The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-31

his friends surged about. i want to
ask you something. Was it good fight?"
When a chorus of voices answered
Yes Jim said:
I'm glad of it and / think l have prov
ed that / am the eleverest boxer in the
world and showed that l can punch
bit, didn't /? Say, he's clever fellow
isn't he? He can punch too"
Corbett continued:
He can hit, tell you, but I dropped to
something very quickly. He can only hit
with one hand alt time. He can't wallop
with both hands. When l saw that l
made UP my mind the best thing for me
to do was to go in and mix it up with
him. Now, l am ready and willing to
meet any heavy weight fighter in the
world, Jeffries preferred. / will rest up
a bit first. ard after that will take on
the best offer"
McCoy's face wore a gloomy express
sion as he sat in his room dressing When
spoken to he said CURLY:
ooh, don't want to talk. What's the
use? l was whipped. l thought he was
SO easy in the first two rounds that
grew careless and he get home the
punch"
The men battled for 60 per cent of the
gross receipts which was to be divided
70 per cent to the winner and 25 per cent
to the loser. 1t is estimated that there
was about $4,000 in the house so that
Corbett will receive in the neighborhood
of $4,000 and Mccoy about $4,000.
The report of the fight by rounds fol-
lows:
Round Just before the men began
Referee White cautioned the seconds
that if any of them entered the ring they
would be arrested. Corbett started
feiting with Mccoy breaking. Mccoy
tried with the left but missed. Cor
bett tented with his left but stepped
back Mccoy tried a right swing but
fell short. Corbett tried with his left
for the head but Mccoy threw 1T OFF,
Corbett after a spell tried another left
but was stopped. Both tented cieVerly
and Ccrbett tried another left. Mccoy
rushed with both hands but Corbett step
ped back, breaking ground three times.
Ccrbett tried a left swing, but was cleV-
erly blocked, and Mccoy made him break
ground in trying left for the head. Meth
er landed a blow during the round. The
bell found them sDarring in the middle
of TIE ring
Round 2-The cleverness displayed by
the men was beautiful. AS they came to
the center in this round Mccoy was the
aggressor, but both he and Ccrbest failed
to land. Mccoy sent two left jahs to
Corbetts mouth. Jim attempted right
hook for the head, but Mccoy blocked nice
ly. Mccoy rushed but Jim side-stepped.
Mccoy landed a left on the ear and at
close quarters put his left to the body,
and Jim put his right to the ear and
face. They clinched and in the breakaway
Corbett missed twice. Corbett sent his
left to the neck and crossed his right to
the mouth. Again the bell found them
sparring in the ring.
Round 3-Both tented for few seconds
and then Corbett sent his left for the
body but was blocked. Mccoy tried a
left swing but Jim got away safely. Cor
bett essayed left swing for the body
but Mccoy blocked Corbett rushed in,
but Mccoy clinched safely and the ref
cree separated them. Jim tried a right
for the jaw but Mccoy ducked. They came
together in another clinch. McCoy's ell
bow going to Corbett's chest, and Mccoy
was cautioned by the referee. Mccoy
was now on the defensive and blocked a
left uppercut. Mccoy led left to face and
Jim countered. Both landed left swings
on the mouth. Corbett dropped his
science for a moment and began walloping
without landing as the Kids blocking was
perfect
Round 4-Both came up quickly at the
sound of the bell Corbett being the ag-
gressor. Mccoy broke ground frequently,
going backwards. Corbett landed left
on the face, but the Kid broke away when
Jim tried left and right swings. jim
kept following trying left swings and
they came to a clineh twice. Corbett
rushed and the Kid landed left on the
ear Corbett rushed again driving the
Kid across the ring, swinging his right
and uppercutting with his left. Mccoy
kept ducking, but Corbett got to him
with both hands. Corbett jabbed two
lefts in the face, and kept after his man,
gathering down McCoys defence. Nc
Coy clinched frequently and both showed
signs of WEAKNESS when they went to
their corners.
Round 5.-The Kid stepped in with
left to the face. He tried right swing
but missed. Mccoy rushed again but Jim
put right and left to the head Jim
tried left for the head but they clinched
and broke at the referees bidding. Nc
Coy was now in Jims corner and Jim
tried a left swing under which the Kid
ducked. Mccoy jabbed his left to the
face. Mccoy again got into Corbetts
corner. Corbett smothered Mccoy with
rights and lefts on the body and head.
Mccoy was then unable to defend himself
and simply crossed his arms under his
face. Corbett then seeing that he had
Mccoy at his mercy, drove a hard left
to the stomach which doubled Mccoy in
two, Mccoy holding on to Jim's left glove.
Jim then planted a hard right over the
heart which sent Mccoy staggering and
Corbett following quickly sent another
left to the same spot and Mccoy went
to the floor While the referee was
counting the ten seconds Mccoy struggled
to regain his feet but he was counted
out before he could stand up. White had
counted him out before the Kid got up
and he did not seem to realize that he
had been counted out, tho referee having
to tell him TO go to his corner. Mccoy
left the ring within a minute after he
was counted out, while Corbett was de-
tanned by his friends, who surrounded
him and smothered him with congratula
tions.
Time Of fifth round 1908