The Calumet news., 1912-06-21
SPORTING
EDDIE M'COORTY
ALWAYS FIGHTER
HIS TRAINING AS A BOXER BE-
GAN WHEN HE WAS A
MERE BOY.

What Oshkosh, Wis. had done for
pugilism Is concentrated in the ef-
forts of Eddie AicGoorty. claimant
Of the middleweisht title and Il fight
er who is more than willing to jump
into The ring at any time and fight
IL out with any of the aspirants %
show up the rightful holder of the
honors.
McGoorty was born on July q, 1889
at Oshkosh. Wis. which is still his
home. When he was old enough to
hold up a tiny pair of dukes the mitts
were put on his hands and his edu-
GATOR in the school Of fighting began.
Eddie's father was n boxer and an en-
thusiastic follower of the ring game.
He didn't start out To make lighter
of his son, but he did want him to
learn how TO use his hands as a
matter of self-defcnse in case Of
emergency. That was how Eddie
started, and tire end bids fair to find
him niddlcwcight champion.
McGoorty attended school just like
any other boy until he was 10 years
old, then quit to pay more attention
Ia the mapping out the career which
had been started by his father with
the assistance of pair OF padded
mitts Eddie was not a fighting Kid at
school because he got all the fighting
Irr
had another son little older than Ed
die. When the latter was years old
he was pitted against his brother The
Gather taught them how to hit and
get way. and il wasn't long before
Eddie began to assimilate fighting
knowledge. one OF the things that
Eddie,s. father taught him was how
10 use a straight left hand McGoorty
says it's one of his best punches to-
day.
The net result of the instruction
given Eddie found him ready for real
activity by the time he left school
and SO hc was 'prepped' for trial
In the amateur game. At that time
q state championship for amateurs was
held at Milwaukee, Eddie entered that
for the first real battle. He then
weighed 1870 pounds After he had
fought two other boys and beat them
both he was awarded the championship
andsa gold watch which he still proud
~ wears. A champion at l. years old
is something to be proud OF.
There wasn't any doubt after thet
as to what the Oshkosh boy was TO-
do IN the way of profession. ~
was fighting, and he says now that
he intends to keep at it until he Is
a professional title holder. and as
long after that as he is able to stay
IN the ranks of the top notchers'
"Ffghting is my business says NJ =
Goorty. Il never did anything else
and as long as | am able to maNe
eood living that way intend to stick
to the game"
AIcGoorty boxed as an amateur un-
iii 1905, when he took a plunge into
the big pool He says he was nervous
when lie heard the first gong for MS
first bout. which was against a Fellow
named young" Schumacher at Green
Pay. In the first round Eddie gave
ais man a fierce pommeling, and the
end of the round found Schumachef
on the floor. The gong was a 'i!e saw
or. But qr. :; IS G9sh. ?'tcr the
second round had started. S'hunarh-
er ciouted McGoorty on the mouth
broke off one tooth. and spllntered
half a dozen others. THAT made me
awful mad" said Eddie, and forgot
all about being nervous, waded Ia
and knocked out Schumacher. before
that second round was finished
Eddie's mother was opposed 10 prize
fighting. but after that bout, when she
saw that success ioomed ahead FOR her
son. there no longer was any parenta.
objection in that direction McGoorty $
father wanted him To b. a fighter ana
Eddie likes to fight, so after that there
we're no family arguments.
McGcorty likes 10 tell OF one fight
he had before he became prominent