The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-14
KID NCO7 Will.
RE-ENTER RING
His Battle Tonight with Car
. pentier Billed all Over
Paris Like a Circus.
BY Farren

New York. March 14.-Recent ar
rivals from Paris say. the Carpenter
Mccoy bout, which is set for tonight.
has been billed all over the French
capital like a circus. Which goes to
show that Mccoy has either hypno-
tiZcd the promoters OF that the. pro-
motors have cooked UP something to
grab q few thousand francs on l,c
strength of the Kids reputation. 1t is
impossible to find a ring follower herr
ahouts who believes Mccoy has even
an outside chance with the young
and brilliant Carpenter.
Mccoy's last fight of II consc-
quencc was with one Curran, a petty
officer in the British army, at Nice
two years ago. The Kid lost several
teeth and was knocked down three
times in the first round. but kept right
on lighting and was awarded the de-
cision at the end Of the twentieth
Ound.
Idle Two Years.
Now. after two years Of idleness, he
Is TO don the mitts and face one of
the cieverest boxers of the day. II
Mccoy was the Hoosier demon of IL
or IL years ago there would be bales
OF money bet that Europe would see
q new champion after the bout to-.
night. But Father Time permits no
NihAt oNSN " Viz JGCOIuS, ana INC
Kid at Al finds himself stacked
against q young and sturdy boxer
who has not yet reached the votlr:,
age on this side. Mccoy may still
possess some Of his old-time c~levefness
which will enable him to stall for "A
time. but from this distance it ooks
as though he is tagged for a trim
ming.
A Wonder i'll his day, but always too
light to aspire to the heavyweight
crown; kid" Mccoy, whose real name
is Norman Selby, has had a most spec
tacular career. He started life in
Rush county, Indiana. and after bat
thing his way among the youngsters
in his neighborhood he left home AMI
went to Louisville. Here he became
known as a crack amateur boxer. HIS
father in the meantime had gone into
the grocery business in Indianapolis
and induced his son to join him there.
But weighing in for a fight suited
the Kid better than weighing out sug-
ar and tea and it wasn't long before
""t as a full-fedged
professional fighter. This was about
AZ three or four Years
ne had walloped his way to quite a
reputation.
Made Noted Trip.
In 1896 he and several other Amer
lean boxers took the famous trip TO
South Africa. Mccoy was the sensa-
ton of the tour and when he returned
to America he was considered q top
notcher. In 1897 he knocked u
George La Blanche, won a decision
over Dan Creedon and boxed a draw
with Tommy Ryan. His first real dc.
feat came in 1899. when Tom Sharkey
put him down for the count III 10
rounds A year later he encountered
his second downfall, this time at the
hands of Jim Corbett. But in the
meantime he had defeated such fight
ers as Steve O'Donnell, Peter Mahcr.
and Joe Choynski.
In 1901 Mccoy took a trip to Eng
land. While OH the other side he adj
ded three more knockouts to his rec
ord. his victims being Dave Barry,
Jack Scales and Jack Madden. After
losing u decision to Jack Root in De-
troit in 1908, the Kid retired for about
Il year. He re-entered the ring April
ncnt was Herr Placke, who tipped tho
beam at something about a ton and
WAS hailed as the greatest fighter. but
in the bout with Mccoy he didn't get
- chance to show ii. In the two
rounds he was in the ring he hit tia
Dor SO many times 1t was Impossible. I.
to keep the count. After this bur-
lesuuc bout with h big Dutchman,
Mccoy did the Patti farewell act sew
eral times.
During the periods Of his retire
ment Mccoy has engaged in the real
estate, automobile. jewelry and. detec-
tive business. He has also been a star
in the matrimonial game n at pres.
'ent is burdened with The weight ON
five marriage certificates and four di. y
vorce decrees..