The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-15
KID MCCOY AND O'bRIEN
BOX SIX FAST ROUNDS
AT the Close of the Bout 1t Would
Have Been Difficult to Pick
the Winner.
O'BRIEN'S LEFT EYE CUT
While Mccoy Came Out of the
Battle Without a Scratch-Fight
by Rounds.
O'BRIEN'S LEFT EYE CUT

by Rounds.
PHILADELPHIA, May H.-Kid Mccoy |
and Jack O'Brien tonight fought one of |
the most scientific six-round bouts ever
seen in this city at the Second Regiment !
ArnfOry. At the close of the bout it would
have been difficult task TO pick the win
ner Mccoy had the best of the third and
fourth rounds, while 'Brien had the Kid
in trouble at the close Of the fifth round
and also in the sixth round He repeatedly
ran away from Rrien and only attempted
to counter when O'Brien led There were
no marks on Mccoy, while OBrien's left
eye was bleeding. O'Briens 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 behind
them.
Mccoy and O'Brien weighed in at
o'clock in the afternoon. The beam was
| placed at 15S pounds and both were well
within the limit. Neither fighter announced
his weight. Immediately after the weigh
| ing-in ceremony there was a hitch on the
| question as TO who should act as referee
| Mccoy insisted upon some person outside OF
/ Philadelphia, while o Brien was just as de-
/
/ Three persons were finally named-William
| III. Recap, Ernest II. Crowhurst and ii. Z.
Crowhurst, all Philadelphians. and the
| fighters agreed to select one of the three
before entering the clubhouse.
| As soon as the referee question had been
| disposed of O. Brien went to his home in the
| southern part of the city and Mccoy went
| to his hotel, where both remained until
| o'clock.
Later Mccoy refused to accept any of
the three men named and suggested that
| Tim Hurst be selected. OBrien, however,
| insisted on having one of the three Phila-
delphians. O Brien finally gained his point,
after a discussion which continued until
1905 o'clock, and II. c. Crowhurst was
chosen as referee.
Before entering the ring Mccoy said that
he in perfect physical condition and
was confident of the outcome. o Brlen, too;
apparently in splendid shape. He said
that he had trained as faithfully Tor TINS
battle any previous hight.
There were not over 1900 persons In the
big armory when the men entered the ring
The men were called to the center of the
ring and given the usual instructions by the
referee and the battle was on. The men
shook hands at 1O:4O.
: FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round 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 d clinch.
O'Brien landed left on the face and a
light left on the stomach. They rushed to
|
O'Briens stomach and they clinched. They
fddled for a second and Mccoy then
landed a left TO the face. They again
rushed to clinch. O'Bren drove his left
to the face and the Kid broke ground;
O Brien crossed Mccoy with his right and
then landed a left and right to the face as
the gong sounded. O'Brien had done all
the leading in this round, but his blows
lacked force.
Round 2-OBrien was right after Nc
: Coy, but missed left lead 20 the face:
They rushed together and Doth landed
lefts. O'Brien slipped to his knees, but
2 was up in a second. OBrien again Slipped
S to the floor and as he came up they
clinched. O'Brien missed a left and Nc
; O'Brien landed left to the Kids head and
2 brought his right over TO the jaw. Nc
4 Coy landed right o Brien's stomach
\ as the men came together. They fiddled 9
| minute and were clinched the bell rang
There no damage done in this round
| The foOtWOrk of both men was marvellous
Round 3-McCoy tried a left, but missed
and o Brien swung the right to the Jaw a:
: the men broke away. They clinched an6
S heel of his glove He was Kissed. McCo.
: landed on the wind with his right, bu
e missed with right second later. The,
t rushed to a clinch in McCoy's corner
o Brien drove his left to McCoys head, ant
then they clinched. They fiddled. anC
OBrien led light left to the face. O'Brel
drove a hard left to the Kids face, bu
j., the latter only smiled. O'Brien rushed int
I a straight left. and then they clinched. "A
Coy appeared to be the fresher of the tw
e MCOY'S ROUND.
Round 4-They rushed together. Bot
men were fighting hard. O'Brien landed
left TO the face and Mccoy a left to tn
stomach and right to the jaw. McCo
landed a left to the face OBrien lande
y hard left and rights to the face. and Nc
IS Coy clinched. Mccoy missed with Ief
ID,Ar had eli too
De landed two hard lefts on OBrien's vino
lie and the Philadelphia lost some of hi
De steam. OBrien missed another left, an
lie Mccoy landed his left full in the fac,
Of O. Brien was tired from his exertions. The
IL fddled moment and then rushed to
be cIinch Mccoy led with the left, but fe
lie short, and the men rushed TO a cinch a
III the gong sounded. This was McCoys rount
re Round 5-McCoy missed left lead an
liz the men clinched. The Kid ducked
70 vicious left and the men clinched. TT
ne pace was beginning to tell both mel
e. O'Brien landed left to McCoy's chin an
40 he received another one in the same plaC
n, a moment later The Kid was smiling Nj
so Coy missed a right to the jaw and O'Brie
g landed light left on the head. The
81. rushed to a clnch. Mccoy tried a rigl
c. for the stomach and missed. He tried
p left for the jaw moment later. bl
e. missed. They again clinched. OBrit
of pushed a left to the chin. He landed
"a right to the wind second later. The
n danced around the ring and were sparrir
is as the gong sounded.
IS Round 6-They fiddled a moment and NJ
o. Coy led with left, but fell short. +
" tried a left and right again, but MISE
If o. Rrien got n left to McCoy's stomach an
wv they clinched. Mccoy missed a left f
the face. Mccoy missed left for Il
face but sent his left to the wind a secor
later O'Brien led with left to the fac
but missed. O'Brien shook Mccoy with
left to the face. The Kid countered with
ell light one to the stomach. O'Brien drove
r. hard left to the Kids face The Kid CO
" tinually held on and seemed to be in di
od, tress O'Brien sent left to the face. NJ
ny Gov ran away from vicious left. b
O'Brien landed a light right on the he;
as the round closed