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Fourth
A HVE-ROUND-FIGHT
Corbett Defeated MoCoy in a
Clever Ring Battle.
THE INDIANA HAN KNOCKED OUT
Ex-Champion's Fclntlnc end SIoc
fflnsr Did the Work The Con
teat by Rounds.
NEW YORK. Aug. SO. The long-looked-for
meeting between James J. Corbett and
Kid McCoy, under the auspices of the
Twentieth Century Club, at Madison
Square Garden. Is over, and In less than
live rounds Corbett proved himself to bo
the better man. Keen judges of the came
who saw tonight's fight declare that It
-was the cleverest exhibition ever wit
nessed In the ring.
"Up to the moment the men stepped into
the ring opinions as to their respective
.ability were widely divergent. Many
claimed that Corbett would prove to be
-the stronger, as well as the cleverer, and
It was through his superb feinting and
Sieavy slugging that he put McCoy down
and out. McCoy's friends all along have
claimed that he was equally as dexter
ous with his hands, eyes and feet as the
ex-champion, and In addition to this they
eald lhat the Kid could" ..It harder than
Corbett. All "who have met McCoy ac
knowledge that his blows are powerful
ones, and that they etlng and cut wher
ever they land.
Tonight, however, while McCoy landed
some stinging jabs, he did not cut Cor
bett's skin, nor aid he land a single
heavy right-hand blow during the con
test. On the other hand. Corbett. when
he dropped science and began to slug,
landed hard rights and lefts, which simply
took McCoy's guard awaj , and when Cor
bett found a vulnerable spot in the region
of McCoy's heart, two lefts, divided by a
right, ended the battle.
Both men entered the ring in superb
condition. McCoy was heavier by several
pounds than In any previous flght. He
eald himself that he never felt better in
his life, and that he was never so flt as
he was for this contest. His appearance
in the ring before the fight and during
the first three rounds bore out all that
McCoy had said about himself.
Corbett was also in top-top shape. The
rumors that were circulated early in the
day that he was afflicted with rheumatism
were exaggerated, as Corbett himself says
he was as fit as a fiddle, and had only
experienced a little stiffness when he
awoke this morning. His foot work, always
clever, in fact, marvelously so, showed no
eigns of rheumatic trouble in the fight,
and, as for his work with his hands, it
could not be Improved upon
Cleverest Rtnjr Battle.
In the opening round, McCoy showed to
much better advantage than Corbett. Mc
Coy seemed very confident, though care
ful, while Corbett was nervous and ill at
ease. McCoy etartc-d out with his usual
coolness, bjt Corbett was fidgety. The
entire round was taken up with the clev
erest kind of feinting and sparring on Mc
Coy's part, while Corbett's work left very
l.tti $. Joe recorded. In the second round
Corbett cam tip in better form, and his
uneasy feoHngkad evidently left him. His
Iretfulness and nervousness had disap
peared, and he gave an exhibition which
could only be given by a man thoroughly
posted In the innermost points of the sci
entific art of boxing. While not a blow
was landed by cither In the first round.
the greater part of the second was equally
fruitless of damage to either boxer. Cor
bett frequently endeavored with rights
and lefts to reach the Kid. but the Hoo
aler fighter was too nimble on h!a feet,
and his stopping and blocking were mar
velous. Corbett- got to the head toward
to latter end of the ercond round, and
SPEC
and Morrison Sts.
McCoy jabbed his provoking left Into Cor
bett's face. In the third they got to each
other oftener, but it was In the fourth
that Corbett began to take McCoy's meas
ure. At times Corbett stopped his scien
tific work and resorted to slugging, which
proved very effective. McCoy was forced
to clinch, and It was then seen that Cor
bett was surely getting the best of It.
McCoy had to break ground frequently,
and after the bell had sent them to their
corners, while both men showed signs of
fatigue, McCoy was certainly the wearier.
In the fifth and concluding round Cor
bett forced McCoy into the corner, where
the Kid kept blocking and sparring for an
opening to got out. Corbett swung for
the head, but McCoy ducked under it
very cleverly and jumped to the center of
the ring. Jim rushed him across the floor
of the ring, and by clever work forced
McCoy back Into the corner again, where
he sent his right and left to the Kid's
head. This was the beginning of McCoy's
undoing. Corbett went to him, using both
hands, swinging and stabbing and occa
sionally uppercuttlng with the left. Mc
Coy's defense availed him nothing against
this onslaught, and Corbett soon had the
Kid at his mercy. McCoy saw that he
was no longer able to ward off the big
fellow's blows, and he threw his arms
across his face, holding his head down In
hopes of saving himself from a knock-out
punch. Corbett relentlessly showered
lefts and rights which straightened Mc
Coy up, and then Jim swung a left which
crashed Into McCoy's body. McCoy dou
bled up, and In doing so held Corbett's
left glove with his right arm. Corbet
then drove McCoy away from him with a
right over the heart, and as the Kid went
back staggering, Jim leaped after him,
landing another left smash on the same
spot and the Kid dropped to the .floor.
