The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-02
THE "NID" VICTOR AFTER FIVE
ROUNDS OF HARD AND CLOSE
RING WORK
WRAtGLE AT The OPENING
MCCOY INSISTED UPON USING HIS
OWN GLOVES, BUT WAS
OVERRULED
KNoCKDowN IN THE FIRST

Maher Sent to the Floor In the
Opening Round, While Later Nc
Coy Slipped and Measured His
LenEth-FOurth Round in Makers
Had Things His Own Way and Put
the Fig Fellow Out with a Blow
on the Jaw-The Rattle witnessed
by Big Crowd.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-"Kid" Mccoy
again placed himself in the championship
class by defeating Peter Maher in a
brisk, well fought battle Of five rounds
before the Coney Island Athletic club
this afternoon. The fight was scheduled
to last twenty-five rounds and the purse
was to have been $4,000, but the at
tendance was not as large as had been
expected AID before the fight was begun
the principals agreed that the winner
should receive tie gross gate receipts.
The battle was hard fought from start
to finish, but Mccoy was far the cleverer
man IN ring tactics, lodging, side-step-
ping and hitting powers. He showed
himself to be good ring general, ever
watching for an opening and never fail
ing t. take advantage of one. Maher,
although credited. with being a heavy
hitter, die not get In many effective
blows. His foot work was poor and at
times he did not appear to have perfect
control Of himself
CROWD IMPATIENT.
1t was announced from the ring that
UNI,o
long delay in deciding the question
Of a referee and also satisfying the con-
testants as to the matteC~of the purse,
made the crowd very impatient. Rumors
of all kinds were rife and in the mean
time the Mccoy stock went up to an
alarming extent, so much in fact that
several Maher men hedged their bets as
soon as Mccoy became favorite. Mccoy
arrived at APO, and at that hour An
nouncer Fred Burns informed the as
semblage that the men had agreed to go
on for the gross receipts Of the house,
little over $4,000.
Mccoy was the first to enter the ring.
He was enveloped in big drab-colored
bath robe. Maher entered a couple of
seconds later He wore a blue sweater
and dark trousers, supported by white
suspenders. Mccoy gave his weight at
1853 and Maher 172. AS Maher entered the
ring he was presented with horal morse
shoe.
While the men were being prepared for
til rray, Terry McGovern, who is to
meet George Dixon for the featherweisEt
championship, was introduced. The little
fellow received a rousing round of ap-.
plause and shook hands with both the
principals shaking Makers hand last.
Before the men were called up the fol-
lowing ring officials were named:
al Julian.
Naher, Bill Smith, Of Pittsbgrg; for orr, Nc
Coy, John F. Consadine. of New York.
The seconds for the men were as fol-.
lows:
For Maher-Peter Burns, Peter Low
rey, Spike Sullivan and Jimmy Maher.
For McCoy..Homer selby, Jimmy az, J., Pc
forrest, Mike Sullivan and Frank Hart.
When the men entered the ring ana
stripped for the battle both looked to be
in perfect condition and they were
greeted with tumultuous applause. IN
der Marquis of Queensberry rules, new
gloves, provided by the club, were hand
ed to the referee and he, in turn. gave
them to the boxers seconds. Maher
donned his quickly but Mccoy claimed