New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-22
AL MCCOY Still
CHAMPION, But
BENZ DOES Welt
Weight of Brooklyn Boxer
Tells Heavily in Bout al
Broadway Club.

Freddie Welsh and Al NcCov A.. AL,
lightweight an. miGGieN eight o..
pions tn.s morning. Welsh b...
OF Phi. Bloom in fast ter.rorrA -.
81 the Broadway sporting 1lmh ". y,
Brooklyn. last night. and McCov 49,,
outpohtod by Leo Benz. of r..
Mont. M Tho other star bout oris
kayo could have brought home
bacon for Benz. and Met oy knew !, y. y.
smiled as he LETT the ring.
welsh Was plump. TO say the la.
weighing boz pounds. by special al.
noULcemehi.' ana bloom 1897
The lightweight champion was tr,-.
at the cad, auD In p tWcnty-round 90,
sion u Is doubtful ii be would 10 :.
lucky even against Bloom, who IS 40, !.
world bcatcr
McCoy was clearly outpoin,ed !, d.
majority OF the rounds In his bon, ~.
Benz, although ne mad some six pourI.
advantage 30 The weights. Al took
lot ot s..h pugcncs. bg, was reye, n
a. reai dang-r benz was uDro4r.oy.
j. ceteu as ne .,lt the riag s..cr IN,
bout.
mccoy rad.a,ed confidence q, d.
awaited the bell ,r che opening ro.rl
as becomes a champion ln any lin. q,
work. Ben looked mcdtativc and =,
ease.
he man from Butte earned the srv
TWO rounds. reaching AIS Jaw viii
stiff right hooks. One Of these iarr.s
the champion in the second round
Benz got around NcCoy's long. OUT.
stretched right by stepping quickly n.
side, and then hooking over his ON,
right to the head. The Brooklyn -,
vorite' did his best work in Close
fayins the body with heavy LET'S ,h,t
painted the ribs Of Butte's pugnae.ou,
citizen . scarlet color.
McCoy's greater weight told IN ,t,
clinches. but Ben was always loren,
the milling. and the crowd was vii
him almost 10 man. Leo con,inve5
20 outpoint the Camembcrt titlehol6.
or at long range. but Mccoy was 90.
ing damage with his body blows in n,
cilnches.
Mccoy did his best VOC, in IA,
ninth. having Benz weak from bod,
punishment. In the last round Al ver.
20 his knees during = miX-up IN a cor.
ner. II was not a punch. but a 81,
that sent him down Both were tres
when tho final bell rang Mccoy ),
still champion. but that's the best tia.
can be said OF A..
Welsh is known 10 have spent one o.
tire afternoon al the Pioneer Sporur.
Club in training for the engsgemea,
with Bloom. lie looked il, Not a .gn
Of a rib married the perfect rotundi,y
Of Freddie's body.
The lightweight champion had 'fu
singing left iab working all the tine
The Ghetto boy Vss always willlrs
however. aud took all Freddie had. t9-
ing 20 come into sudden fortune b
sending over : solid slam 70 Neh
jaw.
The first four rounds were the lii''
Englishmsn's by a far as from Gen'ii
Pershing 20 Pancho Villa. but in f'
fifth and sixth sessions Freii.s'
Pioneer Sporting Club training beg'
" show itself. and his left jsbs lo'
most Of their pep. Both these session.
we're in Blooms favor. and he beat ai
opponent 20 the punch with leiis 70
head and body
In fact. in these rounds Welsh 'eens
20 lose his judgment Of distance s't
missed score OF punches But the Oh
champion fought ,tand-up ba.tI'.
trading blow for blow. m strong cor.
trsst TO his usual sailing tactics.
Against a fast. dangerous pync1C
like frankie Whitney. who meets Nels'
on Friday, Freddie ls going 70 take b;
chances with that Lightweight, croTh
Two willing bantams, Willie GardrG
and George Dcmpscy stepped io.'
rounds in the opener Gsrdners lN
lab gave him 4 shade a. the end.
Frankie Bell and Jack StarItI
fea'herweights. were billed Tor foI
rounds IN the scco1d bout Franit
was hi, moro willing and vas 1"
stronger ~ the finish Neither had
speaking acquaintance with the 5oAns
art.
Bert Spencer aud Tommy Dgfy. ~
last named from "Thc good old m
town Of Brooklyn and cros'-eytf
were the next pair Bert was yo.,s
end strong and earned 4 decision ,
steady forcing tactics. lie score
knockdown in tho second round ar
Tom vas = weary Oh gentleman a. w
bell.