The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-09-04

New York, August 30.-The long
promised and long o for meeting
between 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
beut and Mccoy are the cIeverest ex-
ponents of the art of self defence,
among the present generation OF the
heavy weights goes without saying,
and keen judges of the game who saw
t~onights fight declare that it was the
cIeverest exhibition ever witnessed in
the ring.
Up TO the moment that the men
stepped into the square direct opin-
ions as TO their respective ability were
widely divergent. Many claimed and
rightly, too, that Corbett would prove
to be the stronger, as we'll as the cleV-
erer, and it was through his superb
feinting and heavy smuggling that he
put Mccoy down and out.
While Mccoy landed some tinglng
jabs, ne did not cut Corbetts skin,
nor did he land a single heavy righ
hand blow during the contest. On the
other hand Corbett, when he dropped
science and began to slug, landed
hard rights and lefts which simply
took McCoy's guard away, and when
Corbett found a vulnerable spot in the
region of McCoy's heart, two let's,
divided by a right, ended the battle.
Both men entered the ring in superb
condition. Mccoy was heavier by
caTyara norndc than on anV nraViOnS
occasion, when he baLtled against 9TH
er opponents. He said himself that
he never felt better in his life and that
he was never so fit as he was for this
contest. His looks in the ing before
the fight and during the first three
rounds bore out all that Mccoy had
said about himself. Corbet was also
in tiptop shape.
In the opening round Mccoy show
ed up to much better advantage than
Corbett. Mccoy seemed very conf
dent, though careful, while Corbett
was nervous and ill at ease. Mccoy
started out with his usual GOODNESS,
but Corbett was fidgity. The entire
round was taken up with the clever
est kin of feinting and sparring on
McCoy's part, while Corbett's work
left very little to be desired.
In the second round, COrbett came
up in better form and his uneasy feel
ing had evidently left him. His fret
fulness n had dlsap-
peared and he gave an exhibition
which could be given only by a man
thoroughly posted in the innermost
points of the scientific art of boxing.
While not a blow was landed by eth
er in the first round, the greatest part
of the second was equally as unfrult-
full of damage to either boxer. Cor
bett frequently ~endeavOred 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 towards the latter end OF
the second round, and Mccoy jabbed
his provoking left to CorbettS face.
In the third round they got to each
other oftener, but it was in the fourth
that Corbett began to take McCoys
measure. At times Corbett stopped his
scientific work and resorted to slug
ging tactics which proved very effec-
tive. Mccoy was forced to clinch and
it was then seen that Corbe,t was
surely getting the upper Ia Mccoy
had TO break ground frequently and
after the hell had sent them to their
corners, while both men showed signs
of fatigue. Mccoy was certainly the
more weary.
In the fifth and concluding round
Corbett forced Mccoy into the formers
corner where the Kid kept blocking
and sparring for an opening to gel
out. sCorbett swung for the head, but
Mccoy ducked underneath it very clev-
erly and jumped to the center of the
ring. Jim rushed him across the floor
of the ring and by clever work forced
Mccoy ack into the corner again
where he sent right and left to the
Kids heart.
This was the beginning of McCoy's
undoing. Corbett went to him using
both hands, swinging n stabbing
n occasionally uppercutting with the
left. McCoy'S defense awaited him
little against this onslaught and Cor
bett 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 down in hopes 81
saving himself from a knockout punch
Corbett relentlessly Showered let's
and rights which straightenedMcCoy up
and then Jim swung a left which crash
ed into McCoy's body. Mccoy doubled
UP and in doing so held Corbetts
left and glove with his right arm.
Corbett then drove Mccoy away from
him with a right over the heart and
as the Kid went back staggering
Jim leaped after him, landing another
left smash on the same spot and the
Kid dropped to the floor.
Mccoy bravely tried to get up, but
these three blows had taken all his
strength away, and while ne made
1IdUllC GHOcdNoIS " SCI op
Charley White counted off the omi-
nous ten seconds.
BY an almost superhuman enort
Mccoy stood up after he had beer
counted out, but he was daZed and the
referee had to push him towards his
corner, where his seconds took him in
hand. Inside Of two minutes MCCOY
walked out of the ring, closely sur
rounded by his handlers as he was
tortering on his feet. Meanwhile Cor
belts friends a jumped into the
ring and surrounding he big fellow
showered congratulations upon him,
when he was the winner.
Neither man, when he returned to his
dressing room, showed any marks on
face or body. Corbett, of course, was
in the best of humor.
Now, hold on a moment" Corbett
said, as his friends surged about him.
II want to ask you something. Wa
it a good fight"
When a chorus of voices answered
Yes" Jim said: I'm glad of it and
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