The age-herald., 1900-08-31
GAS YE SOW, so SHALL YE REAP"
MCOY KNOCKED OUT IN FIFTH
 ROUND BY FORMER CHAMPION

swung a left which crashed into Mccoy's body. Mccoy doubled up and in doing so held Jim's left glove with his right hand. Corbett then drove Mccoy away from him with 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 he made frantic efforts to get ap Referee Charley. White counted off the ominous ten seconds.
 By an almost superhuman effort Mccoy stood up after tfS had been counted out, but he was daze4 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 surrounded by bis handlers, as he was tottering on his feet. Meanwhile, Cor bett's friends had jumped into the ring and surrounded the big fellow, showering congratulations upon him when he was announced the winner
 Referee Charley White, when asked his opinion of the fight, said:
 Tt was one of the fastest and cleverest fights I have ever seen. Corbett and Me- Coy are two of the cleverest men in the ring today, and Corbett won by superior feinting and slugging. I did not like Jim in the first round, as he was too nervous, and Mccoy was outpointing him, but after they came up for the second round Jim was more composed, and from that point until he delivered the finishing blow he proved himself to be the better man. The work of both men was wonderfully clever and fully bore out all that has been said of them for some years past Any one no matter how big and strong, would have gone down from those last three blows that Corbett landed, as they were full of strength and were planted In the proper spot"
 Preliminary Bout
 As a preliminary to the heavyweight bout Whitey" Lester of Philadelphia and Jack Cushing of Brooklyn were put on for a twelve-round go at catch weights. Les ter proved to be too good for the Brooklyn man, and put it all over him in the opening round. In the second Cushing went to the floor twice and was willing to quit. He went down third time with very slight proyocation and refused to get up. He quit in the most miserable manner, and Referee Charley White declared Lester the winner.
 The betting just before the men entered the ring was to l on Corbett.
 Corbett's seconds were George F. Consi- dine. Spider Kelly, Leo Pardei1o and Fred Stone.
 McCoys handlers were his brother, Ho- mer Sellby, Harry Harris, Jack O Brien of Philadelphia and Bobby Burns.
 Corbetts weight was not announced, but Master of Ceremonies Joe Humphreys said Mccoy weighed TO pounds. Dick Bernard held the watch for Corbett, and Colonel Mike Padden was McCoy's tlmekeeper.
 At 1922 Mccoy entered the ring, accom- panied by his seconds, and met with hearty reception when he made his appear ance He wore nothing but a pair of white cotton running pants. Both of his hands were bandaged. He looked to be in su- perb condition and very confident.
 Corbett followed smiling and lowing he passed through the crowd AS he en- tered the ring he passed alongside Mccoy, to whom he extended his hand, but Mccoy refused to take 1t, and Corbett walked across the ring to his corner. This action on McCoy's part met with some misses. Corbett was enveloped in a blue and white bath robe, which he discarded soon as he reached his corner He wore black trunks, and had no bandages on his hands.
 Corbett seemed to be in fine fettle, and smiled continually, while McCoy's face wore a very serious look While the men were being cared for by their seconds, Dal Hawkins of California and Joe Cans, the Baltimore colored pugilist, were intro duced. These two are to meet at the Broadway Athletic Club tomorrow night, which will be the last fight in this vicinity under the Horton law.
 Referee White entered the ring while the two principals, with their handlers, were examining the gloves in the ring. Both men examined the gloves very carefully and tried them on their hands. AS soon as they had selected the gloves Corbett's sec onds placed bandages on his hands also. Corbett said that he weighed 1S3 pounds. but both he and Mccoy looked to be 1S7 and 175 respectively.
 Fight by Rounds
 At 10:S5 the referee called the men to the center of the ring and instructed them. A moment later they advanced to the cen ter of the ring. Just before they began Referee White cautioned the seconds that
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