The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-30

NEW YORK, Aug. S0.-James ]. Corbett
and Kid Mccoy will meet tonight at
Madison Square Garden in what promises
10 be clever exhibition Of pugilistic sci
enee. The fight is scheduled to go twen-
ty-fve rounds and experts think the men
are so evenly matched that decision on
points would not surprise them. Corbett
and Mccoy are the cleverest boxers in the
ring today and as both are repol ted fit,
splendid contest is looked for.
The fight has brought TO the city large
aggregation OF sporting men, but SO far
there has been little betting on the result
Corbett is favorite at ODDS of 10 TO 8, but
il is expected that even money Will pre-
vail at The ringside.
Corbett and Mccoy are battling for 80
per cent of the gross receipts The later
are estimated at not less than $75,eo0. The
largest gate ever drawn by fight before
was ct the -Jenries contest at
Coney Island, when more than $oo,000 roll
ed into the Golfers of the club.
The acknowledged cIeyeTness and mas
terry of the game of hit, stop, and get away
possessed by Corbett aud Mccoy is the
magnet which viii tonight draw this great
crowd of sports TO the Garden
The match between Corbett and Mccoy
pickering between the principals Imme-
diateIy after making the match the TWO
men went into training
Mccoy went to Saratoga, where he has
been ever since tuning himself up for TO-
nights battle He has been assisted in
this work by Harry Harris the Chicago
rs FOUNDER. and by Jack O'Pfisn, Phila-
delphia lightweight.
Corbett's work has beer. done at Bath
Beach His preparation has been most
thorough ere. Dial Hay kins, Spider
Kelly and Leo Pardello, the wrestler,
have assisted him to get into proper shape
Charley White, Will officiate at this battle
The doors of the clubhouse will be op-
ened at $50 .. N. The first bout, ten
round affair." viii so on at 8;45. The main
event VIII be put on at 9:45 sharp.
Corbett has nothing to gain in reputa-
ton by this fight and everything 10 lose
except money. Mccoy has nothing to lose
in reputation and nothing but the purse
TO lose in a financial way. For that rea-
son Corbett's friends and enemies alike
do not see how the former champion can
afford 10 lose. All. in fact think that
Gentleman Jim feels that It Is up 70
him 10 win a fight. He has been defeated
by FftzsiInnons, although the victory, IS
Coybett has always contended, was fuke.
He has been fairly defeated by Champion
Jeffries Notwithstanding me fact that
while he lasted he gave Jenries the worst
drubbiug the champion ever received
Prior to that CoTbett had lost decision
in bout with Tom Sharkey because his
second Con McVey, jumped into the ring,
as was commended, to protest against fouls
committed by ShaTkey, which the referee
would not see. Thus from one cause and
another, the former champion, while show
ing great skill at all times, has suffered
three defeats, and both his friends and his
enemies contend that if he should lose
All rrn or D haD =
OF a man shorter, lighter, an. OF less ring
experience it viii be time tor him to re
tire from the ring. Corbett, therefore, has
every incentive 10 do his level best to-
night. That perhaps is tks reason that
every man whom he has fought IN recent
years picks him as win yer, and that IS
why the betting thus far hts been at odds
in his favor.
Champion Jeffries says that he is friend
~ with both men but that upon form
and experience Corbett ought 70 win.
Sailor Tom Sharkey, who oEee knocked
cat Kid Mccoy. and who got the decision
on a foul from CoTbett. predicts that Cor
bett Will win if he is IN - good condition
as when he fought Jeffriss. EX-Champion
Fitzsimmons also picks Corbett for a win
neT.
Ex-Champion John L. Sullivan. who was
the recipient of a benefit last night from
the public in general and from many OF
COrbett's and McCoy's admirers, does not
like to express publicly an opinion OF the
outcome, but it is known that he believes
the pugilist who won the championship
from him is still the cleyerest man in the
ring today.
With all these opinions from the leading
pugilists and with the betting Dads against
him, it would seem ct first thought that
Mccoy had little chance In the ring tonight
and yet he has stdnch friends with money
TO back him al the prevailing odds, who
declare that the Kid will be a revelation
even to his detTaCJoTs. They say that Cor
bett never did have and never Will have
the punch that Mccoy naturally developed
They point to the fact that Mccoy gave
Sharkey the cleanest knock downs the
sailor ever get, and that he defeated Peter
Maher as easily as Fitzsinmons did the
Irish champion. McCoys friends say that
he can drive home a body punch that will
take all OF the steam aud speed out OF
Corbett and that, as clever as Corbett IS
known to be. Mccoy viii 0utwit him and
put him to sleep in short order.
In sporting paTlance. money talks The
betting soon after the match was made
was slight, but it was al even money Since
that time the odds have been slight but
on Corbett, until at the prominent sporting
resorts last night the odds were 10 to on
him There seemed to be plenty of Mccoy
money at those figures.
Every incoming train from Chicago, Bos-
tor, GETTYSBURG, Cincinnati. Philadelphia
and Baltimore bring sporting men to see
the bout Many Of the sporting men who
came from those cities to see the FitZsim-
mons Sharkey fight remained to see this
the last big contest in the city under the
Horton law.
Mccoy left his training quarters at Sara