The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-31
KID KNOCKED OUT
in FIVE ROUNDS
Failed to Cut GOrbett's Skin or
Land Single Heavy Blow.
AN ANONYMOUS DEFEAT
Mccoy Could Not Endure the Ex.champlOn's
Powerful SluSging Eighteen Thou.
sand Dollars Go 10 the
Winner.

NEW YORK. Aug. 3O.--The long
looked-for meeting between James J.
corbett and 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 the better
man. Keen judges of the game who
saw tonights fight declare that It was
the cleyerest exhibition ever Witnessed
in the ring. II was through bis superb
felntlng and heavy sIugging that Cor
bett put Mccoy down and out
Tonight, while Mccoy landed some
singing iabs he aid no. cut corbett's
skin nor did he land a single heavy
blow during the contest on the other
hand corbett when he dropped science
and began to slug, landed hard rights
and lefts which simply took McCoy's
guard away. AND when Corbett :ound
"A vulnerable spot in the region OF
McCoy's heart two Iefts divided by a
right ended the battle.
In the opening round Mccoy show
ed TO much better advantage than Cor
bett. Mccoy seemed very confident.
though careful. while Corbett was ner-
vous and III at ease The entire round
was taken up with the cleverest kind
OF feinting and sparring on McCoy's
part, while Corbett's work left very lit
tie to be recorded.
In the second round Corbett came up
in better form. and his uneasy feeling
had evidently left him. He gave an
exhibition which could only be given
by man thoroughly posted In the in
nermost points OF the scientific art OF
boxing.
In the third they got to each ether
oftener. but 1t was in the fourth that
Corbett began II take McCoy's meas
ure.
At times Corbett stopped his scien-
ti0c work and resorted TO slugging.
which proved very effective. Mccoy
was forced to clinch and 1t was then
seen that Corbett was surely getting
the best of It.
In the ifth and concluding round Cor
bett forced Mccoy mo a corner where
the Kid kept blocking and sparring
for an opening to get out Corbett
swung for his head but Mccoy ducked
under it very oleverly and jumped to
the center OF the ring. Jim rushed
him across the floor of the ring and
by clever work forced Mccoy back in
to the corner again where ne sent a
right ami left TO the Kids head.
| This was the beginning Of McCoy's
undoing. corbett went to him, using
both hands. swinging and stabbing and
occasionally upperoutting with his left,
Mccoy saw that he was no longer able
to ward or the big fellows blows and
he threw his arms across his face. hold
ing his head down in the hopes Of saw
ing himself from a Knockout punch.
Corbett showered lefts and rights
which Strengthened Mccoy up, and then
Jim swung a left which crashed into
McCoy's body. Mccoy doubled up and
in doing so held Corbett's left glove
with his right arm. Corbett then drove
Mccoy away from him with right
over the heart and. as the Kid went
back staggering, Jim leaped after him,
landing another left smash on the same
spot. and the Kid dropped to the floor
and was counted out,
The men battled for sixty per cent
Of the gross receipts which was to be
divided, 75 per cent to the winner and
% per cent to the loser. 1t is esti-
mated that there was about $4,000 in
the house, so that Corbett will receive
in the nelghborhood of $4,000 and Nc
Coy about $4,000