The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03
jim CORBETT DID
THE TRICK NEATLY.
Ex-Champion Beats Mccoy
Down in Fifth Round of
Scrappy Fight
MOOSlER WASN'T IN 1T
Both Men Were Clever and Gave an
Exhibition of Scientific Fistic
Work Which Pleased an
Immense Gathering
OF People.

New York August so.-The iong-prom-
f-ed ana long-iooked-for meeting between
James ] COrbett and Charles C'K:d'D
MCCOY. Under the auspices of the Tween
tleth Century club. at Madison Square
Garden. IS over. and in less than five
rounds CorSett proved himself 20 he the
better man. That COrbett and Mccoy
ere the clcverest opponents OF the art OF
seIf-defense among the present generation
OF heavy-A-eirhis goes without saying.
And keen Judges OF the game who saw TO-
nights figkt declare that IL was the
rIs,er.st exhibition ever Witnessed In the
ring IN 10 ths. moment that the men
steuped into the squared circle opinions
as e. their respective ability were widely
divergent Many claimed. and rightly. TOO.
tia, Corhett would prove 20 be the strong
e. as well as the cl-vcrer. and II was
through his superb feinting and heavy
slurrlu; that he put Mccoy down and
cut M-Coy's friends all along have
claimed that he was equally as dexterous
with his hands. eyes end feet rs tn
former champion. and I'm addition 60 this
they said that the kid could lift harder
than Corbctt- AL who have met Mccoy
sckuovladse that his blows are power
ful ones. and that they sting and cut
wherever they land Tonight. hOwcvCr.
while Mccoy landed some singing jabs.
he Fid not cut Corbett's skin. nor did he
land a single heavy right-hand blow dur
ing the contest On the other hand. Cor
tett when he dropped science and began
% slug. landed hard rights and iefts.
which simply took McCOy's guard away.
ana whcn Corhett found n vulnerable spot
IN the region u McCoy's heart. two lefts
divided by a rlzht ended the battle. Both
men entered the ring IN superb condition;
Mccoy was heavier by several POUNDS
than on any previous occasion when ne
tattIei against other opponents lie said
himself that he never felt better I'm his
rif.. and that he was never so NJ az he
was so- this contest HIS looks IN the
sinr before thu fight and during the first
three rounds bore out all that Mccoy had
saiI about himself
Corbett Was Not in Bad Shape.
Corhet- was also in tip-top shape. Ru-
rro-s circulated carly in the day that he
was afflicted with rheumatism were exag-
reratef. az Cnrhett himself said he WAS
Is ~ as a r7Ile AMI had only experienced
q Wttia stiffness when he awoke THIS
n ornirE His foot work. always clever.
IN fact rYiarveinusiv 50. showed no signs
81 rheumatic trouble and his work with
his hands could not BE- improved uron-
In The opening round Mccoy showed mp
10 much better advAlfRCe than Corbett-
Mccoy seemed very conf lent. though
careful while Corhett was nervous and
Al ~ ease Mccoy started out with hts
usual GOODNESS. but Corbett was figedty.
The entire round was taken up with the
rI.vr-est kind 81 feinting AM sparring on
1TrC.v-s part. while Cprbetts work left
very IfttIa 70 bc desired II the second
round Corbctt came Up In better form and
h.s uneasy feeling had evidently lett him.
liiz fretFuiuess and Nervousness had dis
Euu.aretI ana he gave an exhibition which
b. seHvas "a HhNwmtrEwf.NE
PASTED On tie iunevmnst points OF the sell
srr.r.r art q boxing Not blow was
landed .v either tu thr rrst round and tue
sreace- para Of the second y as equally as
ulgiLltfIl 10 damage % either boxer. Cor
letr frequently eud-1v0r-d with rights
and lefls to reach the kid but the
hu.=le- rllter VAS too uiI1ble ON his UNI
c.rl.uu.u-- and Ills stopping and blocking
w7er- marvellous. Cu-hctt got - the head
toward rh. latter end ut lie second round
a-d M-tss -ab1sl ms provoking lc.t L.
Cutd-tt-+ face- la the tDird tEey got L.
s.,,l o.He- ,ttsueT. but 4 was IA the
fuur-l -rar Curhett began - take Ne
coy m.a-.-re- al trl-s 'ornett stopped
l-- scientific wurN a.G r,>urte1 tp slug
r.I- ,ittl-- which proved very effective
Mccoy u.s forced tu cliuch and u was
tleu seen ti.st CH.bett was surely getting
rE. r--r- usuc- Mccoy had 20 break
E.Urr-t frequently ami after the bell had
.srr I..rl tH tieIr corners. while ncth
r..r showed ~4-u~ ut EatiAurs Al--UE was
rs.r..s.... r tn. more weary In the iifth ami
t.........ar rHu1.4 FUruett forced Mctoy
Ea-. ..... t.-rleE.~ corner. where t1e Kid
E.r- l..r-l~- and spIrring Tor an OPEN
s.- fH geo Hut. Suri.ett swung for the
E.# ..r H.I-Hv duckfd underneath 10
rsrr rl.-.r.. ar.I jumped To the center uf
rl- .lr- alm rushed him across the
f..r .t rr -lE- ami by clever work fore
rs H.tr.r Luru THE corner ltsssiu. where hc
rI-.r auH left 60 the kills head
T.. u.- rna ls1-iluiuE of Mctuy'S un-
H...- Tr--.att went % him using both
hands swinging aud StabbinE and oc-
csutaIIv urpercutring with the left
McCoy's Defense Not Good.
Nr-".r-= defense awaited him LITTLE
4t.-. -ir- a-s,aught. and Corhctt soon
r.r r-a XIII at h's mercy. Mccoy saw
--rt r. was Eo longer able 20 ward on
tEr Dig fellows blows and hc threw his
arms -.-'-s his face holding his head
down 7u hopes ~ saving himself from
E-..-.ut punch Clrhett r-icntlessly
s-r--.-.7 leF-e and rights which straight
sart Nr-av un. and 'hen Jim swung a
-- Wrtrl crashed into McCoy's bo.ly-
Mccoy doubled up and I'm doing 50 held
J-'- 'Ffr glove with MS -l-ht hand. Cor
fsr- -r.r drove Mccoy away srom him
uirh a right over the heart. and the
XII we-- hses staggering. Jim loaped
Nrr.- L. landing another left smash a.