St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-15
GROGGY GREGGAINS.
cREED0R DOES HIS JOB IN FIFTEEN
ROUNDS.
THE OPERA LASTS SIS MINUTES.

Five Thousand Chicago People
Witness an Interesting Event
at Roby-Noted Sports in At
panied by the RaJjah-An Oya-
ton to George Francis Train.
ROXY, Ind, Aug. 1.-the Creedon-
Greggains contest at Roby brought
fully 5000 people to witness one of the
best events of the character which the
Columbian Athletic club has yet pre-
Sented. Many noted sporting men OF
the country were present. Frank C..
Ives occupied a box. accompanied by
the Maharaian, of Kapurthala, who
is visiting the worlds fair,
and several of his suite. All
Kennedy had large party from
StreatoT. Bud Renaud brought large
delegation from New Orleans. Tuthill,
the hacker of Jack Dempsey, was on
hand, as was also Dan Donohue, the
hacker of Buffalo Costello. George
Francis Train received an ovation when
he entered the club house at $3.50. He
was dressed in a white duck suit, and
wearing red feZ, his usual headgear-
The gong sounded promptly at 10
O'Clock. At 1913. Tom Tracy, Sam
Fitzpatrick and Martin Costello. with
Col. j. ID. Hopkins, timekeeper, entered
the ring. Greggains was not slow to
follow, and with him came as seconds.
Joe King, Billy Smith, Joe Lewis and
Billy Hennessey and Warren Lewis,
timekeeper. Greggius won the toss and
chose the southeast corner. At 1920
the men shook hands and began round
one.
Greggains tried for Creedon's neck,
but was stopped. Creedon rushed his
man, but Greggains ducked and got
away. Creedon got hot one
In the Neck
and slipped down on one knee. Greg
gains got in two face blows that count
ed. and the round ended in his favor.
In the second round the men ad-
vanced quickly to the center and
spared cautiously. Creedon tried his
rushing tactics, but was met with a
stinger in the face, followed by numer-
GUS others. 1t was give and take, with
honors easy. Creedon landly freely
towards the end of the round, and it
ended in his favor.
In the third round both men com
menced by sparring for wind, Creedon
trying to land on Greggains' stomach
and succeeding. Greggains landed in
CreedOn's face and got away without
return. Greggains' generalship was
much admired and applauded This
round was very much in Greggains'
favor.
Round Four Both of the men adj
Vanced quickly to the center, Greggains
landing first on Creedon's face, followed
several times on the ribs, but got some
good stomach punches. Both men
sparrlng freely, and taking their time
GreggaIns landed on the face, but
Creedon got one on Greggain's stomach
that made him vince.
The fifth round found the men smiI-
ing. aud Greggains commenced it by
catching Creedon twice with his right
aud left on the head. Greeggains
landed lightly on Creedon's ribs without
return. CreedOn landed two
stomach Punches,
but got one in the face. and the round
thus ended
The sixth round found Greggains on
the offensive at the start, but it was
soon give and take. Creedon rushad
his man, and soon had him bleeding at
the mouth. Crecdon scored the first
knOck-dOwn, and almost had his man
finished. but Greggains came gamely
to the scratch and stayed till the gong
rang.
Round seven started in with Creedon
don doing his man up fast, but Greg
gains had some steam left and neld his
own gamely. Both spared for wind,
and Greggains did some leading, Cree
don getting away without i'll ury. Cree
don tried for Greggans' face and found
its location twice i'll rapid succession.
Both men i'll the eighth round
seemed to want TO wake up, and started
. right at 1t as soon as they reached the
middle OF the ring. Greggalns seemed
to have his second wind, but CreedOn
rushed his man. and GreggalnS seemed
towards the end of the round to have
the necessary strength to stay. The
gong saved linn.
GreggainS spared for wind In the
ninth, and Creednn landed Oh the ribs
several times. getting some facers III
return. Creedon tried TO land on the
stomach, but was cleyerly stopped.
Both landed on the stomach, but Creedon
had the best of the bout.
The tenth round found both men
b wing signs Of weakness, and they
commenced it by sparring cautiously.
GreggainS landed on Creedon's nose
aud got away without return. Cree
don, however, kept up the good work
and had
Iiis Man Groggy
and very unsteady when the bell
sounded.
In the eleventh both men were eau
tiouS at first bat Creedon landed fire.
quently, making GreggainS bleed freely
at the mouth.
During the twelfth Creodon landed
twice on the stomach and got face
displacement in return. AT this time a
scare in the audience. caused BY the
ticket Office being set on fire, caused a
small panic, but it was over as soon as
1t commenced.
Round thirteen opened by Creedou
landing frequently ON Greggains' wind
and receiving light punch i'll return.
GreggainS received heavy face punish.
ment at the end of the round, aud hi
was staggering when the bell sounded
In the fourteenth the men came to-
gether quickly and made it a hot fight
both trying fvr a finish. Creedon re-
ceiyed several hard ones in the face, but
continued to work for Greggains
breathing machinery, and finally began
to have his man groggy.
The fifteenth round finished the even
ing'S entertainment. Creedon came III
with a determination to polish off hi.
man, and by heavy blow on the lowe
part of the face, knocked Greggain
out within one minute after enterin!