
Then I jabbed the left In straight on the
belly Peter grew tired all of sudden.
He chopped his left down on my shoulder.
Was he really played out? No. He
rallied and rushed again, and / stopped
him with a left hook on the chin. He ran
over me and showed me back to my own
corner On the way there I felt
there was little strength left in him. At
the breakaway l made a left hook for
the jaw, but missed it. The moment I
Strengthened up banged him In the belly
with right hook blow and threw in q
corkscreW on the chin. Down went Pc
ter once more. He fell In a sitting posi-
ton. His eyes were glazed. He tried to
rise, but he was all gone below the waist,
and there was no life in him. He fell
back and lay there, resting on his left
elbow"
Peter Maher said tonight: II have no
excuse to make for being defeated. The
fight was fair and square In every par
ticular. All that I have to say is that
up to the time I was knocked out I had
a shade the better Of the fight. Those
who witnessed the battle know that in
the third round, when I hit the Kid
right hook on the jaw and sent him up
against the ropes. he was completely
dazed. 1 had him going in that round,
but the bell saved him.