The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-31
CDRB[N IS The VICTOR.
Knocks Out Kid Mccoy In the
Fifth Round.

Fifth Round.
PUTUP SCIENTIFIC CONTEST.
Clever Sparring for Two Rounds and
Then Corbett Takes Lead, Using Mccoy
as Mere Punching Bag-Both Men in
Fine Fettle.
New York, Aug. 31.-The long-prom-
ised and long-looked for meeting be-
tween James j. Corbett and Charles
(Kid) Mccoy, under the auspices of
the Twentieth Century club, at Madi-
son Square Garden, is over and in less
than five rounds Corbett proved him
self to be the better man. That Cor
bett and Mccoy are the cleverest ex-
ponents of the art Of self-defense
among the present generation of the
heavyweights goes without saying.
and keen judges of the game who saw
last nights fight declare that it was
the cleverest exhibition ever witnessed
in the ring. Up to the moment that
the men stepped into the squared cir
Gle opinions as to their respective abil-
ity were widely divergent. Many
claimed, and rightly too, that Corbett
would prove to be the stronger as well
as the cleverer, and it was through
his superb feinting and heavy, slug
ging that he put Mccoy down and out,
McCoy's friends all along have
claimed that he was equally as dex-
ferrous with his hands, eyes and feet
as the former champion, and in addi-
tion to this they said that the Kid
could hit harder than Corbett. ALI
who have met Mccoy acknowledge
that his blows are powerful ones, and
that they sting and cut wherever they
land. Last night, however, while Nc
Coy landed some stinging jabs, he did
not cut Corbett's skin nor did he land
single heavy right hand blow during
the contest. On the other hand, Cor
bett, when he dropped science and be-
gan to slug. landed hard rights and
lefts which simply took McCoy's
guard away, and when Corbett found
vulnerable spot in the region Of Me
Coy's heart, two lefts, divided by
right, ended the battle.
Both Mon In Prime Condition.
Both men entered the ring in superb
condition. Mccoy was heavier by
several pounds than on any previous
occasion when he battled against
other opponents.
In the opening round Mccoy showed
up to much better advantage than Cor.
bett. Mccoy seemed very confident,
though careful, while Corbett was
nervous and i'll at ease. Mccoy
started out with his usual coolness,
but Corbett was tidgety. The entire
round was taken up with the clever
est kind of feinting and sparring on
McCoy's part, while Corbetts work
left very little to be desired. In the
second round Corbett came up in bet
ter form and his uneasy feeling had
evidently left him. His fretfulness
and nervousness had disappeared and
he gave an exhibition which could only
be given by man thoroughly posted
in the innermost points OF the scien-
titic art of boxing. While not blow
was landed by either in the first round,
the greater part of the second was
equally as unfruitful of damage to
either boxer. Corbett frequently en-
deavored with rights and lefts to
reach the Kid. but the Hoosier fighter
was too nimble on his under pinnings,
and his stopping and blocking was
marvellous. Corbett got to the head
toward the latter end of the second
round and Mccoy jabbed his provok-
ing left to Corbett's face. In the
third they got to each other oftener,
but it was in the fourth that Corbett
began to take McCoy's measure. AT
times Corbett dropped his scientific
work and resorted to slugging tactics,
which proved very effective. Mccoy
was forced to clinch and it was then
seen that Corbett was surely getting
the upper hand. Mccoy began to
break ground frequently and after the
bell had sent them to their corners,
while both showed signs of fatigue,
Mccoy was certainly the more weary.
In tie fifth and concluding round
Corbett forced Mccoy into the
formers corner, where the Kid kept
blocking and sparrng for an opening
to get out Corbett swung, for the
head, but Mccoy ducked underneath
it very cleverly and jumped to the
center of the ring. Jim rushed him
across the floor of the ring and by
clever work forced Mccoy back into
the corner again, where he sent right
and left to the Kids head. This was
the beginning of McCoy's undoing.
Corbett went to him, using both hands,
swinging and stabbing and occasional
ly upper cutting with the left McCoy's
defense availed him little against this
onslaught and Corbett soon had the
Kid at his mercy. Mccoy saw that
he was no longer able to ward off the
big fellows blows and he threw his
arms across his face, holding his head