The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-30
R|TCHE
IN NEAR FUTURE
Australian Fighter, Herb
Mccoy, Seeks the Light
weight Championship.

Willie Richie. lightweight cham
pion Of the world: has an in%ternation-
al contest in view for the near flu
ture.-.~It probably will be with Herb
Mccoy Of Melbourne. Australia. Box
Ina promoters there arc grooming Me-
Coy for the championship of the light
weight division. and Il report from
there says he will he brought to the
l1tt;Ghte. He is reported to be better
lh;tn Hugh Michigan of Austria. who
lost a"20-round bout by 4; slim mar
Fin 20 Freddie Welsh of ENGLAND Il
snort time ago.
Mccoy has risen rapidly in his pro-
icssjon. Authorities on the game in
Australia write hc is without IL doubt
there In years. and expect L make n
worlds champion out of him. The
following excerpt sent from Sydney
gives II description of MrCoA': style
and also an account OF one of his bat
ties:
Herb Mccoy. the Melbourne light
weight. who is a meteor "f tho present
season. remains dcrisiycly> the best of
the resident Australian 'liEhtwcights.
When he first. was introduced to the
Sydney stadium this ynar he had a
Very scratchH left. but he now uses it
as an effective lead. and can cross with
the right lin 81 way to stagger II
lightweight. The boy is Il born fight
err. fnll of courage and cagcrncss. and
With Wonderful stamina and rccupcr-
a.iNe power. However hard he may
tc punched in any round. the minute
interval before tho mex Onc secs him
SD Speedily recovered that he starts
again. apparently us fresh as when he
began.
This year in his appearances at the
stadium lhc has made solid money,
running into thousands in pounds
sterling. He celebrated his new af-
liucncc lay getting married II week i,c-
fore his match with Bernstein, but
matrimony evidently increased his
readiness for the ring. Tie was much
too good for Bernstein and the con-
test was one-sidcd. except for the NTH
round, when some brilliant work from
bernstein staggered Mccoy and made
it. look for Il few moments as ii the
champion might he knocked out. The
sixth round. however. saw Mccoy fully
recovered and in tho next few rounds
he went in with the air Of a man who
WAS determined to finish. and he sue
cccded fairly easily.
'"Bcrnstcin's most aggressive weap-
III was a right swing. and he Sacri-
..ed much TO bring it off. He took
punishment he might have avoided in
order to get "a position for thai right
swing: but when he delivered 1t. 1t
w;is Sc idom effective. On the other
hand. thc lightweight champions left
seldom seemed out of Bernstein's face.
while right crosses and swings landed
on his head With almost m%onotonous
frequency. And these methods were
varied by heavy right rips to the body.
Round eight was nearly Eernstcin's
last. for. taking two right swings on
the head as though, he did not feel
them. Mccoy got in to close quarters
and bombardcd tho Partisan about the
head and body with right and left
.iolts and -nppercuts. Bernstein cmerg-
cd from the rally with Il wiltcd ap-
%rcarancc. The minute revived Bern
stein and. boxing with ARC through
tho ninth round. he took no more
harm. hut the tenth was his undoing.
Mccoy brought him down with Il
sharp right Jolt and Bernstein was out.
The referee. Arthur Scott, stopped the
fight before the count was made. hut
Bernstein could not have risen and
had I" lc. carried from the ring"