The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-31
Knowing Ones Declare it the Prettiest
Exhibition Ever Seen.
.FEINTING AND sPARRIN G.
The Kid Showed to Better Advantage
Than the Winner In First Round,
but Never Once Did He Land
Hard Blow Nor Gut Gor-
belts Skin-The Fight
by Rounds.
fBy Associated Press

NEW YORK. August 30.-The long
promised and long-looked-for meeting be-
tween James ]. Corbett and Charles CENid)
Mccoy. under the auspices of the Twen-
tieth Century Club at Madison Square
Garden, is over, and in less than five
rounds Corbett proved himself to be the
better man. That Curbett and Mccoy are
the cleyerest exponents of the art of self
defense among the present generation OF
the heavy-weights goes without saying. and
keen judges of the game who saw to-
nights fight declare that it was the clev-
crest exhibition ever witnessed in the
ring.
Up to the moment that the men stepped
| into squared circle opinions as to their
respective ability were widely divergent
Many claimed. and rightly, 100. that Cor
bett would prove 10 be the stronger. as
well as the cleverer, and it was through his
superb fetnting and heavy sluggins that
he put Mccoy down and out
While Mccoy landed some singing jabs.
he did not cut Corbetts skin, nor did he.
land a single heavy right-hand blow dur
ing the contest. On the other hand, Cor
bett, when he dropped science and began
to slug. landed hard rights and lefts which
simply took AIcCoy's guard away, and
when Corbett found a Vulnerable spot IN
the region of NIcCoy's heart. two lefts di-
vidi5 by a right ended the battle
IN GOOD CONDITION.
Both men entered the ring in superb con-
di5ion. Mccoy was heavier by several
pounds than on any previous occasion.
when he battled against other opponents.
He said himself that he never felt BETTER
in his life. and that he never was so ut as
he was for this contest
Corbett was also IN tp-sop shape Gor-
-,rS. II no. ,S ns n
| and had only experienced a Ettse stiffness
| when he awoke this morning.
| In the opening round Mccoy showed W
| n much better advantage than Cofoett,
| MCCOY seemed very confident. thoush
| careful while Corbett was nervous and Ill
| at east. Mccoy started out with his usual
| cooIness. bat Corbett was hdsety Tue
| entire round was taken up with the clever
| est kind of feintinS and spdrrlng on NC
| Coy.s part while Corbetts work left very
| little to be desired. In the second round,
| Corset, came up in better form. and his
| uneasy feeling had evidently LETT nm
| CLEVER FIGHT.
| After the men hat! retired to their dress
! ing-rso:ns Referee Charley White. wheh
asked MS opinion of the fight, said:
| ..It was one OF the fastest and cieverest
! fights / have ever seen. Corbett nnd NC
Coy are two of the c!everest men m the
I ring to-day and Cnrbett Won by superior
fefntfne and sIusging I did not like jim
| in the first round, he was too nervous,
| ana Mccoy was outpointing him. but
| after they came up for the Second rouh>i
! Tim was more composed, and from that
| ro;nt until he delivered the finishing blow
| he proved himself 10 be the better nun.
| The work of both men was wondsrEuily
clever. ana fully bore out al! that has
| been sad OF them for years past.
! Anyone no matter how big or strong,
| would have gone DOWN from those last
three blows that Corbett landed. as they
! were full OF strength and were planted IN
| the proper spot
WANTS TO MEET JEFFRrEs.
| Neither man when he returned to his
| dressing-roorn, showed my marks on the
! face or body. Corbett, OF course, was in
the best OF hunor.
Vow, hold on a moment he said, as
| his friends strrged about. II want TO ask
| YOU something was It a good fight?
When Z, chorus OF voices answered yes.
| Jim said: I'm glad of t, and 1 think
TINT have proved that ssm the cleverest
| boxer in the world and showed that | can
| punch bit didn't II Say. he is clever
/ fellow. isn't he? He can punch too He
| can hit I can tell you. but dropped to
| something very quickly. He can only MT
| with one hand at time. He can't wasiop
with both hrnds When I saw ,hat made
| up my mind that the best thing for me
to do was to go in and mix it up with HIM
Now am ready and willing 70 meet any
heavyweight fighter in the world. Jenries
| preferred I will rest UP a oit hrst' anu
after that will take on the best offef.
3lcCoy.s face wore gloomy EXPRESSION.
rs he sat in his room dressing. Waeis
spoken to he said eurtiy: On soh
want to talk What's the use was
whipped I thought he was 50 easy IN ''''