Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-12
EIGHTH MRS. mccoy
SAYS 50 LONG. KID"
Hero OF Prize and Wedding
Ring in Another Divorce
Boat
LOSES LAST FIGHT
TO YOUNG CUPID

NEW lO1ks OeCeInOeI lA'-Nlu
McCoy's eighth marriage has failed
to take The ex-pugilist. who is
known as Norman Selby in private
life, was sued in the Supreme Court
yesterday for divorce by Mrs. Edna
Valentine Selby, who has found the
going too fast for her in McCoy's
latest bout with Kid Cupid
Mccoy, who was once welterweight
champion of the world. is now con
coded to hold the divorce champion
ship at any weight Altogether seven
matrimonial training partners have
caused him TO take the count in the
courts. One woman came back for
a return match twice after she bad
won the decision over the Kid. but
finally left the prize fighter to go on
with his record as an intermittent
husband.
According to Emil Fuchs. counsel
for the current Mrs. Selby, who was
the daughter OF one OF the Valentine
brothers. wealthy mining men Of
South America. McCOy's recent du-
ties as orderly with a National Guard
Regiment from New York, on the
border, stimulated his desire to keep
on the move constantly. When he re-
turned in September last the lawyers
story went on. the Kid kept moving
everything except toward his own
home, and Mrs Selby. putting scouts
on his trail. became convinced his
errands were not concerned with
saving his country. \
Took Trunks and Punch.
The detectives learned that the Kid
had taken his trunks and the famous
"corkscrew punch" to the Hotel Sc
vile. and they waited to see what else
the Kid might install in his suite. Two
DAYS ago they were rewarded, accord
ing TO their reports. by observing "a
doll faced blonde with saucerlike eyes
OF blue" enter. and the detectives,
breaking in. found some evidence.
The nDme Of the correspondent was
not made known and unless this di-
vcrce is added to the Kids other tro-
phies and the identity OF the owner
Of the saucer eyes is made known
CONGRATULATIONS for any one would be
decidedly bad form.
Mrs. Selby met the expert on rings
prize and weddng-when she was
Mrs. Helm. wife of the Vice-Consul
for Honduras. IN this city, with whom
she lived until the Kids celebrated
right tattoed her husbands eye. The
Helms we're dining at an uptown
restaurant one evening in 1909 when
Mccoy passed and. so the husband
sverred, his athletic figure drew 2
bow from Mrs. Helm.
Later. when Helm came back IN
the table after having stepped out a
few moments. he found he had made
tactical blunder, for the Kid, exc
cutting a flank movement, was now IN
possession OF his chair and accom-
panying the orchestra on the celery
Afterward the Kid. not relishing the
husbands linking Of his name with
Mrs. Helm, dropped his fist into Helms
eve
Tn the Order of Appearance.
Mrs Helm obtained divorce and II
the summer Of 1911 she became the
pugilist's latest bride. Before hel
temporary liens on his affections
were held by-but the Kid scrap
ned" romances must he taken up In
chronological order 10 avoid confu
sion.
He started out unpretentiousl!
enough in 1894 with Lottie Piehler az
his bride. but she dropped him th'
next year Then came Charlotte
Smith in 1897, whose romance wore
out even more quickly. In the same
year he made a determined effort Il
get used to married life taking Mrs
Julia Crosselman for his bride, bu
he couldn't stand thu strain more
than three years.