Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-16
.M'COY DIDT REMEMBER
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''..s' AlHlNG AFTER FIRSTROUND
. 0F BOUT With KID CARTER

/, He picked Carter's right ere as his
target He never missed. and he new.
er hit anywhere else. he smiled with
satisfaction.
What do ron think Of that fel.
loTr whispered the spectators to
each other. Hell bind Carter and
knock him ont He's taking one eye
Away. -
And that might have been Mccoy's
idea. But-in the second round Carter,
whose dogged. persistent, patient at.
tack had not ALTERED, suddenly
stepped into Mccoy and sent a
straight drive right over McCoy's ex.
tended left arm and flush against HIS
chin. That straight punch was Car
ter,s knockout blow. It dropped Nc.
Coy, ana had not the bell rung at the
count OF eight q clean X. o. would
have followed his name that night IN
the record books.
Mccoy was out-coldl He lay
stretched In the ring. Carter. half
smiling as the fury Of the fight ieft
him. turned and waved to his seconds.
/ All overt
But walt second. The ben rang.
Some say It rang 40 seconds before
the right end OF. the round. / only
know the round seemed short and I'VE
held q stop watch on every big bout
I've seen since. Late, early or on
time. the ben found Mccoy prone IN
the rosin. senseless as a ciod. His
seconds leaped into the ring and lift
ing him by the shoulders began to
drag him toward his corner. Here
Mccoy began to realize that some
thing had happened to him. He opened
his eyes. and their arst glance rested
upon the triumphant Carter, sitting IN
his corner This, mind you, was ten
or fifteen seconds after the bell had
rnng Mccoy managed to balance
himself and push his handlers away.
But he was too g1oggY to walk to his
corner. He reeled 10 the opposite
ropes and pulled himself along until
he reached his seat
Mccoy. that night, upset one Of the
strongest traditions Of the ring. IT'S
always said that . cruel fighter Is 4
coWardIy fighter. Nobody ever denied
that Mccoy was alcruel FIGHTER. IA
seemed TO delight In iniuring bis op-
ponents. But he was the gamest of
the s4nle Ana he proved 4
Alter half minutes rest NcCoy
came out at the bell. He reeIed across
the ring toward Carter. stf1 unable
even 70 lift his hands. And as the
jubilant Norseman rushed Mccoy
slipped inside his first blow and
avoided 1t For half minute he gave
the greatest exhibition Of AVOIDING
punishment ever given By beaten
man without holding. Then. as his
strength slowly came back. be beam
to fight
i isn't the luck Of many people to.
day 70 see such fighting. Garter tried
with redoubled fury to beat McCoy
down. And Mccoy. sneering. cold de-
dbeEate, fought him blow for blow ana
pressed him foot for foot He would
not run. He fought and took his
chances. They were desperate
chances, too. for SIX times In thai ~
rounds Mccoy was hurled 10 the door
by Carriers heavy blows. onIv to rice
again And IN the sixth round he had
Carter reeling. and was the STRONGER
Of the two. Again he was picking az
Carriers right eye, which was badly
flushed The fnish was red swirl
Both reeled TO their corners.
Say. said Mccoy. buttonh0line me
next day. What happsned2 I don't
remember thing about II after the
first arrn4nd - - =