The evening world., 1914-02-19


Ensland and issued . challenge to o
United States. and he left the neid TO
Mccoy. Any way. a. O'Brsen said.
u was no business proposition for
him to asht Mccoy. Both he and
Mccoy were making money easily.
asd u they met one or the other
might become Q has.beon.
Mccoy. ~ . new invader Of 70.
puts. was given . chance 70 show
what h. could do. and that very
quietly. The Xld was . nice, pleas
ant looking fellow. with . soft smile
aaa . gentlemanly air and . slender
elegance that was quite offensive to
tho bury British slugGors. After
leekins the KID over they were more
than willing to Tight him. In spite Of
HI reputation.
His drst engagement was at the
Wonderland. . big boxing club In
Whitehead. This was one Of the
best known clubs 10 London. a.
though not By any means In the class
Of the National g. G.
the TIP WAS A HARD LEFT TO
THE STOMACH.
Mccoy was matched to nght four
rounds each with two men. One was
Jack Palmer. The other was Sandy
Ferguson. Sandy wns from Boston.
but With the aid Of an accent picked
that time posing ~ an English hope"
and effectively beating UP all corners.
Mandy was NIX feet three. weighed $50
pounds and was still In his youth and
not burned out by dissipation. Truth
20 tell. he Was one hard citizen. Tor
any country
On the night Of his nshts KID
Mccoy met Palmer. who offered to
''lic down." and suggested that Nc.
Coy might give him the tip" when
he thought Palmer had been on his
: &C., long enough Mccoy simply
when the hGht began he boxed
tightly for q round. and then with
that well-known one sided and sar-
castle smile on his sallow face walked
into Palmer deliberately and hooked
left into his stomach with all his
might "There's your tip" remarked
corner and walt for the next victim
NaAursiiy, Palmer was out.
~ Mccoy sat smilingly waiting. ~
sWaeGsred Jack Scales. then heavy.
weight champion Of England. viii
whom Mccoy was to be matched u
ne made . good showing With Palmer
end Ferguson. Scales's face VA
AushsA Q dark red. Leaning through
: the ropes he addressed himself I,
Mccoy. and - he was In an evt
temper aad master Of . varied White
somewhat pointed. The gist Of hi,
tirads Was that no dsspissd American
would lick him In four rounds. q
Mccoy had Just whipped Palmer.
acAlGS NEVER HAD CHANCE n
-. ogr oTARrgo.
TAyre was almost . dush on Nc
anishsd. but hIs expression had no
eh0ngod IN the least He still wor
the slight, sarcastic emile.
New Scales had Vocabulary q
uneemplimsatary epithets that va
veil enough along the London Dock
0ut ~ didn't have any originality
Mccoy dld. and when he looked {
0nle6 . moment. and then lsane
sevsr . little and addrassed himsel
toW voice. what he said stunS like
vhipiash. Mccoy hnishsd with
polite Invitation for Mr.. Scales TO etc
Into the ring and be knocked out him
sslf. go sst stripped" said Acco
"l'n walt for you"
The management was quite within
4 70 pat on another bout. since Niece
didn't ask for any more money. IN
Scales was saraged enough to ngl
for nothing. 90 Ferguson was To-
70 wait, and the English champio
Otstppsd and clothed In the togge,
90 the ring. came up In his place.
There were short introductions "a
Scales suggested that the customai
n haedshaks BE- lsft out, 20 he vouidu
A. -eell hls essss - ~ ''hloonin' Yant
nOCev emiled ana said softly II,
~ pgoposition suited him. They 3,
IA t1go1 - tholP corners.
RI D1ngi To bol1l
% loapo1 Mccoy. He vas ID
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