San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-12
WITHIN
TWO SECONDS
Of KAY 0
Bell Robs Johnny Mccoy
of Knockout Victory;
Palmer Stars. ,

Johnny Mccoy came within two
seconds of fulfilling a promise no
body thought he would be able to
keep, at the Fort Sam Houston box
ing arena Friday night.
With Referee Louie Alberts raising
his arm over the PROSTATE form of
Kid Pancho, San Antonio flyweight
pride, for the count of eight, the gong
sounded to end the twelfth round and
the fight, saving Pancho from the
knockout Mccoy swore he would ad-
minister.
Fifteen hundred fans, who roasted
the men for IL slow rounds as they
battled for the flyweight champion.
ship of the Southwest, were jerked
to their feet, roaring, as Pancho spun
Mccoy with left hook as the twelfth
round began, after weathering diff
culties in the ninth an tenth rounds.
GETS HIM ANGRY.
Mccoy was knocked sideways and
went down on hands and knees. He
was up in a flash, boiling with anger.
Stalking Pancho with head down, the
tossed aside his jabbing
methods and hooked Pancho a right
to the Jaw that badly hurt the Kid.
Pancho got into the clear, only to
have Mccoy pursue him and connect
with a right uppcrcut that sent the
Kid Keeling about the ring.
Another right as they came together
again sent Pancho, face down, to the
ring floor.
He was up at five but in bad shape.
Mccoy got him in a neutral corner
and siashed him with short right and
left hooks. Psncho crumbled as a
right found his chin and he had been
shifting resin. with no signs of re,
gaining his feet, when the finish bell
sounded.
FOLLOWS HIS PLAN.
Mccoy, ignoring the jeers of the
crowd, followed his plan OF battle
infinitely.
In spite of the fact that be weighed
only 113 IA pounds-another sur
prise he was stronger than the 112'
pound Pancho. He used this strength
for almost II rounds to pin Pancho'
arms to his sides, tug, haul, wear the
youngster down, discourage Panchc
with the futility Of trying to land his
own hard rights. He contented him
self with jabbing, only occasionally
sending over what was intended as
finishing blow.
Pancho reeled from a left hook in
the fifth.
In the ninth, Pancho suddenly went
down for the count OF five, from a
shove apparently more than a blow,
Mccoy, Just as the bell sounded,
caught the Kid going away and
pushed him down again.
In the tenth, Pancho acted some
what goofy, but, as far as could be
discerned, he was playing possum
Every now and then he would become
suddenly busy with his fists and
Mccoy would have all he could do to
tie up the Kids arms.
The eleventh was rather tame.
Then the thrilling the twelfth.
PALMER A HERO.
The decision was given to Mccoy
amid applause after he had assisted
the groggy Pancho to his corner and
left the ring. Mccoy suffered
slight cut over one eye, but otherwise
was in as good shape as when ht
started.
The hero Of the evening was little
Mexican whose ring name is Leo Pal
mer, q newcomer in San Antonio box
ing. Leo, weighing 125 pounds, un
expectedly took the measure of clever
Johnny Merino, 126 pounds, in the
eight-round special bout.
At the finish Of a clever exhibition
in which Palmer didn't let Merinc
get set, punching him at close quar-
tiers, forcing him to give ground or
the mitigating, jabbing him at Ions
range, using short hooks, following
every opening, two judges decided
Palmer had the bout by enough mar
gin to win a couple Of fights, but thu
third gave his decision TO Merino
Perhaps he got mixed up on the men
To top this off, Referee Alberts ruled
the bout n draw and brought AROUND
his ears a first-class storm of protest
II was one Of the most remarkable
decisions ever rendered in a San An
tonic ring. Apparently only one maj
in the arena thought Merino won AM
he happened TO be a Judge. And onl.
one man thought MerinO deserved ;
draw-and he happened to be tn
referee.
CLAIMS HURT HAND.
Harvey Of Kelly Field claimed al
injured hand after q .bloody-nose at
fair with Yost of Fort Sam Hous
ton, both neutrality-suspicious., and re
tired in the second, Yost getting tn
fight. The way it was going, he wa
bound to get it anyhow.
Rudy Topolski had an edge owe
Bat Arnold in a four-round light
weight mixup and got the decision
although a draw would have bee
fairer. Topolski late in the bout wa
slowed down considerably by wild
swung punches but was a better boxe
than Arnold
Chick Hudson was saved furthe
punishment from Jack Thrunbush i
the second round, after going dow
countless times, when his second
tossed in the sponge.
Sergeant Minor refereed the prelimi