The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-27
KAYO sullivan
BEATS AL mccoy
Shenandoah Terror Is Given
Decision Over Brooklyn
Champion.
SLUGGNG ALL THE WAY
ny JOHN A. DUGAN.

terror. showed enough aggressiveness
for ten rounds to land the verdict last
night at the Maryland Athletic and So
cial Club over the new Al Mccoy, of
Brooklyn. This fight was fifteen rounds
OF slap-bang smuggling all the way, the
Kayo mauler from Shenandoah having
little the best OF II
Thirty-three rounds of fighting, with
but one knock-down, Is the card which
500 local fistic fans were treated to by
the Ardmore management. This card
was the best ever held at the Maryland
club, as the four bouts went the limit
and the athletes in each set-to gave the
best they had while in the roped arena.
The right-hsnd lead OF these exponents
Of the manly art In the main bout more
than pleased the gathering at the ring
side, as both men battied all the way
over the fifteen sessions and each was
trying to put over the kayo tally.
Mccoy seemed slow In starting and did
not find his real speed until the tenth
round. when the mauler from Shenan-
dosh seemed to weaken a little and the
Brooklyn boy came through for the pext
five rounds.
Before the bout q little argument
arose over the specified weights in the
articles OF agreement, Mccoy being
three-quarters OF a pound over the
middle-weight limit. Sullivan claimed
one-half of the 500 which was posted.
and the officials at the Maryland club
granted this demand. although II ap-
peared as II the Shenandoah boy was
after everything in sight.
After feeling one another out for the
first round Sullivan took the lead and
pushed the new champion" until the
tenth. Just as the bell sounded ending
the opening round Mccoy hooked Sui
Ivan with his left which showed
effect on the Shenandoah battler in
the next session. Real action was seen
during the entire milling. but the third
round was one OF the best OF the bat
tie as the boys stood toe to toe and
exchanged wallops which were real
wallops and carried the old steam. In
the fourth they battled on even terms
and the fighting of'both boys was the
best that has been seen in the ropes at
the Maryland club since its organiza-
ton.
1t was in the NTH round when Sullivan
increased his lead by putting over his
right two successive times. These blows
jolted Mccoy and caused him to hang
on for the first time in the battle.
After dancing around like two masters
OF the waxed floor. Sullivan let loose his
right lab and left hook which shook Nc
Coy up some and compelled him to come
in close and hang on The seventh was a
repetition Of the past two rounds, as the
Pennsylvania bsttler kept digging in.
and had Mccoy backing into the ropes
throughout the session.
The only near knockdown Of the battle
occurred in the eighth round after both
fighters had given a real exhibition of
toe-to-toe smuggling. Mccoy backed up.
but Sullivan was on him in a second. cut
ting loose one OF his left swings which
rocked Mccoy and sent one knee to the
floor. The Brooklyn boy was up in a
minute and jabbed his way to the end of
the round.
This left swing in the eighth round
showed its effect on Mccoy when he
answered the gong in the ninth. and Sui
Ivan made a desperate effort to end hos
tilities. but the Brooklyn champ was too
much at the defensive end OF the game
and came out in the tenth as fresh as
ever.
The turn on the home route seemed
to give Mccoy a new lease on life and
from this time on he did more than get
an even break with the keystone Ter
ror." The eleventh round proved the best
of the entire evening. as both battlers
put on extra speed. and slugged and
slugged some more from gong to
gong. The thirteenth was another hard
fought round and it was in this session
his right jab. which he seemed to land
at will. started Mccoy bleeding at the
nose and mouth. which was the first
sign of blood during the battle
In the fourteenth both boys seemed to
hold back and II was an assured fact
that they were holding back when they
took the center of the ring in the final
three minutes. as this was action all
the way. When Referee O'Connor made
his decision II was greeted with approval
by the fans present Both boys were in
the best of condition and primed to the
minute for action. and action is what
the fans witnessed in this fifteen-round
set-to
Young Thomas, the local feather
weight, and Harry Glenn. Of Baltimore.
gave a great exhibition in the eighth
round of the semi wind-up. Although
Thomas hit the cleanest he could not
gain any lead on the former sparring
brilliant fighting earned for him the
draw.
Kid Whip. the veteran who was to
have met Jack Conroy. was pitted
against Kid McCauley because Mon
tano and Conroy were not passed on
by the club physician. This made an
interesting battle, but McCauley took
QUITE beating from the veteran.
The only clean knockdown in the
entire evening came II. the first session
of the opening preliminary between
Billy Murray and Jack Bolland. two
Murray ran into one
of Boland's left jabs and toppled to the
floor for the count Of three. This was
a smuggling affair. with Boland getting
the decision.