The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-09-06
CoRBETT WHIPS MCCOY.
The Ex-ChRmpion In Less Than Five
Rounds Proves Himself to BE
the Better Man.

New York, Aug. 81. - The long
promised and long-looked-for meet
ing between James j. Corbett
and Charles ("KId') Mccoy, UNI
der the auspices of the Twentieth
Century club at Madison Square Gar
den, is over, and in less than five
rounds Corbett proved himself to be
the better man. That Corbett and
Mccoy are the cleverest opponents of
the art of self-defense among the
present generation of h~eavyweights
goes without saying, and keen judges
of the game who saw Thursday
nights fight declare that it was the
cleverest exhibition ever witnessed in
the ring.
Both men entered the ring in IL
perb condition. Mccoy was heavier
by several pounds than on any pre-
vious occasion when he battled against
other opponents. He said himself
that he never felt better in his life,
and that he was never so fit as he was
fer this contest.
Corbett was also in tiptop shape.
The rumors that were circulated early
in the day that he was afflicted with
rheumatism were exaggerated, as
Corbett himself said he was as fit as a
fiddle and had only experienced a lit
tie stiffness when he awoke in the
morning.
In the opening round Mccoy showed
up to much better advantage than
Corbett. Mccoy seemed very conf
dent, though careful, while Corbett
was nervous and i'll at ease. Mccoy
started out with his usual GOODNESS.
but Corbett was fdgety. The entire
round was taken up with the cleverest
kind of feinting and sparring on Nc
Coy's part, while Corbett's work left
very little to be desired.
In the second round Corbett came
up in better form, and his uneasy feel
ing had evidently left him, and he
gave an exhibition which could only
be given by a man thoroughly posted
in the innermost points of the scien-
tific art of boxing. While not a blow
was landed by either in the first
round, the greater part of the second
was equally as unfruitful of damage
to either boxer. Corbett frequently
~endeavored with rights and lefts to
reach the Kid but the Hoosier fighter
was too nimble on his underpinnings,
and his stopping and blocking were
marvellous.
In the third they got to each other
oftener, but 1t was in the fourth that
Corbett began to take McCoy's meas
ure. At times Corbett stopped his
scientific work and resorted to slug
ging tactics, which proved very eff
f~ective. Mccoy was forced to clinch,
and it was then seen that Corbett was
surely getting the upper hand. Nc
Coy had to break ground frequently,
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 for
mer's corner, where the Kid kept
blocking and sparring for an opening
to get out. Corbett swung for the
head, but Mccoy ducked underneath
it very c~leverly and jumped to the CEN
IcI VI thS IiuS' OIm IuSucu ulHI
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, which
doubled Mccoy in two, Mccoy holding
on to Jim's left glove. Jim then
planted a hard right over the heart,
which sent Mccoy staggering, and
Corbett, following quickly, sent an
other left to the same spot, and Nc
Coy went to the floor. While the
referee was counting the ten seconds,
Mccoy struggled to regain his feet,
but was counted out before he. could
stand up.
Mccoy left the ring within a minute
after he was counted out, while Cor
bett was detained by his friends, who
surrounded him and smothered him
with congratulations.