Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-27

punch for the stomach. He got In one on
Bob's ribs. but he caught the left and right
on the head and neck, and fearful left on
the jaw fioored him. He waited for the
nine to be counted before rising. and Fitz
stepped back and gave him plenty Of time
to get squareIy on his feet. Creedon tried
to get In close, but Fftzsimmons met him
squarely with his left in the chest and a
terrible right-hand swing on the jaw. Cree
don went back about fifteen feet, and Bob
followed quickly. and began to use his head
for a punching bag Creedon did not stand
a ghost of a chance. and vainly essayed to
swing his arms He was bleeding from the
left for the knockout. He drew back. sized
up the coveted landing place. and sent the
blood covered glove in like a shot direct for
the mouth The blow landed with terrific
force on the mouth. CreedOn went down
like a log and never stirred. Bob strolled
over to his corner. and quietly observed to
Dwyer He won't come back" Referee
Duffy counted the ten and out, and the
crowd went perfectly wild with excitement.
Pandemonium broke loose. and the referee
called vainly for quiet Creedon's seconds
jumped into the ring and carried their I'M
conscious principal to his corner. The fight
lasted tust four minutes and forty seconds.
1t was fully five minutes before Creedon re-
gained consciousness. and he hardly real
red where he was until long after the fight.
Marvellous Work.
The work of Fitzsimmons in the second
round was the most marvellous ever seen
here The three right-handers which Cree
don received on the head In one. two. three
order amazed the spectators and dazed the
recipient, but they were nothing from an
artistic pugilistic point of view compared
with the three heavy lefts, delivered In the
sams ole, two, three order on Creedon's
nose. which foored the latest aspirant for
middle-weight honors. and caused him to
fall the easiest prey of all Robert Fitz-
simmons adversaries.
The main fighting of the battle was done
In the center of the ring, the river sand of
which was plowed up more by the foot
work of the two men In the actual fighting
time--which was four minutes and forty
seconds-than 1t was ever before even in
the all-night battles.
Creedon was carried to his corner gasp
ing hard for breath, and showing traces of
blood t-ickling from his nose. He was COM
paratively unhurt during the first round,
and went to his corner smiling happily and
chatting with his attendants. The infer
ence Is then. that he was beaten in one min
ute and forty seconds. the time OF the sec
ond round. His seconds and hackers were
startled beyond measure, and even those
who desired to see Fltzsimmens defeated
and there were many of these-were over
awed and full OF wonderment at the tall
Timarue mans marvellous flstic skill.
Corbett Next.
feature In the Importance of the
match was the bearing 1t had to a pros
pective meeting between Fitzsimmons and
Corbett. FitZsimmons has been most per-
severing in his efforts to secure a match
with the champion heavyweight, and from
time to time has been put off with the re-
hinder that he was not In Corbett's class.
Corbett first named Choyinski as the man
Lanky Bob had to whip before he could
talk of a match with 'Pompadour JIM"
Fitzsimmons whipped Choyinski and then
he the ChamDtOn no
have to fight Creedon to place himself I'm q
position to- talk fight with Corbett
Conpa ratively little was known Of Cree
don by the general public. although the
visitors from st. Louis at New Orleans
were enthusiastic In their praises of the
man.. Despite that fact. however, Fitzsim-
mons remained a prohibitive favorite, the
pool room odds being quoted at from to
10 TO / to 8, while as good as 5 to could
be had against CIeedon.