The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-31
BOTH SHOW GREAT SKILL
In the Fourth Round the Men Begin
to Reveal WEAKNESS.
NTHE FIFTH THREE BLOWS DO THE WORK
The First Is a Hard Left on the Stomach
Which Doubles Mccoy Up. This Is Fol-
lowed Swiftly by Two Blows
Over the Heart.
(By the Associated Press.)

NEW 1OFK, august 0U.-lne long pTOm-
ised and long looked-for meeting be-
tween James ]. Corbett and Charles
N"Kid'O Mccoy, under the auspices of
the Twentieth Century Club at Madison
Square Garden is over and in less than
five rounds Corbett proved himself to be
the better man. That Corbett and Nc
Coy are the cleverest opponents of the
art of self-defence, among the present
generation of the heavyweights goes
without saying; and keen judges of the
game who saw tonight's fight declare
that 1t was the cleverest exhibition ever
witnessed in the ring. Up to the moment
that the men stepped into the squared
circles, opinions 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 cleverer and it was through his
superb feinting and heavy smuggling that
he put Mccoy down and out. While Nc
Coy landed some stinging jabs, he did not
cut COrbetts skin nor did he land sin
gle heavy right hand blow during the
contest. On the other hand Corbett when
he dropped science and began to slug,
landed hard rights and lefts which sim
ply took sicCoy's guard away and when
Corbett found vulnerable spot in the
regiCn of McCoy's heart, two lefts
divided by a right ended the battle.
Both men entered the ring in superb
condition, Mccoy was heavier by several
pounds than on any previous occasion,
when he battled against other opponents.
He said himself that he never felt bet
ter in his life and that he was never
so fit as he was for this contest. His
looks in the ring before the fight and
during the first three rounds bore out
all that Mccoy has said about himself.
Corbett was also in tip top shape. Cor
bett himself said he was as fit as
fiddle and had only experienced little
stiffness when he awoke this morning.
In the opening round Mccoy showed up
to much better advantage than Corbett.
Mccoy seemed very confident, though
careful, while Corbett was nervous and
i'll at ease. Mccoy started out with his
usual GOODNESS, but Corbett was fidgety.
The entire round was taken up with the
cleverest kind of feinting and sparring
on McCoy's part while Corbett's work
left very little to be desired. In the
second round Corbett came in better
form and his uneasy feeling had evil
IDENTIFY left him. His fretfulness and ner-
vousness had disappeared and he gave
an exhibition which could be given only
by man thoroughly posted in the in
nCrmost points of the scientific art of
boxing. While not a blow was landed
by either in the first round the greater
part of the second round was equally
as free from damage to either of the
boxers. Corbett frequently endeavored
with rights and lefts to reach the Kid
but he 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 sec
ond round and Mccoy jabbed his pro-
voking left to Corbett's face. In the
third round they got to each other
oftener but it was in the fourth that
Corbett began to take McCoy's meas
ure.
At times Corbett stopped his scientific
work and resorted to smuggling tactics
which proved very effective. Mccoy was
forced TO clinch and it was then seen
that Corbett was surely getting the up
perhand Mccoy had to break ground fire.
quently and after the bell 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 block
ing and sparring for an opening to get
out. Ccrbett swung for the head but
Mccoy ducked underneath it very cleyerly
and jumped to the center Of the ring.
Jim rushed him across the floor of the
ring and by clever work forced Mccoy
back into the corner again where he
sent right and left to the Kids head
This was the beginning of McCoy's UNI
doing. Corbett went to him using both
hands, swinging and stabbing and occa-
sionally uppercutting with the left. Nc
Coy's defence availed him little against
this onslaught and Corbett 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 homes of saving himself from knockout
punch Corbett relentlessly showered
lefts and rights which Strengthened Me-
Coy up and then Jim swung left which
crashed into McCoy's body. Mccoy
doubled up and in doing so held Cor
belts left hand 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 taEen all his
strength away and while he made frantic
endeavcrs to get UP Referee Charley
White counted Off the ominous ten sec
onds. By an almost superhuman effort
Mccoy stood UP after he had been count
ed our. but he was dazed and the referee
had to push him toward his corner, where
his seconds took him in hand. Inside
of two minutes Mccoy walked out of the
ring, closely surrounded by his handlers
as ne was lettering on his feet. Mean
while Corbett's friends had jumped into
the ring and surrounding the big fellow,
showered congratulations upon him when
he was announced the winner
Neither man. when he returned to his