Show KID mccoy AND MAHER big pugilists meet in coney island athletic club and talk more than fight mccoy insisted on wearing his own gloves evidence of a fake belting changed from maher to mccoy men late in entering the ring ringside coney island sporting club jan 1 jhc thc maher mccoy fight which is to take place herL this afternoon has brought a fairly large a ith ering of the sporting clement to tho city but the cold weather made a great many late in arriving the big club house was like an ice house when ahe doors were opened and many of the spectators huddled together in iho near by hotels and restaurants not daring to take the chanco of catching pneumonia by a protracted wait there was a generous sprinkling ot out of town aport i among the crowd maher reached the island about 2 and looked to be in splendid condition with his trainer and etc ands maher repaired to a hotel v here he rested and had a good rub down mccoy arrived about a quarter 0 au hour after the big fellow and h met with a right royal reception when he stepped out of his carriage the seconds for the men will ba as fellows for maher peter burns peter lowrey saiko sullivan and jimmy maher tor mccoy homer elli jimmy DoP orrest mike sullivan and frank hart the betting has fluctuated a little slightly in mccols mccoys favor done cramer and jim corbett have bet even corbett choosing mccoy t ono side of the ringside mccoy is an even money favorite while at the other side odds are being laid against the kiil as the betting men cannot get arcand the betting is now about evan money mccoy men being so much in evidence as to force the price to ahls point it Is now the crowd is bebon ing impatient it is 11 after the scheduled time tor the men to the ring and there Is no sign of them the squabble over the referee is ably the cause of the delay another reason for the delay of the appearance of the men in the ring is being circulated it Is to the effect that the purse money has not been put up as yet although the club officials claim that it was put up yesterday it has been announced at the ring slie that charles white will referee and the men la ac few minutes the long delay in the deciding of the question of a referee and also satisfying the contestants as to the security of the purse made tho crowd very impatient rumors of all kinds wera afe and in the meantime the mccoy stock went up to an alarming extent so euph so in tact that several mi men hedged their bets p in mccoy has just arrived ho is dressing ibbe club au bouncer fred burns has just informed the assemblage that tho men have agreed to go on for alie gross receipts or he bouse which at the present moment is a little over mccoy is now the favorite to aa three beta have just been made at to 60 by the pittsburg contingent on mccoy it mccoy wins the g contingent will be a licary kid mccoy has just come along the ring side maher entered a couple oc seconds later mccoy gives his weight at maher time keeper tor the club martin julian for maack bill of for mccoy john F con Eti dino ot new york tho men have agreed to box straight rules for the twenty five lounds |