The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-03
ANOTHER ON KID
Willie Lewis Tells How Mccoy
Licked Jim Stewart.
One Punch and a Big Punch
Turned the Trick.
BY FRANK G. MENKE.


Mccoy story. which Willie Lewis de-
lights to tell. concerns the McCoy-Jim
Stewart scrap in New York back in
1908.
That fight marked McCoy's first
real ring appearance since his retire
ment six or eight years before" said
Lewis. Eat the time. the Kid was
something like So years old and very
nuch out of shape. Stewart. on the
other hand, was just in his prime.
Many touted him as the coming cham
pion.
The fight took place in New York
and was scheduled to go six rounds.
Friends of the Kid told him he was
crazy to go on with the match. point
ing out that he didn't have q chance
In the world against the fast and hard
hitting Stewart
Mebbe not-and mebbe I have
was the Kids answer. There's lots of
thought out one that will let me win
this fight
"Whereupon. all The wise ones
laughed sarcastically.
He Scores Knockout.
I'm the first round or that fight Nc
Coy amazed the crowd by rushing
Stewart. After he had chased him a
bit, the Kid stopped, as though wind
ca. stewart figured that the Kid ac-
tually was all in because of his furi-
Gus opening attack. So Stewart sud
denly decided to rush Mccoy and trv
for a knockout
Stewart raced in. swung at the Kid
sa fractlon of second !
later terrific right crashed against
Stewards jaw. That punch carried
behind 1t all the power that was in
the over-plus body OF Kid Mccoy.
When 1t landed. Stewart staggered for
minute and then sank to the mat.
AT the count of nine he arose to
his feet. but before Mccoy could rush
III again, the round ended.
That first round had used up Nc
coy The exertion- took from him all
the reserve energy he had. That
punch he landed sapped the last real
strength within him. Mccoy was
through right there, and Stewart. had
he known it, probably could have gone
out and finished Mccoy before the end
of the third round
But Stewart didn't know it. Fur
thermore, Stewart was the most sur
prlsed man in the house that night.
That Mccoy wallop was totally unex-
pected. 1t robbed him of his early
confidence. and got him to thinking
that, after all. this Mccoy person was
stlli able to put away real fighters.
Mccoy Threatens Stewart.
Stewart. as have stated, was just
then on the ascendant. He was air,-
Ing for the championship. To be
Knocked out by the ancient Mccoy
would be killer for him as far as
title aspirations were concerned. And
Mccoy, crafty, shrewd Mccoy, had
that all figured out before the fight
He knew what effect it would have on
stewart If he could plant knock
down punch in the first round. That
IS why the Kid took the long chance
ne did and used up all his real power
in shooting that walloper
When the second round began,
stewart came out cautiously from his
corner. Mccoy met him in the center
and made swing that threw him-as
he intended-into a clinch
No rough stuff from now on, Stew
art-no rough stuff Mccoy chanted
into Stewards ears Take it easy
from now on or I'll shoot over another
hear?'
"A little while later in that round
Mccoy fell into another Intentional
clinch with Stewart.
That's right. old boy; just keep on
taking taking 1T easy he said to Stewart.
that's all. If you try to clip over anv
nard punch I'll put you down and out
a second later. Then your career Will
be ended because it will look bad for
an Ola man TO knock you OUT
Stewart Tried Again.
Shortly after the third round OPEN
ed, Stewart thought he detected signs
OF WEAKNESS about Mccoy. He de-
cfded that the Kid was bIuffing--that
the Kid didn't have a good woIIop left
in his system. Stewart made up his
mind to slam Mccoy with a terrible
right. He shot over the punch. but
Mccoy blocked it with startling clever
ness and then clinched.
Say, you poor boob, didn't I tell
you not to get rough?' snarled McCov.
Try that punch again and you're
through-get me? You're through.
m has-been and If 1 knock YOU ont
you're has-been, too. You're a pretty
good kid and I'll let you stay the
limit If you are nice; but If you get
funny. you'll go down and out
And from, then on Stewart never
made real effort to knock out Nc
Coy. The poor, old, winded and aII-in
Kid Mccoy, using his crafty brain, was
able to throw fear into the stout heart
or Jim Stewart; was able by that ono
and only punch he had, and by his
snrewdness to stave off a Knockout
by the husky young Stewart; was able
10 last out the six rounds and gain a
popular decision over a youngster
VINO should have been able to send
MIN into droa MI Of