Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-01
M'COY-MAHER
FIGHT TODAY.
After Six Weeks Training, Both
Men are in Perfect Condition,
ESTIMATE OF THE FIGHTERS
Each IL Confident that He Is Capable
Of Winning the Battle for the
Rich Purse Of $4,000.

Very little local interest has beer
shown in the Mccoy Maher contest
scheduled for this afternoon.
The opinion that the kid" will come
off victorious seems to prevail, but
there are many who believe that thu
son Of Ireland will win
For their battle at Coney Island this
afternoon, which means so much e
each In a pugilistic way, Charles, bet
ter known as kid" Mccoy, and Peter
Maher, Of Ireland, are in perfect physi-
cal condition, the result Of six weeks
Of conscientious training, says dis
patch to the News from New York
today.
Both Maher and Mccoy concluded
their preparations for the battle yes
terday with mild exercise. The dis
patch continues
Judging from the advance sale OF
tickets the attendance win be almost
as large as the other big battles held
under the auspices OF the Seaside or
ganizaton. All the box seats have been
disposed Of and more than half Of the
reserved seats While the crowd may
be as large az that which witnessed
the Ftzsimmons-Jetfries and Sharkey-
Jenries fights, the receipts viii not be
so large, as the prices asked for the
tickets are much smaller
The fight will be called promptly al
half past three o'clock, Charlie White
VIII oiilciate as referee
Maher left his training quarters near
the Morris park race track at 10 o'clock
this morning and went Immediately 10
Coney leland where he will remain un-
tIl called TO enter the ring. Mccoy
started from White Plains for Coney
Island at o'clock He will make his
headquarters at "A hotel near the Coney
Island Club house
This Is not a fight concerning the
probable outcome OF which any OF the
experts will speak with any degree OF
positiyeness. 1t is not one Of those bat
ties In which the adherents OF either
man will set II down as fact that
their particular favorte will win sure.
There have been times when the h0osier
lad and the lrlshman alike have shown
form which would warrant their fol-
lowers I'm believing that they were the
best men IN the world There have
been other times when they have per-
formed so poorly that those who are
quick TO jump az conclusions set them
down as third raters-men unworthy to
be considered IN the championship
class. Each OF the principals in the
light this afternoon has displayed these
yagaries Of form at different states Of
his career Mccoy only recently when
he was knocked out by Jack McCor-
mack, Maher has displayed the auali-
ties Of champion and the lack Of
championship quality in the same fight.
This he did in his first meeting with
Fitzsimmons
But there Is nothing IN the past 10
throw any light on what may happen
To-Day. Maher IL a new man. a cleyerer.
stronger better conditioned man than
he ever was al any previous stage OF
his ring career. Mccoy. the most skin-
ful fighter IN the world has gained
what be thinks he always lacked
weight. Whether he has gained thlt
weight az the expense OF stamina VIII
be determined In today's tight In fan
cylng that weight Is the only drawback
from which he suffered IN the past. Nc.
Coy has been laborlng under deluslon.
lie has had weight enough for all prac-
teal purposes. He lacks that which no