Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-04-23 | Page 9 | M'coy Stays Limit; Root Gets Decision

U'COY STAYS LliHT; HOOT GETS DECISION mrrrtOJT. Mich., April W.-Jack Root of Chicago was given tha decision over KM McCoy at the end of tha tenth round last nlirbt Uora a crowd that packed Light Uuard Armory to Ita capacity, The M.it was a one man affair from ba Binning In end, McCoy never having a ( tinner, Moot landed at will with left and rlsht to fftco ard body and generally with out a return. ' The men welahed In at I o'clock, both llpplnfr "he acute cloan to 179 pounda. list MiiMtcreon was the 'referee. Tha flrat found htgan with light exchanges of lefts to Nxlv, McCoy Utidod l-ft to iaw and (U verly ducKrU vkioua swing. No dam ngi m )on. . , McCoy started th second with a Jaft ImoK tnthi ,1'iw, iv rlaht to tha head and tlcht and loft to the neck and mouth. Nar tdr end of tha round Itoot landed a low body r'uni-h that a-nt McCoy to tha miit nti'i would have ended the bout bad It not tiren fur the gong. Ttoot opnd the third with a right to thr bark of the ht?al r.nd McCoy went down and took the count. Knot landed l-ft and right to tha body, McCoyaratn Kolna: down and tnklng the count. McCoy wa vnrv groBRV and waa holding to save hlmaelf. Krom this time on Root landed aa be plraxed. McCoy's blows lacked ateam and Iib aop ari'd to be content with ataytng the limit. He Improved aomewhat In tha i-lath, but waa never dangerous. McCoy took the count In the aevf nth, eighth and . .ninth rounds, and by holding managed to Nw-Stu the end.