The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-31
CYCLING.
BOXING.
CORBETT TO THE FRONT.
The, Ex-C Champion Knocked Out
"Kid" Mccoy in the Fifth Round
ola Battle Marked by Great Clev-.

The. Elk Champion Knocked Out
"Kid" Mccoy in the Fifth Round
ola Battle Marked by Great Clev--.
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NEW3YoRK,. Aug. ao.-Thc long look,
ed for meeting between James ]. Corr
bett and Charles (Kid) 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 Mccoy are the clever
est opponents OF the art OF self defence
among the present generation of the
heavy weights goes without saying.
And keen Judges OF the game who saw
to-nlght'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 circle
opinions as to their respective ability
were widely divergent. Many claimed
and rightly too. that Corbett would
prove to be the strongest as well as the
cleverestF and It was through his SUI
perb feintlng and heavy smuggling that
he put Mccoy down and out.
McCoy's friends nll along have claim
ed that he was equally as dexterous
with his hands, eyes and feet. as the
former champion, and in addition TO
this they said that the kid" could hit
harder than corbett5 All who have meg
Mccoy acknowledge that his blows are
powerful ones and that they sting and
GU. wherever they land. Tonight, how
ever, while Mccoy landed some sting
ing iabs, he did not cut Corbett's skin
nor. did he land q single heavy. right
hand blow during the contest. On the
other hand, Corbett. when he dropped
science and began to slug, landed hard
rights and let's which simply took Me-
Coy's guard away and when Corbett
found a vulnerable spot in the region of
DlcCoy's heart. two lefts divided by. a
right ended the battle.
Both men entered the ring In superb
condition. Mccoy was heavier by sew
erai'pounds than on any previous occa-
sionSwhen he battled asains. other op-
ponents. He said himself that he never
felttsetter 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 had said about him
self.si II =
Cotbctt was also In tip top.shape.a The
rumors that vert circulated early in
the day that he was afflicted with rheu
matism. were exaggerated, US Corbett
himself said he was as fit rs a fiddle
I. and had only experienced a little stiff
ness when he awoke this morning. His
fodttwork, always clever. in fact, mar
vellously SO, showed no signs OF rheu-
Smatlc trouble In the! big fellows make
up, and as for! hts work with his hands
1t could not have been improved upon.
While not blow was landed by
either in the first round. the greater
part OF the second was equally as I'M
fruitful OF damage to either boxer. In
the third they got to each other oftener,
but It was in the fourth that Corbett
began to take Macs measure. At
times Corbet stopped his scientific work
and, resorted to smuggling tactics. which
proved very effective. Mccoy was
forced to cl!nch and It was then seen
that Corbett was surely getting the up
per hand. Mccoy had to break ground
frequently and after. the bell had sent
& them to their corners. while both show
ed signs OF fatigue, Mccoy was certain
ly the more weary.
How Corbett Won.
In the fifth and concluding roun !,
Corbett forced Mccoy into the formers
corner, where the Kid kept blocking
and .sparring for. an opening to get out.
Corbett, led for the head but Mac duck
ed underneath It very clcverly 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 undoing.
Corbett went. to him. using. both hands
. swinging and stabbing and finally up
'per-cuttlng with left. McCoys defense
awaited him little against this onslaught
and Corbett soon had the Kid at his
mercy. Mccoy, saw that he was no
longer able to ward or the big fellows
blows and threw his arms. across his
face holding his head down In hopes of
saving himself from knockout punch.
Corbett relentlessly showercd lefts
and rights. which Strengthened Mccoy
up, and then Jim swung q left which
crashed into McCoy's body. Mccoy
doubled up. and in doing so hi, Cor
betts left glove with his right arm. Cor
oett then drove Mccoy away from him
Win right over the heart, and as the
hio went staggering back, Jim leaped
\ aLtes MN. landing another left smash
on the same spot, and the Kid dropnei
to the floor. Mccoy bravely tried IN
get up, but those three blows had taken
al ms strength away, and while he
made frantic endeavors to get nm -t3cf.
4 cree White counted on the omIno,s ton
seconds. - 80 80
- BY an almost sppcrhuman effort Nc
y Coy stood up after he had been counted
out, but was dazed and, the referee md
10 push him towards his corner, where
MS seconds took him in hand. Inside
OF two minutes Mccoy walked out OF
the ring. closely surrounded by his
handlers. MS he was tottcring on his
Feet Meanwhile Corbett's friends had
jumped into the ring and surrounding
the big fellow showered congratulations
upon him when he was announced the
WINNER. y y -