The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-02
Mccoy Far the Cleverer I'm Ring Tac-
tics, Dodgins. sfde-stepping
and Hitting Ability.
MAHER's FooTwoRK POOR
IN ONE ROUND, HOWEVER, HE OUT
POINTED HIS ANTAGONIST.
Attendance Below Expectations, and
the winner Got Only Gate Receipts
Quick Change In the Betting.

NEW YORK, Jan. L-Kid Mccoy again
placed himself In the championship class by
defeating Peter Maher in brisk, we'll
fought battle of five rounds before the
Coney Island Athletic Club this afternoon
The fight was scheduled TO lasr>twentyxx
five rounds. and the purse was to have beer
10000, but the attendance was not o 8 large
as had been expected. and before the fight J
was begun the principals agreed that ths
winner should receive the gross gate re-
ceipts.
The battle was hard fought from start
| TO finish. but Mccoy was far the cleverer
man in ring tactics. lodging. side-stepping
and hitting powers. He showed himself to
| be a good ring general. ever watching for
an opening and never falling to take advan-
| tage 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 per-
| feet control of himself.
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. Under Marquis
of Queensberry rules, new gloves. provided
by the club. were handed to the referee,
and he In turn gave them to the boxers
seconds Maher donned his quickly. but
Mccoy claimed that the gloves did not At
him and stubbornly refused 10 use them. J
He insisted on wearing an old pair. which.
he claimed. suited him. but the referee was
obdurate. and Mccoy gave in,
| Mccoy was the aggressor iil the stsrt-o6,
forcing Maher to break ground. The Kid
tented cleverly with his left Maher SPAR
ring, with an anxious look on his face.
Then the Kid sent left hand to the jaw.
flooring the Irishman. who was up In two
seconds. The Kid tried right cross. but
missed. Maher tried left swing for the
head, but Mccoy side-stepped neatly. H
essayed another left swing. but again wen
wide of the mark. and got a left on thu
body. In an attempt to counter Maize
overreached himself and fell. but regained
his feet almost Immediately. Maher then
began rushing tactics. forcing the Kid 10
the ropes and landing a hard right on the
body. The Irishman had Mccoy In tight
place at this early stage OF the game. but
the Kid broke away nimbly and sent
hard left to Maher's stomach before the
/ first round had ended.
A MIX-UP.
Mccoy tantalized the big fellow with his
feinting In the next round and Induced
Peter to make vicious swings with botn
/ hands The Kid got into clos> GUAR s>rss
much to the surprise OF Maher's fiendss
and while he received blows back OF the
shoulders he put rights and lefts to the
body On the break-away Mccoy landed a
staggering left on the jaw. Then they
mixed things up. Maher landing heavily on
| the body with both hands, and In the
break-away sent his left to the ribs. Thel
| Kid stepped back after this When theyv
| came together again he measured the
Irishman nicely. and with right on theI
| Jaw sent Peter to his hands and knees.
where the Irishman remained for four Sec
onds When Maher got up he seemed toI
lose his head and rushed at Mccoy. send
| ing his right to the body. but received
three left jabs in the face from the Kid.
In e rush to the ropes the Kid slipped tql
| the floor but was up in jiffy, sending his
left to Maher's face, throwing the Irish
mans head back. Then two iefts to the
Jaw and a right from the Kid made the
gong a welcome sound for Maher.
BY this time Mccoy was more confident
than ever. He tented. but was rushed toI
the ropes, where he hooked his left to the
jaw and escaped Peters return. Then hd
began playing his long left on Peter
stomach, and the Irishman began sparriu
at long range. With well-tined feint Il
Kid brought the big fellow to him and sc
him back with two left hooks on the "a
Maher essayed a return and Mccoy duck
and they came to a clinch. breaking fro
which the Kid sent a straight right to Il
face and another 10 the stomach. Nah
then tried to mix IL up and forced the X
to the ropes. but the latter got back TO q
center Of the ring. where he landed
straight left to the face just at the call
the bell.
Mccoy assumed the aggressive I'm thv
next round, but Peter SPARED carefully.
The Irishman soon began forcing. and
tented the Kid into left which landed
lightly on the wind. Then Maher forced
Mccoy into a neutral corner. planting a
terrific left on the face. which Jared Nc
Coy's head. Mccoy sidestepped In an un-
usual direction, and Peter tried another
left. which fell short. In a mix-up. which
followed honors were about even. bat Nc
Coy was cautioned by the referee for
holding. Maher out-pointed the Kid by
so per cent. In this round. sending rights
and lefts TO the head while the Kid re-
taliated with iefts on the wind. Towards
the close OF the round Maher was cautioned.
for holding. and. coming from a break
away. he sent a left hook 20 McCoy's face
which did the Kid no good
At this stage OF the game MahsEx
friends became very confident that q
Irishman would get the better OF
Hoosier lad. but Mccoy had a great q