The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02
MCCOY WHIPS PETER MAHER
IRISH FIGHTER KNOCKED OUT I'm
THE FIFTH ROUND.
a Hard Fought Bnttle-McCoy Displays
Better Generalship and Wonderful
Hitting POwer-The Knockout Blow
Clean, Terrific Full Swinging Left
ON the Point Of the Jaw.

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on the Point OF tho Jaw.
New York, Jan. 1-"Kid" Mccoy
again placed himself in the champions
ship class by defeating Peter Malier in
a short, well fought battle Of five rounds
before the Coney Island Sporting club
this afternoon. The fight was scheduled
for twenty-five rounds and the purse
was to have been $20,OoO but the at
tendance was not as large as had been
expected and before the fight was COM
menced the principals agreed that the
winner should receive the gross gate
receipts. The battle was hard fought
from start to finish, but Mccoy was by
far the cleverer man in ring tactics,
lodging, side-stepping and hitting pow
ers. He showed himself to be a good
ring general, ever watching for an open
ing and never failing to take advantage
of one. Maher, although credited with
being a heavy hitter, did not get in
many effective blows. His foot work
was poor, and at time he did not ap-
pear to have perfect control of him
self.
/ Before their advent the principals re-
mained in nearby hotel, making GER
tain that their contract with the club
would be lived up. Both wanted the
purse made good before entering the
ring, and in doing this they detained
several thousand anxious lovers of the
fstic game in the chilly atmosphere Of
the big building. After nearly two
hours delay Manager W. A. Brady and
three other officers Of the Coney Island
Sporting club assured them that the
purse would be all right, and finally
produced sufficient encouragement In
the shape Of receipts to make the box
ers go on. In the meanwhile trouble
occurred over the referee. Charley
White was originally slated to decide
upon the merits Of the boxers. but OBJ
jections were raised on account Of the
amount of money to be paid him, and
after an hours quibbling White gained
his point.
When the men entered the ring and
stripped for the battle both looked to be
in perfect condition and they were
greeted with tumultuous applause. Un-
d0t 4ldi Au1S VI &uCCAoOCly iuiCSy WAiSAis
according to the articles of agreement,
were to govern the contest, new gloves,
which were provided by the club, were
handed to the referee and he In turn
gave them to the boxers seconds. Ma
her donned his quickly but Mccoy
claimed that the gloves did not fit him
and stubbornly refused to use them. He
insisted on wearing an old pair which
he claimed suited him, but Referee
Charley White was obdurate and Me-
Coy finally gave in. N
Mccoy was the aggressor in the start
off, forcing Maher to break ground. The
Kid feinted cleverly with his left, Ma
her sparring with an anxious look on
his face Then the Kid sent left hook
to the jaw, flooring the Irishman, who
was UP in two seconds. The Kid tried
a right cross, but missed Maher tried
a left swing for the head, but Mccoy
side-stepped neatly. He essayed anoth-
er of these and again went wide of the
mark and got left in the body for his
palms. In -tempt to counter Maher
overreached himself and fell, but re-
gained his feet almost Immediately.
Maher then began rushing tactics, forc-
ing 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 bfokeSb
away rimbly and sent a hard left NJ U
Maher's stomach before the first round
had ended.
Mccoy tantalized the big fellow with
his feinting in the next round, and in
duced 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
blows back of the shoulders, he put
right and left hard to the body. On
the breakaway Mccoy landed stag
gering left to the jaw. Then they lnix-
ed things UP, Maher landing heavily ol
the body with both hands and in the
sent his left to the ribe. 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.
There 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 from the Kid in
the face. In rush to the ropes the
Kid slipped to the floor, but was up in
an instant, sending his left to Maher's
face, throwing the Hibernian fighters
head back. Then two lefts to the jaw
and a right over from the Kid made
the gong a welcome sound for Maher.
BY this time Mccoy was more conf
dent than ever. He feinted but was
rushed to the ropes where he hooked
his left to the jaw, and escaped from
Peters return. Then he began playing
his long left into Peters stomach and
the Irishman began sparlng at long
'ange With a well timed feint the Kid
brought the big fellow to him, and sent
him back with two lett hooks on the
Jaw. Maher essayed right return,
out Mccoy lodged and they came to a
,1inch, breaking from which the Kid
sent straight right to the face and
another to the stomach. Maher then
,ried to mix it up and forced the Kid
o he ropes, but the latter got back to
he center of the ring, where he landed
/ straight left to the face just at the
all of time.
Mccoy assumed the aggressive In the
lext round, but Peter spared carefully.
rhe Irishman soon began forcing and
einted the Kid into left which land