The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-04
KNOCKED OUT In
J, THE FIFTH ROUND.
Mccoy Proved No Match For the
Cleverest Boxer Living.
CORBETT'S HARD RIGHT SWING
Was Too Much For the Kid who Went
Down After Brave Defense "A
sheer Case of the Best
Man Wins.

Down After a Brave Defsnse-A
sheer Ca.e of the Best
Man Wins.
New York, Aug. 31.-A right swing
over the heart, in the fifth round, that
made kid" Mccoy writhe in agony
for a few minutes, ended the contest
between Corbett and Mccoy, at Madi-
son Square garden. last night.
1t was only in the fourth round that
Corbett dropped his scientific tactics
and resorted to slugging instead OF
boxing Mccoy was forced to clinch,
and it was observed by everybody that
Corbett was getting the best Of the
"Kid." Six thousand people saw the
fight.
STORY BY ROUNDS.
Round 1-At 1926 the referee called
men to the center Of the ring and
instructed them. A moment later they
advanced to the center Of the ring. Just
before the men began Referee White
cautioned the seconds that II any OF
them entered the ring they would be
arrested. Corbett started feinting with
Mccoy breaking. Mccoy tried with the
left but missed. Corbett feinted with
the left, but stepped back. Mccoy tried
"a right swing, but fell short. Corbett
tried with his left for the head. but
Mccoy threw 1t off. Corbett, after a
spell, tried another left. Mccoy rushed
with both hands, but Corbett stepped
back, breaking ground three times.
Corbett tried left swing but was clev-
erly blocked and Mccoy made him
break ground in trying left for the head.
Neither landed blow during the
round, the bell finding them sparring
in the middle Of the ring.
Second round-The cleverness dis
played by the men was beautiful. AS
they came to the center In this round,
Mccoy was the aggressor, trying
right inside, but fell short. Corbett
tried to hook his left to the head, but
failed to land on Mccoy. Mccoy sent
two left jabs to Corbett's mouth. jim
attempted right hook for the head
but Mccoy blocked nicely Mccoy
rushed but Jim side stepped. Mccoy
landed a left on the ear and at Gloss
quarters put his left to the body ant
Jim put his right to the ear and face
They clinched and in the breakawa.
Corbett tried for the head, but missed
Corbett then sent his left to the ribs
tried again and fell short. Corbett sen
his left to the neck and crossed hi
right to the mouth. Again the bel
found them sparring in the ring.
Third roundabout feinted for a few
seconds and then Corbett sent his lef
4 Efor the body, but was blocked. McCo.
N'tried left swing, but Jim got ava.
safely. Corbett essayed left swim
for the body, but Mccoy blocked. Cor
bett rushed in, but Mccoy clinche'
safely and the referee separated them
Jim tried a right for the jaw but Nc
Coy ducked. They came together Il
another clinch, McCoy's elbow going t
Corbett's chest, and Mccoy was eau
toned by the referee. Mccoy was nov
on the defensive and blocked left up
percut. Mccoy led left to face and Jir
countered Both landed left swings O
the mouth. Corbett dropped his sci
ence for a moment and began wallopin
without landing as the kids blockin
was perfect
Fourth round-Both came up quickl
at the sound of the bell. Mccoy brok
ground frequently, going backward'
Corbett landed a left on the face, bu
the kid" broke away, when Jim trie
left and right swings Jim kept follow
ing trying left swings and they cam
to a clinch twice. Corbett rushed an
the kid" landed left on the ear. Coz
bett rushed again driving the kid
across the ring swinging his right an
uppercutting with his left Mccoy keI
ducking, but Corbett got to him wit
both hands. Corbett jabbed two left
in the face and kept off his man, bal
tsring down McCoy's defense. McCo
Sclinched frequently and both Shove
signs Of weariness when they went
their corners.
Fifth round-The kid" stepped
with left to the face. He tried
right swing, but missed. Mccoy rusf
ed again. but Jim put right and le
to the head and they clinched and brol
at the referees bidding. Mccoy wa
now in Jim's corner and Jim tried
left swing, under which the Kid ducke,
Mccoy jabbed his left to the face. MI
Coy again got into Jim's corner. CO..
bett smothered Mccoy with rights an
lefts on the body and head. McCo
was then unable to defend himself, an
simply crossed his arms under his fec
Corbett then. seeing that he had Nj
Coy at his mercy, drove a hard left
the stomach, which doubled Mccoy
two. Mccoy holding on to Jim's le
glove. Jim then planted hard rigl
over the heart, whi,,h sent Mccoy stat
gering, and Corbett. following quickl
sent another left to the same spot ar
Mccoy went to the floor. While Il