St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-28
CREEDON IS 4 CORKER.
DICK MOORE DEFEATED IN a ROTLy
CONTESTED BATTLE.
IN AUSTRALIANS VICTORY.
Eight Hundred People Witness
the Glove Contest ut the Twin
City Athletic Club-Creedon
Proved a Trifle Too Clever
The st. Paul Boy Laid Out in
the Ninth Round.

The long anticipated contest between
Dick Moore and Dan Creedon took
place at the Twin City Athletic club.
Minneapolis. last night. A good crowd
was present, and the liveIiest interest
was manifested in the outcome Of the
much advertised battle. A large crowd
Of out of town sports were in attendance
and the "go" was witnessed by perhaps
500 people.
The men were evenly matched in
point of weight. Creedon weighing 100
aud Moore tipping the beam at l57. The
men did battle in twenty foot ring.
The famous midd!eweights faced each
other at $40 o'clock. The work was
fast and furious for eight and half
rounds. when the st. Paul boy sue
cumbed to the severe drubbing he had
received
Moore was the first to enter the ring
and was enthusiastically cheered as he
took his corner. He looked pale and
serious. Creedon followed a moment
later wrapped in a gorgeous dressing
uatured expression. Col. Benton,
Moore's hacker, stepped into the ring
while the men were getting ready and
introduced Bobby Dubbs. the colored
lightweight, saying he had engaged to
manage DobbS and would match him
against any lightweight in America.
Champion McAuliffe preferred. At this
the crowd broke into loud cheers and
Dobbs bowed.
Referee Sandy Griswold, of the Oma-
ha Bee, next appeared, and made a short
speech. explaining that he,would strictly
enforce the rules governing the contest.
Tom Tracy, Shadow Maber and Prof.
Lewis were arranged in the Australians
corner, while Bobby Dobbs. Billy Need
ham and Col. Benton looked after the
bottles for Moore.
Nine terrific rounds were fought, and
the men who witnessed the set-to saw
the fastest finish contest ever given i'll
The Northwest. 1t was fast aud furious.
give and take, hammer and tongs
throughout. 1t was apparent, however,
from the outset that Moore was out
rlaSsed. He made glorious stand, but
1t was apparent TO all that he could not
long keep up under the blows which his
bigger ami cooleEopponent fairly rained
lpou him.
When the men advanced to shake
bands, MOORE appeared trifie fine in
his training, while Creedon looked as
big as a house. The universal verdict
was that Moore made a gallant battle,
but was clearly not in it at any stage.
In the third round, however, he made a
line squirt and brought the cIaret from
the Australians SmelIer, but his advan-
tage was short-lived. Creedon was
playing with him. He drove IN stomach
disturDers which cracked like drum
lie did nearly all of the leading d nd did
not give Dick a moments peace. Moore
lead frequently with his left, but almost
always fell short. His powerful right
caught Creedon several times, but not
sQuarely, the blows being of the scuff
variety.
In the early part of the ninth round
Moore showed plainly the effects of
rough usage, and was knocked down
three times. The lick that did the
trick was swift ieft.hand upper cut,
though succession of jabs had a. much
TO do with it as the final touch.
After the ball, Moore was pretty badly
''shook'' up. while Creedon looked as
fresh as daisy. The contest was with
put doubt the fastest ever seen in this
section of the country. and exhibited
more work i'll any one of the eight
rounds than can be recalled in any half
dozen rounds of similar events.