McCoy bravely tried to get up. but those
three blows had taken all his strength
away, and while he made frantic efforts
to get up. Referee White counted off the
ominous 10 seconds. By an almost super
human effort McCoy stood up after he
had been counted out, but he was dazed,
and the referee had to push him towards
his corner, where his seconds took him In
hand. Inside of two minutes McCoy
i walked out of the ring, closely surround
ed by his handlers. Meanwhile Corbett's
friends had Jumped Into the ring, and,
surrounding the big fellow, showered con
gratulations upon him when he was an
nounced the winner.
Interest In the Fieht.
No matter where one went In Greater
New Tork today, the Corbett-McCoy
fight seemed to be the only thing talked
about. Early In the day a report was cir
culated that Corbett was suffering from
rheumatism, but James C. Kennedy, the
manager of the Twentieth Century Club,
as well as Corbett himself, sent out reas
suring messages, saying that Corbett was
well and sound, and had only complained
of a little stiffness when he arose this
morning at his training quarters at Bath
Beach. The report of his Indisposition
spread like wildfire throughout the city.
The contradiction did not travel nearly so
fait, and for a. time the betting was in
fluenced in certain quarters. Odds of 100
to SO and in some cases 100 to 70. with
Corbett the favorite, had been obtainable
at the sporting resorts, but when the
rumor spread the odds receded and even
money was the rule. Corbett very soon
regained confidence, however, and when
the Twentieth Century Club opened the
doors of Madison-Square Garden they
were offering 100 to SO on the ex-heavy-wclght
champion. "Within the next hour
100 to 70 was offered, and the backers of
McCoy put on some good bets at these
odd.
McCoy's people were very well pleased
when their man arrived from Saratoga
this morning. He looked every Inch a
perfect specimen of the trained athlete,
and his having taken on weight during
his training was said to be greatly In his
favor. He said himself that he was flt
to fight for his life, and was confident of
beating Corbett.
Corbett came to the city in the after
noon, and said he had no doubt that he
would down the Kid. He assured even
one that he was In tip-top condition, and
his words were the causa of his backers
.x-,-vj: ;
Increasing the odds on htm In order to
get the McCoy mohey.
The $5 and $10 seats were soon filled
up after the doors opened, but the re
served seats and boards did, not fill up
very rapidly. This was because the
choice seats had all been purchased be
forehand, and the holders of the costly
pasteboards were In no hurry to get Into
their places, where they would have to
wait and perspire for a couple of hours
before the big event would bo in order.
By 9 o'clock there were fully 6000 people
In the house. "Wall street was well rep
resented, and many members of the ex
clusive clubs, who are not usually seen
at a boxing match, were on hand to see
the two acknowledged masters of the art
of how to hit, stop and get away, face
each other in the squared circle.
The Preliminaries.
As a preliminary to the heavy-weight
bout, '"Whltey" Lester, of Philadelphia,
and Jack Cushlng, of Brooklyn, were put
on for a 12-round go at catch weights.
Lester proved to be much too good for
the Brooklyn man and put it all over
him In the opening round. In the sec
ond, Cushlng went to the floor twice and
was willing to quit. He went down a
third time with very slight provocation
and refused to get up. He quit In the
most miserable manner, and Referee
Charley "White declared Lester the win
ner. The betting just before the men entered
the ring was 2 to 1 on Corbett. Corbett's
seconds were George F. Consldlne, Spider
Kelly, Leo Pardello and Fred Stone. Mc
Coy's handlers were his brother. Homer
Selby, Harry Harris, Jack O'Brien, ot
Philadelphia, and Bobby Burns. Cor
bett's weight was not announced, but
Master of Ceremonies Joe Humphreys
said McCoy welshed 170 pounds. Dick
Bernard held the watch for Corbett and
Colonel Padden was McCoy's tlmekeepei.
At 10:22 P. M. McCoy entered the rln&,
accompanied by his seconds, and met a
hearty reception. He wore nothing but
a pair of white cotton running pants.
Both of his hands were bandaged. He
looked to be In superb condition and very
confident.
