The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-17

one of the most scientific six-round
bouts ever seen in this city, at the
Second Regiment Armory. At the
close of the bout it would have been
a difficult task to pick the winner.
Mccoy had the best of the third and
fourth rounds, while O'Brien had the
Kid in trouble at the close of the
fifth round and also in the sixth round.
Mccoy was viciously in distress at the
end Of the sixth round He repeat
edly ran away from O'Brien, and only
attempted to counter when O'Brien
led. There were no marks on Mccoy,
while O'Brien's left eye was bleeding.
O'Brien's blows lacked force, and this
fact alone probably saved Mccoy from
being knocked out. O'Brien landed
the greatest number of blows, but
McCoy's punches had more steam be-
hind them.
1t was 1890 O'Clock when Mccoy
entered the ring. He was followed a
moment later by OBrien. McCoy's
seconds were his brother, Homer Sell
by. Harry Foley. Charley Mitchell and
Lew Bailey, Billy Mccartney, Jim
Brady, Frank Strauss and Joe Reilly.
The men shook hands at 10:4O.
Round 1. Mccoy forced O'Brien
around the ring, but the latter drove
with a left to face and repeated it a
moment later with another. The men
came to a clinch. O'Brien landed a
left on the face and a light left on
the stomach. They rushed to a
clinch. Mccoy landed a light left on
O'Brien's stomach and clinched They
f1ddled for a second. and Mccoy then
landed left to the face. They again
rushed to a clinch. O'Brien drove his
left to the face, and Mccoy broke
ground. O'Brien had done all tn
leading in this round, but his blows
lacked force.
Round 2. O'Brien was right after
Mccoy, but missed a left lead to the
face. They rushed together, and
both landed lefts. O'Brien landed r
left to the Kids head and brought
his right over to the jaw. Mccoy
landed a right on O'Brien's stomach
as the men came together. They nd
died a minute and were clinched as
the bell rang.
Round 3. Mccoy tried a left, but
missed, and O'Brien swung the right
to the jaw as the men broke away.
They clinched, and Mccoy forced
O'Brien's head back with the heel
of his glove. He was Missed. Mccoy
landed on the wind with his right.
but missed with his right a second
later. They rushed to clinch in
McCoy's corner. O'Brien drove
latter only smiled. O'Brien rushed
into a straight left, and then they
clinched. AS they broke away the
gong sounded. Mccoy appeared to
be fresher of the two men.
Round 4. They rushed together.
Both men were fighting hard. O'Brien
landed left to the face, and Mccoy
a left to the stomach and right TO
the jaw. Mccoy landed a left to the
face. O'Brien landed hard left and
rights to the face, and Mccoy clinched.
Mccoy landed two hard lefts on
O'Brien's wind, and the Philadelphia
lost some of his steam. O'Brien
missed another left, and Mccoy land
ed his left fully in the face. O'Brien
was tired from his exertions. Mccoy
led with the left, but fell short, and
the men rushed to a clinch as the
gong sounded. This was McCoy's
round.
Round 5. Mccoy missed left
lead, and the men clinched. The Kid
ducked a vicious left, and the men
clinched. The pace was beginning to
left to McCoy's chin, and he received
another one in the same place a mo-
ment later. The Kid was smiling.
Mccoy missed a right to the jaw, and
O'Brien landed a light left on the
head. They rushed to clinch. They
again clinched. O'Brien pushed a
left to the chin. He landed a right
to the wind second later. They
danced around the ring. and were
sparring as the gong sounded.
Round 6. They fiddled a moment.
and Mccoy led with a left, but fell
short. He tried a left and right again,
but missed. O'Brien got a left to
McCoy's stomach, and they clinched.
Mccoy missed a left for the face.
but sent his left to the wind a second
later. O'Brien shook Mccoy with a
left to the face. The Kid countered
with a light to the stomach. O'Brien
drove a hard left to the Kids face.
The Kid continually held on and
seemed to be in distress O'Brien
sent left to the face. Mccoy ran
away from a vicious left but O'Brien
landed a light on the face as the
round closed.