The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-02

/ New York, Jan. kid Mccoy again
/ placed himself in the championship
class by defeating Peter Maher in a
brisk. weH-fought battle of five rounds
/ before The COney Island Athletic club
( this afternoon. The fight was SEIZED
uled to last twenty-five rounds, and
/ the purse was to have been $4,000, but
the attendance was not as large as had
I been expected and before the fight was
/ begun, the principals agreed that the
winner should receive the gross gate
/ receipts.
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
I showed himself TO be a good general,
| ever watching for an opening and
never failing to take advantage of one.
Maher although credited with being
heavy hitter, did not get in many ef-
( feCtiVe blows. His fCOtwork was poor
and at times he did not appear to have
( perfect 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 tremendous applause.
{ Under Marquis of Queensbury rules,
new gloves, provided by the club, were
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gave them to the boxers seconds.
! Maher d0nned his quickly, but Mccoy
claimed 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 the referee
was obdurate and Mccoy gave in.
Mccoy the AggEessor.
Mccoy was the aggressor in the
start off, forcing Maher to break
ground. The Kid tented eleverly with
his left, Maher sparring Wlth an anx-
icus look on his face Then the Kid
sent a left hook to the jaw, flooring
the Irishman, who was up IN two sec
Onds The Kid tried a right cross but
missed. Maher tried left swing for
The head, hut Mccoy side-stepped
neatly. He essaved another of these
and again went wide Of the mark and
got a left in the face for his pains.
In attempting TO counter, Maher
over-reached himself and fell, but re-
gained his feet almost Immediately.
Maher then began rushing tactics,
forcing the Kid to the ropes, landing
hard right on the body. The irish
man had Mccoy IN a tight place at this
stage of the game, but the Kid broke
away nimbly and put a hard left to
Makers stomach before the first 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 10 the surprise Of
Makers friends. and while he received
blows back of the shoulders he put
right and left hard to the body. On
the break-away Mccoy landed a stag
gering left on the jaw.
Mixed Things Up.
Then they mixed things up. Maher
landing heavily on the body with bOta
hands, and in the break-away sent his
left to the ribs. The Kid stepped back
after this When they scan1e together
again he measured the Irishman nicely
and with a light on the jaw sent Peter
to his hands and knees, where the
Irishn1an remained four seconds.
When Maher got uP he seemed to
lose his head and rushed at Mccoy,
sending his right 10 the body. but re-
ceived three left jabs in the face from
the Kid IN a rush to the ropes the
Kid slippe to the floor. but was up in
a jiffy. sending his left to MCher'e face,
throwing the Irishman's head back.
Then two lefts TO the jaw and a right
over from the Kid made the gong
welcome sound for Maher.
By this time Mccoy was more con-
fident than ever. He tented but was
rushed TO the ropes, where he hooked
his left to the jaw and escaped from
Peters return. Then he began rlaying
his leng left into Peters stomach and
the ITishman began spaTTing at long
range.
With a well timed feint the Kid
brought the big fellow to him and sent
him back with two left hooks on the
jaw. Maher esSayed q. return and Nc
Coy ducked as they came to elincn,
breaking from which the Kid sent
straight down TO the face and another
to the stomach Maher then tried to
mix It up and forced the Kid 10 the
ropes, but the latter got back to the
center of the ring, where he landed
a straight left TO the face just at the
cali of the bell.
1t Was Makers Round.
Mccoy assumed the aggressive in the
next round, but Peter spared carefully.
The Irishman soon regan forcing and
tented the Kid into a left which landed
lightly Oh the wind. Then Maher forced
Mccoy into q neutral corner, planting
a terrific left on the face, which Jared
McCOy's head. Mccoy side-stepped in
an unusual direction and Peter tried
another left, which fell short 10 a
mi,sup which followed favors were
about even. but Mccoy was cautioned
by the referee for holding.
Maher outpOinted the Kid by so per
cent in this round, sending rights and
lefts TO the head while the Kid retail
ated with let's on the wind Toward
the close Of the round Maher was eau
toned for holding and coming from a
breakaway he sent a left nook to bic
Coy's face, which did the KID 10
good.
AT this stage Of the game Maher's
friends became very confident that the
Irishman would get the better Of the
Hoosier lad, but Mccoy had a great
deal more left in him than These. people
bargained for He waited for the big /
fellow, who had the better Of the pre- /
vious round, and tapped him with a
left lightly in the face all the time /
shifting TO the left side. then both
landed lefts to the head.
Peter sent a hard left to the face. I