The Archive · 1912

The Arrest of a Boxer

ME-COY RELEASED

London, Aug. 22.

The Magistrate at Bow Street exonerated Kid McCoy and dismissed the case.

".MeCoy was arrested in London a month ago on a provisional extra: dition warrant on a charge of cony alleged to have been commit td at Ostend.—Ed. entered upon at the Oval. There [were 12,000 spectators present. The wicket was difficult and England, who, the previous day, had lost four wickets for sixty-four runs were all dismissed for 175. C. B. Fry contributed seventy-nine and J. W.

T. Douglas twenty-four. G. Haslitt (N.8.W.) took seven wickets for twenty-five, capturing the last five ata cost of one run.

The Australians were only able to make a total of sixty-five in their second innings, C. G. Macartney contributing thirty runs. Deane took four wickets for nineteen runs and

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