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RE VERSE IN BETTING.1Maher Suddenly Dropped as' (Favorite by Plungers.KID M COY WINS IN A WHIRLWIND. jAfter a ITew Hitches the New Year’sDay Contest la Brought to a Sue- icessful Issue, the Uooaer Pugilist iKuoeking tlve Irish Lad Out lu tlio iFifth Round*New York, Jan. 2.—Peter Maher was defeated by “Kid** McCoy in the fifth |round before the Coney island Ath- ,iletic club.The fight was scheduled to last 25 rounds, and the purse was to have been 120,000, but the attendance was not as large as had been expected and before the fight was begun the principals agreed that the winner should receive the gross gate receipts. The bdt-tle was hard fought from start to finish, but McCoy was by far the cleverest man in ring tactics, dodging, side-stepping and hitting powers. He showed himself to be a good general, ever watching for an opening and never failing to take advantage of one. Maher, although credited with being a heavy hitter, did not get in many effective blows. His footwork was poor and at times he did not appear to have perfect control of himself.When the men entered the ring and stripped for the battle both looked to be in perfect condition, and they were greeted with tumultuous applause. Under Marquis of Queencberry rules, new gloves, provided by the club, were handed to the referee, and he in turn gave them to the boxers* seconds. Maher donned his quickly, but McCoy claimed that the gloves did not fit him and stubbornly refused to use them. He insisted on wearing an old pair which he said suited him, but the referee was obdurate and McCoy gave in.McCoy was the aggressor in the start off, forcing Maher to break ground. The “Kid” broke away nim bly and sent a hard left to Maher’s stomach before the first had ended.McCoy assumed the aggressive in the next round, but Peter sparred carefully. The Irishman soon began forcing, and feinted the “Kid” into a left which landed light on the wind.Then in the next round Maher forced McCoy into a neutral corner, planting a terrific left on the face, which jarred McCoy’s head. * McCoy sidestepped in an unusual direction, and Peter tried another left, which fell short. In a mixup which followed honors were about even, but McCoy was cautioned by the referee for holding. Maher outpointed the “Kid” by 50 per cent in this round.At this stage of the game Maher’s friends became very confident that the Irishman would get the better of he Hoosier lad, but McCoy had a great deal more left in him than these people bargained for. He waited for the big fellow, who had the better of the previous round, and tapped him with a left lightly on the face, all the time shifting to the left side, then both landed lefts to the head. Peter sent a hard left to the face, which the “Kid” countered. Then he sent left to the th *oat and tried to cross with his right, but the “Kid” ducked and then McCoy landed left and right on the jaw. Peter wavered and McCoy sent another right which fell a bit short, and then dropping his left to the body, tried a right swing, and as Peter sidestepped the “Kid” met him with a full swinging left, which landed on the point of the jaw and the Irishman went down, resting on his right elbow, and was counted out in this position.For some days past Maher has been the favorite, as good as 100 to 50 being bet on his chances. One hundred to 70 on Maher was the ruling price when the clubhouse doors opened. Then a peculiar condition of affairs occurred, and for no apparent reason Maher stock was beared, while the “Kid’s” was bulled, and when the men got into the ring their positions in the betting market were reversed, with the “Kid” the favorite.
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Delphos Herald
Delphos, Ohio, US
Tue, Jan 02, 1900
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