Corbett followed In less than three min
utes, smiling and bowing as he passed
through the crowd. As he entered the
ring ho passed alongside of McCov, to
whom he extended his nnnd, but McCoy
refused to take it, and Corbett walked
across to his corner. This action on Mc
Coy's part met with some hisses. Cor
bett was enveloped In a blue and white
bath robe, which he discarded as1 soon
as he reached his corner. He wore black
trunks and had no bandages on his
hands.
Corbett seemed to be in fine fettle and
smiled continuously, while McCoy's face
wore a very serious look. While the men
were being cared for by their seconds,
Dal Hawkins, of California, and Joe
Gans, the Baltimore colored pugilist, were
introduced. These two are to meet at the
Broadwav Athletic Club tomorrow night,
which will be the last flght :n this vicin
ity under the Horton law.
Referee White entered the ring well;
. -
James J. Corbett.
the two principals with their handlers
'were examining the gloves !n the ring.
Both men examined the gloves very care
fully, and tried them on their hands.
As soon as they had selected the gloves,
Corbett's seconds placed bandages on his
hands also. Corbett said that he weighed
1S3 pounds. But both he and McCoy
looked to be 187 and 175 respectively.
At 10:35 o'clock the referee called the
men to the center of the ring and In
structed them. A moment later they ad
vanced to the center of the ring. Just
before the men began, Reforee White
cautioned the seconds that if any of them
entered the ring they would be arrested.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round Corbett started feinting, with
McCoy breaking. McCoy tried with the
left, but missed. Corbett feinted with his
left, but stepped back. McCoy tried a
right swing, but fell short. Corbett tried
with his left for the head, but McCoy
threw it off. Corbett, after a spell, tried
another left, but was stopped. Both
feinted cleverly and Corbett tried another
left. McCoy rushed with both hands, but
Corbett stepped back, breaking ground
three times. Corbett tried a left swing,
but was cleverly blocked, and McCoy
made him break ground in trying his left
for the head. Neither landed a blow dur
ing the round. The bell found them
sparring In the middle of the ring.
Round 2 The cleverness displayed by
the men was beautiful. As they came to
the center in this round, McCoy was the
aggressor, trying the right inside, but
fell short. Corbett tried to hook his left
to the head, but failed to land. McCoy
sent two left jabs to Corbett's mouth.
Jim aimed a right hook for the head,
but McCoy ducked neatly. McCoy rushed,
but Jim sidestepped. McCoy landed a
left on the ear and at close quarters put
his left to the body, and Jim put his
right to the ear and face. They clinched
and In the break-away Corbett tried for
the head, but missed. Corbett then sent
his left to the ribs, tried again and fell
short. Corbett sent his left to the neck
and crossed his right to the mouth. Again
the bell found them sparring In the ring.
Round 3 Both feinted for a few seconds,
and then Corbett sent his left for the
body, but was blocked. McCoy tried a
left swing, but Jim got away safely. Cor
bett essayed a left swing for the body,
but McCoy blocked. Corbett rushed It a
bit. McCoy clinched safely and the ref
eree separated them. Jim tried a rig"ht
for the jaw, but McCoy ducked. They
came together in another clinch, McCoy's
elbow going to Corbett's chest, and Mc
Coy was cautioned by the referee. McCoy
was now on the defensive, and blocked a
left uppercut. McCoy led to the face and
Jim countered. Both landed left swings
on the mouth. Corbett dropped his science
for a moment and began walloping with
out landing, as the Kid's blocking was
perfect.
Round 4 Both came up quickly at the
sound of the bell. Corbett was the ag
gressor. McCoy broke ground frequently,
going backward. Corbett landed a left
on the face, but the Kid broke away when
Jim tried left and right swings. Jim kept
following, trying left swings, and they
came to a clinch. Corbett rushed and
the Kid landed his left on the ear. Coir
lett rushed again, driving the Kid across
the ring, swinging his right and upper
cutting with his left. McCoy kent duck
ing, but Corbett got to him with both
hands. McCoy Jabbed two lefts In the
face and kept after his man, battering
down Corbett's defense. McCoy clinched
frequently, and both showed signs of
weariness when they went to their cor
ners. Round 5 The Kid stepped In with a left
to the face. He tried a right swing, but
missed. McCoy rushed again, but Jim
put a right and left to the head. Jim
tried a left for the head, but they
clinched and broke at the rpferee's bid
ding. McCoy was now In Jim's corner
and Jim tried a left swing, under which
the Kid ducked. McCoy jabbed his left
to the face. McCoy again got Into Jim's
corner. Corbett smothered McCoy with
rights and lefts on the "body and head.
