The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-02

| hours preceding this fight For some days past Maher was the favorite, as l good as 100 to 60 being bet on his chances One hundred to 70 on Maher was the ruling price when the club l house doors opened this afternoon and 1 among the different sporting centers . this price was maintained until within an hour of the beginning of the contest. | Then peculiar condition of affairs oc- cured and for no good reason. Maher stock was beared while the Kid was | pulled, and when the men got into the ring there positions in the betting market were reversed, with the Kid the l favorite.
 The Fight by Rounds.
 Round 1.-The men shook hands at 5:T. Kid immediately took offensive, Peter breaking ground. Kid feinted with left. Kid then sent left hook to jaw flooring Maher. Maher was up in two seconds. Kid tried cross but
 missed. .Maher tried left swing for the head, but the Kid side-stepped neatly.
 Maher again tried left, but Kid again side-stepped. Mccoy sent left to body and Peter in an attempt to return the blONo pllppSu dllu ltll Dut ISSdllltu liio
 feet quickly. They came to a clinch.
 Maher forced Kid to the ropes, where
 he'put right on Kids body. Kid broke away nicely and after little sparring
 put left to Maher's stomach.
 Round 2-Both came up laughing,
 each sparring for an opening. Mccoy
 feinted with left Peter made vicious
 right and left swings neither landing,
 and at close quarters Kid put a right
 and left to body. When they broke away the Kid put a left to jaw. Then
 they mixed it up, Maher landing right
 and left to the body In breakaway
 Maher put left to body. The Kid meas
 ured his man and sent right to jaw,
 putting Maher to his hands and knees.
 Maher was up in four seconds and
 rushed madly at Mccoy getting to
 body while Mccoy jabbed left three
 times to face. Maher forced Kid to the
 ropes and Kid slipped to the floor. As
 soon as he got up he sent left to Maher's
 face, sending his head back. Kid sent
 two lefts to jaw of Maher, following with
 right over which turned Maher's head
 sideways, a s gong sounded.
 Round 3-McCoy came up more confi-
 dent than ever. while Peter wore an
 anxious look, but was very determined.
 The Kid feinted, without a blow being struck. Maher forced Kid to the ropes
 but Kid hooked left to jaw and escaped
 a return. Twice the Kid jabbed lefts to Mahers stomach and Peter became more wary They clinched, each land ing rights to ribs. The Kid sent two left hooks to jaw which sent Maher back and followed with another which knocked the big fellow three yards back. Mccoy blocked right return They came to clinch but in the break Kid sent straight right to face and felly. Maher tried to hix it up and forced the Kid to the ropes, but the Kid fought back and got back to the center of the right where he got in a straight left to the face just as the bell sounded
 Round 4--McCoy was quicker on his feet. Both pared carefully, with Ma her forcing. The Kid tried left, landing lightly on the wind. Maher forced Me Coy to neutral corner and landed left on face jarring Mccoy. Mccoy stepped to left and Peter struck out with left, but fell short In a mix-up Peter got right to head and Mccoy was cautioned for holding. Mccoy hooked left to face and Peter followed with left on body. Maher jabbed left straight in the face at close quarters without a return. Me- Coy broke ground repeatedly, Peter chasing him. The Kid sent left to face but Peter hooked two lefts to head and then used his left twice more to Kids head while McCov ahhed Jeff to wind They came to a clinch in which Peter was cautioned for holding, but at the same time he sent left hook to McCoys face. This was Maher's round.
 Round 5-Peter forced the pace. The Kid tapped with left lightly to the face,