The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-01-02
VICTORY FOR NJ COY,
Knocks Out Peter Maher in
Five Rounds.
STAYS IN CHAMPIONSHIP GLASS.

STAYS LIN OdAMflUNSHlH UIASS.
Kid Proves by Far the Better Man, Out
pointing the freshman Throughout the
Fight-Final Blow is Terrific Left
Swing on the Jaw.
New YORK, Jan. s-Kid Mccoy again
placed himself in the championship
class by defeating Peter Maher in a
brisk, we'll fought battle of five rounds
before the Coney Island Athletic club
yesterday afternoon. The fight was
scheduled to last 25 rounds and the
purse was to have been $4,000, but the
attendance was not as large as had been
expected and before the fight twas begun
the principals agreed that the winner
should receive the 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 to take advantage of one. Maher,
although credited with being heavy
hitter, did not get in many effective
blows. His foot work was poor and at
times he did not appear to have perfect
control of himself.
Mccoy Forces the Fighting.
Mccoy was the aggressor in the start
off, forcing Maher to break ground.
The Rid Tented cleverly with his left,
Maher sparring with an anxious look on
his face. Then the Kid sent a left hook
to the jaw, flooring the Irishman, who
was up in two seconds. Maher tried
left swing for the head, but Mccoy
side-stepped neatly. He essayed an
the mark and got a left in the body for
his pains. In an attempt to counter,
Maher over-reached himself and fell,
but regained his feet almost instantly.
Then Maher began rushing tactics,
forcing the Kid to the ropes, landing
hard right on the body. The Irishman
had Mccoy in tight place at this early
stage of the game, but the Kid broke
nimbly away and sent hard left to
Makers stomach before the first round
had ended. Mccoy tantalized the big
fellow with his feinting in the next
round. and induced Peter to make
vicious swings with both hands. The
Kid got into close quarters, much to the
surprise of Maher's friends, and while
he received blow back of the shoulders,
he put right and left hard to the body.
Maher Loses His Head.
On the breakaway Mccoy landed
staggering left to the jaw. Then they
mixed things up, Maher landing on the
body with both hands, and in the break
away sent his left to the ribs. The Kid
stepped back after this. When they
came together again he measured the
Irishman nicely and with right on the
jaw sent Peter to his hands and knees,
where the Irishman remained four sec
onds. When Maher got up he seemed
| to lose his head and rushed at Mccoy
sending his right to the body, but re-
ceived three left jabs in the face from
the Kid. In a rush to the ropes the
Kid slipped to the floor, but was up in a
jiffy, sending his left to Maher's face,
throwing the Irishman's head back.
Then two lefts to the jaw and a right
over the heart from the Kid made the
gong welcome sound for the Irish
man. By this time Mccoy was more
confident than ever. He tented but
was rushed to the ropes where he
hooked left to the jaw and escaped from
Peters return. Then he began playing
his long left into PETERS stomach and
the Irishman began sparring at long
range. With we'll timed feint the
Kid brought the big fellow to him and
sent him back with two left hooks on
the jaw. Maher then tried to mix it
up and forced the Kid to the ropes, but
the latter got back to the center of the
ring, where he landed a straight left to
the face just at the call Of the bell.
Peter Jars the Kid.
Mccoy assumed the aggressive in the
next round, but Peter spared carefully.
The Irishman soon began forcing and
tented the Kid into a left, which landed
lightly on the wind. Then Maher
forced Mccoy into a neutral corner.
planting terrific left on the face, which
Jared McCoy's head. Mccoy side
stepped in an unusual direction, and
Peter tried another left, which fell
short. In a mix-up, which followed,
honors were about even, but Mccoy was
cautioned by the referee for holding.
Maher outpointed the Kid by so per
cent in this round, sending rights and
lefts to the head, while the Kid retail
ated with lefts on the wind Toward
the close of the round Maher was eau
toned for holding, and coming from
breakaway he sent left hook to Nc
Coy's face, which did the Kid no good.
At this stage Of the game Maher's
friends became very confident that the
lrishman would get the better of the
Hoosier lad, but Mccoy had great deal
more left in him than these people bar
gained for.
Clear-Cut Knockout.