McCoy was then unable to defend him
self, and simply crossed his arms under
his face. Corbett. selng that he had Mc
Coy at his mercy, drove a hard left to
the stomach, which doubled McCoy in
twp, McCoy holding on to Jim's left glove.
Jim thtnj planted a hard right over the
heart, which sent McCoy staggering", and
Corbett, following quickly, sent another
left to the same spot and McCoy went
to the floor. While the referee was count
ing the 10 seconds, McCoy struggled to re
gain his feet, but he was counted out
before he could stand up. White had
counted him out before the Kid got up,
and he did not seem to realize that he
had been counted out. The referee had to
tell him to go to his corner. McCoy left
the ring within a minute after he was
counted out, while Corbett was detained
by his friends, who surrounded him and
smothered him with congratulations.
Time of round. 2:03.
"When It Was Over.
Neither man, when he returned to his
dressing-room, showed any marks on face
or body. CorbetfJ of course, was In the
best of humor, and his friends were ply
ing him with questions, or rather shout
ing congratulations. Corbett said:
"He can hit. I tell you, but I dropped
"Kid" McCoy.
onto something very quickly. He can
only hit with one hand at a time. He
cannot wallop with both hands. When
I saw that I made up my mind that the
best thing for me to do was to go In
and mix It with him. I guess I was right.
Now I am ready and willing to meet any
heavy-weight fighter in the world, Jef
fries preferred. I will rest up a bit first
and after that will take on the best of
fer." Corbett, while ttlklng, was getting Into
his street clothes, and as soon as he had
dressed himself, he passed out of the
building, surrounded by a howling crowd
who cheered him vociferously.
McCoy's faco woro a gloomy expression
as he sat In his room dressing. He was
in anything but a cheerful humor, and
when spoken to, he said curtly:
"Oh, I don't want to talk. What's the
use? I was whipped. I thought he was
was so easy in the first two rounds thai
I grew careless and he got home the
punch."
Tho men battled for GO per cent of the
gross receipts, which was to be divided.
75 per cent to the winner and 25 per cent
to the loser. It is estimated that there
was about $30 000 In the house, so that
CorbPtt will receive in the neighborhood
of $18,000 and McCoy about $6000.
Protest From Hawaii.
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The first protest
from Hawaii to the Board of United
States Appraisers arrived in this city to
day. The protest is from a firm of Hono
lulu brokers, NInd. Rolph & Co. The mer
chandise in question is some tea, which
was entered just before the act extend
ing the United States customs laws over
Hawaii went Into effect. The tea was by
accident carried on to San Francisco, and
when the steamer got back to Honolulu,
the collector assessed state duty. The im
porters claim that under the circum
stances tho American duty should not be
levied.
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ROTATION IN OFFICE
NEW POLICY ADOPTED BY THE
KMGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Ogdcn H. Fethers, Supreme "Vlce-
Chnnccllor, Elected to Succeed
Supreme Chancellor Sample.
DETROIT, Mich., Aug. M. The su
preme lodge. Knights of Pythias, today
settled the question of whether rotation
in office should be continued or if the
supreme officers are to be re-elected for a
second term. The test was the vote on
election of supreme chancellor. There
were two candidates Thomas G. Sample,
of Pennsylvania, the present supreme
chancellor, and Ogden H. Fethers, of
Janesvllle, Wis., supreme -vice-chancellor.
There were 17 seconding speeches made
for Fethers; the Sample contingent was
content to rest with the nominating ad
dresses. The first ballot resulted In the
election of Fethers by the vote of SS to
59. Contrary to the usual custom, the
election was not made unanimous. The
other officers chosen were: Supreme vice
chancellor, T. R. Bang3, Grand Forks,
N. D.; supreme keeper of records and seal,
R. L. C. White, Nashville, Tenn.; su
preme prelate, C & isasiey, santa J?e,
N. M.; supreme master of the exchequer,
Thomas D. Mears, Wilmington, N. C;
supreme master-at-arms, William Sim
mons, Wilmington, Del.; Inner guard, J.
F. Bean, Portland, Me.; outer guard,
Thomas Thompson. Washington. D. C;
A president of the board of control of
the supremo body is to be elected tomor
row. San Francisco was selected for the next
biennial gathering by acclamation. The
date was fixed as the second week In
August. But one speech In favor of As
bury Park was made.
Ideal weather for drilling was furnished
today for the Pythian prize military con
test. On account of a large number of
entries, the drills were begun simulta
neously at the Detroit Athletic Club
grounds and at Belle Island Park. At
the athletic grounds the competitors of
class A were put through their paces.
