The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Honors Were About Even Up to the
Knockout Blow.


Knockout Blow.
Round 1.-The men shook hands at
5:1T Kid Immediately took offensive.
Peter going round. Kid tented with
left. Kid then led left hook to jaw,
flooring Maher. Maher was up in two
seconds. Kid tried cross, but missed.
Maher tried left swing for the head but
Kid side-stepped neatly Maher again
tried left but Kid again side-stepped.
Mccoy sent left to body and Peter in
an attempt to return the blow. slipped
and fell but regained his feet quickly.
They clinch. Maher forced Kid to
ropes where he put right on Kids
body. Kid broke away nicely, and
after little sparring put a left to
Makers stomach.
Round Both came up laughing.
Each spared for opening. Mccoy
tented with left. Peter made vicious
right and left swings neither landing,
and at close quarters Kid put right
and left to body. AS they broke away
KiS put left to jaw. Then they mixed
it 40, Maher landing right and left to
body. In the breal0away, Maher put
left to body. Coming together again
the Kid measured his man and sent
TO jaw, putting Maher to his hands
and knees. Maher was up in four
seconds and rushed madly at Mccoy.
getting to body, while Mccoy jabbed
left three times to face. Maher forced
Kid to the ropes and Kid slipped to
the floor. As soon as he got up he sent
left to Makers face, sending his head
back. Kid sent two let's TO jaw OF
MaheT, following with right over
which turned Makers head sideways
as the gong sounded.
Round 3.-McCoy came up more con-
fident than ever, while Peter wore an
anxious look but was very determined
The Kid tented without a blow being
struck. Peter forced Kid to ropes but
the latter hooked left to jaw and
escaped a return. Twice Kid jabbed
left to Makers stomach and Peter be-
came more wary. hs They came to a
clinch each landing light rights to
ribs. Kid sent two left books TO jaw
which sent Maher back and forward
with another which knocked the big
fellow three yards back. McCSC
blocked right return. They came 70 a
clinch but in the break KiE sent
straight ~ to face and bel]/ MaheI
tried to mix it Up - fOrC/I[id to the
ropes but Kid fought back and got
back to the center of the ring where
he got in a straight left to the face
just as the bell sounded.
Round ,4-McCoy was quicker on
his feet. Both spared carefully with
Maher forcing Kid tried left landing
lightly on the wind Maher forced
Mccoy TO a neutral corner and landed
left on face jarTing Mccoy. Mccoy
stepped to left and Peter struck out
with left but fell snort. In a mix-uI
Peter got right to head and Mccoy
was cautioned for holding. Mccoy
hooked loft TO face and Peter followed
with left on body. Maher jabbed left
straight in the face at close quarters
without a return. Kid broke ground
repeatedly, Peter chasing him. KID
sent left to face, but Peter hooked two
lefts to head, and then used his left
twice more to Kids head while Nc
Coy jabbed left to wind. They came
to a ciinch in which Peter was eau
toned for holding but at the same time
he sent left hook TO Kids face. This
was Makers round.
Round 5.-Peter forced the pace. KID
tapped with left lightly to face shifting
to the left side which is unusual iT
MeCOy's ring tactics. Both landed
I let's to head. Then Peter sent another
/ left to face, Kid cOunte1ing. Peter
shot left to throat and tried to eros
with right but missed. Maher led Nc
! Coy landed two hard lefts on the jaw
Mccoy crossed right over to The point
of the jaw. Peter forced to clinch
I Mccoy dropped the big fellow with LEFT
swing on jaw. Maher was counted
out.
TINE Of round minutes, % seconds.