Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-04-09

Al Mccoy, the new worlds middle
weight champion. is a born Jersey
man. lie may not last very long. but
while ne is wearing the crown we
are going to insist on claiming him
as our citizen. Mr.. Mccoy, gentle
men, first saw the light of day in
that pretty little town of Woodbine,
this State back on the third day of
October, 1894 He lived with us only
short time and then moved to
Brooklyn, which seems to be a city
Of champions. for it was there that
McGovern, Matthews, Dempsey and
McAuliffe lived. At three years Of
age he went over the bridge TO Flat
bush and has remained there ever
since. That speaks well for Flat
bush-McCoy, like many other fight
ers who have gained fame, is travel
ing under a nom de plume He is q
German and his right name is Albert
Rudolph. His father is a prosperous
business man and deals in fancy
chickens. He is a stern father and
the son gets nothing for nothing from
his dad. The boy is twenty years
old and he is married. He provides
in every way for himself, although
his father could spare him many
comforts if ne cared to.
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Jack Dougherty, the manager of
Mccoy, expects to make a fortune
with the champion and the announce
ment that he had agreed to allow
Mccoy to again fight George Chip,
his defeated foe, in a few weeks
doesn't sound like good common
sense. OF course, Dougherty should
know best. When Chip whipped
Frank Klaus, the recognized cham
pion, everybody seemed to think it
was mistake. The men met again.
and again Chip knocked Klaus out
and everybody was forced to admit
that there wasn't any mistake. In
another meeting between Mccoy and
Chip the result might be the same.
That would be conclusive proof, in
deed, yet few who saw the battle
pick Mccoy TO beat Chip if the men
ever clash again. Whether lucky or
not, the victory. while decisive, was
not entirely satisfactory. 1t may be
ed the same feat if the fight had pro-
gressed, say, five rounds. Then his
credit would have been more pro-
nounced, especially if he had shown
any signs of holding his own. But
with only one punch, the clamor for
another battle is sure to be strong
and Chip will not be relegated to
the rear before he has been given
another good chance to prove that
he is there or not there, as the case
may be.
Quite a few important battles have
resulted in one-round finishes. Terry
McGovern. in championship fight,
knocked out Pedlar Palmer before
the first round was over. Joe Cans,
In a bout for the lightweight cham
pionship, copped Frank Erne on the
jaw right off the reel, and Dial Haw-
l1ins knocked Martin Flaherty cold in
the same ring in which Bob titzsim-
mons defeated Jim Corbett. There
were other one-round fights, of
course. but those mentioned are the
most important.
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The nationality of Tommy Ryan,
the greatest fighter in his day in his
class has been discussed more and
disputed more than has the nation
ality of all the other scrappers in the
world. Bets have been won and lost
on Ryan's parentage, and although
the question has been answered time
and again you viii still find those who
will claim that Ryan is a Hebrew.
Tommy was over in New York not
long ago attending one of the fights. !
"There is Tommy Ryan" said
well-known sport. "He was great
fighter"
yes" said another sport, that he
was, and do you KNOW" No. 2 sport
added. that all Jews who go into the
fighting game turn out to be great
men in the ring. Take Abe Attell,
Joe Choynsld Leach Cross
That is as far as Sport No. got.
Sport No. 1 had something to say.
you are all wrong" sport the first
declared. Ryan isn't a Jew. know
him well. His father was a French
Canadian and his mother was an
English woman. His father was born
near Montreal and his mother, l be-
lieve, came from across the ocean"
Sport No. wouldn't believe it at
all, so Sport No. l lugged the doubt
ful one over to where Ryan was
standing talking to some friends
The question was put to Ryan and
he replied:
81 am not Hebrew, stories of my
life TO the contrary. notwithstand-
ing. l am French English. My right
name is Joseph Youngs. My father
was a French Canadian and my
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