The prizes In this class, which was open
to all companies of the Uniform Rank.
K. of P.. are six In number. The amount
of the first prize Is $1500; second, $1C00, and
$700. $300. $300 and $100 respectively. Tho
companies which competed In class A con
tests today were:
John Barr Glenn, Wisconsin; Spring
field, O.; JefTersonville, Ind.; "Vigo, Ind.;
Coeur d'Alene. O. Several companies will
compete tomorrow and Saturday.
Class B prizes offered are $600. $100, $200
and $100. The contestants are limited to
companies which have never won a prize.
The entries are:
Success, Indiana; E. E. Shaffer, New
York; Los Angeles, Cal.
Companies under two years of age are
eligible to the class C contests. Those
entered are:
General Lawtcn. Illinois; Columbia. In
diana; Homestead. Pa.; Elwood, Ind.
A $500 prize for the best battalion drill
ing will be competed for Friday by bat
talilons of the First Illinois and First
Indiana regiments. No announcement
of percentages and winners is to be made
until Saturday, the closing day of the en
campment, when the prizes will be award
ed. Cantomn Collector' Error.
BOSTON, Aug. 30. Judge Colt, In tho
United States Circuit Court, has handed
down an opinion in which he hoTds that
Collector Lyman erred in appraising the
Indian rupee on the certificate of the
Consul instead of the value promulgated
by the Treasury Department, which was
considerably less. This decision is in
support of the decision of the Board of
General Appraisers, which overruled th&
decision of the. Collector.
The case came before Judge Colt upon
a petition for a reviaw of the case of the
United States vs. Lucius Beebe & Sons,
of Boston. The duty Imposed by the Col
lector was on 27 bales of tanned goat
skins imported from Madras, October IS,
1S9S. The Collector imposed duty figur
ing the value of the Indian rupee as cer
titled by the United States Consul at
Madras. Becbe & Sons claimed that tho
Collector erred In assessing ad valorem
duty upon a value in United States cur
rency more than that estimated and de
termined by the Director of the Mint.
This claim was upheld by today'3 decision.
VICTIM OF STRIKERS.
Body of a Mnrdered Machinist Fonnd
in Ifew Yorlc Bay.
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. Tho body of
James Rankin, a machinist, was found
yesterday on the rocks off Fort Wads
worth by two sentries. It had been lort
there by the outgoing tide. When the
coat and waistcoat had been removed, two
flatlrons were found tied with picture
wire to the waistband. A single turn
with the wire had been taken around the
neck, and there were several turns about
the body which kept the irons :n position.
There was a cut over the left eye. It
was at first believed that the man had
committed suicide, and that to make cer
tain that he would drown had fastened
the weights about his body.
Late last night Walter Batcman identi
fied the body as that of James Rankin, a
machinist and stenmfltter. From what
Batcman told Coroner Sever the latter is
of the opinion that It may not have been
a case of suicide, but of murder.
Mr. Bateman could not believe that '
Rankin had committed suicide. "He may
have been the victim of strikers," he said.
Rankin, who lived with the Batemans,
worked In a shipyard In Bay City, Mich.,
several years ago. A strike was ordered
and Rankin refused to go out with tho
other employes. Subsequently ho was
compelled to quit the town. It was
charged that he had revealed secrets of
the union to which he belonged.
FIGHT OVER IKDIAN TRADE.
Trouble In the Great Slave Lake
District.
WINNIPEG. Man., Aug. 30. A halfbreed
named Coulllad has just brought word
of serious trouble In the Great Slave Lako
district, where the American and Cana
dian traders have had a flght over the
trade with the Indians. The Americans,
it was charged, had smuggled large quan
tities of supplies In. and were thus en
abled to undersell the Canadians. They
also furnished whisky to the Indians.
The Edmonton traders grew furious at
losing their trade and a flght ensued.
Shooting became general, and the Indians,
siding with the Americans, Joined in.
Finally, the Americans, who numbered
about 15, fled to the timber. One of
them. August Brlese, said to hall from
Seattle, was shot and fatally Injured, and
several of his companions were less seri
ously hurt. Mounted police have been
sent to the scene. It Is feared that tho
Indians may become restless. This
trouble occurred three weelts ago, and it
will be some time before more new3 can
come.
Theodore M. Matthew Dead.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., Aug. 30. Theodore
M. Matthews died here last night, aged
53 years. He was a native of Pennsyl
vania. He was Assessor of this county
from 1SS2 to 1S91, and previous to com
ing here was manager of the Northwest
ern Stage Company, in Idaho
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