The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-05-15
BOTH MEN PUT
UP GOOD FIGHT
Scientific Bout Between Kid
Mccoy and Jack 0'BFien.
NO DECISION WAS RENDERED
MCCOY WAS IN DISTRESS AT THE
CLOSE.

Philadelphia, May I.-Eid MCCOY and
Jack o'Brieu tonight fought one of the
most scientific siE-r0und bouts ever seen
in this city at the Second Regiment arr
mory- AT the close of the bout it w1uId
nave been q dlIDcplL task 10 pick the wine
ner. MCCOY had the better Of the third
and fourth rounds, while O'Brieu had the
KID iu trouble al the close of the fifth
round and also I'm the HiNth round. Nc
COY was NlslDiE -n distress at the end
of the sixth round Ee repeatedly ran
away from o Bfleu and made no attempt
. 20 counter when 2. Brieu ied There were
no marks on mccoy while O. Brieu's IeIt
eve was bleeding. ID Brieus blows lacked
force, and this fact alone pT0bab lg saved
mccoy from being knocked out. 0Brirl
landed the greatest number of blows HUr
Mccoy punches had more steam behind
Jlem.
B0th men weighed iu at o'clock 3D. tho
afternoon The beam was placed al l5s
pounds and both were wei within LE7
weight.
1t was 1890 O'Clock when Mccoy en-
tered the ring. He was followed mos
ment later by ID Brieu- McCoF.s seconds
were his brother. Homer SeIUr. Harry
Eglel1 eharle} Alltcnel ana Silly Elmer
q Brten.s seconds were Lew Bailey Billy
Mccartney. Jim Brady. Frank Strauss and
Joe Reilly There were not over 1000 per-
sons in the big armory when the men eu-
tered the ring The men shook hands aE
1890.
Fight by Rounds
Round Mccoy forced O'BrIeu around
the ring but the latter drove with left
10 lace all IeEedltQ PC q moment iaLtt
WIN another The men came 90 a c.lDcu-
.O'Brien landed a left ON the face and
light left un the stomach They rushed t1
q clinch. Mccoy landed a light lelt Oh
% BrIens stomach and they ClIEcl...
They fddied Tor a second and Mccoy
then landed q LEFT 10 tHe face. They
crossed MCCOY with his riEnL and then
landed a left and right TO tha face as fHs
gong sounded O'Brieu had done all the
leading in this round, BAT his blows
Round 90 Brleu was right after 1Ir-
Coy. but missed left lead 10 the face.
ihey rushed together and both landed
let's. OBrieu slipped 90 his knees. buE
was mp Do second. O-BriFn again
slipped TO tile floor and as he came up
they cliuched % Brien missed left and
O'Brien landed "a left Go the Kids head
ana brought his right over to- the jaw.
Mccoy landed right ON 0.Brien.s stgm~
sch ass the men came together They ta-
died a minute ANA were Clfnched as the
bell rang There was uO damage done lu
this round. The foUtWOrk of both men
was marvellous.
Give and Take.
Round s.-McCoy tried left. but missed
and o. Brieu swung the right to the 1aW
and Mccoy forced J'Brieu's head back
with the heel of his glove. Tie Tas
Kissed Mccoy landed ON the wind Win
mis- right but missed with right O. see
Gud later. They rushed ~ CiilrH 10
McCoy's corner. O'Brieu drove his I7Lt
to Mccoy head and then they cunehea.
They fiddled and O'Bsieu led light ia.I
% the face. % BTieu drove AaFo leLL 10
the Kids face but The latter only smiled.
O Brieu rushed into straight -eLt ana
then they clincned- q tney eEo5e a"eg
be the fresher of the two.
Round f.-They rushed together. bo-l
lHH-- =
a left to the face and Mccoy a left TO the
stomach and right To the jaw Mccoy
landed q Left 90 the face %. Brle1 landed
hard let's and rlghts to the face and r.
and O.Brieu rushed 10 a. cincH mccoy
landed two hard let's on q. Brleu. s. wind
steam. % Brien missed another iett ana
Mccoy landed mis- left fui I'm the face
Rrieu was tired from his eEerrigGz.
They nddled 2 moment and then rushed
fsH short and the men rushed to
c.iueh as the song sounded IRIS was
MeCOys round
Exchange on Chin.
Round 5.-McCoy missed Il left lead and
tho men CliuChsd. The hid auCked
vicious left and the men cIinched. The
pace was beginning 10 tell Oh both men.
o. Brieu landed q left 10 McCoy's chin and
he received another one I'm the same place
"a moment later. The kid was smiling
mccoy missed a right 10 the Jaw and
O. Brien landed a light left on the head,
Lhey rushed TO clincn- Mccoy tried a
right for the stomach and missed. He
tried q left f0E the jaw moment later
but missed. They again CIinchee- Jack
pushed left TO the chin He landed a
Fight to the wind a second later. They
danced around the ring and were spar
ring when the gong sounded
Round b.-IheF Ild14ed q moment ana
Mccoy led with a left but fell short. He
tried a left and right aCain but missed
o. Brien got q left to MCC0Fs stomach and
they clinched- Mccoy missed a left for
the face. but sent his left to the wind
second later. o BTieu led with left
TO the face, but missed D'Brleu shook
MCCOY with left 90 the face. The Eid
c0unteTed with "a light left 10 the STONE
ach. O'Brien Grove a hard left 20 the
I>IG's face. The Kid continually held on
and seemed TO be I'M distress. O Brieu
sent "a left TO The face. Mccoy ran away
from a vicious LETT but % Brien landed =
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