Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-31

fighter in the world, Jeffries preferred
I will rest Up bit first, and after that
VIII take on the best offer.
McCoy's lace wore gloomy express
sion as he sat in his room dressing. He
was in anything but a cheerful frame
of mind, and when spoken 10 said sur
lily: 'sOh, / don t~waIt to talk. What's
the use? I was whipped. | thought
he was SO easy in the first two rosnds
that / grew careless, and he got home
the punch"
Referee White entered the ring
while the two principals and handlers
were examining the gloves in the ring.
Both men examined gloves very care
fully and tried chem on their HANDS.
AS soon as they had selected the gloves
Corbett's seconds placed bandages on
his hands also. Corbett said that Is
weighed 1873 pounds. Both he and Nc
Coy looked to be 1877 and 1S5 respec-
lively.
Just before the men began, Referee
White cautioned the seconds that if
any of them entered the ring they
would 'oe arrested.
Round 1-Corbett started feinting,
with Mccoy breaking. Mccoy tried
with the left, but missed. Corbett feint-
ed with the LETT, but stepped back. Me-
Coy tried a right swing, but fell short.
Corbett. after spell. tried another
left, but was stopped. Both tented
cleverly and Corbett tried another left.
Mccoy rushed with both hands and
Corbett stepped back, breaking ground
three times. CoTbett tried left swing
but was cleverly blocked, and Mccoy
made him break ground in trying
left for the head. Neither landed a
blow in the round. The bell found
them sparring in the middle of the
ring.
Round 2.-The cleyernesS displayed
by the men was beautiful. AS they
came to centre in Mccoy was the ag
gressor trying a night inside but fell
short Corbett tried TO hook his left
to the head but failed to land on Me
Coy. Mccoy sent two left jabs to Cor
belts mouth. Jim attempted a right
hook for The head but Mccoy blocked
nicely. Mccoy rushed, but jim side
stepped. Mccoy landed a left on the
ear and al close quarters put his left
TO the body and Jim put his right 20
the ear and face. They clinched and
In the breakaway Corbett tried for the
head but missed. COrbett then sent
MS left 70 the ribs. tried again and
fell short. Corbett sent his left to the
neck and crossed his right to the mouth
Again the bell found them sparring ia
the ring
Round 3-Both tented for a few sec
OnJls anu then Corbett sent his left for
The body, but was blocked. Mccoy
tried a left swing, but Jim got away
safely CoTbett assayed a left swing
for the body, but Mccoy blocked. Cor
bett rushed in, but Mccoy clinched
safely and the referee separated them
Jim tried a right for the jaw, but Nc
Coy ducked They came together in
another chnch, McCoy's elbow going
to Corbett's chest, and Mccoy was
cautioned by the referee. Nc. was now
o nthe defensive and blocked a left up
per cut Mccoy led left to face and
jim countered. Both landed left
swings on the mouth Corbett dropped
his science for a moment and began
walloping without landing, as the
Kids blocking was perfect.
Round 4-Both came up quickly at
the sound of the bell, Corbett being
the aggressor. Mccoy broke ground,
frequently going backwards. Corbett
landed a left on the face, but the Kid
broke away when Jim tried left and
right swings. Jim kept following, try
ing left swings, and they came to a
clinch twice. Corbett rushed, and the
Kid landed left on the ear. CorDett
rushed again, driving the Kid across
the, ring, swinging his right and up
percutting with his left. Mccoy kept
ducking, but COrbett got to him with
both hands. Mccoy jabbed two lefts
in the face, and kept after his man,
battering down Corbett's defense. Nc
Coy clinched frequently and both
showed signs of WEAKNESS when they
went to their corners.
Round 5.-The Kid stepped in with
a left to the face. He tried a right
but Jim put right and left to head.
jim tried left for the head but they
clinched and broke at the referees
bidding. Mccoy was now IL JimS
corner and Jim tried a left swing I'M
der which the Kid ducked. Mccoy
jabbed his left to the face.
Mccoy again got in 20 jim.
Corbett smothered Mccoy with rights
and let's on body and head. Mccoy
was then unable to defend himself,
and simply crossed his arms under his
face. Corbett, then seeing that he had
Mccoy at his mercy, drove hard left
to the stomach, which doubled Mccoy
ia two, Mccoy holding onto Jim's left
glove. Jim then planted hard right
over the heart which sent Mccoy stag
gering, and Corbett following quickly
sent another left to the same spot, ard
Mccoy went to- the floor. While
the referee was counting the
ten seconds. Mccoy struggled to re-
gain his feet, but he was counted out
before he could stand up. White had
counted him out before he could get
up, and he did not seem to realize that
he had been counted out and the ref
cree had to tell him to go to his corner.
He left the ring within a minute after