The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-01-02
mccoy BESTS
PETER MAHER
The Irishman Given q Clean
Knock ont Blow.
FIGHT WAS WELL FOUGHT
AOher Did Not Appear to Good Ad-
vantage and His Backers Were
All Much Disappointed.

NEW YORK. Jan, i.--kid Mecuy
again placed himself M the champion.
Shlp class by defeating Patw Mahcr
IN u brlak. wli.fough, battle of fye
rounds before the cnley Island Amt.
lie club ibis afternoon,
The nsht WIS scheduled 10 last 20
rounds aud The purse was IA have ben
lso,0Oa bet 'hs ATTENDANCE was unt az
large ~ had been expected and before
IN. hght was begun tho principals
hgrecd that the winner should nec,lye
tho gross ga.e ccdpia.
The battle VIA hard fought from
start 10 finish. but Mccoy waa far the
elrtrrcr man In ring tactics. dodglng.
itl" stepping and hitting powers. He
rhowcd himself 70 be so,d ring gen.
cral, ever watching ,or an opening and
never failing 10 tako Adyan'Age of one.
Mahcr. although crodi,sd with l,oing
the heavy hitter did not grt In any
effective blows His foo, work was
poor. and At times he did not appaar
20 have pvrfsot control Of himself.
when Tho men entaNad The ring aud
stripped Tor battle both looked 10 be
In perfect condlaon.
lindcr the Marquis of Quecnsbury
rulea now gloves, provided by .he club.
were hand@i to thN rcfeN,c and he IN
turn save them to she boxers seconds
Mahr donned his quickly. but Mccoy
claimed tho gloves dId not NJ him and
eiubborniy mfnscd 70 uso them IL
inalsted on wearing an old pair which
he claimed Hui,sd him. bu, The retcrvc
was obdura,e and Mccoy gave in. Me-
Coy VIA the aggrMsor in tho start N
aid nent LEFT hook to Jaw, Iloorng the
irishman, In attempting 20 counter.
Mahar overrcaehed lamself and ioll.
but reghncd his feet almoa lmme-
dfately, Mahar than began tho rush.
ing tactics, forcing the Kid TO the
ropes The freshman had Mccoy In a
Tight place az this early stage Of the
game. but tha Kid broke away almbly
and put hard left TO Mahats stomach
before the iint nund ended,
In the third round Mahar outpoIn,ed
Mccoy by % per cont. Mccoy waited
for tho big fellow. who hah che better
OF the previous round, Pccr scnt
hard lcft 20 the face, which the Kid
oountercd Mccoy landed left and
right on the Jaw Peter wavcrcd and
Mccoy sent anp,hcr righ, which fell
a bit short and then dropping his left
to the body. uted a righ, swing aud es
Peter sIde-stepped Kid met him with
a full awing with his left which landed
ON tho point ~ the Jaw and the Irish-
man wen; down, pNtlng on HIS right
elbow. and was counted out IN this
position.
Il was terrlnc blow and an OK could
scarcely havo wlthstood lts force II
was the cleanesi Knockout ever seen
In ring fight, Probably In the his
tory OF ring lights In this vicinity there
has never been such rulck change In
The betting Ms that which occurred
during the Two hours preceding this
fight
For some days past Mahar had been
the favorite, as Sc d as 100 10 10 belng
bet on his chances one hundred to 20
on Mahar was the ruling price when
the club hous, doors opened this af-
ternoon and for no appare VI ieason
Mahar stock was beared Will, Kids
was bulled and when the men got into
the ring thear positions In the betting
market were reversed with KID the
favorite.