The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-17
.L|CKS LACK STEAM
This Alone Probably
Saves the Kid From a
Knock Out.
(By the Associated Press

Philadelphia, May 14.-"Kid' Nc
Coy and Jack O'Brien tonight fought
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 diff
cult 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 in distress at the end of
the sixth round. He repeatedly ran
away from O'Brien and only attempt
ed 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 Nc
Coy's punches had more steam behind
theTl.
1t was 1920 o'clock when Mccoy
entered the ring. He was followed
moment later by O'Brien.
There were not over 1000 persons
in the big armory when the men en-
tered the ring. The latter 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 10:40.
Round Mccoy forced O'Brien
around the ring. but the latter drove
with a left to face and repeated it
moment later with another. The men
came to clinch. O'Brien landed
left on the face and a light left on
the stomach. They rushed to clinch.
Mccoy landed a light left on O,Brien's
stomach and they clinched They fid-
died for a second and Mccoy then
landed a left to the face. They again
rushed to a clinch. OBrien drove his
left to the fact and the kid broke
ground. O'Brien had done all the lead
ing in the second, but his blows lacked
force.
Round 2.-O'Brien was right after
Mccoy but missed a left hand to the
face. They rushed together and both
landed lefts, O'Brien landed 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 flddled 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 a clinch in McCoy's
corner. O'Brien drove a hard left to
the kids face but the 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 We're fighting hard. O'Brien
landed a 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 Nc
Coy landed two hard lefts on O'Brien's
wind and the Philadelphia lost some
of his steam. O'Brien missed another
left and Mccoy landed his left full
in the face. O'Brien was tired from.
his exertionS Mccoy led with the left
but fell short and the men rushed to
clinch as the gong sounded. This
was McCoys round
Round 5.-McCoy missed a left
lead and the men clinched. The KID
ducked a vicious left and the men
clinched. The pace was beginning TO
tell on both men. O'Brien landed a
left to McCoy's chin. and he received
another one in the same place a mo-
ment later. The kid was smiling. Nc
Coy 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 left
to the chin. He landed a right to the
wind a second later. They danced
round the ring and were sparring as
ne gong sounded.
Round 6.-They fiddled a moment
nd Mccoy led with a left but fell
mort. He tried a left and right again
ut missed. O'Brien got a left to Nc
oy's stomach and they clinched Nc
oy missed a left for the face but sent
is left to the wind a moment later.
'Brien shook Mccoy with a left to
ne face. The kid countered with a