ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

NZ Truth, Issue 569, 13 May 1916, Page 11

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

McCOY CONQUERS.

"C.S.R." :(Wel!inj?ton).~No. Possibly you arc! thinking oC Jack Read.

Lasts Lbngi Enough to Win from Moy. Excitement at the Sydney Stadium. (By Special Cable.) There was a crowd of over 5000. at the Sydney Stadium on Saturday night last, when the American light-weight, Eddie 1 Moy, made his Australian debut against Australia's champion lightweight; Herb. McCoy, of Melbourne. The weigfits : were, McCoy 9st 101 b, Moy 9*t ; 7%lbiThe battle,* Which was a' desperately cphtested' one, .went the scheduled distance of 20 rounds. In the tir^t round McCoy cut the Callfdrnian fip In a particularly savage manner, and after two rounds had been fought, few) thought that the visitor would see ovit the full distance, it being thought that about, six rounds would see tha last of -it. Moy, however, proved that lje ih the Btuff , and though terribly dtit anicl. bleeding showed himself to be -* a particularly hardy customer, and hot 'only; did he scft the twenty rounds but x but m the last two rounds he, had McCoy; who was only half trained. M a, parlous .plight. McCoy was ; despe : rately Wdak;-' and' -the bafllybattered Yaiikee came at him, McCoy standing a chance of being beaten. Still, Hhe j Australian was far too clever for the Yankee, who was r worn and weary, arid, McCoy, accordingly got the decision j r ;; .