Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-06

New YORK, Aug, ~. --Ine long PROM
ised and long looked-for meeting be-
tween JamesIJ. Cofhett and Kid
Mccoy Norman Selby I, under the
infringement Of the Twentieth Century
Club, at Madison Square Garden, is
over ami in ieSs IhanStive rounds Cor
bett proved himself toy be the better
man. That Corbett and Mccoy are the
cleverest exporents Of the'art CT self
defense among the present generation
of the heavy weights goes without say
ing, and keen judges of the game who
saw louight's fight declare that it was
the cleverest exhibition ever witnessed
In the ring.
Up to the moment that the men
stepped into the squared ciiole opinions
as to their respective abilities were
widely divergent. Many claimed, and
rightly, too, that Corbett would prove
to be the stronger, us well as the cleverer,
and il was through his superb feinting
and heavy smuggling that he put Mccoy
down and out.
McCoy's friends all along have
claimed hat he was equally as dexter
Gus with his hands, eyes and feet as
the former champiou and in addition to
this they said thar the kid could
hit harder than Corbstt. All who have
met McCoy acknowledge that his blows
are powerful ones and that they sting
and cut wherever they land. Tonight,
however, while Mccoy landed some
singing jabs, he did not cut Corbett's
skin nor did he land single heavy
right-hand blow during the contest.
On the other hand Corbett. when
he dropped science and slugged, landed
kns ii t-t, .t,I Inft u .rhs oh mis-, xr,t
took McCoys guard away, aud when
region of McCoy's heart two lefts, di-
| Both entered tue ring 10 superb con-
| dition. Mccoy was heavier by several
| pounds than on any previous occasion
when he battIed against other oppo-
| neuts. He said himself that he never
| felt bstter in his life and that he was
never so fit as he was for this contest
His looks in the ring bsfore the fight
and during the first three rounds lore
out all that Mccoy had said about
| himself.
Gorbett was also In tirtop shape.
| The rumors that we're circulated early
in the day that he was afflicted with
rheumatism we're exaggerated, as Cor
bett himself said he was as fit as a
fiddle and had only experienced a
little stiffness when he awake this
morning. His footwork, always clever
lin fact, nnrvelously so-showed no
signs of rheumatic trouble in the big
fellows maks.np, and rs for his work
with his hands, it could not be inn
proved upon.
In the opening round Mccoy showed
up to much better advantage than Cor.
bett. Mccoy seemed very confident,
though careful, while Corbett was
nervous and III at ease. Mccoy started
out with his usual GOODNESS, sbut Cor.
bett was fidgety. The entire round was
taken up with the cleyerest kind oil
feinting and sparrine on McCoy's part,
while Corbett's work left very little tc
be desired.
In the second round Corhett came
UP in better form, and his uneasy feel
ing had evidently left him. His fretful
ness and nervousness had disappeared
and he gave an exhibition which coulo
only be given by man thorough,
posted in the innermost points of the
scientific art OF boxing. While not q
blow was landed by either in the frs
round, the greater part OF the secont
was equally as unfruitful Of damage t.
either hoxer. Corbett frequently On
deavored with rights and lefts to reach,
but the Hoosier fighter was too nimble
and his stopping and blocking were
marvellous. Corbett got to the heaC
toward the latter end OF the second
round and Mccoy jabbed his provoking
left to Corbett's face
II In the third they got TO each othe
oftener, but il was In the fourth tina
, Corbett began to take McCoy's mea
, sure. At times Corbett stopped hi
scientific work and resorted to sluggin.
tactics, which proved very effective
Mccoy was forced to clinch and it wa
then seen that Corbett was surely get
J ting the upper hand Mccoy had t,
break ground frequently, and after tn
bell had sent them to their corners
! while both men showed signs of fatigue
: Mccoy was certainly the more weary.
In the fifth and concluding roun,
, Corbett forced Mccoy into corner
where Mccoy kept blocking and spar
J ring for an opening to get out. Corbet
swung for the head. but Mccoy ducKe,
underneath it worry cleyerly and jumpe,
] to the middle of the ring. Corbet
rushed across the floor of the ring an,
by clever work forced Mccoy back int
the corner again, where be sent RICH
| and left to the head. This was the be
ginning Of McCoy's undoing.
> Corbett went to him using bot
! hands, swinging and stabbing and COCA
. sionally upEercutting with the left
p MoCoy's defence ayailed him littl
) against this onslaught and Corbett 500
had his opponent at his mercy. McCo
saw that he was no longer able to war,
off the big fellows blows and he tire,
1 his arms actoss his face, holding hi
, head down, III hopes Of saving himsel
from knockout punch.
, Corhett relentlessly showered left
t and rights. which Strengthened McCo
8 up, and then swung a left, wbic
! crashed into McCoy's body. MoCo
doubled up, and iu doing so held Cor
bett's left glove with his tight arm
Corbett then drove Mccoy away fror
him with right over the heart, and
: as the KID went back staggering
the big man leaped after him, landin
4 another left smash on the same spot
o and Mccoy dropped., Mccoy bravel
K tried to get up, bur these three blow
0 bad taken all his strength away, an
. while he made frantic endeavors to &c
8 up Referee Charles White counted o.
8 tho ominous 10 seconds.
BY an almost superbuman effort Nc
s Coy stood up after he had been counte
s out, but he was dazed.
g Inside OF two minutes Mccoy Wake
9 out of the ring, closely surrounded b
d his handlers, as he was tottering on hi
4, feet.
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