New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-09
How "Kid" Mccoy Won a Bout
with Day in Canada.

kid" Mccoy. who Is striving 10 cohe
back" is working like Trojan to round INTO
perfect condition. He Is training at Browns
Gymna SUM. and showing his old Time
speed In practice bouts. number OF as
piring heavyweights have come into the
gymnasium to try their hand with the ola
timer, but have met with little success The
famous corkscrew punch Is working win
snap. and Mccoy has knocked out seVera'
big fellows with ease.
"One Word" Morgan. manager OF Mccoy,
tells n story anent his bout with Day IN
Toronto the other night. According to Nor
gan. when an officer calls Forward the
hobbies turn their heads for an instant and
then 20 right on Day is a Canadian police
man. When Mccoy dropped him the hrst
time and had him groggy the big fellow
was trying to steady himself. As he SPARED
off Morgan yelled out in sharp tone FOR
ward" True TO his training. Day turned
his head for the fraction OF second ana
like a flash Mccoy smashed the left over
and Day went down and ont. Those who
enjoy such tricks can laugh.
Mccoy will meet Al MoCloskey, the rij-
Ing young heavyweight from New Jersey, IN
two weeks. and says that he will win in
easy fashion.
While Knockout" Brown has five matches
arranged 10 take place In the near future
Morgan, his manager, is allowing ma grass
&c grow under his feet, and is out Tor bouts
With Leach Cross and "One Round Ho-
gan. Gil Boag, manager Of the San Fran
cisco boxer, met Morgan last night and
challenged Brown for a match with Hogan.
sure" said Morgan. "Tll match Brown
with Hogan or any other boy in the world
Hogan gave the little Dutchman the hard
est fight he ever had, and il will be sreat
battle"
Boag is also after a match with Matt
Wells. the British champion, and 1t Is
probable that the pair Will meet within the
next month. Hogan. in the moan time Is
training hard. and seems to be In good con-
dtion.
When will YOU let Brown fight me-?
asked Leach Cross As he met Morgan last
night "Oh. you go along and beat some
one who is pretty good, and then como
and meet me-" replied Morgan. Sure
said Leach, you'll let me meet your boy
when I'm an old man, Morgan. ] can mex
him now. and YOU know IT, I'll box him
H. a week" Cross doesn't seem to care
what happens to him.
Frank MantelI. the Providence. middle
weight. and Leo Houck, Of Philadelphia
have been matched 10 meet for ton rounds
In this CITY in few weeks. Mantell Is
also under the management of Dan Nor
gan. and the long distance talking cham
pion'' Is already counting the title won
uantcIl has won his last three bouts by
knockouts
Three ten-round bouts will furnish plenty
Of excitement for the members Of the Fair
mont Athletic club tonight. Teddy Mnr-
phy. ono Of the best paperw"ights In the
country. and Young Reilly. the West SIDE
bov. will box in the main contest. THESE
two met a, tho club last year. and the bout
was fast from start 10 hnish, with MURPHY
having p slight shade a. the end. In tho
other bouts Miles OConnell will meet JET
p,rrs while Johnny Kelly and Larry
Tundv will exchange blows In tho opening
battle
A, tho sharkcv Athletic club tonight
Soldier Delaney and Sailor White VIII
hox ton rounds. after several preliminary
bouts have been decided.
Tom Davis. secretary of the New YORK
Yankees. is III at his home with grip
which has been aggravated by some ner-
vous disorder. Arthur irwin, the scout or
tho club. is with the team in Washington
az acting secretary. Somebody suggested
Ia vt night that the play OF the Yankees TINS
wear was enough to make anybody ner-
vous.
The 18th Regiment Athletic Association
will open it's summer home on Bay 10Th
street and Cropsey avenue. Bath Beach
this afternoon with a set Of games. Most